Under its first operational president, former British Airways executive Lloyd Paxton (there had been a brace of short-lived pre-operational incumbents), it leased its first 3 Boeing 737s from International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC) and commenced Commercial operations on 15 May 2002.
Baixo o mandato do seu primeiro presidente, o antigo executivo de British Airways Lloyd Paxton, alugou os seus primeiros 3 Boeing 737 a International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC) e comezou as súas operacións comerciais o 15 de maio de 2002.