AeroRepública
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| AeroRepública | ||
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| IATA P5 |
ICAO RPB |
Callsign AEROREPUBLICA |
| Founded | November 23, 1992 | |
| Hubs | El Dorado International Airport | |
| Focus cities | Tocumen International Airport | |
| Frequent flyer program | OnePass | |
| Member lounge | Presidents Club | |
| Alliance | SkyTeam (future subsidiary airline member sponsored by Copa Airlines) | |
| Fleet size | 16 (2006) | |
| Destinations | 15 (2006) | |
| Parent company | Copa Holdings, S.A. | |
| Company slogan | Pasión por el servicio | |
| Headquarters | Bogotá, Colombia  |
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| Key people | Roberto Junguito (CEO) | |
| Website: www.aerorepublica.com |
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AeroRepública is an airline based at El Dorado International Airport in Bogotá, Colombia. It is the second largest air carrier in Colombia. It operates domestic flights around Colombia as well as international flights to Panama; it also operates charter flights to several Latin American and Caribbean countries.
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[edit] History
The airline was established on November 23, 1992 by founders Amos Gindor and Dr. Alfonso Avila. It started operations on June 19, 1993 with a fleet of 3 Boeing B727-100 aircraft, between Bogotá, D.C. El Dorado International Airport and Cartagena and Santa Marta, as well as the offshore Colombian island of San Andrés. It was the first new airline in Colombia for over 25 years when it began trading in 1993. Plans were announced to begin international services to the USA in 1997, but these have yet to begin.
AeroRepública corporate headquarters was located in Pereira, Colombia. The airline was owned by Aeropostal Alas de Venezuela (33%) and Promotora de Inversiones Superior (at January 2005). It is Colombia's third largest airline holding a 16.1% market share.
On June 1, 2005, Copa Airlines, Panama's flag carrier, announced that it had purchased 90% of AeroRepública after having earlier announced plans to codeshare with them. The airline also announced it was planning to make AeroRepública the second largest carrier in Colombia after the nation's flag carrier, Avianca. It also plans to increase domestic destinations, modernize its fleet, and initiate the airline's first international destinations starting in 2006.
On October 18, 2006 announced that it has signed with GE Commercial Aviation Services (GECAS) a lease agreement for an EMB 190 aircraft to be delivered in the fourth quarter of 2007. This agreement increases AeroRepublica's delivery commitments to eight Embraer 190 aircraft through 2007, three of which will be leased through GECAS and five purchased directly form the manufacturer. In addition to these commitments, AeroRepublica has options and purchase rights for twenty additional EMB-190 aircraft through 2011.
AeroRepublica's CEO announced a lay off in order to reduce expenses in its future merger with Copa.
[edit] Incidents and accidents
On 8 January 2005 an AeroRepública McDonnell Douglas MD-83 aircraft overran the runway at Cali's Alfonso Bonilla Aragón International Airport , Colombia, and the landing gear separated. There were no fatalities among the 6 crew and 164 passengers (ref: Flight International, July 2005).
[edit] Destinations
[edit] Fleet
The AeroRepública fleet includes the following aircraft (as February 2007):
- AeroRepublica's fleet modernization and expansion plan includes firm orders for 4 additional Embraer 190 aircraft (3 signed from GECAS and 1 from manufacturer), as well as options for 20 additional aircraft.
[edit] Alliances
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- AeroRepública
- AeroRepública's fleet age
- AeroRepública's aircraft photos by Airliners.Net
- AeroRepública's aircraft photos by JetPhotos.Net
- AeroRepública's aircraft photos by MyAviation.Net
- AeroRepública's domestic and international route map
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