Air Century

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Air Century S.A.
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IATA ICAO Callsign
Y2CEYCENTURYFLIGHT
Foundedc.1992
Commenced operationsMarch 1992
AOC # ACEA001A
Hubs La Isabela International Airport
Secondary hubs Punta Cana International Airport
Alliance Sky Cana [1]
Fleet size7
Destinations12
Headquarters La Isabela International Airport, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic [2]
Key peopleOmar Chahin (Founder and CEO)
Fabio Nina (VP)
Employees120
Website www.aircentury.com

ACSA - Air Century, S.A. is a Dominican airline that operates charter and regularly scheduled services from the Santo Domingo 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.

Contents

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: [3]

CountryCityAirportNotesRefs
Aruba Oranjestad Queen Beatrix International Airport
Colombia Barranquilla Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport Terminated
Cartagena Rafael Núñez International Airport [4]
Cuba Havana José Martí International Airport
Santiago de Cuba Antonio Maceo Airport
Curaçao Willemstad Curaçao International Airport
Dominican Republic Punta Cana Punta Cana International Airport Hub [5]
Santiago de los Caballeros Cibao International Airport
Santo Domingo La Isabela International Airport Hub
Haiti Port-au-Prince Toussaint Louverture International Airport
Puerto Rico San Juan Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport
Sint Maarten Philipsburg Princess Juliana International Airport
United States Miami Miami International Airport

Fleet

Current fleet

An Air Century British Aerospace Jetstream 32 at Martinique Aime Cesaire International Airport in 2014 Air Century BAe Jetsream 32 HI860 (15872825108).jpg
An Air Century British Aerospace Jetstream 32 at Martinique Aimé Césaire International Airport in 2014
An Air Century Bombardier CRJ200 in Punta Cana International Airport in 2023 Air century -28 septiembre 2023 - punta cana rebranding vuelo-691.jpg
An Air Century Bombardier CRJ200 in Punta Cana International Airport in 2023

Air Century's fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of December 2022): [6] [7]

Air Century fleet
AircraftIn
service
OrdersPassengersNotes
ATR 72-200F 1Cargo
Bombardier CRJ200ER 350
British Aerospace Jetstream 32 219
Cessna Citation VII 18
Total7

Former fleet

Air Century formerly operated the following aircraft: [7]

Air Century former fleet
AircraftTotalIntroducedRetiredNotes
Saab 340B 220152020

Accidents and incidents

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References

  1. "Dominican Republic's Air Century, Sky Cana partner up". Ch-aviation.com. Retrieved October 5, 2022.
  2. "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."
  3. "Los Destinos Más Calientes del Verano". Aircentury.com (in Spanish).
  4. "Air Century adds Cartagena service from August 2022". AeroRoutes. June 10, 2022. Retrieved June 11, 2022.
  5. "Air Century announces new routes and a connection hub from Punta Cana International Airport". Routesonline.com. October 3, 2023.
  6. "Fleet - Winair". www.aircentury.com. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  7. 1 2 "Air Century Fleet Details and History". Planespotters.net. Retrieved January 9, 2023.
  8. "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.