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Airlines discuss response to plans for 'plane tax'
Airlines discuss response to plans for 'plane tax'
By ALISON LOWE
Business Reporter
alowe@tribunemedia.net
Bahamian airline operators have been meeting to "formalise a plan" on how they will respond to the Customs Department's plans to hit them with bills potentially amounting to millions of dollars for allegedly unpaid customs duty and stamp tax on imported planes, one major operator telling Tribune Business yesterday that the issue could "imm...
Staff cuts on way at airline, Container Port
Staff cuts on way at airline, Container Port
By ALISON LOWE
Business Reporter
alowe@tribunemedia.net
Two international companies will be cutting their New Providence and Freeport staff levels in short order, Tribune Business has learned.
From a total of 45 passenger service agents and 19 ramp agents employed in Nassau, American Eagle, a regional affiliate of American Airlines, will reduce these numbers in March by four passenger service ...
Southwest Airlines back to Nassau
Southwest Airlines back to Nassau
IT had been coming - but when Southwest Airlines touched down at 2.20pm at Sir Lynden Pindling International Aiport yesterday, it marked a return of a vital air link to Fort Lauderdale.
SkyBahamas Airlines Ltd. Introduces a New Flight to Marsh Harbour, Abaco
On January 23, 2008 SkyBahamas Airlines Ltd. launched regular flight service into Marsh Harbour, making Abaco its newest family member in travel destinations along with Exuma, Freeport, and Bimini.
No airlines interrupted by industrial action, says aviation director
Besides minor delays, no airlines were affected operationally from the "illegal" sickout by some airport workers under the Bahamas Public Services Union (BPSU), Director of Aviation Algernon Cargill told Guardian Business yesterday.
Airlines fined thousands for visa failures
Airlines fined thousands for visa failures
CHIEF Superintendent of Police Zhivago Dames said commercial airlines have been fined thousands of dollars for letting passengers enter this country without the required documents, such as the travel health visa.
Bahamasair wins 'Best Caribbean Airline' at World Travel Awards
A Bahamasair plane sits on the runway in this file photo. Bahamasair copped the top spot of Best Caribbean Airline at the World Travel Awards at Sandals Royal Bahamian resort on Monday night. Bahamas Managing Director Tracy Cooper told reporters at the event that the award is a testament to the hard work of the airline's [...]
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Woods: The Bahamas likely cannot govern airline registry
Bahamasair Managing Director Henry Woods yesterday warned it is unlikely that The Bahamas would be able to govern an international aircraft registry in the near future, despite the significant economic benefits a registry would provide.
Woods told Guardian Business that The Bahamas could learn from similar initiatives undertaken by regional competitors, including Bermuda and the Cayman Islands, if...
Airline which veered off runway given warning
Airline which veered off runway given warning
AN American airline that operated a plane that skidded off the runway at Grand Bahama International Airport in October last year has been issued a warning by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
Cayman Airways named a top eight airline in the world
An incredible distinction for Cayman?s national airline, respected travel critic Richard Bangs has just issued his choice of top eight airlines worldwide, and Cayman Airways is on the list...