Topic: Owen Roberts International Airport
Visitor fined for gun and bullets
A visitor was fined $2,000 after a gun and ammunition were found in his suitcase as he was leaving the island.
Online poll: Opinions split on airport Jetways
Nearly 41 percent of respondents to last week’s caymancompass.com online poll think Owen Roberts International Airport should have boarding bridges, often referred to as Jetways, if $20 million is added to the airport redevelopment project.
Air controllers remove Facebook account of airport incident
At a March 30 meeting at the Beacon House headquarters of the Cayman Islands Airports Authority, top aviation executives reportedly confronted air traffic controllers, asking them to remove a statement on their association’s Facebook page.
Man arrested for 'muling' cocaine
Customs officers arrest a suspected drug runner at Owen Roberts International Airport.
False engine fire indication prompted emergency landing
An emergency landing involving Cayman Airways’ Twin Otter flight from Little Cayman was caused by a “false engine fire indication,” the airline said in a statement.
Air traffic controllers address landing incident
Cayman’s air traffic controllers issue a statement addressing last week’s incident at Owen Roberts International Airport in which two aircraft came within a minute of colliding.
Another emergency landing at Owen Roberts
A Twin Otter plane from Little Cayman was forced to land on one engine on Saturday, prompting a full emergency alert at Owen Roberts International Airport.
An 'occurrence' that never should have occurred
An incident at Owen Roberts International Airport involving two jetliners that the Cayman Islands Airports Authority is simply calling an "occurrence" is no trivial matter.
Officials downplay airport incident
Aviation officials are investigating an incident at the Owen Roberts International Airport on Sunday in which two aircraft, one awaiting departure and the other incoming, were forced to abort their flight plans.
EY report six months later
A six-month progress update on the Ernst & Young government consulting report shows slow going.
Cayman's future is arriving … in droves
Like a crack of thunder, the announcement that the Cayman Islands now boasts its largest population ever – 58,238 – is a confirmation that lightning has struck.
Online poll: Most stay home for Easter
The majority of respondents to a caycompass.com online poll say they’re planning on staying home for next week’s four-day Easter holiday.
Tourism success continues in 2015
After a record year for Cayman tourism in 2014, arrival figures continue to soar in the new year.
Gimme shelter: Back to the drawing board
The omission of jetways from the plans for Grand Cayman's new airport appears to us to be a glaring error - not of architectural design, but of financial judgment.
Airports boss: Jetways 'too expensive'
Boarding bridges to allow tourists arriving in the Cayman Islands to walk direct from plane to terminal would have added more than CI $20 million to the cost of the planned airport redevelopment.
New airport design more than doubles size
Airport officials unveiled the new Owen Roberts International Airport design, which will more than double the current capacity.
Russian plane delivers new engine for crippled DHL jet
A new engine arrived Monday morning for the DHL plane that had to make an emergency landing last month.
Cargo plane forced to make emergency landing
A cargo plane experienced engine problems as it came in to land in Grand Cayman Tuesday afternoon, prompting a full emergency alert at the Owen Roberts International Airport.
Plane with flammable cargo makes emergency landing
A DHL plane carrying flammable cargo diverted to Cayman for an emergency landing on Wednesday morning.
Sweet day at the airport
Cayman Islands Airports Authority’s customer service staff spread the love on Valentine’s Day at Owen Roberts International Airport.
Ebola in Cayman: When fear went viral
A visitor with a travel history to West Africa, and who is exhibiting Ebola-like symptoms, arrives in Grand Cayman. What happens next?
International flights may boost Brac economy
Airport upgrade paves way for flights to Cuba and MiamiDirect flights between Cayman Brac, Miami and eastern Cuba could be scheduled by June following...
Direct Dallas-Cayman flights to launch in summer
American Airlines is launching a direct flight from Dallas, Texas, to and from Grand Cayman this summer.
Key seaport, airport project manager dies
Jim Scott, one of Cayman's most notable architects and project managers, has died.
International flights may boost Brac economy
Direct flights between Cayman Brac, Miami and eastern Cuba could be scheduled by June following a $1 million upgrade to the island’s airport.
Runway mishap delayed seven flights, canceled two
A relatively minor incident at the Grand Cayman airport messes up the flight schedule for hundreds of residents and visitors.
Landing mishap closes airport
A runaway cargo plane closes Cayman's largest airport for more than four hours on Thursday.
Record year for tourism
The Cayman Islands saw a 10 percent increase in stay-over tourism during 2014, the best year for the industry on record.
2014 the sixth driest on record in Cayman
2014 was the sixth driest year in recorded history on Grand Cayman, with 10 of 12 months seeing below average totals of rainfall.
Plane veers off runway, airport closed
A cargo plane that made an emergency landing at Owen Roberts
International Airport early Tuesday afternoon apparently veered off the
runway into the grass.
Cuba-US travel begins, but with restrictions
As tourist routes open Friday morning between the U.S. and Cuba, Cayman is braced for changes.
Farmers Market: Grand Cayman's 'Moveable Feast'
The free market often works in mysterious ways - and sometimes even appears to come around full circle.
Airport expansion moving forward
The $55 million project to expand the terminal building at Grand Cayman’s central airport is beginning to take off following the recruitment of an American design and cost consulting firm.
2014 Year in Review
A month-by-month review of the Cayman Islands' top new stories in 2014.
Premier's New Year's message
Premier Alden McLaughlin's New Year's message.
Good news, good move, at Owen Roberts
Although it will arrive a little late for Christmas, the best gift travelers to the Cayman Islands may receive is the temporary extension to Owen Roberts International Airport.
Grand Cayman airport expansion ready for busy season
Work has begun on a temporary extension to the departure lounge at Owen Roberts International Airport and should be completed in time for the busy tourist season.
Woman on trial for firearm in luggage
Chanel Faith-Ann Ebanks is on trial after pleading not guilty to importing and possessing a .45 pistol without a license.
Bermuda takes on Cayman's airport deal
Cayman officials will get the chance to see if the island missed a golden opportunity or dodged a bullet when the UK vetoed plans for a $200 million partnership with a Canadian government company to redevelop Owen Roberts International Airport.
Minister Archer: ‘Respectable’ growth forecast for Cayman Islands economy
Cayman plans on steady, if unspectacular, economic growth over the next few years.
4 percent pay raise for Cayman Islands civil servants
Civil servants will get a 4 percent pay raise in July, Premier Alden McLaughlin announced Wednesday.
Emergency exercise set for Cayman Brac airport
The Cayman Islands Airports Authority plans to hold an emergency exercise at the Charles Kirkconnell International Airport on Cayman Brac on Tuesday, Nov. 25.
Government-owned media face merger
Cayman's government will merge its various media-related entities into one unit.
Sir Turtle joins the pirates
Pirates are taking over Cayman Airways this week as the national airline and its Sir Turtle mascot join in the Pirates Week festivities.
Airport to hold emergency exercise
Drivers in the vicinity of the airport can expect some traffic disruption on Thursday, Oct. 6, as a mock aircraft emergency exercise gets under way at the Owen Roberts International Airport.
Migrant detention nearly cleared out
The migrant detention center in George Town is now nearly cleared out, after the repatriation of two dozen Cubans.
Local air ambulance service takes off
Cayman’s first locally based air ambulance is now offering evacuation services to local patients.
Airport uses sonic blasts to scare off birds
Owen Roberts International Airport is using ‘sonic blast cannons’ to scare away birds from the runway.
August air arrivals soar to new heights
Air arrivals continue to rise in Cayman, with tourism officials reporting that more than 30,564 passengers arrived in August, a record figure for that month.
New technology upgrade for air traffic controllers
The Cayman Islands Airports Authority upgrades the messaging systems used by air traffic controllers.
Airport retail stores must bid for space
Cayman's current airport vendors are told they'll have to fight for their space in the new terminal.
Officials: No electronic meters for taxi cabs
Cayman’s traffic law regulations won't be introducing electronic meters to taxis.
CAL flight makes emergency landing
Emergency services surrounded Owen Roberts International Airport Monday as a Cayman Airways flight made an emergency landing.
Airport expansion makes headway
Expansion plans for Grand Cayman’s overcrowded airport terminal are making headway.
Customs arrest woman bound for Brac
A woman going to Cayman Brac was arrested by customs officers at Owen Roberts Airport last week on suspicion of carrying ganja with intent to supply.
Minister: Cayman must move fuel terminal
A government minister says Cayman's current fuel terminal in George Town must be relocated.
McLean, Bodden: Why is airport overcrowded?
Former lawmakers say airport problems could be addressed with more common sense and fewer consulting fees.
Cuban migrants repatriated
Twenty-six Cuban migrants were repatriated to Cuba this week.
Cayman-made short film to make devilish debut
A short film made with an entirely local cast and crew, "The Devil You Know," premieres at Camana Bay on Sept. 13.
Owen Roberts: Passenger upgrade on the way
The airport depature lounge expansion is welcome, but only a Band-Aid solution to a problem that impacts the impressions of visitors.
Temporary airport expansion planned
Airport bosses hope to have a temporary expansion to the Owen Roberts International Airport departure lounge in place by December to ease persistent congestion problems ahead of the busy tourist season.
Extra flight to Kingston offered
Cayman Airways is offering an additional flight to Kingston, Jamaica, on Tuesday.
Air ambulance service takes flight
The first Cayman-based air ambulance service will start evacuating patients as early as next month.
Second hash bust at airport
Another airline passenger with hashish is busted, Cayman Islands customs officers report.
Fuel storage terminal eyed for East End
Plans for a new fuelling depot will be subject of government-private sector talks next month.
Tourist fined $1,000 for seven bullets
A visitor from Texas was fined $1,000 after pleading guilty to possession of seven rounds of ammunition without a local firearms license.
Empty hotel beds, despite tourism boom
Less tourists are staying at Cayman’s major hotels despite booming arrival figures, according to new data.
Putting ‘service’ back into the ‘Civil Service’
"You get what you pay for." It's a venerable saying, but it's not necessarily true.
Cayman visitor waives extradition hearing
Ofer Kahal, a visitor to Cayman, has waived his right to an extradition hearing and will return to Israel voluntarily.
Woman fined for bullet in bag
A woman visiting Cayman was fined $750 on Thursday for bringing a bullet on island.
Tourism on course for record year
Tourism figures for the first half of 2014 have eclipsed all records, with the industry on course for its best ever year.
Cayman’s air travel taxes among highest in Caribbean region
Taxes and fees on air travel in and out of Grand Cayman are among the highest in the region.
