Locair was an American

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with its headquarters in

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, near

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. Formed in 1993, the airline specialized in cargo and passenger charters around Florida and to the

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and

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. The airline is unique in that it is an FAA Part 135 On-Demand (Air Taxi) airline, it has Scheduled Authority for operations in the Bahamas, allowing it to schedule flights and offer online booking, unlike other charter operators in Florida. The carrier has said it will not exceed its operational authority by the

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and FAA (no more than 4 flights a week between any two points). Locair provided services on behalf of

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as part of the

Essential Air Service Program between

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and Somerset. This arrangement came to an end on March 20 due to regulatory issues surrounding the use of the name "Air Azul", and Locair will rebrand the flights to Locair to satisfy a request by

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and the DOT in which Air Azul was selling tickets to the public without a proper DOT 380 filing & signed agreement with Locair. That date marks the first canceled flight by Locair. Locair then filled a void by linking Ft. Lauderdale and Stella Maris Stella Maris Airport, Long Island, an island in the Bahamas with no direct or nonstop air service to the USA due to the length of flight, in late 2009. Flights operated twice a week. Services from Ft Lauderdale to Marsh Harbour and Treasure Cay also began that year. Locair has been successful in linking

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to the Washington DC area with flights to both

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and

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, operating as a DOT Part 298 Air Taxi. As of February 19, 2010 Locair is no longer flying out of Somerset, Kentucky. Locair was sold in 2010 to new owners with hopes of expanding to the Bahamas and rebranding the airline as Starfish Airlines. However, the new owners were not successful and ultimately the airline closed definitely.

Former Destinations

(

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) * Marsh Harbour,

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( Marsh Harbour Airport) * Stella Maris,

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( Stella Maris Airport) *

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(

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) *

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(

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) *

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( Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport) * St. Petersburg/ Clearwater (

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*http://www.register-herald.com/local/local_story_226230713.html *http://www.semissourian.com/story/1564838.html {{Airlines of the United States, state=collapsed Airlines established in 1993 Defunct charter airlines of the United States Companies based in Broward County, Florida Airlines based in Florida 1993 establishments in Florida 2010 disestablishments in Florida Airlines disestablished in 2010 Defunct airlines of the United States

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