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March 16, 2017
Damaged Bahamasair plane hasn't affected schedules

Bahamasair's flight schedules have not been significantly affected by an out-of-service aircraft, as the company awaits the arrival of structural engineers from French-Italian aircraft manufacturer ATR to assess the damage caused to the aircraft following the passage of a tornado early Tuesday morning.
Chairman of Bahamasair Valentine Grimes told Guardian Business yesterday that Bahamasair is fort...

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March 14, 2017
Bahamasair Supports IAAF World Relays 2017

Bahamasair, the national airline of the Bahamas, is again please to partner with the IAAF and the LOC on the occasion of the third world relays, that the Bahamas is privileged to host...

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February 28, 2017
Grimes: We cannot continue business as usual at Bahamasair

With the need to increase its revenue base and decrease government subsidization, Chairman of Bahamasair Valentine Grimes admitted over the weekend that the cash-strapped national carrier could not continue as a financially viable entity given its current state of business.
The call to privatize the airline has been adamant over the years, and while speaking with Guardian Business Grimes asserted ...

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February 13, 2017
New Executive Team Appointed at Bahamasair

Chairman of Bahamasair Holdings Ltd. Valentine Grimes announced that Tracy J. Cooper, a 31-year veteran of the national flag carrier is its new Managing Director during a reception announcing...

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February 13, 2017
Davis: Bahamasair expanding, restructuring domestic and international routes

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Works and Urban Development Philip Brave Davis has announced that Bahamasair will be expanding and restructuring its domestic and international routes in an effort to reduce the cash-strapped airline's losses, facilitate tourism growth and provide sufficient airlift for the opening of Baha Mar.
Bahamasair's annual report ending June 30, 2014, revealed that the...

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February 10, 2017
New Bahamasair head office could cost govt up to 7m

EARLY talks are underway on plans to construct a new head office for Bahamasair, with Minister of Works Philip "Brave" Davis saying this could cost the government $5m to $7m.

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January 16, 2017
Bahamasair makes inaugural flight to Port-au-Prince

A WATER salute and a large contingent of Haitian officials greeted Bahamasair's inaugural flight to Port-au-Prince, Haiti, as it touched down shortly before 9am on Saturday at Toussaint Louverture International Airport.

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January 16, 2017
Bahamasair Makes Inaugural Flight to Haiti

A water salute and a large contingent of Haitian officials welcomed Bahamasair?s inaugural flight to Port-au-Prince, Haiti, as it touched down shortly before 9:00 a.m., Saturday, January 14, 2017 at Toussaint Louverture International Airport...

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December 28, 2016
Bahamasair Christmas Day Flyout for the Children

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Works and Urban Development the Hon. Philip Davis, centre, partnered with Bahamasair...

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October 03, 2016
Bahamasair suspends services to southern islands from Tuesday due to hurricane

BAHAMASAIR is suspending services to the southern islands of the Bahamas from Tuesday due to the approach of Hurricane Matthew.

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October 01, 2016
BREAKING NEWS: Bahamians in Jamaica offered Bahamasair flight home on Saturday night to avoid Hurricane Matthew

BAHAMIAN students and other nationals in Jamaica are to be airlifted by Bahamasair from the island on Saturday night due to the growing threat of Hurricane Matthew.

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October 01, 2016
BREAKING NEWS: Bahamians in Jamaica offered Bahamasair flight on Saturday night to avoid Hurricane Matthew

BAHAMIAN students and other nationals in Jamaica are to be airlifted by Bahamasair from the island on Saturday night due to the growing threat of Hurricane Matthew.

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September 30, 2016
Bahamasair director Henry Woods dies

PRIME Minister Perry Christie mourned the death of Bahamasair Managing Director Henry Woods, who died in a South Florida hospital yesterday.

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September 29, 2016
Managing director of Bahamasair in critical condition in hospital

HENRY Woods, the Managing Director of Bahamasair, was airlifted to a Miami hospital yesterday and was reported to be in critical condition last night.

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September 02, 2016
One arrest as Bahamasair warns of tickets fraud

BAHAMASAIR Holdings Ltd. yesterday advised the public that persons travelling on tickets purchased outside of its approved sales channels would be denied travel after officials discovered and thwarted a scam which offered "deeply discounted" airline tickets to clients purchasing flights through a third-party source.

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September 02, 2016
Several in custody for Bahamasair scam

Police are investigating an alleged scam involving the sale of fraudulent Bahamasair tickets and now have several individuals in custody, according to a statement released by Bahamasair Holdings Ltd. on Thursday.

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September 01, 2016
Statement from Bahamasair Holdings Ltd.

We wish to advise the general public that we have uncovered a fraudulent scheme involving individuals offering unauthorized, deeply discounted tickets on Bahamasair.

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June 27, 2016
Bahamasair launches Freeport to Orlando non-stop service

On Wednesday, June 22, 2016, Chairman Valentine Grimes and Senior Manger Sales, Mr. Woodrow Wilson, along with Executives of the Greater Orlando Aviation Authority welcomed the arrival of the new non-stop service from Freeport to Orlando.

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August 30, 2016
ATR paying to lease Bahamasair Dash 8

While Bahamasair is awaiting delivery of the final plane from French manufacturer ATR, Guardian Business has learned that the carrier is leasing a Dash 8 it previously owned.

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June 14, 2016
Administration silent on 30M 'extra' for Bahamasair

The Christie administration failed yesterday to respond to questions raised by Central Grand Bahama MP Neko Grant about what appears to be an extra $30 million that was given to Bahamasair, when the House of Assembly only approved $14.8 million for the airline.

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May 03, 2010
Pilots worry Bahamasair is heading backwards

Airline pilots yesterday criticized Bahamasair's proposed fleet restructuring as taking the airline "back to 1991" and converting it into a "regional turbo prop carrier", suggesting to Tribune Business that the plans were incompatible with the Board's intention to increase market share in the tourism travel category.

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April 27, 2010
Bahamasair's deficit nearly $450 million

Bahamasair has incurred an accumulated deficit of nearly $450 million since it was incorporated in 1973, according to the airline's 2008-2009 financial report in which the auditor raised doubts about the national flag carrier's future sustainability.

The financial statement for Bahamasair's last fiscal year ending June 30, which was tabled in the House of Assembly yesterday by Minister of Pubic...

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April 22, 2010
Bahamasair's deficit nearly $450 million

Bahamasair has incurred an accumulated deficit of nearly $450 million since it was incorporated in 1973, according to the airline's 2008-2009 financial report in which the auditor raised doubts about the national flag carrier's future sustainability.

The financial statement for Bahamasair's last fiscal year ending June 30, which was tabled in the House of Assembly yesterday by Minister of Pubic...

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April 21, 2010
Bahamasair rules out carry-on luggage fee

As five major US airlines serving The Bahamas pledge NOT to introduce a controversial carry-on luggage charge, Bahamasair has its own stance on the fee saying: "We haven't given it a second thought."

Managing Director of Bahamasair Henry Woods said his company had no plans whatsoever to introduce a similar charge to that of Spirit Airlines, which has caused waves throughout the airline industry...

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April 19, 2010
Government exploring measures to reduce operating cost of Bahamasair

The Government of The Bahamas is exploring cost-effective measures to reduce the cost of operating Bahamasair, the national flag carrier.

The airline's Board of Directors along with Government Ministers and other stakeholders got a first hand look at Bombardier Q400 NextGen turboprop aircraft. The Ministers viewed a presentation, participated in a visual walk-around and toured the cabin, Thurs...

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April 16, 2010
Govt seeks cost-effective aircraft for Bahamasair

A top Bahamasair official and a government minister yesterday revealed that executives at the national flag carrier were looking to restock the airline's fleet with more cost-effective aircraft.

Recent reports in The Nassau Guardian revealed that Bahamasair is in deep financial trouble, and the government along with the carrier's board of directors is looking to cut costs at the airline.

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March 31, 2016
Former Bahamasair pilot pays tribute to aviation pioneer Edward Franklin Albury Sr.

AVIATION pioneer, Edward Franklin Albury Sr, has been described as "the man that started it all" by long-time friend Thomas Bethel Sr.

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March 17, 2016
Bahamasair takes delivery of second new prop plane

BAHAMASAIR has taken delivery of a second new ATR 72-600 turbo prop plane as part of the company?s upgrading of its fleet fleet.

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March 17, 2016
Bahamasair welcomes second ATR 72-600 prop turbo aircraft

The Board of Directors and Management of Bahamasair are excited to announce that the airline has welcomed its second new turbo prop, as a part of the company?s re-fleeting exercise...

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March 16, 2016
MP asks where money has come from for Bahamasair

CENTRAL Grand Bahama MP Neko Grant yesterday raised concern over the source of the financing used to refurbish the aged Bahamasair fleet.

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