ism ▁industry . ▁ ▁Hum ming bird ▁Air ▁comm enced ▁operations ▁in ▁late ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁with ▁char ter ▁fl ights . ▁It ▁inaugur ated ▁fl ights ▁to ▁Domin ica ▁on ▁ 2 7 ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁from ▁St . ▁Thomas . ▁In ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁the ▁air line ▁obtained ▁Part ▁ 1 3 5 ▁cert ification ▁from ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Department ▁of ▁Transport ation , ▁allowing ▁it ▁to ▁operate ▁scheduled ▁fl ights . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 7 ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁a ▁Hum ming bird ▁Air ▁aircraft ▁crash - land ed ▁in ▁Barb uda . ▁Another ▁crash - land ing ▁occurred ▁in ▁St . ▁Lu cia ▁on ▁ 8 ▁November . ▁The ▁air line ▁respond ed ▁by ▁immediately ▁susp ending ▁all ▁passenger ▁operations ▁and ▁launch ing ▁an ▁internal ▁investigation . ▁The ▁Eastern ▁Car ib bean ▁Civil ▁A viation ▁Author ity ▁also ▁started ▁an ▁investigation ▁of ▁the ▁incident . ▁Following ▁a ▁period ▁of ▁re organ ization ▁and ▁re training ▁of ▁its ▁pil ots , ▁Hum ming bird ▁Air ▁res umed ▁operations ▁on ▁ 3 ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁in ▁time ▁for ▁the ▁summer ▁travel ▁season . ▁ ▁Dest in ations ▁ ▁As ▁of ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁Hum ming bird ▁Air ▁serv iced ▁the ▁following ▁destin ations : ▁ ▁Fle et ▁ ▁As ▁of ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁Hum ming bird ▁Air ▁operated ▁a ▁fleet ▁of ▁three ▁Be