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Trans Caribbean Airways
Small US airline flying to the Caribbean 1945–1971
Trans Caribbean Airways (TCA) was an irregular air carrier (United States charter airline) until 1957, when it was certificated by the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) as an international air carrier to fly from New York City to San Juan, Puerto Rico. TCA thereafter operated as a small scheduled airline specializing in flying from New York (and later Washington, DC) to the Caribbean, adding a small number of additional routes over time until it was purchased by American Airlines in 1971.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
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Trans Caribbean Airways (TCA) was an irregular air carrier (United States charter airline) until 1957, when it was certificated by the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) as an international air carrier to fly from New York City to San Juan, Puerto Rico. TCA thereafter operated as a small scheduled airline specializing in flying from New York (and later Washington, DC) to the Caribbean, adding a small number of additional routes over time until it was purchased by American Airlines in 1971.2
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- WikipediaTrans Caribbean Airways
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- WikidataQ7833661
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- 2WikipediaTrans Caribbean Airways on Wikipedia
- 3Wikimedia CommonsTrans Caribbean Airways photo by Christian Volpati, GFDL 1.2