Caribbean Airlines Limited is the state-owned airline and flag carrier of Trinidad and Tobago.
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15 Facts About Caribbean Airlines
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Caribbean Airlines was incorporated in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago on 27 September 2006.
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In September 2006, following the recommendation of Peter Davies, the CEO of BWIA West Indies Airways, Caribbean Airlines got approval from the Trinidad and Tobago government to begin operations, after the failed negotiations between the unions and the management of its predecessor, BWIA.
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Caribbean Airlines commenced operations on 1 January 2007, servicing the remaining routes of BWIA.
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Caribbean Airlines appointed Captain Ian Brunton in October 2009 as CEO of the airline.
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Also in 2009, Caribbean Airlines operated services from the southern Caribbean to Jamaica, as well as South America, including Suriname, Guyana and Venezuela.
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Caribbean Airlines provided a seamless transition following Air Jamaica's closure.
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On 4 March 2010, Caribbean Airlines announced they would terminate their codeshare agreement with British Airways for the Port of Spain-London Gatwick route effective 27 March 2010 thus paving the way for a nonstop service to be operated by Caribbean between Piarco International Airport and London, UK.
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The agreement stated that Caribbean Airlines would continue operating Air Jamaica's routes and retain 900 of Air Jamaica's employees.
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In early 2016, the management of Caribbean Airlines has set as an agenda to consider replacing its ATR fleet with comparable turboprops sourced from Bombardier due to persistent reliability problems.
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Colors of Caribbean Airlines are blue, green and purple and are represented in the new staff uniforms, all featuring the hummingbird, the logo of Caribbean Airlines.
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Caribbean Airlines has a theme song arranged in a traditional Trinidadian calypso music style.
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Caribbean Airlines Beat Magazine returned to print format in March 2021.
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Caribbean Airlines operates scheduled services to the following destinations including incorporated services formerly operated by Air Jamaica.
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