Borinquen Air

Borinquen Air, also doing business as Amber Service, ^[2]Air Puerto Rico or Diaz Aviation,^[1] is a charter airline from Puerto Rico, which operates regional passenger and cargo flights. The company was founded in 1961 and is based at Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport.^[1]

The airline, which since 1985 has also been in the business of selling aviation fuel, is led by founder Sixto Diaz Saldaña, who is the airline general manager, the sole shareholder and also a licensed attorney.^[3]

Fleet

As of January 2013, Borinquen Air operates two aircraft: a Beechcraft Model 18, which can accommodate 7 passengers, and a cargo-configured Douglas DC-3.^[4] Formerly, airplanes of the types Douglas DC-6, Douglas DC-9, Martin 4-0-4 and Short 330 had been included in the fleet.^[1]

Accidents and incidents

• On 22 July 1986 at 13:53 local time, a Borinquen Air Douglas DC-3 (registered N27PR) crashed into a lagoon on approach to Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport. The cargo aircraft had been on a flight to Golden Rock Airport, Saint Kitts and Nevis when the starboard engine failed shortly after take-off and the decision was made to return to the departure airport. One of the two pilots on board died in the accident.^[5]
• On 1 March 1989, the DC-3 registered N28PR ditched into the sea off Isla Verde, Puerto Rico. The cargo airplane had been on an Diaz Aviation branded flight from Golden Rock Airport to Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport, when the port engine failed during landing approach. Although the landing gear was retracted, the crew did not feather the propeller, which resulted in an increased air drag and thus made further flight maneuvers impossible.^[6]

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