Fina Air Saab 340, registration number N112-PX, at Santo Domingo, the Dominican Republic.

Another Saab 340 part of the Fina Air fleet at Aguadilla, Puerto Rico. Photo by Jose Mendez and the BQN Ramp Spotters.

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In the June 7 edition of the newspaper El Vocero, the management of Fina Air announced that the airline would begin flying on July 15 of 2003, connecting San Juan and Mayagüez with six Dominican Republic destinations. June 7 is the 158th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (159th in leap years), with 207 days remaining. ... El Vocero is a Puerto Rican newspaper that is published in the Puerta de Tierra barrio, in the city of San Juan. ... July 15 is the 196th day (197th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 169 days remaining. ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

According to management, the airline plans to expand to other countries within the Caribbean by 2005 and acquire jets. The airline has a fleet of SAAB 340 airplanes. The July 15 date, however, was later changed to October 2. The 2005 date for acquiring jets and opening new routes has to be fulfilled yet. 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ... See also: Jet (disambiguation) A jet is a stream of fluid produced by discharge through an orifice into free space. ... Saab 340 of Aurigny Air Services. ... October 2nd is the 275th day (276th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 90 days remaining. ...

Because Puerto Rico is still politically a part of the United States, Fina Air (not to be confused with cargo airline Fine Air), have the American flag painted on their planes' fuselages. However, most of Fina Air planes carry the colors of the Puerto Rican flag. FedEx Airbus A300 Cargo airlines are airlines dedicated to the transportation of cargo. ... Fine Air McDonnell Douglas DC-8 at San Jose (Norman Y. Mineta International), California, USA, in June 1995 Fine Air is an international cargo airline. ...

Apart from operating regularly scheduled services from Aguadilla, they also rent airplanes to United States immigration services, to return illegal immigrants from the Dominican Republic back home.

The airline has now ceased operations.

Copyright notes

• Top photo copyrighted by, and courtesy of, Mr. Ron Peel
• Bottom photo copyrighted by, and courtesy of, Mr. Jose Mendez and the BQN Air Spotters.