Caicos Express Airways

Caicos Express Airways is a passenger airline based in the Turks and Caicos Islands. The airline began charter flights in 2007 followed by scheduled services in 2011 from its hub at Providenciales, Turks & Caicos, to multiple domestic destinations. In December 2014, Caicos Express Airways began offering international flights to Haiti.[1]

Caicos Express Airways
IATA ICAO Callsign
9Q CXE CAICOS
Founded2011
HubsProvidenciales International Airport
Secondary hubsJAGS McCartney International Airport
Fleet size5
Destinations6
HeadquartersProvidenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands
Websiteturksandcaicosflights.com

Caribbean

Fleet
Caicos Express Airways Fleet
Aircraft In Fleet Orders Passengers Notes
Beechcraft 1900
2
0
19
Cessna 402
3
0
10
Total 5 0

Previously operated

The Caicos Express Airways retired fleet includes the following aircraft:

Accidents

On July 17, 2021, a Caicos Express Airways Cessna 402C (VQ-TIN) charter flight from Providenciales to Ambergris Cay performed a gear-up belly landing at Ambergris Cay when the pilot failed to deploy the landing gear prior to landing.[2] According to the AAIB accident investigation report, the pilot failed to lower the landing gear prior to landing, the landing gear warning horn was inoperative (and not tested before departure), and the pilot failed to follow checklists and established flight procedures.[2] No one was seriously injured in the incident.[3]

References
  1. "Caicos Express begins scheduled international operations". Ch-aviation.com. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
  2. "AAIB investigation to Cessna 402C, Businessliner, VQ-TIN". GOV.UK. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  3. n.a. (30 July 2021). "Caicos Express Airways speaks out on plane crash". Turks and Caicos Weekly News.
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