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AIRES
File:AIRES logo.jpg
IATA ICAO Call sign
4C ARE AIRES
Founded20 February 1981[1]
HubsEl Dorado International Airport
Focus citiesErnesto Cortissoz Int'l Airport, Olaya Herrera Airport
Fleet size23 (lost one on 08/16/2010)
Destinations31
Parent companyAIRES S.A.
HeadquartersBogotá, Colombia
Key peopleFrancisco Jose Mendez Garcia (CEO)
Websiteaires.aero

AIRES (Acronym: Aerovías de Integración Regional, lit. airs) is an airline headquartered in Bogotá, Colombia.[2] It operates scheduled regional domestic and international services, as well as a domestic cargo service. Its main base is El Dorado International Airport, Bogotá, with hubs at Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport, Barranquilla, Olaya Herrera Airport, Medellín and Perales Airport, Ibagué.[3]

History

The airline started operations on 23 February 1981. It was formed in Ibagué and began operations with two Embraer EMB 110 Bandeirante aircraft. It has 581 employees.[3] The airline remained a regional operator for most of its existence, but in 2008 it introduced Boeing 737-700 aircraft to the fleet and adopted a low-cost model, significantly changing the aviation scene in Colombia. The airline recently introduced its first operation to the U.S. flying to Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport and John F. Kennedy International Airport.

In 2009, AIRES became the second largest carrier in domestic market share.

Destinations

AIRES serves 25 domestic and 6 international destinations (as of July 2010).

Main article: AIRES destinations

Fleet

AIRES began operations with a fleet of Embraer EMB 110 Bandeirantes, then replaced them with 200 and 300 series Bombardier Dash 8 turboprop aircraft.

The AIRES fleet consists of the following aircraft (at 25th July 2010):[4]

AIRES Fleet
Aircraft In Fleet Orders Passengers
(Economy)
Boeing 737-700
9
0
149
Bombardier Dash 8 Q200
11
0
37
Bombardier Dash 8 Q400
3
1
76
Total 25 2

In 2008, AIRES announced the purchase of 4 Bombardier Dash 8 Q400s.[5] Colombia's Aires plans to replace its entire fleet of 11 Bombardier Dash 8 Q200s with larger Q400s over the next five years. [6]

Inflight services

AIRES has a buy on board menu.[7]

Incidents and accidents

AIRES Flight 8250 crashed on 16 August 2010 after approach in a thunderstorm, with over 100 injuries and one death as a result of a heart attack on the way to the hospital, [8] at San Andrés, a Colombian island about 200 km east of Nicaragua. Location: N 12.583690 W 81.711170

References

  1. ^ "Aires History" (in Spanish). Aires.aero.
  2. ^ "Directory: World Airlines." Flight International. March 16-22, 2004. 79.
  3. ^ a b "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-03-27. pp. 69–70.
  4. ^ aires.com.co. "AIRES: Our Fleet (in Spanish)". {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |fechaacceso= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ eltiempo.com. "Inversión de 480 millones de pesos en nueva flota de aviones hará Aires". {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |fechaacceso= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ "Aires plans to acquire at least seven additional Q400s".
  7. ^ "Onboard Menu." AIRES. Retrieved on August 16, 2010.
  8. ^ "Colombia plane crashes after lightning strike". BBC News. 2010-08-16. Retrieved 2010-08-16.

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