- AeroRepública
Infobox Airline
airline = AeroRepública
logo_size = 250
IATA = P5
ICAO = RPB
callsign = AEROREPÚBLICA
parent = Copa Holdings S.A.
company_slogan = "Pasión por el servicio"
founded =November 23 ,1992
headquarters =Bogotá ,Colombia
key_people = Roberto Junguito (CEO)
hubs =
*El Dorado International Airport
focus_cities =
*Tocumen International Airport
*José María Córdova International Airport
*Alfonso Bonilla Aragón International Airport
frequent_flyer =OnePass
lounge =Presidents Club
fleet_size = 15
destinations = 13
website = [http://www.aerorepublica.com/ www.aerorepublica.com]AeroRepública is an
airline based inBogotá ,Colombia . It is the second largest air carrier inColombia behind Colombianflag carrier Avianca . It operates scheduled services from Bogotá to 11 domestic destinations and toPanama , as well as domestic and international charter services to the USA and theCaribbean . Its main base isEl Dorado International Airport , Bogotá, with a hub atJosé María Córdova International Airport ,Medellín .cite news | title= Directory: World Airlines | work=Flight International | page= 50 | date= 2007-03-27]History
The
airline was established onNovember 23 ,1992 by founders Amos Ginor and Dr. Alfonso Avila. It started operations onJune 19 ,1993 with a fleet of 3 Boeing B727-100aircraft , between Bogotá, D.C.El Dorado International Airport and Cartagena andSanta Marta , as well as the offshoreColombia n island of San Andrés. It was the first newairline inColombia for over 25 years when it began trading in1993 . Plans were announced to begin international services to theUSA in1997 , but these have yet to begin.AeroRepública corporate headquarters was located in
Bogota, Colombia . Theairline was owned byAeropostal Alas de Venezuela (33%) and Promotora de Inversiones Superior (at January2005 ). OnJune 1 ,2005 ,Copa Airlines , Panama'sflag carrier , announced that it had purchased 90% of AeroRepública after having earlier announced plans to codeshare with them.With the purchase the whole board of directors was replaced.
The
airline also announced it was planning to make AeroRepública the second largest carrier inColombia after the nation'sflag carrier ,Avianca . It also plans to increase domestic destinations, modernize its fleet, and initiate the airline's first international destinations starting in2006 .The airline is owned by
Copa Holdings, S.A. (99.8%) and Promotora de Inversiones Superior (at March2007 .In September, 2007 Alfonso Avila, former president of AeroRepublica (now Aero Republica) founded a new regional carrier named EasyFly.
Destinations
Central America and the Caribbean
*
Costa Rica
** San Jose (Juan Santamaria International Airport ) [pending government approval]*
Panama
**Panama City (Tocumen International Airport )*
Dominican Republic
**Punta Cana (Punta Cana International Airport ) (charter on Saturday)North America
*
United States
**Miami (Miami International Airport ) [begins 2009] [http://www.larepublica.com.co/grandesen.php]South America
*
Colombia
**Barranquilla (Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport )
**Bogotá, D.C. (El Dorado International Airport )
**Bucaramanga (Palonegro International Airport )
**Cali (Alfonso Bonilla Aragón International Airport )
**Cartagena (Rafael Núñez International Airport )
**Cúcuta (Camilo Daza International Airport )
**Leticia (Vásquez Cobo International Airport )
**Medellín (José María Córdova International Airport )
**Montería (Los Garzones Airport )
**Pereira (Matecaña International Airport )
**San Andrés (Gustavo Rojas Pinilla International Airport )
**Santa Marta (Simón Bolívar Airport )*
Venezuela
**Caracas (Simon Bolivar International Airport )
**Porlamar (Del Caribe International Airport ) (charter on Sunday)Fleet
The AeroRepública fleet includes the following aircraft (at September
2008 ) :
*2 McDonnell Douglas MD-82
*2 McDonnell Douglas MD-83
*11 Embraer E-190LR/AR*AeroRepublica's fleet modernization and expansion plan includes firm orders for 4 additional
Embraer 190 aircraft (3 signed fromGECAS and 1 from manufacturer), as well as options for 20 additional aircraft.Fact|date=June 2007
*OnOctober 18 ,2006 announced that it has signed with GE Commercial Aviation Services (GECAS ) a lease agreement for anE-190 aircraft to be delivered in the fourth quarter of 2007. This agreement increases AeroRepublica's delivery commitments to eightEmbraer E-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 E-190 aircraft through 2011.Fact|date=June 2007OnePass
OnePass is AeroRepublica frequent flyer program through partnership with Continental Airlines. Customers accumulate miles from flight segments they fly through AeroRepublica, Continental Airlines or other partners. OnePass elite tiers are Silver, Gold, and Platinum Elite which have benefits such as mileage bonus, priority check-in, priority seats and priority boarding.
Codeshare agreements
*
Continental Airlines
*Copa Airlines Incidents and accidents
On
8 January ,2005 an AeroRepúblicaMcDonnell Douglas MD-83 aircraft overran the runway atCali 'sAlfonso Bonilla Aragón International Airport ,Colombia , and the landing gear separated. There were no fatalities among the 6 crew and 164 passengers [Flight International July 2005] .On
17 July ,2007 an AeroRepúblicaEmbraer 190 aircraft overran the runway atSanta Marta 'sSimón Bolívar Airport ,Colombia . There were no fatalities among the 5 crew and 54 passengers.References
External links
* [http://www.aerorepublica.com/ AeroRepública official website]
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