Search results for : bahamasair

Showing 61 to 90 of 441 results

News Article
May 13, 2015
Bahamasair and Public Managers Union sign agreement

Bahamasair Chairman Valentine Grimes described the latest agreement signed between the national airline of The Bahamas and the Public Managers Union (PMU) as a "wonderful opportunity" for The Bahamas.

read more »


News Article
May 12, 2015
Bahamasair and Public Managers Union Sign Industrial Agreement

Valentine Grimes, Chairman of the Board of Bahamasair, described the latest agreement signed between the national airline of The Bahamas and the Public Managers Union (PMU) as a ?wonderful opportunity? for The Bahamas...

read more »


News Article
December 29, 2014
Deputy Minister with responsibilty for Bahamasair

The recent unprovoked and unwarranted industrial action taken by the Pilots of the national flag carrier Bahamasair is of great concern to the government of the Bahamas in that the cost and inconvenience to the traveling public calls for immediate action to be taken to avoid further occurrences...

read more »


News Article
December 24, 2014
Bahamasair pilot "sick-out" has ended

Bahamasair wishes to advise the public that the Pilot?s ?Sick Out? has ended and effective immediately Bahamasair has resumed normal operations...

read more »


News Article
August 23, 2011
Bahamasair Flights Cancelled

BAHAMASAIR has changed its flight schedule in preparation for the onslaught of Hurricane Irene. Flights will operate as normal today, and be restricted to just four flights between Nassau, Grand Bahama and Abaco tomorrow.

read more »


News Article
July 01, 2014
Bahamasair flight makes emergency landing

A BAHAMASAIR plane was forced to abort a flight and return to the airport following power loss in one of its engines yesterday, company General Manager Henry Woods confirmed...

read more »


News Article
January 20, 2014
Consultation with foreign groups over Bahamasair

PRIME Minister Perry Christie said officials are in discussions with foreign entities on how to improve the performance of cash strapped Bahamasair...

read more »


News Article
November 14, 2013
Bahamasair generates first profit 'in decades'

For the first time in decades, Bahamasair has made a profit, according to the national flag carrier's Chairman Valentine Grimes...

read more »


News Article
October 23, 2013
Bahamasair 'a valuable asset' for investors

Bahamasair could be quite an attractive asset for potential investors, valued at well over $20 million, aviation sources have estimated...

read more »


News Article
October 21, 2013
Christie denies 'Chinese deal' for Bahamasair

Prime Minister Perry Christie has denied that any deal has been made with the Chinese in relation to Bahamasair's privatization, despite recent claims made by the executives of the Airport, Airline and Allied Workers Union (AAAWU)...

read more »


News Article
October 18, 2013
PM talks of change for Bahamasair

PRIME Minister Perry Christie says he wants Bahamasair to be operated similarly to the Nassau Airport Development Company(NAD) because such a move would be economically best for the country...

read more »


News Article
October 17, 2013
Bahamasair executive: No knowledge of privatization talks

As reports surface that the government may be in the initial stages of the process to privatize Bahamasair, its Managing Director Henry Woods said he has received no indication of this but would support "a major reform" of the airline...

read more »


News Article
October 03, 2013
Bahamasair expands Florida services

The national flag carrier is extending its reach into the Florida market and connectivity with the entire eastern seaboard by launching non-stop service into West Palm Beach beginning next month...

read more »


News Article
September 10, 2013
Bahamasair chairman: Airline 'significantly' overstaffed

Aviation stakeholders are applauding suggestions that the government may privatize the national airline, pointing to millions of dollars in subsidies, overstaffing and undercutting of other local airlines...

read more »


News Article
September 09, 2013
PM eyes reform at Bahamasair

As the government moves to restructure the Bahamas Electricity Corporation (BEC), Prime Minister Perry Christie yesterday suggested his focus may soon move to significant reform of Bahamasair, an airline that has cost the state more than $500 million since its creation in 1973...

read more »


News Article
June 21, 2013
Bahamasair Holdings continues to suffer from high labour costs

Bahamasair Holdings continues to suffer from high labour costs; an ageing fleet; escalating fuel costs; and, a commitment to unprofitable domestic routes, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Works and Urban Development said...

read more »


News Article
June 18, 2013
20m more for Bahamasair

The government has allocated $20 million to Bahamasair in the upcoming fiscal year, Deputy Prime Minister Philip Brave Davis said yesterday.
"Bahamasair holdings continues to suffer from high labor costs and an aging fleet, escalating fuel costs and a commitment to unprofitable domestic [routes]," Davis said during his contribution to debate of the 2013/2014 budget in the House of Assembly.
"As ...

read more »


News Article
May 13, 2013
Nightmare In The Sky - Bahamasair Propeller Breaks Off

Passengers on board a Bahamasair flight to Nassau thought they were going to die after they saw a portion of the plane's propeller break off and bounce from the wing.

One passenger told The Big T: ?Never in my life have I seen grown men crying. My wife and I said goodbye to each other. Everyone thought they were going to die.?

read more »


News Article
March 14, 2013
Bahamasair Incurs Net Loss of 11.7 Million

Nassau, Bahamas -- In the period July-December 2012, total revenue collected by Bahamasair amounted to $37.4 millio n, while expenses totalled $49.1 million, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Works and Urban Development the Hon. Philip Davis explained during his Contribution to the 2012/13 Budget Statement.

read more »


News Article
October 19, 2012
Butler: Bahamasair 'Distorts' The Market

The CEO of SkyBahamas says government subsidies to Bahamasair have "distorted" the aviation market and made it impossible to compete.

read more »


News Article
October 14, 2012
Final Beauties @ Brunch Event To Honour Bahamasair Female Pilots

Nassau, Bahamas - The year's final segment of Cia Monet's Beauties @ Brunch will take place in Nassau on October 14th at the Wyndham Hotel.

read more »


News Article
October 04, 2012
Sponsor Spotlight - BIFF Takes Flight With Bahamasair Provides Great Hotel Deals

Bahamasair is the Exclusive Bahamian Airline Partner of the 9th Annual Bahamas International Film Festival (BIFF) which takes place December 6 - 9, 2012 in Nassau, Bahamas.

read more »


News Article
September 28, 2012
Bahamasair Female Pilots To Be Honoured At Final Beauties @ Brunch Event Set For Nassau

Nassau,Bahamas - The year's final segment of Cia Monet's Beauties @ Brunch
will take place in Nassau on October 14th at the Sheraton Nassau Beach
Resort.

read more »


News Article
September 28, 2012
Bahamasair Pilots To Be Honoured At Final Beauties @ Brunch Event Set For Nassau

Nassau, Bahamas - The year's final segment of Cia Monet's Beauties @ Brunch
will take place in Nassau on October 14th at the Wyndham Hotel.

read more »


News Article
September 07, 2012
Final Beauties @ Brunch Event To Honour Bahamasair Female Pilots

Nassau, Bahamas - The year's final segment of Cia Monet's Beauties @ Brunch will take place in Nassau on October 14th at the Wyndham Hotel.

read more »


News Article
August 31, 2012
Final Beauties @ Brunch Event to Honour Bahamasair Female Pilots

Nassau, Bahamas - The year's final segment of Cia Monet's Beauties @ Brunch will take place in Nassau on October 14th at the Wyndham Hotel. The event to celebrate of 50 years of women's suffrage will honour the three female captains (Gail Saunders, Frances Smith, and Gwendolyn Ritchie) of Bahamasair.

read more »


News Article
May 23, 2012
Bahamasair announced three female pilots were promoted to Dash 8 aircraft captains

Bahamasair announced May 22, 2012, that in February, three female pilots were promoted to Dash 8 aircraft captains, a first in the airline's history.

read more »


News Article
March 30, 2012
Bahamasair commissions new Boeing 737-500

Nassau, The Bahamas - Public Works and Transport Minister the Hon. Neko C. Grant officially commissioned Bahamasair's refurbished Boeing 737-500 as part of the airline's fleet of jet aircraft during a special ceremony Wednesday, March 28.

read more »


News Article
January 05, 2012
BahamasAir Financially Damaged By Chaos

BAHAMASAIR, an airline that has never turned a profit since its 1973 founding, suffered another heavy drain on its finances due to the labour-related breakdown at Pindling International Airport over the Christmas-New Year weekends.

read more »


News Article
June 24, 2011
Bahamasair execs preparing business plan

Bahamasair executives are preparing a business plan expected to help trim the airline's fat further, confirmed the minister responsible for Bahamasair, with the company laying off 25 people in the last year.

"We can't go on the way we are," Minister of Public Works and Transport Neko Grant told Guardian Business yesterday.? "The director is preparing a business plan that will outline the direct...

read more »