Caribbean Airlines – Wikipedia

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Caribbean Airlines Limited It is the flag airline of Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica and Guyana. Based in Ire House in Piaturo, Caribbean Airlines operates flights between the Caribbean, North America and South America from its base to the international airport, Trinidad. Caribbean Airlines takes more than 1,700 people and is the largest airline of the Caribbean. [first] The company’s slogan is The Warmth of the Islands ( “The warmth of the islands”). [2]

The early years [ change | Modifica Wikitesto ]

Caribbean Airlines was established in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago on September 27, 2006.

On the recommendation of Peter Davies, CEO of Bwia West Indies Airways, Caribbean Airlines has obtained approval from the government of Trinidad and Tobago to start the operations, after the failed negotiations between the unions and the direction of its predecessor. As a result, on 8 September 2006 it was announced that Bwia would be closed before the launch of Caribbean Airlines. During the last quarter of 2006, in an attempt to reduce the operations for the start of Caribbean Airlines, Bwia’s direction cut routes such as Manchester airport, London Heathrow, New York City and Toronto airport, with Toronto, with Intermediate stops in Barbados or Antigua, ceased the services to and from Santa Lucia, reduced her six Boeing 737-800 fleet and reduced her staff to 800 employees.

The capital of the new airline included funds to close and regulate Bwia’s operations. The company began to operate on January 1, 2007, serving the remaining routes of Bwia. [3]

An Airbus A340-300 from Caribbean, seen here again with the Bwia livery.

Caribbean Airlines started operations with a fleet of six Boeing 737-800 and an Airbus A340-300, operating on the route to London-Heathrow until May 2007. The company offered two service classes, First/Business Class and Economy above all the types of planes. He operated on daily direct services for Miami, Toronto, New York, Jamaica (with Scali in Barbados and Antigua/St. Maarten), Guyana, Suriname and London Heathrow. Peter Davies resigned from the office of CEO starting from 30 September 2007, but remained as a strategic consultant of Caribbean Airlines. [4] In the first half of 2007, two Airbus A340-200 and a Boeing 737-800 were returned to International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC) and GE EVENTAL AVIATION SERVICES (Gecas) respectively.

On 1 October 2007, Philip Saunders was appointed new CEO. Subsequently, the company detected the operations of Tobago Express, its national arm, at a cost of 24 million dollars, with the intention of updating the Bombardier Q300 fleet to international standards and adding new Caribbean destinations to be served through this airline regional subsidiary.

In March 2008, Caribbean added a direct daily service for the Simón Bolívar International Airport of Caracas, using Dash 8. In May 2008 he acquired a seventh Boeing 737-800. The airline added a new US route on May 22nd for Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood international airport from Piaturo Airport.

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On November 15, 2008, Transavia Airlines agreed to operate an airplane in Wet-Leaase on behalf of Caribbean Airlines, increasing his fleet to Otto Boeing 737-800. The plane was adapted to the standard configuration 16/138. This allowed the company to increase the frequency of flights to meet demand in peak periods. The lease was in force until April 15, 2009. The plane was returned in June 2009 and Sun Country Airlines, an American air carrier, then rented a Boeing 737-800 in Caribbean Airlines.

In April 2009, the airline increased the frequency of the service for the Simón Bolívar International Airport of Caracas from a daily service to ten weekly flights. The route was made by the Q300 bombardier, configured for 50 passengers in an Al Economy service. Daily flights to his Fort Lauderdale and Miami gateway continued. The services for Toronto and New York City remained respectively twice a day and 20 per week (up to 28 weekly in the high season).

On July 27, 2009, Philip Saunders announced his resignation from CEO of Caribbean Airlines, for personal reasons. Caribbean Airlines appointed commander Ian Bruton in October 2009 in replacement. [5] Also in 2009, Caribbean Airlines operated services from the Caribbean southern to Jamaica, as well as in South America, including Suriname, Guyana and Venezuela. The airline has also continued to serve the United States and Canada, Miami, Fort Lauderdale, New York City and Toronto, having also established a codehare agreement with British Airways, for services to London and beyond. As 2009, the airline managed a fleet of eight Boeing 737-800 and five Q300 bombardier from its main hub to Piaturo airport, Trinidad. Since then the 8 dash have been replaced with the new ATR 72-600, a larger turbous aircraft.

Acquisition of Air Jamaica [ change | Modifica Wikitesto ]

Caribbean Airlines Limited, through the government of Trinidad and Tobago, has announced the intention of managing a base in Jamaica following the divestment of Air Jamaica which should have taken place between April 30, 2010 and the same period in 2011. Caribbean Airlines provided A transition without interruptions during the closing of Air Jamaica. When the agreement has been finalized, Caribbean Airlines Limited became the largest Caribbean airline with a new hub at Kingston’s Norman Manley International Airport. The sale was to come into force on April 30, 2010 after being reprogrammed from 12 April 2010. On this day, it was expected that Air Jamaica would cease the operations and Caribbean Airlines would therefore acquire the most profitable routes of the airline and the remaining six aircraft.

On March 4, 2010, Caribbean Airlines announced that he would have resolved his codehare agreement with British Airways for the Port of Spain-London Gatwick route starting March 27, 2010, thus opening the road to a non-stop service operated by Caribbean between Placous and London International Airport, UK.

On April 28, 2010, Caribbean Airlines Limited and Air Jamaica signed a definitive agreement for the purchase of Air Jamaica by Caribbean Airlines Limited, following the signature of a letter of intent for the merger in January of the same year. [6] The agreement established that Caribbean would continue to operate on the routes of Air Jamaica and would also have maintained 900 employees of the company at closing. The loan was provided by the government of Trinidad and Tobago, which contributed with about 50 million dollars to the completion of the merger, and by the Jamaica, which took over $ 800 million of costs relating to the closure of Air Jamaica.

In August 2010, Caribbean Airlines and Air India signed a travel pact for the Trinidadians traveling to India. In October, the company announced a renewal of the fleet consisting of fifteen Boeing 737-800 Next Generation and nine ATR 72-600 turbolic. The new Boeing were intended to replace Airbus’ operating fleet of Jamaica.

On 27 May 2011 the acquisition of Air Jamaica was completed. This agreement allows the Jamaican government to have a 16% share of Caribbean Airlines Limited.

Recent years [ change | Modifica Wikitesto ]

On October 28, 2011, the United States Transport Department (DOT) inflicted on Caribbean Airlines a fine of 60,000 dollars for limiting the refunds for lost, damaged and delayed luggage, less than consumers were entitled to the Convention of Montreal. [7]

On March 29, 2013, the Dot fined the airline of an additional $ 100,000 for not offering passengers the opportunity to leave a plane that had been delayed on the track of the New York JFK airport for more than four hours.

At the beginning of 2016, the management of Caribbean Airlines established as a program the possibility of replacing its comparable ATR fleet from Bombardier from bombard due to persistent reliability problems. Former CEO (CEO) Michael Di Lollo had described the ATRs as “not suitable for the mission” after suffering frequent AOG events (Aircraft On Ground). On his recommendation, efforts have been made to find dash 8-400 to replace the five ATR72-600 fleet, which is never happened. [8]

Also at the beginning of 2016, the airline returned its two Boeing 767-300er to the lessor, coinciding with the termination of his only European route to London Gatwick airport on January 10, 2016, as part of an exercise of rationalization to remove non -profitable routes. [9]

In 2019, the airline recorded its first profit of four million dollars ($ 4,000,000). [ten]

On July 27, 2022, Caribbean withdrawn all Boeing 737-800 from the service, replaced by the most modern and efficient Boeing 737 max 8. [11]

Current fleet [ change | Modifica Wikitesto ]

In December 2022 the Caribbean Airlines fleet is so composed [twelfth] :

Historical fleet [ change | Modifica Wikitesto ]

Caribbean Airlines previously operated with the following aircraft [twelfth] :

  • On July 30, 2011, Il Flight Caribbean Airlines 523 came out of the track during a storm and crashed into the perimeter fence during the landing at the Cheddi-Jagan International Airport in Guyana. The accident occurred around 01:32. The plane, a Boeing 737-800, broke into two parts right behind the first class area. There have been no victims. Caribbean Airlines confirmed that 157 passengers and 6 crew members were aboard the plane. [13]
  1. ^ ( IN ) Mark Sweney, Trinidad and Tobago gets new national airline . are the Guardian , 29 December 2006. URL consulted on October 19, 2022 .
  2. ^ ( IN ) South Florida Caribbean News . are web.archive.org , 13 Marzo 2012. URL consulted on October 19, 2022 (archived by URL Original March 13, 2012) .
  3. ^ ( IN ) Jamaica backs Manning in scolding Washington . are Archive.ph . URL consulted on October 19, 2022 (archived by URL Original June 21, 2007) .
  4. ^ ( IN ) Peter Davies’s Heathrow slot sale under inquiry by Trinidad government . are Maltatoday.com.mt . URL consulted on October 19, 2022 .
  5. ^ ( IN ) Trinidad News, Trinidad Newspaper, Trinidad Politics, Trinidad and Tobago, Tobago News, Trinidad Classifieds, Trinidad TV, Sports, Business . are web.archive.org , 31 July 2009. URL consulted on October 19, 2022 (archived by URL Original 31 July 2009) .
  6. ^ ( IN ) Air Jamaica deal signed , May 26, 2011. URL consulted on October 19, 2022 .
  7. ^ Caribbean Airlines Fined for Improperly Limiting Reimbursements for Delayed Baggage | US Department of Transportation . are www.transportation.gov . URL consulted on October 19, 2022 .
  8. ^ ( IN ) Caribbean Airlines studying Q400 as ATR replacement . are ch-aviation . URL consulted on October 19, 2022 .
  9. ^ ( IN ) Caribbean Airlines confirms it will end B767, European ops . are ch-aviation . URL consulted on October 19, 2022 .
  10. ^ ( IN ) CAL makes profit of US$4m . are trinidadexpress.com , 10 October 2019.
  11. ^ ( IN ) Caribbean Airlines ends B737-800 ops . are ch-aviation . URL consulted on October 19, 2022 .
  12. ^ a b ( IN ) Caribbean Airlines Fleet Details and History . are Planespotters.net . URL consulted on October 19, 2022 .
  13. ^ ( IN ) Proud ranter, ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 737-8BK (WL) 9Y-PBM Georgetown-Cheddi Jagan International Airport (GEO) . are Aviation-safety.net . URL consulted on October 19, 2022 .

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