Caribbean Airlines
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| IATA code : | BW |
| ICAO code : | BWA |
| Call sign : | CARIBBEAN AIRLINES |
| Founding: | 2006 |
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Port of Spain , Trinidad and Tobago
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| Home airport : | Port of Spain |
| IATA prefix code : | 106 |
| Management: | Garvin Madera ( CEO ) |
| Frequent Flyer Program : | Caribbean Miles |
| Fleet size: | 19 (+ 12 orders) |
| Aims: | National and international |
| Website: | www.caribbean-airlines.com |
Caribbean Airlines is the national airline of Trinidad and Tobagos , based in Port of Spain and based at Piarco Airport .
history
Caribbean Airlines was founded on September 27, 2006 and began flight operations on January 1, 2007. It is considered the successor to BWIA West Indies Airways , which ceased operations at the end of 2006. Caribbean Airlines took over the fleet, consisting of six Boeing 737-800s and two Airbus A340-300s , the employees and the routes of BWIA. The two A340-300s were retired shortly afterwards, and long-haul flights have not been offered since then.
On October 1, 2007, Caribbean Airlines took over the regional airline Tobago Express completely, of which it already owned 45%. This was then completely absorbed by the parent company, so it no longer operates its own flight operations. In May 2011 Caribbean Airlines took over the airline Air Jamaica , since then the state of Jamaica has owned 16% of the shares in Caribbean Airlines.
Destinations
Caribbean Airlines mainly flies to destinations in the Caribbean . The bases in Port of Spain and Kingston connect Suriname , Georgetown in Guyana , Bridgetown in Barbados and Caracas in Venezuela with Miami , Fort Lauderdale and New York in the USA and Toronto in Canada . The domestic connection between Trinidad and Tobago, which was previously served by Tobago Express, is of great importance for the country. There is also a codeshare agreement with British Airways for flights to London .
fleet
Current fleet
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As of March 2020, the Caribbean Airlines fleet consists of 19 aircraft with an average age of 13.2 years:
| Aircraft type | number | ordered | Remarks | Seats ( Business / Economy ) |
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| Boeing 737-800 | 12 | with winglets fitted | 154 (16/138) | |
| Boeing 737 MAX 8 | 12 | 160 | ||
| ATR 72-600 | 7th | 68 | ||
| total | 19th | 12 |
Former aircraft types
In addition, Caribbean Airlines used the following aircraft types in the past:
Incidents
Caribbean Airlines has no fatalities in its history, but one aircraft loss:
- On July 30, 2011, a Boeing 737-800 with 163 people on board on Caribbean Airlines Flight 523 from New York City overran the runway in Georgetown . The machine with the aircraft registration number 9Y-PBM broke into two parts, but only one was injured.
Web links
- Official website (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ FlightGlobal.com: Caribbean completes takeover of Air Jamaica. Retrieved March 14, 2017 .
- ↑ Caribbean-Airlines.com: Route Map. Retrieved April 4, 2018 .
- ^ Caribbean-Airlines.com: Our Story. Retrieved April 4, 2018 .
- ^ Caribbean Airlines Fleet Details and History. In: planespotters.net. Retrieved March 16, 2020 .
- ^ Caribbean-Airlines.com: Our Fleet. Retrieved April 6, 2018 .
- ↑ Airfleets.net: Caribbean Airlines. Retrieved April 6, 2018 .
- ↑ Aircraft accident data and report in the Aviation Safety Network (English)