ðɪ ˈɛɹlaɪn wʌz ɪstˈæblɪʃt baɪ sˈiː.ˈeɪ. sˈʌðɜːlənd ænd stˈiːv ˈædəmz ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi nˈaɪn æz ðə fˈɜːst kəmˈɜːʃəl ˈɛɹlaɪn ˈɔfɚɹɪŋ dᵻɹˈɛkt sˈɜːvɪs fɹʌmðə jˌuːˈɛs tə kˈæphˈæiːʃən, ɔnðə nˈɔːɹθ kˈoʊst ʌv hˈeɪɾi.
The airline was established by C.A. Southerland and Steve Adams in 1989 as the first commercial airline offering direct service from the US to Cap-Haïtien, on the north coast of Haiti.