Southern Winds Airlines

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Southern Winds Airlines (also known as SW Airlines) was an Argentine commercial air carrier that operated from 1996 until 2005. Southern Winds was founded by Juan Maggio, who served as president of the company.

History

Initially a domestic carrier, Southern Winds began offering connections to international flights in 1997. The airline's own international operations were authorized by the Argentine Government in 2001. At its peak, Southern Winds operated an extensive domestic network, international flights within the South American region, and intercontinental services from Buenos Aires to Miami and Madrid; and charter destinations like Florianopolis, Porto Seguro, Camboriu, Tacna and Punta Cana.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Hubs were maintained in Córdoba (from 1996) and Buenos Aires (from 1999).

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Though the company was founded as a passenger carrier, cargo transport services began in 2000 under the brand name SW Cargo. In 2003, an alliance was struck between Southern Winds and the Argentine-state owned Líneas Aéreas Federales (LAFSA) that involved utilization by LAFSA of Southern Winds' flight infrastructure.[1]

By 2004, Southern Winds was a leading commercial carrier in the troubled Argentine aviation industry.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". That September, however, airport police in Madrid discovered Script error: No such module "convert". of cocaine packed in four unaccompanied suitcases aboard an arriving Southern Winds flight. The resulting scandal cost the airline its government subsidy, and ultimately resulted in the carrier's collapse.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

The last flight was operated on December 5, 2005, although several proposals for the airline's revival continued to surface by 2006.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

Destinations

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A Southern Winds De Havilland Canada Dash 8-100 at Aeroparque Jorge Newbery in 2000

Fleet

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A Southern Winds Boeing 737-200 taking off from Aeroparque Jorge Newbery in 2004

Southern Winds operated the following aircraft during its operations:[2][3]

Southern Winds fleet
Aircraft Total Introduced Retired Notes
Beechcraft 300 Super King 1 1996 2005
Boeing 737-200 9 2002 2005
Boeing 747-200B 1 2004 2005
Boeing 767-300ER 3 2002 2005 Leased from Air Atlanta Icelandic and EuroAtlantic Airways
Bombardier CRJ-100 6 1996 2003
Bombardier CRJ-200 3 1996 2003
De Havilland Canada Dash 8-100 6 1998 2003

See also

References

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