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- ↑ "Publication by the Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority of Particulars of Application for a Permit to Operate Non-Scheduled Air Service" . The Gleaner. 21 May 2009. p. 25. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
- ↑ "New domestic carrier to launch off with charters". Jamaica Gleaner. 9 August 2009. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
- ↑ "Publication by the Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority of Particulars of Application for a Permit to Operate Non-Scheduled Air Service" . The Gleaner. 16 August 2010. p. 10. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
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