Trans Caribbean Airways

San Juan Building with TCA logo

Trans Caribbean Airways was a United States airline owned by O. Roy Chalk. Its hub was San Juan, Puerto Rico. Founded in 1945, it was acquired by American Airlines in 1971.^[1] Its headquarters was located in Midtown Manhattan, New York City.^[2]

The main headquarters for Trans Caribbean Airways was in New York for most of the time until it was acquired by American Airlines on March 3, 1971. There was a building in San Juan that was owned by TCA and has a full wall done in tile with the TCA logo.

The female flight attendants wore an unusual uniform hat for a U.S. carrier; it was supposed to be a copy of the Spanish Cordobes hat the color Blue trim in Aqua. It represented the Spanish influence of the Caribbean islands. The uniform was designed by Mrs. O. Roy Chalk, wife of the owner. The last paint job on the tail of the aircraft was a navy blue with an orange palm tree.

At the time of its acquisition by American Airlines, Trans Caribbean was operating a small fleet of Douglas DC-8^[3] and Boeing 727 jetliners.

Destinations

According to the Trans Caribbean system timetable dated July 7, 1969, the following destinations were served on the east coast of the U.S. and the Caribbean:^[4]

Aruba (AUA)
Curacao (CUR)
Newark (EWR)
New York City (JFK)
St. Croix (STX)
St. Thomas (STT)
San Juan (SJU)
Washington, D.C (IAD)

Fleet

Trans Caribbean operated the following aircraft types during its existence:^[5]

Boeing 727-200
Douglas DC-4
Douglas DC-6B
Douglas DC-8-51
Douglas DC-8-54CF (convertible passenger/freighter version)
Douglas DC-8-61 (stretched Super DC-8 version)

References

↑ Mating Season, Time, February 2, 1970
↑ "World Airline Directory." Flight International. March 26, 1970. "Trans Caribbean" 504.
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↑ "Airline Timetable Images". Timetableimages.com. Retrieved 2016-09-10.
↑ "Aviation Photography, Discussion Forums & News". Airliners.net. Retrieved 2016-09-10.

American Airlines

Subsidiaries	Air California Reno Air Trans Caribbean Airways Trans World Airlines

Facilities	C.R. Smith Museum

Programs	AAdvantage AAirpass

Brands	American Airlines Shuttle American Eagle American Eagle Airlines destinations AmericanConnection

Incidents	American Airlines flights Flight 1 Flight 2 Flight 11 Flight 28 Flight 63 July 1943 October 1943 2001 Flight 77 Flight 96 Flight 157 Flight 191 Flight 293 Flight 320 Flight 331 Flight 383 1965 2016 Flight 444 Flight 514 Flight 587 Flight 625 Flight 711 Flight 723 Flight 910 Flight 965 Flight 1420 Flight 1502 Flight 1572 Flight 6780 American Eagle flights Flight 4184 Flight 5452 Flight 5456

People	O. Roy Chalk

Organizations	Allied Pilots Association Association of Professional Flight Attendants

Related	History of American Airlines Destinations Fleet American Airlines Group AMR Corporation Celebrated Living Reservisor Transpacific Route Case

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