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CEO hopeful of REDjet’s return

Thu, 05 Jul 2012 12:00:00 CDT

St. John's, Antigua - July 5, 2012 - The Chief Executive Officer of low-cost carrier REDjet is optimistic that the airline will return to the skies. Speaking on OBSERVER Am yesterday Ian Burns said the vision to bring affordable air transportation to the region remains very alive.

REDjet sends home workers, files for debt protection

Sun, 10 Jun 2012 07:00:00 CDT

June 10, 2012 - (trinidadexpress.com): Regional low-fares airline REDjet has suspended operations, sent home employees and filed for insolvency. In a statement sent to the Express yesterday, the Barbados-based airline said it had filed with the Supervisor of Insolvency in that country a "notice of intention to make a proposal" to the company's creditors under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act.

Virgin Atlantic supports REDjet’s efforts to resume service

Thu, 12 Apr 2012 12:00:00 CDT

April 12, 2012 - Regional manager of the Sir Richard Branson-owned carrier, Nick Parker, has expressed regret at REDjet’s struggles and warned of significant fallout if it does not get off the ground again.

REDjet's licence revoked in Trinidad & Tobago

Mon, 02 Apr 2012 14:30:00 CDT

Port-of-Spain - April 2, 2012 - REDjet's airline license to fly has been revoked by the Trinidad and Tobago Civil Aviation Authority (TTCAA), Transport Minister Devant Maharaj disclosed yesterday.

REDJet Suspends Flights

Sat, 17 Mar 2012 06:00:00 CDT

March 17, 2012 - Low fares airline REDjet has suspended all flights around the Caribbean as of 11.59 last night.The suspension of flights is "until further notice", the Barbados-based airline said in a statement last night. READ STATEMENT: http://www.flyredjet.com/en/mid/redjet-suspended-service-notice

REDjet set for St. Maarten, direct flight from Barbados

Fri, 17 Feb 2012 07:30:00 CST

Feb. 17, 2012 - (thedailyherald.com): - REDjet announced plans Thursday to begin service to St. Maarten from Barbados. In a statement, it said that having received the necessary licenses required to fly to St. Maarten, the airline would launch sales in about two weeks, and anticipated the sale of its "famously low fares" during the first week of March.

REDjet Chooses Blue Sky Network for New Tracking and Communication Systems

Wed, 19 Oct 2011 10:30:00 CDT

LA JOLLA, Calif.--Oct. 19, 2011 - Satellite tracking, fleet management, and automated flight following solutions leader Blue Sky Network announced today that its tracking and messaging hardware, software, and service will be used by the Caribbean’s newest low fare airline, REDjet.

REDjet gets go-ahead in five more countries

Thu, 13 Oct 2011 11:00:00 CDT

Oct. 13, 2011 - Five more Caribbean nations have given permission for low-cost carrier REDjet to operate flights from their countries.

REDjet expanding flights from T&T

Mon, 08 Aug 2011 09:00:00 CDT

Aug. 8, 2011 - The low-cost carrier REDjet has now been given the all clear to operate in territories beyond T&T and the territories it received licences for. This, according to Sandra Welch-Farrell & Company, the public relations and human resources consultant for REDjet. The company stated that REDjet has received licences from the T&T Civil Aviation Authority to operate scheduled passenger air services to and from Port-of-Spain, Trinidad, to Georgetown, Guyana, and Kingston, Jamaica, as intermediate and points beyond T&T.

REDJet flights at US$9.99 (Barbados - Trinidad, One Way)

Wed, 20 Jul 2011 05:30:00 CDT

Port-of-Spain -- July 20, 2011 - Barbados-based budget airline REDjet has put 37,000 one-way tickets on sale, at US$9.99 before taxes, to mark the end of its nearly three-month wait to get permission to operate in Trinidad and Tobago’s (TT) airspace.