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Guyana: Landing protocol lapses seen in crash-landing -WSJ
- By S Coward
- Published 08-Aug-11
- Caribbean Airlines
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Aug. 8, 2011 - Preliminary findings by investigators, according to industry and government officials, point to pilot error rather than mechanical or other system malfunctions, the WSJ report said. A source close to the investigations had also told Stabroek News last week that preliminary investigations point to pilot error as the main contributing factor to Caribbean Airlines Flight 523 overshooting the runway at the CJIA.
CAL crash report may take a year to complete
- By S Coward
- Published 02-Aug-11
- Caribbean Airlines
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August 2, 2011 - The flight crew of the ill-fated Caribbean Airlines aircraft that crash-landed after overshooting the runway at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport in Guyana on Saturday was yesterday interviewed by the investigating team.
Update on CAL Crash in Guyana
- By S Coward
- Published 31-Jul-11
- Caribbean Airlines
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July 31, 2011 -- Meanwhile, Guyana’s Civil Aviation Authority and the US National Transport Safety Board will begin investigations today.
Caribbean Airlines Plane Runs off Runway, Breaks in Two, Passengers Injured
- By S Coward
- Published 30-Jul-11
- Caribbean Airlines
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July 30, 2011 - A Caribbean Airlines plane early this morning ran off the runway on landing at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA), Timehri resulting in several persons having to be rescued from the aircraft. The plane broke in two...
CMC update: http://go-jamaica.com/news/read_article.php?id=30584
CMC update: http://go-jamaica.com/news/read_article.php?id=30584
Caribbean Airlines / Air Jamaica Deal Finalised
- By S Coward
- Published 28-May-11
- Caribbean Airlines
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27 May 2011, Piarco, Trinidad and Tobago W.I.- Days before the deadline for a notice of closure of the largest aviation merger in the Caribbean, Caribbean Airlines has finalised its acquisition of Air Jamaica.
Caribbean Airlines begins daily service to St Lucia
- By S Coward
- Published 14-Feb-12
- Caribbean Airlines
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Feb. 14, 2012 - Castries, St Lucia, CMC (cananews.net) – The Trinidad-based airline, Caribbean
Airlines, has begun a non-stop daily service to St Lucia with daily
flights from Port of Spain to the George FL Charles Airport here.
CAL to Launch Daily Service to St Lucia
- By S Coward
- Published 26-Jan-12
- Caribbean Airlines
- Unrated
Port-of-Spain -- Jan. 26, 2012 -- State-owned Caribbean Airlines Limited (CAL), adamant to become the
premier intra-Caribbean carrier, is moving to widen its airlift
influence on Caricom travel when it launches a daily service to St Lucia
out of Port of Spain in two weeks.
Crashed CAL flight BW 523… Factual information-gathering phase almost complete
- By S Coward
- Published 12-Jan-12
- Caribbean Airlines
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Georgetown - Jan. 12, 2012 - At
this stage, it appears that the primary contributing factor in this
accident was that the aircraft, BW 523, made a long landing and touched
down with insufficient runway remaining to come to a safe stop.
Caribbean Airlines looks at 20 more ATRs for Caribbean network
- By S Coward
- Published 08-Dec-11
- Caribbean Airlines
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Dec. 8, 2011 - Caribbean Airlines is now looking at the possibility of acquiring up
to 20 ATRs to facilitate the development of its planned southern
Caribbean network and other short haul international services.
Caribbean Airline Makes $200m Profit
- By S Coward
- Published 15-Nov-11
- Caribbean Airlines
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Nov. 15, 2011 - Caribbean Airlines Ltd (CAL) chairman George Nicholas is boasting that
despite recent troubles, the national airline not only raked in $200
million in profits, but is also putting money back into the country's
coffers.
Caribbean Airlines and Grenada to renew memorandum of understanding
- By S Coward
- Published 13-Oct-11
- Caribbean Airlines
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Oct. 13, 2011 -- Caribbean Airlines (CA) is interested in renewing a Memorandum of
Understanding with the Grenada Government for continued air service
between Grenada, Trinidad and Tobago and New York’s JFK International
Airport.
Caribbean Airlines Seeks to Spread Its Wings in 2011
- By S Coward
- Published 01-Jan-11
- Caribbean Airlines
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Port-of-Spain -- Jan.1, 2011 -- Stating that CAL continues to pursue its “one Caribbean airline”
approach, Nicholas did not rule out the possibility of CAL partnering
with other regional carriers in a way similar to the Air Jamaica
arrangement.
Antigua: New Caribbean Airlines service expected to boost tourist arrivals
- By S Coward
- Published 15-Dec-10
- Caribbean Airlines
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Dec. 15, 2010 --- Antigua & Barbuda is expected to see a 5 per cent increase in tourist arrivals over the next year.
Antigua: Caribbean Airlines launches Nonstop Service from JFK
- By S Coward
- Published 30-Nov-10
- Caribbean Airlines
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Nov. 30, 2010 -- In anticipation of a strong rebound in travel demand from the United
States this winter, tourism officials have announced that Caribbean
Airlines will begin twice weekly non-stop service from JFK to Antigua
and Barbuda on Tuesdays and Fridays.
Trinidad: Brunton fired as CAL boss
- By S Coward
- Published 27-Nov-10
- Caribbean Airlines
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Port-of-Spain -- Nov. 27, 2010 -- (trinidadguardian.co.tt): Chief executive officer (CEO) of Caribbean Airlines Limited (CAL)
Captain Ian Brunton has been fired. CAL’s board of directors, chaired
by Nicholas Issa III, has appointed vice-president, commercial and
customer experience, Robert Corbie, as interim CEO.

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