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A New Air Traffic Control Tower in Montego Bay

By the Caribbean Journal staff The new air traffic control tower at Montego Bay’s Sangster International Airport will become fully operational next month, according to the Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority. “Our team in Montego Bay is ready to move over. […]

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Here’s How U.S. Law Applies To Any Company Doing Business In Cuba

By some estimates, when Cuba transitions to a market-oriented economy and resolves its various disputes with the U.S., the island nation will require more than $50 billion of investment to modernize its economy. Recent improvements in U.S.-Cuba relations have opened […]

The FAA Has a New Caribbean Initiative

Aviation is a global enterprise that brings the world together. U.S. civil aviation has a $2.4 trillion dollar impact on the global economy, and accounts for more than 58 million jobs. Growth in travel, new routes, increasing trade and investment, […]

New WestJet Belize Flights Begin Service

Canadian carrier WestJet has begun its new nonstop flights to Belize. The carrier began operating its flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Belize City on Saturday. “Leaving Canada and hitting the beaches in Belize by mid-day is something that […]

All Airports in the Bahamas Are Open

After the passage of Hurricane Matthew, the Bahamas has announced the reopening of all airports across the country. The announcement was made on Saturday by the country’s Department of Civil Aviation and in consultation with the Bahamian Department of Meteorology. […]

Grenada to Host CTO State of the Industry Conference in 2017

Grenada will play host to the Caribbean Tourism Organization’s annual State of the Industry Conference in 2017. The news was revealed by Grenada Minister for Tourism and Civil Aviation for Clarice Modeste-Curwen at this year’s State of the Industry Conference […]

Haiti’s Sunrise Airways Launching More Caribbean Flights

Haiti-based Sunrise Airways is planning to launch a host of new flights around the Caribbean from Jamaica. The company’s proposed flights will connect all three of Jamaica’s international airports with destinations in Haiti, the Dominican Republic and Cuba. “We see […]

JetBlue Adds Mint Service to Grenada Flights

JetBlue is ramping up its Caribbean expansion with the addition of another new Mint Cabin service to the region. The New York City-based carrier has announced the addition of Mint premium cabin service on flights between New York and Grenada, […]

The Caribbean Has an Air Tax Problem

By George Nicholson Op-Ed Contributor The regional airline industry has been characterised by a high degree of commercial difficulties. The last three decades has seen the Caribbean airspace littered with the remains of more than thirty carriers – some of […]

Staniel Cay Airport Reopens

By the Caribbean Journal staff The Bahamas’ Staniel Cay Airport has reopened. The airport reopened to air traffic Nov. 18 with a new runway. The newly-paved 3,000-foot-long, 75-foot-wide runway means the airport is classified as a Code 2b airport. The […]

Long Island’s Deadman’s Cay Airport Reopens But Terminal Still Closed

Above: Long Island By the Caribbean Journal staff The airport at Deadman’s Cay on Long Island in the Bahamas has reopened following damage from Hurricane Joaquin, the country’s Department of Civil Aviation announced. The airport is now “open and operational […]

JetBlue Adding More Grenada Flights

A boost for the Spice Isle By the Caribbean Journal staff JetBlue Airways is expanding its recently-launched Grenada service. The company, which already operates flights from New York to Grenada on Thursdays and Sundays, will be adding a third weekly […]

Copa Launching Flights to Belize

A new destination for the rapidly-growing carrier Above: the Cayo Espanto resort in Belize By Dana Niland CJ Contributor Starting this December, Copa Airlines will be offering its first-ever service to Belize. The Panama-based carrier will be operating two weekly direct […]

LIAT Readies for Move to New Antigua Airport Terminal

Above: the soon-to-open airport terminal in Antigua (CJ Photo) By Dana Niland CJ Contributor LIAT is one of several carriers readying for a move to the new, larger terminal will soon open at Antigua’s VC Bird International Airport. Staff members of Antigua-based […]

JetBlue Launches First-Ever Flights to Grenada

Above: Grenada (CJ Photo) By Tara MacIntyre CJ Contributor NEW YORK — JetBlue continues to expand its wings in the Caribbean. The airline opened its newest route from New York’s JFK Airport to Grenada, the Caribbean’s original “Spice Island,” on […]

Bahamas, China Sign Memorandum on Air Services

Above: the signing ceremony By the Caribbean Journal staff In what could be a major step for Bahamian tourism, the Bahamas and China have signed a memorandum of understanding for air service between the two countries. The move comes months […]

Haiti’s Sunrise Airways Approved For Regular Dominican Republic Flights

Above: a Sunrise Airways plane By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti’s Sunrise Airways has been awarded a “Part 129” operating permit from the Dominican Republic’s Institute of Civil Aviation, enabling the company to begin regularly-scheduled flights between Port-au-Prince and Santo […]

France’s Francois Hollande Visits Haiti

Above: France President Francois Hollande and Haiti Preisdent Michel Martelly By the Caribbean Journal staff France President Francois Hollande made an official visit Haiti on Tuesday, part of a wider tour that included stops in St Barth, St Martin, Martinique, […]

Startup Caribbean Airline BlueSky Eyes New Aircraft Source

By the Caribbean Journal staff Grand Cayman-based airline startup BlueSky has pushed back its launch date due to the recent demise of European plane lessor Eurolot, it said this week. The company said Eurolot had been contracted to supply the […]

“Productive and Encouraging” Talks Between US and Cuba

Above: US Assistant Secretary of State Roberta Jacobson By the Caribbean Journal staff Officials from the United States and Cuba held high-level talks in Washington on Friday. According to US Assistant Secretary of State Roberta Jacobson, the talks, which focused […]

Grenada Names New Tourism Minister in Cabinet Reshuffle

Above: Grenada (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Grenada has named a new tourism minister as part of a Cabinet reshuffle by Prime Minister Dr Keith Mitchell. Mitchell announced the move to name Yolande Bain-Horsford the country’s new Tourism […]

Private Jet Carrying Nine Passengers Crashes in Grand Bahama

Above: a Learjet 36 By the Caribbean Journal staff A private jet crashed while making an approach for landing at Grand Bahama International Airport on Sunday, authorities said. The Lear 36 Executive Jet was carrying nine passengers; the plane was […]

Caribbean Airlift and Caribbean Tourism

By Julio Orozco Op-Ed Contributor The importance of ‘Accessibility’ particularly Air Access and its relationship to the viability of the Regional Tourism Industry cannot be over stated. The tourism industry is heavily reliant on air transport for tourists/visitors for business and […]

Grenada Foreign Minister Visits Qatar

Above: Qatar By the Caribbean Journal staff Grenada Foreign Minister Nickolas Steele recently wrapped up visit to Qatar. The purpose of the trip was to pave the way for Grenada Prime Minister Dr Keith Mitchell’s upcoming trip to Qatar this […]

Grenada Taps China to Lead Carriacou Airport Expansion

Above: Carriacou By the Caribbean Journal staff Grenada has engaged the state-owned China Harbour Engineering Company to execute the expansion of the Lauriston airport on the island of Carriacou. The project would involve an upgrade and an expansion at Lauriston […]

Dominican Republic, Turkey Sign Cooperation Agreements

Above: Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu and Dominican Republic President Danilo Medina By the Caribbean Journal staff The Dominican Republic and Turkey have signed agreements on economic and civil aviation cooperation. The agreements were signed by Dominican Republic President Danilo […]

Dominican Republic Opens Two New Air Traffic Control Centres

Above: Dominican Republic President Danilo Medina at the inauguration ceremony for the two new centres By the Caribbean Journal staff Dominican Republic President Danilo Medina officially inaugurated two new air traffic control centres in Santo Domingo and Punta Cana in […]

Grenada Names Board of Directors For New Tourism Authority

Above: Grenada By the Caribbean Journal staff The Board of Directors has been officially announced for the newly-formed Grenada Tourism Authority, the Ministry of Tourism, Civil Aviation and Culture announced this week. The new members were officially named in the […]

A New Way to Fly to Abaco in The Bahamas