Tiara Air

Tiara Air Aruba

IATA ICAO Callsign 3P TNM TIARA
Founded	6 April 2006
Hubs	Aruba, Queen Beatrix International Airport
Focus cities	Kralendijk, Bonaire, Flamingo International Airport Willemstad, Curaçao, Hato International Airport
Fleet size	6
Destinations	6
Headquarters	Aruba
Key people	Alejandro Muyale (director/CEO/MD)
Website	www.Tiara-air.com

Tiara Air Aruba is an airline based in Aruba. Tiara Air has flights to Curaçao, Punto Fijo, Bonaire and Riohacha. The airline is operating two Shorts 360 twin-engine turboprop aircraft built in 1983 and it is rumored there are plans to upgrade its current fleet with regional turboprops/jets. The airline is currently based at Queen Beatrix International Airport. Alejandro Muyale, the director, named the airline after his daughter Tiara Muyale. The word "tiara" is derived from Latin, meaning "crown".

The air agency is now located in Sabana Blanco, Oranjestad. Since November 2008, they have also added a service center on Curaçao, it is located in Parera, Willemstad and since 18 July 2010, they have also added a Service Center on Bonaire, in Kralendijk.

History

Alejandro Muyale (whose family owned business has been performing "Ground Handling Services" at Aruba Airport for over 30 years now and at Curaçao Airport for more than 6 years) fulfilled his dream of applying for certification with the Department of Civil Aviation. The Economic Authority has been granted, the aircraft, a 36-seater Shorts 360 and a second aircraft was purchased soon afterwards - both from Pacific Coastal Airlines in Canada.

Alejandro Muyale, owner, Managing Director and CEO, named the airline after his daughter Tiara Muyale. The word "tiara" is derived from Latin, meaning "crown".

Tiara Air flies from Aruba to destinations Bonaire, Curaçao, Riohacha in Colombia & both Maracaibo & Punto Fijo/Las Piedras, Venezuela.

There are daily flights to Curaçao & Punto Fijo/Las Piedras, Venezuela and scheduled flights to Bonaire & Riohacha, Colombia (for detailed information on the flights you can consult their website) Tiara Air will be adding new destinations to its regular routes and consequently the market will dictate future developments.

A Tiara Air Short 360 at Aruba Airport in its Old Colors(2011).

Routes like Bonaire and Riohacha are limited due to weight restrictions and although the plane carries 36 passengers, the flights to Bonaire are usually limited to 33 passengers and Riohacha flights are usually limited to 30 passengers.

As of October 2010, the airline now offers various new services to customers in the form of the option for online check in, new cargo services which is available for operations between the islands of Aruba, Bonaire & Curaçao and also including the airport tax for the islands of Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao, in purchased tickets.

In March 2011, the airline announced it would be soon offering Air Ambulance Services, which will be operated with an advanced life support-equipped Learjet 35 with pilots, medical and nursing staff that are 24 hours on call. Service will currently be offered to Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao. In addition to the Air Ambulance service, the airline has announced it will begin service to 3 new Colombian destinations, after complying with all the requirements and norms based on the rules and regulations of the Aeronautics of Colombia better known as RAC. The petition of Tiara Air was approved to provide International Air Transport service to both passengers and cargo in the newly announced Colombian routes. Tiara will soon be offering flights to Cúcuta, Rionegro & Armenia in Colombia which will be operated by a Boeing B737.

Tiara Air strives to stick to its current slogan, for being On Time, Accommodating and Sympatic.

Tiara Air and Insel Air agreement

Aruba's national airline Tiara Air and the Aruban government recently announced a collaboration with Curaçao's national airline Insel Air. The collaboration should enforce optimal use of the touristic routes to Aruba.

In order to serve passengers best, the agreement is valid for all routes that both airlines operate. The Aruban government also stated that it was committed to release an AOC (Air Operating Certificate) to Insel Air within three months, making it possible for Insel Air to also proceed as an Aruban airline under the name "Insel Air Aruba."

Due to the AOC, Insel Air Aruba will be able to operate many touristic flights to Aruba, therefore creating more inbound flights for the island.

According to Mr. E.K. Heerenveen, Chief General and International Affairs, "In this new agreement Insel Air Aruba will operate three Fokker 50 and one MD-80 increasing the total availability of seats to 50000 a month. Due to the cooperation with Tiara Air an extra 40.000 seats per month will be added, totaling to 90.000 seats per month.

Entry in The Jet Era

In November 2011, the airline announced plans to lease it's first official Jet aircraft with which it will be using to expand the airline's network into further Destinations in Colombia and Venezuela, as well as the introduction of flights to the United States. The aircraft arrived in Aruba on 16 February 2012. The aircraft A second 737-300 is planned for late 2012. The airline held a contest on their official Facebook page for their fans to pick a name for the upcoming addition to the fleet. The name had to have an affinity to with Aruba, the contest came to a tie between the names "Shoco" and "Arawak", with "Arawak" being the winner.

Livery

Tiara Air's official livery, was painted on the airline's first SD3-60, registered P4-TIA- featured two waving (yellow and blue) lines on the fuselage with the logo's T and the crown featured on the vertical stabilizer and the waving Aruba flag on the top part. The logo was featured on both sides of the fuselage and the company's slogan (written in Papiamentu) "Na Ora, Comodo y Sympatico" (roughly translated) "On Time, Accommodating and Sympatico" written on the left side. The airline's website is also featured on the Wheel Pants and on top of the aircraft's back exits. As of June 2011, Alpha also received the airline's new livery that was unveiled on Bravo, featuring the two yellow and blue stripes and the gray belly. What differs from Alpha is that it features the official Aruba logo on both sides (as a part of the agreement with the Aruban government and Insel Air, which also features the logo on its new Fokker 50 aircraft, rebranded as Insel Air Aruba) and also a Tiara-blue tail, with the airline's T and crown logo in white.

Tiara Air's second SD3-60, registered P4-TIB, featured an all-white livery with the website featured on the wheel pants. The aircraft was the official logo plane for the Aruba International Film Festival and prior to this, the aircraft wore its old owner's (Pacific Coastal Airlines) dark blue livery with the Tiara Air logo next to the main door. Although P4-TIB did not receive the airline's official livery, as of April 2011, the airline has adapted a different livery with a yellow and blue stripes on the lower part of the fuselage with a grey belly and the website featured below the forward emergency exits and first two cabin windows, the logo's signature T and the crown featured on the vertical stabilizer and Tiara Air written above the forward emergency exits along with the star of the Aruban flag. The wheel pants are also grey of color and feature the aircraft type on it written as SD-360.

Although it is not in service, P4-TIC is still wearing its old color scheme (one of TACA's regional carriers, Aeroperlas) on the tail with Aeroperlas' titles removed.

Destinations

The Airline currently flies to Curaçao, Bonaire, to both Las Piedras/Punto Fijo & Maracaibo in Venezuela and Riohacha in Colombia.

Current destinations

Tiara Air's most operating flight is to Las Piedras, due to the high demand for the route. This route was once served by Santa Bárbara Airlines, but due to the airlines temporary halt for this route, Tiara Air decided to take the advantage and begin daily scheduled service to Las Piedras.

• Aruba
  • Oranjestad (Queen Beatrix International Airport)(hub)
• Bonaire
  • Kralendijk (Flamingo International Airport)
• Curaçao
  • Willemstad (Hato International Airport)
• Colombia
  • Armenia (El Edén International Airport)^
  • Cúcuta (Camilo Daza International Airport)^
  • Riohacha (Almirante Padilla Airport)
  • Medellín (José María Córdova International Airport)^
• Venezuela
  • Caracas (Simón Bolívar International Airport)^
  • Maracaibo (La Chinita International Airport)
  • Punto Fijo (Josefa Camejo International Airport)
• USA
  • Fort Lauderdale(Fort Lauderdale - Hollywood International Airport)^

^to be served soon

Fleet

As of February 2012, Tiara Air fleet consists of the following aircraft.

Tiara Air Fleet

Aircraft	In Service	Orders	Passengers	Registration	Notes
Shorts 360	3(+1^)	0	36	P4-TIA [http://jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=7109363&nseq=10 P4-TIB^ P4-TIC YV396T*	Used for parts^ Leased from Comeravia*
Learjet 35A	1	0	8	P4-TID	air Ambulance and VIP/Charter service
Boeing 737-300	1	0	141	P4-TIE	named arawak

Incidents and Accidents

On 5 December 2011, Tiara Air Aruba performing flight 3P 206 (with registration P4-TIA) from Las Piedras/Punto Fijo Josefa Camejo International Airport to Queen Beatrix International Airport in Oranjestad, with 29 passengers and 4 crew, made an emergency landing in Aruba, after the aircraft hit a donkey on the runway of Las Piedras/Punto Fijo with its right main gear just after becoming airborne causing the right main gear to be bent backwards. The crew decided to continue to Aruba because of better facilities available at Aruba, which is a distance of 50 mi (81 km). The aircraft landed safely at Aruba with no injury on board, although the right main gear had sustained substantial structural damage and was partially collapsed, no injuries occurred.

External links

• Official Website