AeroRepública
| AeroRepública | ||
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| IATA P5 |
ICAO RPB |
Callsign AEROREPÚBLICA |
| Founded | November 23, 1992 | |
| Hubs | El Dorado Int'l Airport | |
| Focus cities | Tocumen Int'l Airport | |
| Frequent flyer program | OnePass | |
| Member lounge | Presidents Club | |
| Fleet size | 15 | |
| Destinations | 13 | |
| Parent company | Copa Holdings S.A. | |
| Company slogan | Pasión por el servicio | |
| Headquarters |  |
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| Key people | Roberto Junguito (CEO) Miguel Pardo (CFO) |
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| Website: www.aerorepublica.com | ||
AeroRepública is an airline based in
History
[citation needed] The airline was established on November 23, 1992
by founders Amos Ginor and Dr. Alfonso Avila. It started operations on June 19, 1993 with a fleet of 3 Boeing B727-100 aircraft, between
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). 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.
The airline is owned by Copa Holdings, S.A. (99.8%) and Promotora de Inversiones Superior (at March 2007[1].
Destinations
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[2].
On 17 July, 2007 an AeroRepública Embraer 190 aircraft overran the runway at Santa Marta's Simon Bolivar Airport , Colombia. There were no fatalities among the 5 crew and 54 passengers.
Fleet
The AeroRepública fleet includes the following aircraft (at March 2007)[1] :
- 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.[citation needed]
- 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.[citation needed]
Alliances
Frequent flyer program
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.
Code share partners
External links
- 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
References
- ^ a b c "Directory: World Airlines", Flight International, 2007-03-27, p. 50.
- ^ Flight International July 2005
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