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Air Dominicana was the flag carrier airline for the Dominican Republic. It planned to begin operations in October 2009 using a Boeing 737-400 aircraft with daily services to New York City and Miami. A second Boeing 737 was due to join the fleet later.[1] Its headquarters were on the fourth floor of the Air Europa building in Santo Domingo.[2]

Air Dominicana

IATA ICAO Callsign ED RDO AIRDOM
Founded	9 May 2007
Ceased operations	21 September 2009
Hubs	Las Américas International Airport
Fleet size	0
Destinations	3 was planned
Parent company	Air Europa
Headquarters	Santo Domingo
Key people	Juan José Hidalgo (President)
Website	airdominicana.com.do/

History

Air Dominicana was incorporated on 9 May 2007 in Santo Domingo with a capital of US$10 million. On 15 December 2008, the US Department of Transportation issued an FAA license which granted Air Dominicana the right to operate flights to the United States.

The airline was expected to begin its operations in May 2008 with a Boeing 737-300, but the launch date was postponed several times until 16 October 2009. Originally Punta Cana International Airport was supposed to be Air Dominicana's hub, but this was later switched to Las Américas International Airport in Santo Domingo.

Ownership

Air Dominicana was owned by Air Europa with the Dominican Government as a minority partner. Originally, Dominicana Air was also owned by Futura International Airways until the airline failed to re-finance itself, therefore ceasing operations on 8 September 2008. Air Europa was expected to take the remaining shares which Futura left behind. This deal never came into being, which might have been a reason for the subsequent bankruptcy.

Destinations

Air Dominicana planned to launch services with flights to Miami and New York City from Santo Domingo.

Fleet

The Air Dominicana fleet consisted of the following aircraft (at 1 October 2010):[3]

Air Dominicana Fleet

Aircraft	In Fleet	Orders	Passengers	Notes
Boeing 737-300	1	0	148	Returned
Boeing 737-400	1	0	156	Returned

The average fleet age of the Air Dominicana fleet was 21.4 years (at 1 October 2010).^{[citation needed]}

References

External links

• Air Dominicana (archive, (in Spanish))

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Air Dominicana era una aerolínea de la República Dominicana que tendría que haber iniciado las operaciones el 16 de octubre de 2009, con dos aeronaves tipo Boeing 737-300 y un Boeing 737-400. Se esperaba que en el segundo semestre de 2009 incorporara aviones tipo Boeing 767 y un Embraer ERJ 145. El 21 de septiembre de 2009, Juan José Hidalgo, propietario de Air Europa, anunció por escrito a sus socios dominicanos que abandonaba la compañía Air Dominicana, de la que había sido uno de sus principales impulsores a principios de 2007 y en la que contaba con una participación a título individual del 25 por ciento.

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