Sunday, April 19, 2026

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The?ATR 72, the first of a new LIAT fleet, touched down at the Grantley Adams International Airport yesterday afternoon.
The 68-seater was built by the French-Italian aircraft manufacturer ATR which is to supply 11 more planes over the next two years with a total price tag of US$100 million.
Arriving on the new plane were LIAT?chairman Jean Holder (third from left) and CEO Ian Brunton (behind him) being greeted by Minister of Tourism Richard Sealy (backing camera). (MK)

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