Air Costa Rica
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| Founded | 2014 | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | February 10, 2017[1] | ||||||
| Ceased operations | 2018 | ||||||
| Hubs | Juan Santamaría International Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 1 | ||||||
| Parent company | Air Panama | ||||||
| Headquarters | San José, Costa Rica | ||||||
| Key people | Carlos Víquez (MD) | ||||||
| Founders | George Novey Eduardo Stagg[2] | ||||||
Air Costa Rica was a charter airline based in Juan Santamaría International Airport, San José, Costa Rica and a subsidiary of Air Panama.
History
The airline was established in 2014 as Tica Air International with plans to launch in December of that year.[2][3]
On August 5, 2015, the airline received its air operator's certificate from the Costa Rican aviation regulator, became eligible to start commercial operation, and announced that the carrier would commence later in December 2015.[4]
The airline was suspended by the Costa Rica Civil Aviation Authority in 2018.[5]
Destinations (planned)
The airline had expressed its intention of initially flying to the following cities.
- Bogotá - El Dorado International Airport
- Guatemala City - La Aurora International Airport
- Guayaquil - José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport
- Lima - Jorge Chavez International Airport
- Managua - Managua International Airport
- Panama City - Tocumen International Airport
- Rio Hato - Scarlett Martínez International Airport
- Roatan - Juan Manuel Galvez International Airport
Fleet
The Air Costa Rica fleet consisted of the following aircraft (as of August 2017):[6]
| Aircraft | In service |
Orders | Passengers | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boeing 737-300QC | 1 | 1 | 130 | Operated by Air Panama |
| Fokker 100 | — | 2 | 100 | |
| Total | 1 | 3 | ||
See also
References
- ^ Ivan Nadalet (February 13, 2017). "Air Costa Rica commences revenue operations". Ch-aviation.com.
- ^ a b Ivan Nadalet (February 17, 2014). "Air Panama to establish new Costa Rican subsidiary, Tica Air Int'l". Ch-aviation.com.
- ^ Ivan Nadalet (June 19, 2014). "Start-up Tica Air Int'l changes name to Air Costa Rica". Ch-aviation.com.
- ^ "Air Costa Rica concludes certification process, pledges to be a 100-percent "Tico" airline". 2015-08-06. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
- ^ Ivan Nadalet (May 4, 2018). "Costa Rican CAA suspends Air Costa Rica's OL". Ch-aviation.com.
- ^ "Global Airline Guide 2017 (Part One)". Airliner World (October 2017): 12.