Silver Airways Completes Florida/Bahamas Fleet Upgrade

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.—(BUSINESS WIRE)—Silver Airways, Florida’s hometown airline and the largest U.S. carrier to The Bahamas, announced today that it has completed its comprehensive fleet upgrade covering the neighboring markets. As of May 2013, the Fort Lauderdale-based carrier will deploy state-or-the-art, 34-seat Saab 340Bplus aircraft exclusively on all 14 routes within the State of Florida, as well as its nine routes between Florida and The Bahamas. The new Saabs replace smaller 19-seat Beechcraft 1900D aircraft, offering greater comfort, added cargo capacity and class-leading fuel economy.