Cayman Airways Ltd was established and started operations on August 7, 1968. Cayman Airways Ltd was formed following the Cayman Government's purchase of 51% of Cayman Brac Airways from LACSA and became wholly government owned in December 1977. Cayman Airways Ltd acquires the first jet aircraft in 1978 and began services to Houston. Cayman Airways Ltd offers scheduled or charter service to Atlanta, Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, Detroit, Minneapolis, Newark, New York, Philadelphia and St. Louis.