BES Reporter

News from Bonaire, St. Eustatius & Saba

Corendon/Divi Boeing Nearly Ready; Brazil Flights From 350 Dollars Round Trip

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Willemstad- The Boeing 737-800 which will be operating under Divi Divi Air’s licence and flight numbers, will also carry a sticker identifying the plane as a Divi Divi Air operated flight. Divi and Corendon plan to use the plane in question to operate flights between Curaçao and Sint Maarten, but also from Curaçao and Bonaire… [Read more]

Insel Struggles to Pay Salaries: All Eyes on interCaribbean and December 4th

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Willemstad- According to local radio station Radio Krioyo, Insel Air had difficulty in paying employee salaries for the month of November 2018. Although the majority of employees reportedly was paid, this was not the case for a group of former MD-80 pilots which have been furloughed, but which are still on the embattled carrier’s payroll…. [Read more]

EZ Air Receives Their Second Beechcraft 1900

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Willemstad- Tonight saw the arrival of EZ Air’s second ‘big’ airplane, the Beechcraft 1900D carrying the local registration number PJ EZY. The first Beechcraft had already arrived on November 8th, 2018. The PJ-EZY was flown from Miami Executive Airport and made a stop at Providenciales in Turks and Caicos Islands to refuel, before touching down… [Read more]

InterCaribbean Airways and Insel Air Sign Agreement

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Willemstad- After a period of intensive negotiations, the shareholders of Insel Air have reached an agreement with InterCaribbean Airways as strategic partner for Insel Air. This has been communicated by the Ministry of Economic Affairs in Willemstad. InterCaribbean Airways has been interested in Insel Air for some time and have started negotiations since July. This… [Read more]

The first plane of EZ Air has landed on Curacao

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  Today, Thursday 8 November, the first aircraft of EZ Air landed at 14.05 at Hato airport on Curacao. The aircraft is a Beechcraft 1900D which is suitable for 18 passengers. The second plane is expected in 10 days. The financing for both aircraft has been provided by PensioenfondsCN. The aircraft will now have to… [Read more]

Divi Divi and Winair Discuss Possible Cooperation

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Philipsburg/Willemstad- Discussions have begun between DIVI DIVI Air, Curacao and WINAIR, St. Maarten to begin the process of cooperation to work together improving connectivity in the ABC islands and Northern Caribbean. “The goals of these two companies will be how can we provide better services to our mutual customers, lower prices and increase options for… [Read more]

Winair’s Inflight Magazine Will Receive Make Over

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Philipsburg- Sint Maarten based Winair has reached an agreement with publishing company Les Editions Ante Insulae to create a new and improved inflight magazine. According to Winair, the magazine will not only provide essential information with regards to the airline and Caribsky, but will also feature exclusive interviews and interesting articles focused on tourism, culture,… [Read more]

Phase One Reconstruction Works Begin at SXM Airport Terminal Building

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SIMPSON BAY, St. Maarten – Following the successful mold remediation and testing procedure in the ground floor of the terminal building, the reconstruction of the Princess Juliana International Airport (SXM) has now officially commenced. Both projects are part of the Package One – Temporary Operations. The airport facilities sustained severe damages at the hands of… [Read more]

Winair invests in future

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Philipsburg, October 16, 2018 – WINAIR recently took delivery of 3 new GPU’s (Ground Power Units) and 4 tugs to operate WINAIR flights and our growing  3RD party customers in St. Maarten, WINAIR daily operates 37 twin engine otter flights and 5 ATR flights from our hub at PJIAE in St. Maarten and provides ramp and… [Read more]