Air Century, S.A., or ACSA, is a Dominican Republic air charter operator that offers local and international services from the Santo Domingo La Isabela International Airport. The company was founded by Captain and Pilot Omar Chahin. Air Century commenced operations in Santo Domingo in March of 1992.
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| Founded | c. 1992 | ||||||
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| Fleet size | 8 | ||||||
| Destinations | +50 | ||||||
| Parent company | Grupo Chahin | ||||||
| Headquarters | La Isabela International Airport Santo Domingo | ||||||
| Employees | 75 | ||||||
| Website | www | ||||||
Its corporate head office is at the La Isabela International Airport (Dr. Joaquín Balaguer International Airport) in Santo Domingo.[1]
This airline offers charter flights and other services through the Dominican Republic, the Caribbean, South America, and North America.
Scheduled destinations
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Fleet
Air Century's fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of December 2019):[2]
| Aircraft | In service | Orders | Passengers | Refs/notes |
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| ATR 72-200F | 1 | 2 | - | HI72AB (as of August 2019)[3] |
| Mitsubishi CRJ200ER | 3 | - | 50 | HI1033, HI1034, HI1058 (as of February 2020) [3] |
| Mitsubishi CRJ1000ER | 3 | 2 | 100 | HI1000, HI1001, HI1002 (as of February 2020) [3] |
| Mitsubishi CRJ700ER | 1 | 4 | 75 | HI700A (as of February 2020) [3] |
| Total | 8 | 8 | ||
Accidents and incidents
A Jetstream 32 aircraft, HI816 was destroyed by fire at Punta Cana after an engine failure on short final 13 October 2014, after a flight from Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico. All 13 passengers and two flight crew on board survived the fire.[4]
External links
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- Air Century
- Air Century (archive)
- Air Century (in Spanish)
- Air Charter Guide
- Dominican Aviation
- Air Century at STI
References
- ^ "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."
- ^ "Fleet - Winair". www.aircentury.com. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
- ^ a b c d "Global Airline Guide 2019 (Part One)". Airliner World. October 2019: 13.
- ^ "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.