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Montserrat Airways Ltd (MA LTD), trading as FlyMontserrat, is an airline with its headquarters at John A. Osborne Airport in Gerald's, Montserrat, British West Indies. The airline flies from Montserrat to and from Antigua, Barbuda and Nevis with their Britten Norman BN-2 aircraft.

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History

On 28 May 2009 the airline received its Air Operator's Certificate from the UK overseas Civil Aviation Authority Air Safety Support International (ASSI). On Saturday 30 May 2009 the airline's first charter flight took place. The Montserrat Tourist Board British Department for International Development (DFID) and the Tourism Challenge Fund, sponsored by the government of Montserrat, provided the funds to start the airline.

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Destinations

• John A. Osborne Airport (Montserrat)
• V. C. Bird International Airport (Antigua)
• Barbuda Codrington Airport (Barbuda)
• Vance W. Amory International Airport (Nevis)

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Incidents & Accidents

• On 19 April 2011 a Fly Montserrat aircraft ran off the runway and turned into the mountain ridge after the aircraft developed brake trouble upon landing.
• On 7 October 2012 a Britten-Norman Islander, operating as FlyMontserrat Flight 107 to John A. Osborne Airport, crashed at V. C. Bird International Airport in Antigua and Barbuda seconds after take off at 4:15pm. The pilot and one of the three passengers died in the crash; another passenger died later in hospital. A Preliminary Accident Report stated that the right engine was not operating and the propeller was not feathered; and that "significant quantities" of water had been found in the fuel supply to the aircraft's starboard engine.
• On 16 October 2012, another of the airline's planes ran off the runway at the John Osborne Airport in Montserrat.

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Fleet

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See also

• Air Montserrat

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References

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External links

• Official website
• FlyMontserrat logo

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