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Founded | c. 1992 | ||||||
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Commenced operations | March 1992 | ||||||
AOC # | ACEA001A | ||||||
Hubs | La Isabela International Airport | ||||||
Secondary hubs | Punta Cana International Airport | ||||||
Alliance | Sky Cana [1] | ||||||
Fleet size | 7 | ||||||
Destinations | 12 | ||||||
Headquarters | La Isabela International Airport, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic [2] | ||||||
Key people | Omar Chahin (Founder and CEO) Fabio Nina (VP) | ||||||
Employees | 120 | ||||||
Website | www |
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.
This airline offers charter flights, regularly scheduled services, and air cargo transport through the Dominican Republic, the Caribbean, South America, and North America.
Air Century operates scheduled flights to the following destinations: [3]
Air Century's fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of December 2022): [6] [7]
Aircraft | In service | Orders | Passengers | Notes |
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ATR 72-200F | 1 | — | Cargo | |
Bombardier CRJ200ER | 3 | — | 50 | |
British Aerospace Jetstream 32 | 2 | — | 19 | |
Cessna Citation VII | 1 | — | 8 | |
Total | 7 | — |
Air Century formerly operated the following aircraft: [7]
Aircraft | Total | Introduced | Retired | Notes |
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Saab 340B | 2 | 2015 | 2020 | |
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