Silver Airways Resumes Service to Freeport and Marsh Harbour, Bahamas

The Floridian boutique airline Silver Airways has now confirmed it has resumed Bahamas services to Freeport, Grand Bahamas and Marsh Harbour in the Abacos.  Silver Airways Senior Vice President of Commercial and Finance Pedro Motta said: “We are thrilled to resume the necessary and much-needed service to two more islands in the Bahamas following Hurricane Dorian”

Silver Airways is now offering daily flights between Fort Lauderdale and Freeport every day except Tuesdays with two flights per day on Saturdays. In addition, Silver offers daily flights between Fort Lauderdale and Marsh Harbour every day except Mondays and Tuesdays.

Motta added: “The best way we can continue supporting our fellow neighbours in the Bahamas is to travel to their many fine islands and patronize their hotels and resorts, restaurants and attractions.”

Silver Airways, synonymous with the Bahamas, offers more routes in the Bahamas than any other airline, including service to Freeport (FPO) on Grand Bahama Island; Marsh Harbour (MHH) in the Abacos; Nassau (NAS), the capital of the Bahamas on New Providence Island; George Town (GGT) in Exuma; Governor’s Harbour (GHB) in Eleuthera; Bimini (BIM); and North Eleuthera (ELH).

In addition, Silver is looking forward to resuming service to Treasure Cay in the Abacos in February 2020, pending the airport’s re-opening.

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Florida based Silver Airways puts the first ATR 72-600 in the US in the air

One of the leading independent regional US airlines, Silver Airways, has just received Federal Aviation Administration and Department of Transport certification to begin operations of its new 70-seat ATR 72-600 aircraft, making history as the first airline to operate the state-of-the-art aeroplane in the U.S. 

The ATR-600 series aircraft are specifically designed for short-haul markets, but with the same look, feel and customer amenities of larger jetliners. Over the past year, Silver Airways has undergone a complete operational, fleet and customer service transformation and in doing so is reinventing the regional flying sector.

Silver Airways and American Airlines Announce Codeshare Partnership

Silver Airways, America’s leading regional airline, and American Airlines have expanded their commercial relationship by introducing a codeshare partnership, providing customers of both airlines seamless connections between the carriers’ networks and enabling passengers to fly segments operated by both airlines under a single ticket. The codeshare offers customers of both airlines the ease and convenience of booking a single ticket with baggage transfer between the two airlines to a variety of Silver Airways destinations throughout the Caribbean, and travellers from Silver destinations can easily connect to American Airlines’ global network.

Seaborne Airlines Reservation Change for Travel Starting September 1, 2019 Reservations for Seaborne Airlines Now Available at SilverAirways.com

As Seaborne Airlines and Silver Airways continue streamlining their operation to one airline, bookings for Seaborne’s current network will be hosted on Silver’s Sabre reservation system for travel starting September 1, 2019. Flights operated by Seaborne are now available for sale at silverairways.com.

This change applies to all Seaborne Airlines flights in the Caribbean with the exception of the airline’s seaplane operations at St. Croix’s Christiansted Harbor Seaplane Base and St. Thomas’ Charlotte Amalie Harbor Seaplane Base, and routes operated by Vieques Air Link to Culebra’s Benjamín Rivera Noriega Airport and Vieques’ Antonio Rivera Rodríguez Airport. To book flights on these routes, customers should continue visiting seaborneairlines.com.

Travel Agents

For all Seaborne Airlines tickets already issued for travel on and after September 1, 2019, travel agents should use waiver code 3MBBMIG to reissue tickets and rebook passengers from Seaborne Airlines (BB) flights onto flights marketed by Silver Airways (3M).

Corporate Frequent Travel Program

Corporate frequent travel program clients should continue to use the login portal at seaborneairlines.com. There are no changes to corporate accounts, sign-in codes or passwords.

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Silver Airways appoints navy veteran as its manager of in-flight services

The Fort Lauderdale based boutique airline Silver Airways has appointed Marie (Nadia) Laforest as the airline’s new Manager of Inflight Services.

Laforest launched her career at Silver Airways four years ago as a flight attendant and went on to serve in leadership roles in the inflight services department, including as Air Transportation Supervisor and Air Transportation Ground Instructor before being promoted to the airline’s Manager of Inflight Services.

In her new role as Manager of Inflight Services, Laforest is responsible for supervising Silver Airways’ inflight department and ensuring that the airline’s flight attendants are providing safe and friendly service for guests, adhering to all regulations and company policies and procedures, and creating a positive quality work environment for team members.

New Planes, New Routes, New Partners and Now New Uniforms

Silver Airways Team Members Sport New Uniforms Welcoming Era of World-Class Customer Service Excellence for Newly-Transformed Leading Regional Airline

From new state-of-the-art planes and new routes to a renewed focus on airline and community partnerships, and a strong commitment to providing the highest level of safe, reliable and customer-focused service, the past year has been transformational for a new era of world-class service excellence at Silver Airways. Now Silver Airways’ frontline team members, including airport customer service representatives, ramp agents, supervisors and mechanics are sporting new uniform that the airline claims are stylish.  However, many say the polo style shirt tops look so casual it is hard to tell the staff from passengers.  Other's have warned that such a casual uniform could breed a philosophy of causality with regards to service and safety. 

Silver Airways starts Orlando - Destin service in Florida

Bravo Zulu                          Photo Silver Airways

Silver Airways, the boutique style airline has launched flights between two historic U.S. Air Force bases – Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport, located within Eglin Air Force Base, and Orlando International Airport, formerly McCoy Air Force Base, with a newly-painted military-themed aircraft named  “Bravo Zulu”. 

The aircraft is a flying salute to members of the US Armed Forces who have selflessly given of themselves to protect and serve the country. The Saab 340 was officially named “Bravo Zulu,” a long tradition and widely-used phrase throughout the military for a job well done. The messages “Saluting Service Members” and “All Gave Some – Some Gave All” is also inscribed on the plane.

Silver Airways’ “Kazoo” takes to the skies!

Photo Silver Airways

As the new official airline of the Pensacola Blue Wahoos, the Floridian Silver Airways, the leading airline of the I-10 Gulf Coast region, unveiled the first themed aircraft for a Double-A Minor League baseball team.

The Saab 350 with a bright new livery has been named after the  Pensacola Blue Wahoos’ mascot, “Kazoo” and rolled out of the carriers Orlando maintenance hangar today and made its maiden flight to Pensacola International Airport where it was unveiled to the ball team and the local community.

Silver Airways to resume Bar Harbor – Boston flights

Silver Airways is returning to Bar Harbor, Maine for the peak summer season with daily nonstop service between Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport (BHB) and Boston’s Logan International Airport (BOS) from Memorial Day weekend through Labour Day.

“On behalf of the hardworking men and women of Silver Airways, we couldn’t be more thrilled to deliver yet another season of safe, exceptional operational performance for business and leisure travellers flying between Bar Harbor and Boston and beyond.”

During last year’s summer season, Silver Airways carried out an impressive 100 percent controllable completion factor, as well as arrivals well over 80 percent on the Bar Harbor – Boston route.

Silver Airways to start daily nonstop service between Orlando International Airport and Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport

The boutique airline of Florida, Silver Airways has confirmed it wants to start a new direct daily nonstop service between Orlando International Airport (MCO) and Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS) located at Eglin Air Force Base. The carrier wants to start the flights on May 17th, 2019.

In addition to the nonstop service connecting Northwest Florida and the Panhandle to Central Florida, the new route also provides convenient connections to Silver’s network throughout Florida and the Bahamas, as well as a variety of destinations throughout the U.S. through Silver’s codeshare and interline ticketing partners, including United, American and Delta who currently operate at Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport.

Silver Airways stars new nonstop service between Fort Lauderdale and Daytona Beach

The little boutique style airline based in Florida, Silver Airways recently started a new service between Fort Lauderdale and Daytona Beach. The services makes it easier for passengers to connect the sensational Daytona Beach, the speed and excitement of the Daytona International Speedway, the Ponce Inlet lighthouse and the beautiful sea turtles of New Smyrna Beach with Fort Lauderdale, South Florida, the Keys, the family islands of the Bahamas and beyond.

Silver Airways to start new service to New Bight Airport Cat Island, Bahamas

The Floridian boutique airline, Silver Airways announced this week, it is starting new twice-weekly service between home base of  Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL) and New Bight Airport Cat Island, Bahamas (TBI) beginning February 13th, 2019.

Silver Airways’ Fort Lauderdale (FLL) – New Bight/Cat Island (TBI) service effective February 13, 2019:

		Departure		Arrival		Flight #		Stops		Frequency
Fort Lauderdale – New Bight/Cat Island		12:00 pm		1:40 pm		130		0		Wed & Sat
New Bight/Cat Island – Fort Lauderdale		2:10 pm		5:50 pm		130		1		Wed & Sat

Fort Lauderdale - Daytona Beach service coming soon from Silver Airways

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The boutique US airline, Silver Airways is expanding its already extensive Florida network making it even easier to visit the Sunshine State’s Atlantic Coast with new daily nonstop service between Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL) and Daytona Beach International Airport (DAB) starting January 16th 2019. 

n addition, Silver offers convenient connections from Daytona Beach beyond Fort Lauderdale to Key West and many popular Bahamian Family Islands, including Marsh Harbor and Treasure Cay in the Abacos, Cat Island, Eleuthera’s Governor’s Harbour and North Eleuthera, Freeport, and George Town in Great Exuma.

“As a Daytona-area resident, I can’t be more excited for Silver Airways to share all the riches our community has to offer,” said Silver Airways Senior Vice President Kurt Brulisauer. “A few of my country music favourites say it best. Whether it’s Daytona Beach on spring break, Coronas in Daytona on summer nights where it’s wild and it’s free, the tiki bar is open and there’s a full moon over Daytona Beach. Sweet iced tea and Jerry Lee in Daytona Beach, that's what gets to me, I can feel it in my bones. And of course, remembering Number 3.”

Silver Airways’ Fort Lauderdale (FLL) – Daytona Beach (DAB) service effective January 16, 2019;

DAB – FLL service effective January 17, 2019:

		Departure		Arrival		Flight #		Stops		Frequency
Fort Lauderdale – Daytona Beach		6:30 pm		8:00 pm		60		0		Daily
Daytona Beach – Fort Lauderdale		8:20 am		9:45 am		59		0		Daily except Sun
Daytona Beach – Fort Lauderdale		9:15 am		10:40 am		59		0		Sun

Silver Airways to start Fort Lauderdale - Pensacola service

The small boutique Floridian carrier, Silver Airways has announced it will be starting a new daily service between Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL) and Pensacola International Airport (PNS) to start on February 13th, 2019.

To complement the new service, Silver offers convenient connections beyond Fort Lauderdale to Key West and the Bahamas. In addition, connections are available to destinations throughout the Caribbean and Latin America through Silver’s interline ticketing partners, including JetBlue, United, Avianca and Azul Brazilian Airlines.

“Adding nonstop service between South Florida and the Florida/Alabama Gulf Coast region is a natural addition to Silver’s already extensive Sunshine State route network,” said Silver Airways CEO Steve Rossum. “We’re thrilled to offer business, leisure and military travellers yet another affordable, convenient and time-saving way to fly within Florida versus driving.”

“The addition of nonstop service to Fort Lauderdale and the South Florida area provides another link to one of the Pensacola Gulf Coast Region’s top ten market areas and important connecting opportunities on the Silver network to Key West and the Bahamas, and hundreds of other destinations served by Silver’s airline partners,” said Pensacola Airport Director Dan Flynn. 

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Fort Lauderdale (FLL) – Pensacola (PNS) service effective February 13th, 2019;
PNS – FLL service effective February 14th, 2019:

		Departure		Arrival		Flight #		Stops		Frequency
Fort Lauderdale – Pensacola		6:20 pm		7:40 pm		95		0		Daily
Pensacola – Fort Lauderdale		7:15 am		10:25 am		96		0		Sat
Pensacola – Fort Lauderdale		7:45 am		10:55 am		96		0		Daily except Sat

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First Asian woman to fly solo around the world is inspiring women to pursue their dreams.........

Award-Winning documentary on Silver Airways pilot Julie Wang to be featured at two major film festivals

An award-winning documentary entitled “FLYING SOLO: Around the World with Julie Wang,” is scheduled to be featured during the 33rd annual Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival (FLIFF) taking place in Fort Lauderdale between 2nd and 18th November. It will also be at the Chinese American Film Festival (CAFF) taking place 27th October through to 30th November in Los Angeles.

The documentary, produced and directed by Ed Moy, is the inspiring story of pilot and flight instructor Julie Wang and her around-the-world solo flight. Wang is the first Asian woman and first Chinese person to pilot an aircraft around-the-world solo. She is only the ninth woman to fly solo around the world, along with three Americans, four British and an Australian preceding her. Wang, a married mother of one child, is an Airline Transport Pilot, certified flight instructor, an FAA-designated chief flight instructor for the Part 141 courses offered by Zulutime Pilot at Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport, and a pilot for Silver Airways based in Fort Lauderdale.

Silver Airways joins in with “Girls in Aviation Day” in Orlando

Girls in Aviation Day

A special “Girls in Aviation Day”  event was held in Orlando hosted by The Central Florida Chapter of Women in Aviation International (WAI) recently along with other chapters from around the world at Orlando International Airport.

 The free event was, to provide young women from Orlando-area high schools the opportunity to learn about the many career fields available in the growing aviation industry., was attended by 40 girls in grades 9 – 12. It was a team effort sponsored by United Airlines, Silver Airways, Flight Training Professionals and Sheltair, along with participating partners, including the Greater Orlando Aviation Authority K-9 Team, Wildlife Control and Aircraft Rescue Fire Fighters, Archer First Response Systems, Signature Flight Support Orlando, National Aviation Academy and Wings Financial Credit Union.

No Branson services for Silver Airways

Silver Airways, the small Florida based US regional airline seems to have dropped all plans to operate flights to Chicago O’Hare, Houston and New Orlean from Branson, Missouri.

The airline had previously announced it would be starting the routes with effect from the end of August this year with ATR42-600 aircraft.  However, the airline told Branson airport it could not start the new routes in August due to a lack of final certification for the ATR aircraft from the FAA.

“We were disappointed to learn of the news of the ATR certification delay,” said Jeff Bourk Executive Director of the Branson Airport. 

Now it is being reported that Silver Airways will not now pursue starting services from the airport in the mid to long-term future.

Silver Airways Acquires Seaborne Airlines

Silver Airways announced this week that it had completed its acquisition of Seaborne Airlines - its business and assets and creating a leading independent airline to serve the Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida, and beyond.

The take-over brings together two strong independent airlines with fleets of Saab 340B's, a complementary route network and common codeshare/interline partners. With the upcoming deployment of Silver’s recently announced new fleet of state-of-the-art ATR-600s across both networks, the combined airline will have an expanded range, allowing it to better serve passengers and markets while creating more opportunities for employees and greater value for its business partners.

“I am thrilled to welcome the Seaborne team members to the Silver family as together we create one of the nation’s leading independent airlines in a transaction that will benefit our guests, team members, and the communities we serve, as well as both airlines’ valued codeshare and interline partnerships with most major U.S. carriers,” said Silver Airways CEO Steve Rossum. “This transaction brings together two strong and historic independent airlines with amazing employees, an excellent track record of operational safety, respect for our people and our communities, and great service for our passengers.”

20 ATR aircraft for Silver Airways

ATR announces its first deal of 2018 which sees the introduction of the ATR -600 series in the US, to be operated by Silver Airways. The airline will introduce 20 ATR -600 aircraft into its fleet, of which 16 will be ATR 42-600s and four will be ATR 72-600s. This follows a deal between ATR and Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC) for the purchase of 15 ATR -600s, of which 12 will be ATR 42-600s and three will be ATR 72-600s. These aircraft, along with five from an existing order between ATR and NAC, will be leased to Silver Airways, making them the first operator of ATR -600 series aircraft in the US.

The aircraft order is also particularly significant given that it commemorates the 100th new aircraft order that NAC has placed with the world’s leading regional aircraft manufacturer. It is further testament to the lessor’s commitment to strengthening its position as the global leader in the regional aircraft leasing space.

The delivery and subsequent entry into service of the first -600 aircraft under the livery of Silver Airways will take place in March of this year. The aircraft, an ATR 42-600, will be configured with 46 seats in a 2-2 seating configuration, with a pitch of up to 32 inches. The remaining deliveries are expected to be completed by the first quarter of 2020. Crew training will be conducted by ATR at its new training facility in Miami, which is home to a Full Flight Simulator (FFS) for the ATR -600 series aircraft. 

Silver Airways Orders 50 ATR Aircraft

It is all smiles in the sunny south Florida city of Fort Lauderdale for aircraft manufacturer ATR and Silver Airways as they announce a deal for up to 50 brand new aircraft.

The deal worth a whopping $1.1billion, will see Silver Airways become the North American launch customer for the sleek ATR 42-600 series turboprop. The agreement includes a firm order of 20 ATR 42-600s plus options for another 30 aircraft. Silver Airways will also have the option of upgauging the aircraft to the new bigger ATR 72-600 should it require more capacity in the future.