Prinair Convair 580
N770PR
(c/n 56)
In the 1980s Prinair expanded their capacity with the
introduction of five Convair 580s. They
were used
mainly on the Virgin island routes. N770PR (above) was
formerly with Mackey
Airlines
as N9012J. Prinair suffered three fatal accidents
over the years (plus two non-fatal
highjackings)
and this, combined with increased competition from Aero Virgin Islands
and
Oceanair
resulted in the airline ceasing operations in November 1984.