Dynamic Airways joins Jubilee celebrations
Ambassador George Talbott, Guyana’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Rickford Burke, Karen Kraus, Dynamic’s Chief Operations Officer and Captain Gerry Gouveia cut the partnership cake on Wednesday. (Ariana Gordon photos)
Ambassador George Talbott, Guyana’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Rickford Burke, Karen Kraus, Dynamic’s Chief Operations Officer and Captain Gerry Gouveia cut the partnership cake on Wednesday. (Ariana Gordon photos)

By Ariana Gordon in New York

AS Guyana celebrates its 50th Independence Anniversary come May, International air carrier Dynamic Airways has partnered with the 50th Anniversary Committee in New York to be part of Guyana’s celebrations.

Dynamic Airways on Wednesday unveiled the logo of Guyana’s 50th Independence Anniversary as well as the New York logo on their Boeing 767 aircraft at the John F. Kennedy International Airport. The unveiling ceremony was witnessed by the 50th anniversary committee of New York, Ambassador George Talbott, Guyana’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations and representatives of Dynamic International Airways.

Ambassador George Talbott, Guyana’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Rickford Burke, Chairman of Guyana’s 50th Independence Anniversary (NY), Karen Kraus, Dynamic International Airways, Chief Operations Officer, Captain Gerry Gouveia, Senators Roxanne Persaud and Alicia Hyman just after the unveiling of the logo at the John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York.
Ambassador George Talbott, Guyana’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Rickford Burke, Chairman of Guyana’s 50th Independence Anniversary (NY), Karen Kraus, Dynamic International Airways, Chief Operations Officer, Captain Gerry Gouveia, Senators Roxanne Persaud and Alicia Hyman just after the unveiling of the logo at the John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York.

Captain Gerry Gouveia, Dynamic’s representative in Guyana, said though the airline had started off on shaky footing, has demonstrated its commitment to the Guyana market and is currently extending its service in Guyana.

Gouveia, who is the Managing-Director of Roraima Airways in brief remarks disclosed that “Dynamic Airways commitment to Guyana is growing every day as we increase the flights.” The businessman noted too that it is the airline’s intention to make the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) “the hub that the IDB said it can’t be.

“We are going to make Timehri International airport the hub to feed traffic out of New York into Trinidad, Suriname, Boa Vista and Puerto Ordaz ,Venezuela, using that international airport that the IDB says can’t be made into a hub; we will make it into a hub,” he said passionately.

He said he is proud to be associated with the airline that has been operating the Guyana/New York route for two years. Dynamic has thus far employed some 35 Guyanese to work its Guyana/New York route since it began operations there.

“The airline’s relationship with the country is not just about flying the plane. It is about becoming part of nation-building activities,” added Gouveia.
He said Dynamic Airways was more than ready to participate in Guyana’s jubilee celebrations and noted that the placing of the 50th Independence Anniversary logo on their aircraft serves to recognise the contributions being made to nation-building.
“Dynamic International Airways is in a tangible way demonstrating its commitment to Guyana, not only by the creation of jobs, not only by celebrating or supporting the committee here in NY …but by putting this logo is a tangible demonstration of its commitment,” said Gouveia.
He noted that the service provided by the airline has improved tremendously over the past 12 months, highlighting that it has been “running a 95 per cent on- time departures and is running at almost a 90 per cent load factors.”
Meanwhile, Guyana’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador George Talbott, said air transport is critical to the development of nations globally. He told those gathered at the simple unveiling ceremony that Guyana is not only celebrating its 50th Independence Anniversary, but also 50 years as a member of the international community, both of which are significant milestones. He noted that Guyana on a per capita basis has one of the largest diasporas internationally and is known for its mobility.
“Mobility has been a fact of life for Guyanese internationally and domestically,” Ambassador Talbott stated.
“Guyana’s engagement has been both official and through the actions of its citizens and as a result one might say Guyana is arguably home to one of the most internationally mobile populations in the world.”

Some 140,000 Guyanese he said, live in the New York area. The Guyanese ambassador said aviation remains critical to the development of Guyana not only internationally, but domestically, noting the importance of aviation to accessing natural resources and services that are essential to the population.
“I wish to acknowledge in that context the important role Dynamic Airways is playing. I wish to pay tribute to the partnership with Dynamic Airways. After I would say, a tentative and challenging beginning you have persisted. I think demonstrating characteristic Guyanese tenacity,” Ambassador Talbott stated.
He hopes that Dynamic continues to partner with Guyana and work so that the partnership becomes stronger and permanent, and more so part of the fabric of Guyana’s engagement with the world.
The Ambassador applauded Captain Gouveia for his role in nurturing the partnership with Dynamic and “helping to advance in the face of challenges now to a place where we have regular flights from Dynamic.”
Chief Operations Officer (COO) Dynamic International Airways Karen Kraus said the airline is pleased to partner with Guyana and noted that it does not view the relationship with Guyana as “just a partnership.”

“It is not just a partnership, but it has really and truly become a friendship and we are committed to the long-term support of the people in Guyana. We are committed to continuing to provide affordable flights to bring people back and forth between New York and Guyana.”
Kraus noted that while the airline has already provided dozens of jobs to Guyanese people, it will continue to hire locals to work the Guyana/New York route.
“I hope you can all see today our continued commitment to Guyana by the beautiful logo we put on our aircraft. We are proud to be part of the celebration and really honoured that we get to be the face for New York to Guyana air travel.”
Meanwhile, Chairman of Guyana’s 50th Independence Anniversary celebration committee in New York, Rickford Burke, thanked Dynamic Airways for its commitment to Guyana and for partnering with the Committee.
He said Dynamic’s partnership is essential to the transporting of persons between Guyana and New York for the country’s 50th Independence Anniversary.
Also present at the unveiling ceremony were Senator Roxanne Persaud and Alicia Hyman. Senator Persaud, a Guyanese who represents the 19 senatorial districts in New York, said the partnership with Dynamic Airways is significant.
“This means a lot to me, too often Guyanese will say there is no way of getting to Guyana, no competition of getting a flight to Guyana, it is expensive to go to Guyana… but what Dynamic is doing is bringing competition, it is telling Guyanese people that someone cares about the country of Guyana and getting them to and fro.”
The Senator commended the airline for investing in Guyana and for being Guyana’s flag-bearer. “For too long we did not have a flag- bearer and I applaud you for doing that; I compliment you for the work you are doing, I thank you from all the Guyanese people living in the district.”
Senator Hyman who is not Guyanese, but whose father is Guyanese, said she too is pleased with Dynamic Airways move to employ Guyanese while partnering with the 50th Independence Anniversary Committee.
“50 years is just the beginning of bigger and better to come. There are so many Guyanese in the borough of Queens and we represent well,” she said.
Wednesday morning’s unveiling of the logo was followed by a cocktail reception in celebration of the airline’s participation.
The New York leg of Guyana’s jubilee celebrations will commence on June 4 and end on June 12.

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