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Caribbean Star Airlines achieves successful re-certification
Friday, October 13, 2006
ST JOHN’S, Antigua: Antigua-based Caribbean Star Airlines announced Thursday that it has been successfully re-certified under the new civil aviation regulations passed in Antigua and Barbuda.
The move, which had been widely anticipated since the Eastern Caribbean Civil Aviation Authority (ECCAA) was upgraded to category one status by the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in March 2006, enables Caribbean Star to consider broader expansion opportunities.
“This is a proud and truly momentous day for us,” said Skip Barnette, president and CEO of Caribbean Star Airlines and its sister carrier, Caribbean Sun Airlines. “A special note of thanks goes out to our exceptional staff of dedicated employees, without whom we could not have achieved this feat. I also want to recognise our friends and colleagues at the ECCAA whose stewardship and professionalism made this a smooth process.”
The FAA’s International Aviation Safety Assessments (IASA) program established in August 1992 focuses on a country’s ability, not an individual carrier’s, to adhere to international standards and recommended practices for aircraft operations and maintenance established by the United Nations’ technical agency for aviation, the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO).
The ECCAA regulates the aviation industry in the Organszation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) countries.
Once the new regulations were promulgated, OECS-based carriers like Caribbean Star were required to be re-certified under the new guidelines.
In conjunction with the attainment of category one status by the ECCAA, re-certification now allows the airline to seek authorisation from the FAA and the US Department of Transport to serve US destinations and code share with US airlines.
“We are elated to issue Caribbean Star with their new Air Operator’s Certificate and Operations Specifications completing their re-certification under the new civil aviation legislation,” said Rosemond James, acting Director General of the ECCAA. “Accordingly, this occasion marks yet another milestone in the development of civil aviation in the OECS and the wider Caribbean as another one of our carriers has met the safety requirements of the law. We congratulate the management and staff of Caribbean Star on this achievement, which resulted from their diligence and hard work. The sky is truly your limit.”
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