Caribbean Airlines has carried out its initial revenue flight with the fleet’s first Boeing 737 Max 8.
The airline, which is headquartered in Port of Spain in Trinidad & Tobago, says on 14 January the aircraft took passengers from the city’s Piarco International airport to Kingston, Jamaica.
“The introduction of this new aircraft into service represents Caribbean Airlines’ initiative to reset expectations for 2022,” says the carrier’s chief executive, Garvin Medera. “The 737-8 is the most technologically advanced aircraft in the world and it brings a range of benefits for Caribbean Airlines, our customers, and the environment.”
The airframe, which carries the registration 9Y-CAL, arrived at its home airport in…