Caribbean Airlines

Caribbean Airlines
IATA ICAO Call sign
BW BWA CARIBBEAN AIRLINES
Founded27 November 1939 (as BWIA)
19 September 2006 (as Caribbean Airlines)
Commenced operations1 January 2007
Hubs
Frequent-flyer programCaribbean Miles[1]
Fleet size20
Destinations26
Parent companyGovernment of Jamaica (11.9%)
Government of Trinidad and Tobago (88.1%)
HeadquartersPiarco, Trinidad and Tobago
Key peopleGarvin Medera (CEO) [2]
Net incomeIncrease USD$ 24 million [3]
Employees1,600[4]
Websitewww.caribbean-airlines.com

Caribbean Airlines Limited is the state-owned airline and flag carrier of Trinidad and Tobago and Jamaica.[5] 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.[6] The company slogan is The Warmth of the Islands.[7]

  1. ^ Caribbean Miles Archived 4 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine, Caribbean Airlines Web site, accessed 2 July 2008.
  2. ^ "Caribbean Airlines hires new CEO". The Trinidad Guardian Newspaper. Archived from the original on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
  3. ^ "CAL reports operational profit - Trinidad and Tobago Guardian". 20 January 2024.
  4. ^ "About Us". Caribbean Airlines. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
  5. ^ MINISTRY OF FINANCE, INVESTMENTS DIVISION
  6. ^ Sweney, Mark (29 December 2006). "Will Caribbean Airlines fly?". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077.
  7. ^ "South Florida Caribbean News". Archived from the original on 13 March 2012. Retrieved 6 January 2013.