Silver Airways’ Makes Official Acquisition of the Caribbean’s Largest Regional Airline

Fort Lauderdale-based Silver Airways has announced that its purchase of  Puerto Rico-based Seaborne Airlines is now complete. Seaborne, which operates eight 34-seat Saab 340 aircraft and two 15-seat de Havilland Twin Otter seaplanes, will serve as a stand-alone subsidiary until the two airlines merge in 2019. Silver Airways, which currently operates a fleet of 20 Saab 340 aircraft and has orders for ATR's 72-600 model, will expand to a fleet size of 31 aircraft as a result of the merger.…