St. Vincent and Grenadines Airways Boeing 737
St. Vincent and the Grenadines, an island chain in the Windward Islands of the Caribbean, was dependent on sea travel until the construction of airfields in the 1920s. Due to limited space, the main island of St. Vincent was unable to handle large aircraft; as a result, travelers had to stop in Barbados or St. Lucia, board a commuter aircraft, and make the short flight to St. Vincent.
St. Vincent-Grenadines Air was founded in 1978 in the hopes that it could change that. It was hoped that the Boeing 737's short-field characteristics would allow for direct travel between larger airports in the Caribbean, South America and the Untied States. At the time, St. Vincent and the Grenadines had just achieved independence from Great Britain, and there was not much interest in the area from those most likely to generate revenue--tourists. As a result, St. Vincent-Grenadines Air folded in 1979. Current airlines serving the islands use turboprop aircraft.
Not much is known about this airline; I could not find any photographs of St. Vincent-Grenadines Air, so it may be that the airline never purchased 737s and the livery was conjectural. It is a rather attractive scheme, either way. Bary slightly converted this model to a shorter 737-100 rather than the far more common 737-200.
St. Vincent and Grenadines Airways Boeing 737
St. Vincent and the Grenadines, an island chain in the Windward Islands of the Caribbean, was dependent on sea travel until the construction of airfields in the 1920s. Due to limited space, the main island of St. Vincent was unable to handle large aircraft; as a result, travelers had to stop in Barbados or St. Lucia, board a commuter aircraft, and make the short flight to St. Vincent.
St. Vincent-Grenadines Air was founded in 1978 in the hopes that it could change that. It was hoped that the Boeing 737's short-field characteristics would allow for direct travel between larger airports in the Caribbean, South America and the Untied States. At the time, St. Vincent and the Grenadines had just achieved independence from Great Britain, and there was not much interest in the area from those most likely to generate revenue--tourists. As a result, St. Vincent-Grenadines Air folded in 1979. Current airlines serving the islands use turboprop aircraft.
Not much is known about this airline; I could not find any photographs of St. Vincent-Grenadines Air, so it may be that the airline never purchased 737s and the livery was conjectural. It is a rather attractive scheme, either way. Bary slightly converted this model to a shorter 737-100 rather than the far more common 737-200.