interCaribbean Airways, CEO, Trevor Sadler at the CAPA Airline Leader Summit Latin America & Caribbean 2026
interCaribbean Airways, CEO, Trevor Sadler spoke to CAPA TV at the CAPA Airline Leader Summit Latin America & Caribbean 2026, hosted in Panama City, about latest industry trends and company developments.
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Transcript
Trevor Sadler:It's all very new right now. We're just maybe our 3rd week in service with the Embraer 170s, so that's the first 2 out of 8. So far, from a passenger customer point of view, everybody loves them. This is great. You know, we give a free middle seat to everyone because it's a wonderful 2x2. Configuration. And it's, for us, it's the next evolution in our growth. And so far, all we hear is good things from our customers and crew in terms of feedback. Our fleet is in an evolution, so it's hard to replace the Twin Otters for what they do. So there isn't an option yet that we can. Our fleet of Embraer 120s are Down to now one flying and a few others with a for sale sign as they will be departing the fleet. The Embraer 145, which was our flagship aeroplane, we're down to the last 2 of those in service. And as we onboard the next 3 Embraer 170s, so we will then be retiring the Embraer 145. 145s. And our core fleet now today is a fleet of 11 ATR 42 and 72 aircraft. So it becomes a fleet of ATR 42, 72, Embraer 170s for the longer routes and the jet-operated destinations, and then the Twin Otters at the other end of the domestic service. We've had an incredible year so far, and our first Embraer 170 flight, I said, wow, I think we need a bigger aeroplane. So obviously now we're moving into the slow season with September, October, but demand already for the end of the year is showing to be very positive. People already, once school's back in, this is the get booking time for, for the winter holidays. And so we already see that traffic. Some of our markets are what I call very late booking markets, a little bit like the bus service. You go to the bus stop, the bus comes, you get on the bus. And so it is with some of our markets. It's almost walk up to the airport to, to fly. So we don't always have to be too nervous Knowing those markets where people just don't book ahead, and then of course they will show up expecting to find a seat.
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