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PM BIRD GETS REPLICA OF AIR JAMAICA JETLINER
St. John's: April 24th, 2003.....The Accounts Executive in the Sales and Marketing Department of Air Jamaica, Joyce K. Henry, on Wednesday made a presentation to Prime Minister, Lester Bird during a brief visit to his office on the Factory Road. Henry presented the Antigua and Barbuda leader with a replica of Air Jamaica's newest airplane in the company's fleet, the AirBus A321 which has the capacity to carry in excess of 212 passengers and serves mainly the North American to Caribbean route.	PM Bird receives replica from Ms. Henry. Digital photo by Norman 'Gus' Thomas
In making the presentation, Henry said this was in an effort to show the Prime Minister the quality aircraft that Air Jamaica has flying in Antigua and Barbuda's airspace and the sky as a whole. The Air Jamaica Fleet is currently the newest fleet of planes to the Caribbean. Our Fleet consists of four widebody Airbus A-310's, ten ultra-efficient A-320's, three colorful Airbus A-321's, and three multi-Class A-340's for the Trans-Atlantic runs to London and New York. The A-310's will be phased out between now and 2004, and replaced with the more economical and efficient A-320 and A-321 equipment. Mr. Bird said he appreciated the gesture, adding that he is looking forward for the opportunity to hold further discussions with Air Jamaica's owner, Gordon 'Butch' Stewart on expansion. Further, he said he viewed the presentation of the replica as a part of the synergy between Air Jamaica and Antigua and Barbuda. The airline operates six weekly flights to New York as well as three weekly flights to its other twelve destinations via its Montego Bay hub.