- Dates
- 1997-10 – 1998
- Kind
- Announcement
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Carried out by
- organization/island-airways
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- aviationtransportationinfrastructurecommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
Island Airways announced in October 1997 that it had purchased a fourth Britten-Norman Islander, identified as 137 MW, for planned early-1998 service. The aircraft had been registered and operated in Britain; after nearly six weeks of export preparation in Scotland, it was ferried to Beaver Island via Iceland, Greenland, Newfoundland, and Maine for refurbishment in Island Airways colors.
Evidence limits
The newspaper account describes the purchase and intended service, not the aircraft’s registry history, final refurbishment, certification, or actual 1998 operating schedule.
Sources
- Reports that Island Airways purchased its fourth Britten-Norman Islander, aircraft 137 MW, after a year-long search; the aircraft was ferried from Scotland through Iceland, Greenland, Newfoundland, and Maine and was being refurbished for early-1998 service. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1997-10_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the aircraft-purchase and refurbishment report.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1997-10_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Island Airways buys a fourth Britten-Norman Islander for 1998 service”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-airways-fourth-islander-purchase-1997/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, October 1997, “Best Air Service for Islanders? Another ‘ISLANDER’ for ’98.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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