Caribbean Airlines was founded in 1939 as British West Indies Airlines. The name change came on January 1, 2007. Owned by the Government of Trinidad and Tobago, Caribbean Airlines in headquartered in Piarco, Trinidad. Air Jamaica is a fully owned subsidiary of the airline.
Currently, there are 17 aircraft in the main fleet. The airline flies five ATR 72-600 and 12 Boeing 737-800 models. The B738 airliners will be swapped out in the near future for new Boeing 737 MAX 8 airplanes. These aircraft fly to 20 destinations.
Caribbean Airlines has a clean record with no crashes resulting fatalities. However, on July 12, 2017, the jet blast from flight 457, taking off from Princess Juliana International Airport in Sint Maarten caused a death. A 57 year old New Zealand woman succumbed to her injuries after being blown by the jet blast and striking her head against concrete.