Tag: Charles Kirkconnell International Airport
CIAA employee on Brac promoted
(CNS Local Life): Darynn Conolly, who has worked for 10 years at Charles Kirkconnell International Airport (CKIA) on Cayman Brac, was last month promoted to airport operations officer. In making the announcement, the Cayman Islands Airports Authority (CIAA), which owns and operates CKIA and Owen Roberts International Airport (ORIA), said in his new role Conolly […]
Emergency exercise conducted at Brac airport
(CNS Local Life): The Cayman Islands Airports Authority (CIAA) led an emergency preparedness exercise at the Charles Kirkconnell International Airport on Cayman Brac last week. The simulated emergency comprised a rapidly unfolding terrorist situation involving two vicious thugs, the hijacking of a small commercial flight, shootouts, fatalities and more than 12 people taken as hostages.
Students help CIAA prepare for emergencies
(CNS Local Life): The Cayman Islands Airports Authority (CIAA) recently presented certificates of appreciation to students at the Layman E. Scott Senior High School in Cayman Brac to thank them for volunteering to act as victims for the emergency exercise staged at the Charles Kirkconnell International Airport (CKIA) at the end of November last year. […]
Air traffic control trainees validated
(CNS Local Life): Two more young Caymanians have joined the ranks of air traffic controllers at the Charles Kirkconnell International Airport (CKIA) in Cayman Brac. Carley Lazzari and Eric Bodden completed their on-the-job training and were validated as air traffic controllers effective December 2016. Lazzari, who is the only female controller in Cayman Brac, said […]
First responders tested in Brac exercise
(CNS Local Life): Emergency responders took part in a full-scale exercise staged at the Charles Kirkconnell International Airport last month. The exercise, called “Operation Wet Deal” and held 30 November, involved the mock crash of a commercial plane following a bird strike. The scenario was that both engines were affected, which caused the aircraft to […]
