Airline / aviation operator profile
BWIA West Indies Airways
Trinidad And Tobago · Aircraft details and history
Source last updated: Feb 01, 2026
IATABW
ICAOBWA
CallsignWEST INDIAN
Operator profile
- Full Name
- BWIA West Indies Airways Limited
- Country
- Trinidad And Tobago
- Founded
- 27 Nov 1939
- Started Operations
- 1 Jan 2000
- Ceased operations
- 31 Dec 2006
- Predecessor
- BWIA International (BW / BWA)
- Headquarters
- Port of Spain
- Main Hub
- Port of Spain Piarco International (POS / TTPP)
- Bases
- Bridgetown Grantley Adams (BGI / TBPB)
- Official Site
- bwee.com
Aircraft overview
In Service0
Current Total0
Historic19
Overall19
| Aircraft Type | In Service | Parked | Current Total | Future | Historic | Avg. Age | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Airbus A340 | 2 | 2 | |||||
| Boeing 737 | 8 | 8 | |||||
| Lockheed L-1011 TriStar | 4 | 4 | |||||
| McDonnell Douglas MD-80 | 5 | 5 | |||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 19 |
Aircraft registry
Source list categories: Historic Fleet
Source record fields: Aircraft Type · Config · Delivered · Exit Date · Status / Fate · Remark
| Registration | Aircraft Type | Source Details |
|---|---|---|
| 9Y-JIL | Airbus A340-311 | — |
| 9Y-TJN | Airbus A340-313 | — |
| 9Y-TJI | Boeing 737-7Q8 |
|
| 9Y-ANU | Boeing 737-8Q8 | — |
| 9Y-BGI | Boeing 737-8Q8 | — |
| 9Y-GEO | Boeing 737-8Q8 | — |
| 9Y-GND | Boeing 737-86N | — |
| 9Y-KIN | Boeing 737-8Q8 | — |
| 9Y-POS | Boeing 737-8Q8 | — |
| 9Y-TAB | Boeing 737-8Q8(WL) | — |
| 9Y-TGJ | Lockheed L-1011 TriStar 500 (L-1011-385-3) | — |
| 9Y-TGN | Lockheed L-1011 TriStar 500 (L-1011-385-3) | — |
| 9Y-THA | Lockheed L-1011 TriStar 500 (L-1011-385-3) | — |
| N3140D | Lockheed L-1011 TriStar 500 (L-1011-385-3) | — |
| 9Y-THQ | McDonnell Douglas MD-83 (DC-9-83) | — |
| 9Y-THR | McDonnell Douglas MD-83 (DC-9-83) | — |
| 9Y-THV | McDonnell Douglas MD-83 (DC-9-83) | — |
| 9Y-THW | McDonnell Douglas MD-83 (DC-9-83) | — |
| 9Y-THX | McDonnell Douglas MD-83 (DC-9-83) | — |
Aircraft imagery
Aircraft images associated with this operator.
- © Thomas Noack
- 9Y-TJN
- 093
- BWIA West Indies Airways
Airbus A340-313
London Heathrow (LHR / EGLL)
- © Alexander Gill
- 9Y-TJN
- 093
- BWIA West Indies Airways
Airbus A340-313
London Heathrow (LHR / EGLL)
- © Wade DeNero
- 9Y-GEO
- BWIA West Indies Airways
Boeing 737-8Q8
Miami International (MIA / KMIA)
- © Wade DeNero
- 9Y-KIN
- BWIA West Indies Airways
Boeing 737-8Q8
Miami International (MIA / KMIA)
- © Steven Grace
- 9Y-THA
- 193G-1222
- BWIA West Indies Airways
Lockheed L-1011 TriStar 500 (L-1011-385-3)
Manchester (MAN / EGCC)
- © Anders Nilsson
- 9Y-TGJ
- 193G-1179
- BWIA West Indies Airways
Lockheed L-1011 TriStar 500 (L-1011-385-3)
London Heathrow (LHR / EGLL)
Source notes
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