CAIRE, parent company of Air Antilles and Air Guyane to be liquidated amid industrial strike

The parent company of Air Antilles, Compagnie Aérienne Interrégionale Express (CAIRE) has been placed into liquidation by the Mixed Commercial Court of Pointe-à-Pitre, amid strikes at subsidiary Air Antilles, local media reports. A court-appointed representative will handle the company until a buyer can be found and a call to the buyer will be issued during the next hearing. Both, Air Antilles and Air Guyane will be given a two-month continuation period, reports the Daily Herald. In July, it emerged the group was facing financial difficulties following chief executive officer Eric Koury’s announcement that he was filing for a suspension of