AeroRepública is an airline based in Bogotá, Colombia. It operates domestic flights and serves other Latin American countries on a charter basis. Despite having it's largest operation in Bogotá, the airline does not have an official hub. A Boeing 747-400 of Virgin Atlantic Airways, one of the UKs largest airlines. ... Bogotá (known officially in Spanish as Bogotá D.C., formerly Santafé de Bogotá D.C.), is the capital and largest city in Colombia, with a population of roughly 7. ... Bogotá (known officially in Spanish as Bogotá D.C., formerly Santafé de Bogotá D.C.), is the capital and largest city in Colombia, with a population of roughly 7. ... An Airline hub is an airport that an airline uses as a transfer point to get passengers to their intended destination. ...

Code Data

• IATA Code: P5
• ICAO Code: RPB
• Callsign: AeroRepública

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History

The airline was established on 23 November 1992 by founders Amos Gindor and Dr. Alfonso Avila. It started operations on 19 June 1993 with a fleet of 3 Boeing 727-100 aircraft, between Bogotá's El Dorado International Airport and Cartagena and Santa Marta, as well as the offshore Colombian island of San Andrés. It was the first new airline in Colombia for over 25 years when it began trading in 1993. Plans were announced to begin international seervices to the USA in 1997, but these have yet to begin. November 23 is the 327th day of the year (328th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 38 days remaining. ... 1992 is a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... June 19 is the 170th day of the year (171st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 195 days remaining. ... 1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... Sun Country 727 The Boeing 727 was, for a very long time, the most popular jet_liner in the world. ... El Dorado International Airport is an airport in Bogotá, Colombia. ... For other places of the same name, see Cartagena Bocagrande Cartagena San Pedro Square, Old City Cartagena Cartagena, Colombia, also known as Cartagena de Indias or La Heroica (The Heroic), is a large seaport on the north coast of Colombia. ... The city of Santa Marta. ... San Andrés and Providencia (Spanish: San Andrés y Providencia) is one of the departments of Colombia. ... 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

AeroRepública corporate headquarters are located in Pereira, Colombia. The airline was owned by Aeropostal Alas de Venezuela (33%) and Promotora de Inversiones Superior (at January 2005). It is Colombia's third largest airline holding a 16.1% market share. The city of Pereira is the capital city of the Colombian department of Risaralda. ... Aeropostal (Alas de Venezuela) is an airline with a large domestic network based in Caracas in Venezuela. ...

On June 1, 2005, COPA, Panama's flag carrier, announced that it had purchased 90% of AeroRepública after having earlier announced plans to codeshare with them. The airline also announced it was planning to make AeroRepública the second largest carrier in Colombia after the nation's flag carrier, Avianca. It also plans to increase domestic destinations, modernize its fleet, and initiate the airline's first international destinations in late 2005. June 1 is the 152nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (153rd in leap years), with 213 days remaining. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ... Copa Airlines (IATA: CM, ICAO: CMP, and Callsign: Copa) is the national flag airline of Panama. ... Avianca is an airline based in Bogotá, Colombia. ...

Services

AeroRepública operates the following services (at January 2005):

• Domestic scheduled destinations: Barranquilla, Bogotá, Bucaramanga, Cali, Cartagena, Leticia, Medellín, Montería, Pereira, San Andres Island and Santa Marta.

• International scheduled destinations: Porlamar.

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Fleet

The AeroRepública fleet consists of the following aircraft (at January 2005):

• 5 McDonnell Douglas MD-81
• 2 McDonnell Douglas MD-83
• 2 McDonnell Douglas DC-9-30

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External Links

• AeroRepública (http://www.aerorepublica.com.co/)