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Arajet
File:Arajet.webp
IATA ICAO Callsign
DM DWI DOMINICAN
Founded2014 (as Dominican Wings)
2021 (as Arajet)
Commenced operations15 September 2022 (2022-09-15)
HubsLas Américas International Airport
Fleet size5
Destinations21
HeadquartersSanto Domingo, Dominican Republic
Key peopleVictor Miguel Pacheco Mendez (Founder)
Websitewww.arajet.com

Arajet S.A. is an ultra low-cost startup airline based in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.[1][2][3]

Operations began on the 15th of September, 2022, with a flight to Barranquilla, Colombia.[4]

History

Early operations

Dominincan Wings Airbus A320-200

In late 2014, Dominican Wings received its air operator's certificate from the Dominican Republic's civil aviation authority and planned to offer charter flights between the Dominican Republic to Mexico, Trinidad and Tobago and Argentina for and on behalf of tour operators.[5] Its first aircraft, an Airbus A320-200, was delivered on May 3, 2015.[6]

On June 28, 2017, Avion Express announced that it has sold its 65% stake in Dominican Wings to the President of the company, Mr. Victor Pacheco who took complete control of the airline.[7]

Rebrand

In early 2018, it was announced that the airline had transitioned from charter operations to scheduled ultra low-cost flights. The airline stated it had invested $60 million into its relaunch as an ultra-low-cost carrier.[8]

In September 2021, founder Victor Pacheco Mendez, along with the co-founder Mike Powell, announced it would rebrand the airline to Arajet and would operate as a low-cost carrier offering flights throughout the Caribbean and the Americas.[9][10][11]

The Junta de Aviación Civil (JAC) approved the request to amend the Certificate of Economic Authorization (CAE) number 25, issued to AraJet, to include 30 new routes and also authorizes the exploitation of regular and non-scheduled air transport services of passengers and cargo, in international operations, from the Dominican Republic to the United States, Cuba, Colombia, Costa Rica, Kingdom of the Netherlands, United Mexican States, Panama, Aruba, French Republic, Guatemala, Republic of Peru, Haiti, Canada and Trinidad and Tobago in November 2021 during its plenary session.[12]

The Instituto Dominicano de Aviacion Civil (IDAC), 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-type 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 reserves in the Dominican Republic, completed its painting process In February 2022. Registered HI-1026, arrived at Las Américas International Airport on March 3, 2022.[13][14][15][16]

On March 14, 2022, Arajet was officially launched, along with the President of the Dominican Republic Luis Abinader, who announced that the country was in the process of having a Dominican representative airline with a majority of Dominican capital. In the same event, Boeing announced an order of 20 Boeing 737 MAX 200 (with options for 15 more aircraft in the future) by the airline, becoming the first Caribbean operator of the type.[17][18]

During the ceremony it was announced that Arajet S.A. is funded by one of the world's largest private multi-asset alternative investment firms, Bain Capital, as well as Griffin Global Asset Management ("Griffin"), a commercial aircraft leasing and alternative asset management company.[19][20]

Destinations

Countries in which AraJet operates[21][22]

AraJet plans to fly from the Dominican Republic to the United States, Cuba, Colombia, Puerto Rico, Costa Rica, St. Maarten, Curaçao, Mexico, Panama, Aruba, Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Peru, Haiti, Trinidad & Tobago, Canada, El Salvador, and Jamaica.[23][24]

Initially, they are scheduled to serve the following destinations from its base in Santo Domingo:[25]

Destinations
Country / Region City Airport Notes Refs.
 Aruba Oranjestad Queen Beatrix International Airport
 Canada Toronto Toronto Pearson International Airport Launch Date TBA [26]
Montreal Montréal–Trudeau International Airport Launch Date TBA [26]
 Colombia Bogotá El Dorado International Airport Begins December 6 2022 [27]
Barranquilla Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport [28]
Cali Alfonso Bonilla Aragón International Airport [28]
Cartagena Rafael Núñez International Airport
Medellín José María Córdova International Airport Begins December 5 2022 [29]
 Costa Rica San José Juan Santamaría International Airport
 Curaçao Willemstad Curaçao International Airport
 Dominican Republic Santo Domingo Las Américas International Airport Hub
 Ecuador Guayaquil José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport [30]
Quito Mariscal Sucre International Airport [30]
 El Salvador San Salvador El Salvador International Airport
 Guatemala Guatemala City La Aurora International Airport
 Jamaica Kingston Norman Manley International Airport Begins November 14, 2022 [29]
 Mexico Mexico City Felipe Ángeles International Airport
Cancún Cancún International Airport
Monterrey Monterrey International Airport
 Peru Lima Jorge Chávez International Airport
 Sint Maarten Philipsburg Princess Juliana International Airport

In regards to flights to the United States, the airline said that they are working with the Dominican government to receive the necessary permissions to start operations to cities like Boston and others at the end of 2022.[30]

Fleet

Current fleet

As of August 2022, the Arajet fleet consists of the following aircraft:[31]

AraJet fleet
Aircraft In
service 		Orders Passengers Notes
F Y Total
Boeing 737 MAX 8 5 6[32] 8 177 185[33] 6 aircraft to be delivered in 2023.[32]
— 189 189[34]
Boeing 737 MAX 200 — 20 TBA Order with 15 options.[35]
Total 5 26

Former fleet

As Dominican Wings, the company consisted of the following aircraft:[36]

AraJet former fleet
Aircraft Total Introduced Retired Notes
Airbus A320-200 1 2015 2017 Leased from Avion Express

See also

References

  1. ^ Dominican Wings. centreforaviation.com. retrieved 14 April 2015
  2. ^ Dominican Republic's flycana to rebrand as Arajet, add MAX. ch-aviation, 27 September 2021.
  3. ^ "Nueva aerolínea dominicana Arajet operará con cinco Boeing 737 MAX 8". Avion Revue Internacional (in Spanish). 2021-11-13. Retrieved 2021-11-15.
  4. ^ Mazó, Edgardo Gimenez (2022-09-15). "Caribbean Revolution: Arajet inaugurated its regular flights with the aim of a new era in low-cost flights in the region". Aviacionline.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-09-15.
  5. ^ Dominican Wings secures AOC, Argentina flights to begin shortly. airsoc.com. retrieved 14 April 2015
  6. ^ "Dominican Wings". Airliner World: 13. July 2015.
  7. ^ "Avion Express Sells its Shares in Dominican Wings to the President of the Company". Flyavex. Retrieved 2017-07-06.
  8. ^ "Dominican Wings relaunched as a ULCC". ch-aviation.com. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  9. ^ "Dominican Republic's flycana to rebrand as Arajet, add MAX". ch-aviation. Retrieved 2022-02-09.
  10. ^ "News for Airlines, Airports and the Aviation Industry | CAPA". centreforaviation.com. Retrieved 2022-02-09.
  11. ^ Gianfranco, Durante (2021-09-28). "Flycana cambia de nombre y renace como Arajet". Aviacionline.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-02-09.
  12. ^ "Junta de Aviación Civil | JAC - JAC aprueba 30 nuevas rutas a operador aéreo nacional". jac.gob.do (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-11-17.
  13. ^ "Arajet ya tiene personal certificado en RD para sus Boeing 737-8 MAX - Noticias de turismo - arecoa.com" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-03-05.
  14. ^ "Aerolínea dominicana Arajet trae al país su primer avión Boeing". El Nuevo Diario (República Dominicana) (in Spanish). 2022-03-03. Retrieved 2022-03-05.
  15. ^ Lluberes, Juan Ulises De La Cruz (2022-02-01). "El primer avión Boeing de Arajet ya está listo para iniciar vuelos de prueba" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-02-19.
  16. ^ "Bird Or Dolphin? The Story Of AraJet's Boeing 737 MAX Tail". Simple Flying. 2022-02-07. Retrieved 2022-02-09.
  17. ^ "Arajet, línea aérea comercial local marca el fin de las altas tarifas". Revista Mercado (in Spanish). 2022-03-15. Retrieved 2022-03-16.
  18. ^ "Arajet, New Airline in Caribbean, Orders 20 737 MAX Jets". MediaRoom. Retrieved 2022-03-16.
  19. ^ Capital, Bain. "Arajet Takes Flight as The Dominican Republic's New Ultra-Low Cost Airline". Bain Capital. Retrieved 2022-04-30.
  20. ^ Management, Griffin Global Asset (2022-03-14). "Griffin Global Asset Management Announces the Delivery of One Boeing 737 MAX 8 to Arajet". GlobeNewswire News Room. Retrieved 2022-04-30.
  21. ^ "Route map AraJet". Flightconnections. 1 November 2022.
  22. ^ "AraJet Online Booking". AraJet. 1 November 2022.
  23. ^ "DR's Arajet orders 20+15 B737 MAX, eyes more leases in 2023". ch-aviation. Retrieved 2022-03-24.
  24. ^ "Arajet will take off in May with Costa Rica, Colombia and Jamaica as the first destinations". Dominican Today. Retrieved 2022-03-24.
  25. ^ "AraJet BookSecure PWA". www.arajet.com. Retrieved 2022-08-09.
  26. ^ a b "Arajet to commence 7 new routes in October". Retrieved 2022-11-02.
  27. ^ volavi, Equipo (2022-08-09). "Arajet llega a destinos en Colombia y se expande". volavi (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-08-09.
  28. ^ a b "Arajet inició operaciones y aterrizó en Colombia". Volavi.co (in Spanish). Retrieved September 15, 2022.
  29. ^ a b Staff, Forbes (2022-08-09). "Línea aérea dominicana Arajet inicia vuelos en septiembre. Aquí los precios y rutas". Forbes República Dominicana (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-08-10.
  30. ^ a b c "El efecto low cost de Arajet: boletos desde US$55 el trayecto - Noticias de turismo - arecoa.com" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-08-09.
  31. ^ 14 August 2022. "Arajet Fleet in Planespotters.net". Planespotters.net. Retrieved 2022-08-14.
  32. ^ a b "Arajet Now Has A Fleet Of Four Boeing 737 MAX Ready To Go". Retrieved 2022-08-14.
  33. ^ "Arajet To Commence 7 New Routes In October". SimpleFlying.
  34. ^ "Arajet | Aerolinea Ultra Bajo Costo". Arajet (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-02-15.
  35. ^ "Arajet, New Airline in Caribbean, Orders 20 737 MAX Jets".
  36. ^ "Dominican Wings Fleet Details and History". Planespotters.net. Retrieved 2019-10-23.


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