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American Airlines Files for Chapter 11
- By S Coward
- Published 29-Nov-11
- Airlines/Cruiselines
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Nov. 29, 2011 - AMR Corporation ("the Company"), the parent company of American Airlines, Inc. ("American") and AMR Eagle Holding Corporation ("American Eagle"), ....today filed voluntary petitions for Chapter 11 reorganization in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.
JetBlue Airways Announces Expansion Plans in Kingston, Jamaica
- By S Coward
- Published 22-Nov-11
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Kingston, Jamaica -- Nov. 22, 2011 -- At a special event in Kingston, Jamaica, JetBlue Airways' Chief Commercial Officer Robin Hayes announced that the value airline intends to grow services from the island's capital and largest city next spring, launching twice daily nonstop flights to Fort Lauderdale, Florida beginning April 30, 2012.
JetBlue Likes Easy Access: The Tropical-Loving Airline Announces its Intent to Launch Service from San Juan, Puerto Rico, to St. Maarten
- By S Coward
- Published 26-Apr-11
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New York - April 26, 2011 - JetBlue Airways, the largest carrier in Puerto Rico in terms of capacity, is making it even easier to travel between San Juan and neighboring Caribbean islands with the announcement of plans to launch nonstop daily service to St. Maarten (SXM), subject to receipt of government approval.
United States dept of transport blanks CAL
- By S Coward
- Published 11-Feb-11
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Port-of-Spain --Feb. 11, 2011 -- Caribbean Airlines Limited has been denied the right to fly between
Barbados and Fort Lauderdale in Florida and between St Lucia and New
York by the United States’ Department of Transportation.
New Regional Airline: Officials promise cheaper flights between Dominica and St. Lucia
- By S Coward
- Published 13-Dec-10
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Dec. 13, 2010 - A new regional aircraft launched here this morning – CARICOM Airways –
will deliver cheaper, safe and more timely flights between St. Lucia
and Dominica, its first route.
Canada Announces More Air Travel Options in the Caribbean
- By S Coward
- Published 09-Feb-10
- Travel/Tourism , Airlines/Cruiselines
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Ottawa-- Feb. 9, 2010 -- Canada’s Transport Minister, John Baird, and the Honourable Peter Van Loan, Minister of International Trade, has announced that effective immediately airlines can provide more flight options between Canada and the Caribbean.
Mayday Air Jamaica Advises Travelling Public Against Using Foreign Carriers into Jamaica During Inclement Weather
- By S Coward
- Published 29-Dec-09
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Miami Dec 29 09- A
former president of the Jamaica Airline Pilots Association (JALPA) has
sent an open letter to both Spirit and American Airlines advising of
the high potential for disaster, and requested that they exercise
extreme care when dispatching flights into Jamaica in marginal weather
and not use Jamaican airports as alternates under any circumstances
until the NTSB report is final.
Air Jamaica Has to Be Taken Over Completely
- By S Coward
- Published 26-Dec-09
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Dec. 26, 2009 -- The Jamaican Government wants to ensure that any takeover of its national airline will keep tourist-filled planes coming to its sunny shores. A possible acquisition of Air Jamaica by Trinidadian company Caribbean Airlines also includes lengthy negotiations about Air Jamaica employee contracts, flight schedules, and even route details...
Landing Mishap at Norman Manley International Airport, No Fatalities
- By S Coward
- Published 23-Dec-09
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Kingston -- Dec. 23, 2009 -- An American Airlines Flight, Number AA 331, was involved in a landing
mishap last night (December 22), after it presumably overshot the
runway at the Norman Manley International Airport (NMIA), in Kingston,
Jamaica.
Unite Christmas strike: British Airways statement
- By S Coward
- Published 16-Dec-09
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Dec. 16, 2009 -- British Airways is commencing legal action in an attempt to protect customers from the massive stress and disruption threatened by Unite's decision to call a 12-day strike from December 22.
Air Jamaica Close to Divestment
- By S Coward
- Published 12-Dec-09
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Kingston -- Dec. 12, 2009 -- Minister of Finance and the Public Service, the Hon Audley Shaw, has said that negotiations for the sale of Air Jamaica are now at a stage where divestment seems imminent.
JetBlue Airways Announces Expansion of Service from Boston to the Caribbean
- By S Coward
- Published 02-Dec-09
- Travel/Tourism , Airlines/Cruiselines
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Boston -- Dec. 2, 2009 -- Effective May 3, 2010, JetBlue Airways will give a substantial boost to its Caribbean flight schedule, offering Boston travelers 25 percent more departures to cities including Aruba; Cancun, Mexico; Montego Bay, Jamaica; and San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Montserrat: Fly Montserrat to Start Regular Flights Dec. 1
- By S Coward
- Published 13-Nov-09
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Nov. 13, 2009 -- Captain Nigel Harris, CEO of Fly Montserrat announced on Thursday that the airline will begin regular scheduled flights on December 1, 2009.
FlyMontserrat to begin operations June 1
- By S Coward
- Published 25-Apr-09
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April 25, 2009 -- The Management of Montserrat Airways Ltd. has issued a press release
announcing that the company has finally positioned itself and will
begin operations of what has is believed to be the first registered
Montserrat airline.
Air Jamaica to Cut Routes and Reduce Staff
- By S Coward
- Published 28-Jan-09
- Airlines/Cruiselines , Financial Crisis/ Recession
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Jan. 28, 2009 -- The national airline Air Jamaica will announce job cuts next
month as part of its rationalisation programme to return to profitability.