Status quo for Caribbean Airlines – chaos surrounds the would-be flag carrier of the region

The board of beleaguered carrier Caribbean Airlines, the national airline of Trinidad and Tobago, has reportedly undertaken an evaluation of the airline's routes as its long-haul operation to London continues to underperform. The analysis occurs just as JetBlue launches new service in some of Caribbean's key North American markets and pilot upheaval is added to the list of the airline's woes, which also includes financial weakness.

Unfortunately, all of those factors culminate in the status quo for Caribbean - increasingly dashed hopes that the carrier could create a new era in commercial aviation in the region.

Instead, instability remains the norm at the carrier as it struggles to define its goals and objectives, and more importantly, create a sustainable path to profitability.