Today in Aviation: BWIA Becomes Caribbean Airways
MIAMI – Today in Aviation, British West Indies Airways (BWIA) was replaced by Caribbean Airlines (BW) in 2006 after 66 years of operations. BWIA commenced service on November 27, 1940, between Trinidad and Barbados using a single Lockheed L-18 Lodestar (VP-TAE). Tobago was also served thrice weekly. The carrier was taken over by British South […]