Warner has sent a letter to the Prime Minister complaining about Nicholas. Warner said Nicholas did not explain why he fired the airline's CEO Ian Brunton last week. He also said Nicholas was disrespectful to him.
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The Works and Transport Minister also reported that Nicholas disagrees with the cabinet decision to buy nine new aircraft valued at US$200 million from European manufacturer ATR.
The minister suggested that the chairman "had a penchant" for foreign aircraft manufacturer, Bombardier.
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The Sunday Express said it spoke with Persad-Bissessar who confirmed that she has received the letter from Warner and that she will be meeting with the board and getting advice from the Attorney General before making any statement on the matter.
Cabinet ratified the decision of Caribbean Airlines (CAL) to buy nine turboprop aircraft ATR planes its meeting on September 16. At the time there was no board of directors at the airline.
The ATR 72-600 turboprop 68-seater aircraft would be used for CAL's domestic and regional operations. The deal was confirmed by the manufacturers on its website.
However reports say Nicholas wants to overturn the agreement in defiance of cabinet and fired Brunton, who was the chief negotiator for the new planes.
The Express said Nicholas declined comment on the matter through one of his lawyers.
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