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Florida West International Airways

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Defunct cargo airline of the United States founded in 19951

Florida West International Airways, Inc. (often abbreviated as FWIA) was an American cargo airline based at Miami, Florida. It operated scheduled and charter services worldwide, with its main markets in Latin America, the Caribbean and the United States. The airline later became a subsidiary of the Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1995Founded1

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166am - Florida West Airlines Boeing 767-300F; N316LA@UIO;26.02.2002 (8063272825)
Photo: Aero Icarus from Zürich, Switzerland, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons5

Florida West International Airways, Inc. (often abbreviated as FWIA) was an American cargo airline based at Miami, Florida. It operated scheduled and charter services worldwide, with its main markets in Latin America, the Caribbean and the United States. The airline later became a subsidiary of the Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings.2

Corporate structure

Florida West International Airways is part of a group headed by Atlas Air. 3 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

The airline was founded in 1981 as a repair station at Miami Airport named Pan Aero International. It changed its name in January 1984 to Florida West Airlines.

On February 28, 1994, Florida West acquired Tradewinds Airlines. After the airline filed for bankruptcy on October 11, 1994, its assets were sold and it was rebranded as Florida West International Airways the following year, restarting operations on March 12, 1996.

In December 2000, LAN Airlines purchased 25% stake of the airline.

On April 7, 2016, Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, along with Southern Air, acquired Florida West International. On February 28, 2017, Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings shut down Florida West International, with the U.S. Department of Transportation cancelling their cargo carrier's certificates of authority on March 27.

From Wikipedia’s article on Florida West International Airways, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Products and brands

Florida West International Airways operated the following aircraft:

From Wikipedia’s article on Florida West International Airways, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

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Timeline

  1. Feb 28, 2017Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1995Founded Founded1

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