Air Century
An Air Century British Aerospace Jetstream 32 | |||||||
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| Founded | c. 1992 | ||||||
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Commenced operations | March 1992 | ||||||
| AOC # | ACEA001A | ||||||
| Hubs | Santo Domingo–La Isabela | ||||||
| Secondary hubs | Punta Cana[1] | ||||||
| Fleet size | 4 | ||||||
| Destinations | 8 | ||||||
| Headquarters | La Isabela International Airport, Hangar 4, Santo Domingo Norte, Dominican Republic[2] | ||||||
| Key people | Omar Chahin (Founder & CEO) | ||||||
| Employees | +120 | ||||||
| Website | www | ||||||
ACSA - Air Century, S.A. is a Dominican airline that operates charter and regularly scheduled services from La Isabela International Airport. The company was founded by Captain and Pilot Omar Chahin. Air Century commenced operations in March 1992 and is currently the longest-running still active Dominican airline.
This airline offers charter flights, regularly scheduled services, and air cargo transport through the Dominican Republic, the Caribbean, South America, and North America.
Scheduled destinations
Air Century operates scheduled flights to the following destinations (as of June 2026):[3]
Fleet
Current
Air Century's fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of February 2026):[4]
| Aircraft | In service |
Orders | Passengers | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bombardier CRJ200ER | 3 | — | 50 | |
| Gulfstream IV-SP[5] | 1 | — | 13 | |
| Total | 4 | — | ||
Former
Air Century formerly operated the following aircraft:
| Aircraft | Total | Introduced | Retired | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATR 72-200F | 1 | 2017[6] | 2023 | Operated for LogicPaq[7] |
| British Aerospace Jetstream 32 | 5 | 2006 | 2025 | |
| Saab 340B | 2 | 2015 | 2020 |
Accidents and incidents
- On 13 October 2014, a British Aerospace Jetstream 32 (HI816) was destroyed by fire at Punta Cana after an engine failure on short final, after a charter flight from Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico. All 13 passengers and two flight crew on board were evacuated safely.[8]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Air Century announces new routes and a connection hub from Punta Cana International Airport". Routesonline.com. October 3, 2023.
- ^ "Contact Us Archived 2012-08-26 at the Wayback Machine." Air Century. Retrieved on January 15, 2012. "Address: Dr. Joaquín Balaguer International Airport, Local No. 1032, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic."
- ^ "Explora diferentes destinos en el Caribe". Aircentury.com (in Spanish).
- ^ "Explora Nuestra Diversa Flota de Aviones". Aircentury.com (in Spanish).
- ^ Luciano Braganca (November 8, 2024). "Dominican Republic's Air Century adds first GIV-SP". Ch-aviation.com.
- ^ Ivan Nadalet (November 20, 2017). "Dominican Republic's Air Century adds maiden freighter". Ch-aviation.com.
- ^ Charles Kauffman. "Sky Cana launches cargo operation with ATR 72 freighter". Cargofacts.com. Retrieved July 13, 2021.
- ^ "Se accidenta avión en aeropuerto de Punta Cana" [Plane crashes in Punta Cana airport] (in Spanish). Figureo56.com. 12 October 2014. Archived from the original on 2016-04-19.
External links
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