Caribbean Airlines
Caribbean Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 in current livery | |||||||
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| Founded | 27 November 1939 (as BWIA) 19 September 2006 (as Caribbean Airlines) | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | 1 January 2007 | ||||||
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| Frequent-flyer program | Caribbean Miles | ||||||
| Fleet size | 20 | ||||||
| Destinations | 28 | ||||||
| Parent company | Government of Jamaica (11.9%) Government of Trinidad and Tobago (88.1%) | ||||||
| Headquarters | Piarco, Trinidad and Tobago | ||||||
| Key people | Nirmala Ramai (CEO) (acting) & (COO) | ||||||
| Net income | USD$ 24 million | ||||||
| Employees | 1,600 | ||||||
| Website | www | ||||||
Caribbean Airlines Limited is the state-owned airline and flag carrier of Trinidad and Tobago and Jamaica. Headquartered in Iere House in Piarco, the airline operates flights to the Caribbean, North America and South America from its base at Piarco International Airport, Trinidad. Presently Caribbean Airlines employs more than 1,600 people and is the largest airline in the Caribbean. The company slogan is The Warmth of the Islands.
The current Chief Executive Officer (acting) is Nirmala Ramai, the current chief operating officer. She was appointed after the resignation of Garvin Medera, who had been CEO for the past eight years. The current board of directors are Reyna Kowlessar as chairman with Videsh Praim as vice-chairman, and Darren Ali, Lauren Perth, and Selwyn Cudjoe as directors.