ARAJET, S.A., trading as Arajet, is the flag carrier and largest airline of the Dominican Republic,Dominican Wings. centreforaviation.com. retrieved 14 April 2015Dominican Republic's flycana to rebrand as Arajet, add MAX. ch-aviation, 27 September 2021. with headquarters in Santo Domingo. The airline provides low-cost flights to destinations in North America, the Caribbean, Central America, and South America. Operations began on 15 September 2022 with a flight to Barranquilla, Colombia.
History Early operations
In late 2014, Dominican Wings received its air operator's certificate from the Dominican Republic's civil aviation authority and was authorized to offer charter flights between the Dominican Republic and Mexico, Trinidad and Tobago, and Argentina.Dominican Wings secures AOC, Argentina flights to begin shortly. airsoc.com. retrieved 14 April 2015 Its first aircraft, an Airbus A320-200, was delivered on May 3, 2015.
Rebrand In early 2018, it was announced that the airline would be transitioning from charter operations to scheduled ultra low-cost flights, investing $60 million into its relaunch. In September 2021, co-founders Victor Pacheco Mendez and Mike Powell announced that the airline would rebrand to Arajet and would operate as a low-cost carrier offering flights throughout the Caribbean and the Americas. In November 2021, the Junta de Aviación Civil approved Arajet's request to amend its certificate of economic authorization to include thirty new international routes.
The Instituto Dominicano de Aviacion Civil, in collaboration with Dominican carrier Arajet, achieved the certification of two Dominican inspectors at Boeing's facilities to be able to inspect the operations of Boeing aircraft in December 2021. Pico Duarte was the company's first aircraft, a Boeing 737 MAX 8, named after the Caribbean's highest mountainous elevation and a nature preserve in the Dominican Republic, completed its painting process In February 2022. Registered HI-1026, arrived at Las Américas International Airport on March 3, 2022.
On March 14, 2022, Arajet S.A. was officially launched. Although the airline was backed by Bain Capital and Griffin Global Asset Management, Dominican Republic President Luis Abinader announced that it would be majority funded with Dominican capital. Boeing announced an order of twenty Boeing 737 MAX 200 aircraft, with options for fifteen more aircraft.
Destinations
, the airline serves the following destinations:
+ DestinationsCountry / RegionCityAirportNotesRefs.ArgentinaBuenos AiresMinistro Pistarini International AirportCórdobaIngeniero Aeronáutico Ambrosio L.V. Taravella International AirportArubaOranjestadQueen Beatrix International AirportBrazilSão PauloSão Paulo/Guarulhos International AirportCanadaMontrealMontréal–Trudeau International AirportTorontoToronto Pearson International AirportChileSantiago de ChileArturo Merino Benítez International AirportColombiaBogotáEl Dorado International AirportBarranquillaErnesto Cortissoz International AirportCaliAlfonso Bonilla Aragón International AirportCartagenaRafael Núñez International AirportMedellínJosé María Córdova International AirportCosta RicaSan JoséJuan Santamaría International AirportCuraçaoWillemstadCuraçao International AirportDominican RepublicPunta CanaPunta Cana International AirportSantiago de los CaballerosCibao International AirportSanto DomingoLas Américas International AirportEcuadorGuayaquilJosé Joaquín de Olmedo International AirportQuitoMariscal Sucre International AirportEl SalvadorSan SalvadorEl Salvador International AirportGuatemalaGuatemala CityLa Aurora International AirportJamaicaKingstonNorman Manley International AirportMexicoMexico CityFelipe Ángeles International AirportCancúnCancún International AirportMonterreyMonterrey International AirportPeruLimaJorge Chávez International AirportPuerto RicoSan JuanLuis Muñoz Marín International AirportSint MaartenPhilipsburgPrincess Juliana International Airport United StatesBostonLogan International AirportChicagoO'Hare International AirportMiamiMiami International AirportNewarkNewark Liberty International AirportOrlandoOrlando Sanford International Airport
In addition to the stated destinations Arajet has plans to fly to: : Nassau : Bridgetown : Belize City : Santa Cruz de la Sierra : Manaus, Rio de Janeiro, Salvador
: Georgetown : Port-au-Prince : San Pedro Sula : Fort-de-France : Panama City : Asunción : Port of Spain : Montevideo : Providence
Interline agreements Hahn Air
Fleet Current fleet
, Arajet operates the following aircraft:
+ Arajet fleetAircraftIn serviceOrdersPassengersWYTotal Boeing 737 MAX 8 16 148177185Boeing 737 MAX 200—20Total1634
See also List of airlines of the Dominican Republic
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