Caribbean Airlines to Buy 9 Aircraft from French ATR

The Trinidad and Tobago government has given the green light for Caribbean Airlines Limited (CAL) to spend $200 million on purchasing nine aircraft from the French manufacturer ATR, ending weeks of disagreement between the Transport and Works Minister Austin Jack Warner and the airline's board.

Attorney General Anand Ramlogan, who announced the agreement, said that Warner, who had previously given the Persad-Bissessar administration an ultimatum to choose him or the CAL board, had acted in the best interest of the airline and of the public when he took the matter to Cabinet expeditiously to have the deal approved.