February 18, 2010 (Milan Italy) -Livingston airlines will significantly increase its direct charter flight services to Antigua and Barbuda from Milan, Italy this year.

The agreement to extend the weekly charter was the outcome of successful discussions today between the CEO of the Antigua and Barbuda Tourism Authority Colin C. James, and CEO of Livingston Airlines Giancarlo Celani, at BIT, Borsa Internazionale del Turismo (International Tourism Exchange), the largest Italian Tourism trade and travel fair in Milan.

Regional airline LIAT has appointed a female to its engineering team, the carrier said in a statement Friday, the first time in its 53-year history that a woman is serving in this capacity. Tesia Alexander, 28, a native of Guyana, has been employed with LIAT since 2007 as a licensed mechanic.

The owners of Island Aviation , Chief Pilot Lloyd Sheppard and Business man Joseph Doway have finally crossed the hurdles and are ready to open the doors to Island Aviation Aero Club, a club meant to build camaraderie among retired pilots, active pilots, student pilots, aircraft engineers and aircraft mechanics. Members will be able to build their flying hours or learn to fly. The members will also be able to rent the airplanes for their personal use. The club has two trained flight instructors

Regional airline, Windward Islands Airways International N.V (WINNAIR) has announced a sizzling hot special in observance of three special events to take place in three of its nine destinations. The events are; St Maarten day which will be observed on November 11th, St. Eustatius day on November 16th and Saba day on December 4th.

The Government of Montserrat has approved the service which offers one return flight per day from the 1st to the 15 December 2009, and thereafter two return flights every day.

Starting 01 December, FlyMontserrat will offer customers daily flights leaving Montserrat at 12:30 and returning from Antigua at 17:30.

From December 16th FlyMontserrat will leave Montserrat daily at 0900 and 1230 returning from Antigua at 1000 and 1730.

Princess Cruises the Ruby Princess will make its inaugural call in St. John’s Wednesday, approximately one year after her maiden season cruising the Western Caribbean roundtrip from her homeport of Ft. Lauderdale.

I missed the inaugural ceremonies last year, which celebrated the 5th Wedding Anniversary of reality-show stars Ryan and Trista Sutter of the “Bachelorette”, but will not miss the opportunity to go onboard when this jewel of a ship docks in St. John’s Harbour November 11th.