Jamaica Queen Airlines (Kingston Norman Manley International (KIN)) is another new start-up based in Jamaica planning to launch operations later this year with a fleet of A320-200s. It initially plans to operate between Kingston and New York John F. Kennedy International (JFK) in competition with Caribbean Airlines (BW, Port of Spain Piarco International (POS)), jetBlue Airways (B6, New York John F. Kennedy International (JFK)) and other start-up Fly Jamaica Airways (OJ, Kingston Norman Manley International (KIN)).

Caribbean Airlines (BW, Port of Spain Piarco International (POS)) has finally taken delivery of its first (9Y-LGW, MSN 26327) of two own B767-300ER on dry lease from LAN Airlines (LA, Santiago de Chile Arturo Merino Benítez International (SCL)) after having wet-leased a B767-300ER from Omni Air International (OY, Tulsa International (TUL)) for several months to operate its only long-haul route from Port of Spain Piarco International (POS) to London Gatwick (LGW).

InterSky (3L, Friedrichshafen Bodensee (FDH)) has agreed to acquire two ATR 72-600s from Avions de Transport Régional (Toulouse Blagnac (TLS)) that had previously not been taken up by Caribbean Airlines (BW, Port of Spain Piarco International (POS)). It will use the aircraft to supplement its three Dash 8-300s on existing and new routes in Germany.

Caribbean Airlines (BW, Port of Spain Piarco International (POS)) has been advised by the civil aviation authority of Trinidad & Tobago that it is not allowed to operate its aircraft under the Air Jamaica (BW, Kingston Norman Manley International (KIN)) brand which it had done since the 2011 acquisition of the struggling Jamaican national carrier. Air Jamaica no longer holds its own air operator certificate but instead Caribbean has been operating six B737-800s under the Air Jamaica brand from Kingston Norman Manley International (KIN) and Montego Bay Sangster International (MBJ). The authorities argue that it either needs to operate all flights as Caribbean Airlines or get a separate air operator certificate for the subsidiary in Jamaica. Caribbean has now therefore started repainting its Air Jamaica branded aircraft back into standard colours. It is however still running an Air Jamaica branded website for now.

Caribbean Airlines (BW, Port of Spain Piarco International (POS)) is unable to finance deliveries of its additional six ATR 72-600s on order. It currently already operates two ATR 72-600s but has delayed all additional deliveries until further notice putting four of the six remaining ATR 72-600s currently already awaiting delivery up for sale according to a report by Trinidad Newsday.