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The Nutcracker Is Coming to The Bahamas

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The holidays in Nassau will open with something entirely new this year. New English Ballet Theatre, one of the United Kingdom’s most innovative contemporary ballet companies, is bringing a reimagined production of The Nutcracker to the Grand Hyatt Baha Mar for a two-night debut on Dec. 12 and 13. It’s the company’s first-ever performance in […]

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Southwest Gets First Boeing 737 MAX 8

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Southwest Airlines has officially taken delivery of its newest aircraft: its first Boeing 737 MAX 8. Southwest is the first airline in the United States to receive the 737 MAX, planning to take delivery of eight more MAX planes in the coming weeks. Southwest is aiming to launch nine MAX aircraft into revenue service on […]

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Delta Operations Return to Normal

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Delta’s flight operations have returned to normal following its global outage on Monday, the carrier announced. Delta had started Thursday with 25 mainline flights canceled, some due to bad weather in the Midwest, and the company said no additional cancellations were anticipated. “The airline is back on its feet, moving past this week’s disruption and […]

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Caribbean Carrier Winair Is Adding Another Plane

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St Maarten-based Caribbean air carrier is expanding its fleet for the summer season, the company announced. Winair has announced the addition of an additional DHC-6 300 aircraft for the summer. In a statement, the company said the aircraft would allow the company “to serve new markets and will also enhance our ability to provide additional […]


Delta Operations Return to Normal

Above: an InterCaribbean Airways plane By the Caribbean Journal staff Turks and Caicos-based InterCaribbean Airways is set to launch a group of new flights around the region, the regional carrier announced. The company has launched nonstop flights between Kingston and Port-au-Prince, Haiti beginning Dec. 3, along with new service between Port au Prince and Santo […]

LIAT to Operate Fewer Aircraft in 2015

Above: a LIAT plane By the Caribbean Journal staff Regional carrier LIAT will be a smaller airline in 2015. The company announced this week that, as part of its “fleet transition programme,” LIAT will be operating nine aircraft as opposed to 11 in 2014. “Like any responsible business we have to examine our cost base […]

What Airbus Forecasts for Latin America and the Caribbean

Above: an Airbus plane By the Caribbean Journal staff Latin America and the Caribbean will need 2,294 new passenger and freighter aircraft by the year 2033, according to Airbus’ latest global market forecast. That number would include 1,784 single-aisle, 481 twin-aisle and 29 very large planes worth an estimated $292 billion, according to the company. […]