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Air Jamaica

Air Jamaica General Manager, William Rodgers
Air Jamaica General Manager, William Rodgers
IATA Code
JM
ICAO Code
AJM
Corporate Address
72-76 Harbour Street
Kingston
Jamaica
Website
http://www.airjamaica.com
Country
Jamaica
Business model
Full Service Carrier

Air Jamaica is the national airline of Jamaica, with its main base at Norman Manley International Airport, Kingston. It operates scheduled services from Kingston and Montego Bay to 13 destinations in the Caribbean, the United States, Canada and the UK. The airline was taken over by Caribbean Airlines in 2010, but both airlines retain their separate brands. 


 
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One airline, two brands serve Caribbean

12-Jul-11 2:03 PM

As headlines in Jamaica touted the end of an era, Caribbean Airlines, which acquired Air Jamaica in May, promised to become a “truly Caribbean airline” to serve the Caribbean as one airline but two brands. The two brands are now operating under the Caribbean Airlines BW code as they continue to integrate operations, ending Air Jamaica’s troubled 42-year history.

Open skies with Jamaica to be renegotiated

9-Apr-10 2:31 PM

The transition of services from Air Jamaica to Caribbean Airlines Ltd (CAL) has encountered a glitch in that CAL lacks permission to serve the US and the rights apparently do not transfer once the CAL acquires Air Jamaica.

Spirit CEO, Ben Baldanza Spirit of Jamaica?

7-Jul-09 3:53 PM

Fort Lauderdale-based ultra low cost carrier, Spirit Airlines, has reportedly acquired Air Jamaica, according to the Jamaica Gleaner newspaper, citing unnamed sources, following government efforts to privatise the loss-making Jamaican carrier. The report stated the airline would be renamed ‘Spirit of Jamaica’.

American Airlines CEO, Gerard Arpey Effective airline leadership succession - exclusive analysis by Spencer Stuart

3-Dec-08 11:35 AM

As the global airline industry enters another dark chapter, executives come under even sharper scrutiny. In this analysis, by Spencer Stuart’s Global Aviation Practice, Michael Bell and Thierry Lindenau discuss the keys to effective airline leadership succession planning and implementation.

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