PAWA Dominicana
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| Founded | 2003 | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | August 14, 2015 | ||||||
| Hubs | Las Américas International Airport | ||||||
| Frequent-flyer program | Preference | ||||||
| Alliance | Aserca Airlines / SBA Airlines | ||||||
| Fleet size | 7 (+8) | ||||||
| Destinations | 9 | ||||||
| Company slogan | Nuestro Orgullo Vuela Mas Alto (Our Pride Flies Higher) | ||||||
| Headquarters | Santo Domingo | ||||||
| Key people | Simeon Garcia - CEO | ||||||
| Website | |||||||
PAWA Dominicana (Pan Am World Airways Dominicana) is the international flag carrier of the Dominican Republic. It was created as a subsidiary airline for Pan American Airways. This airline has scheduled flights between the Santo Domingo and other Caribbean destinations. Its based at Santo Domingo-Las Americas.
History
Pan Am World Airways Dominicana is a Dominican airline based in Santo Domingo-Las Americas. It has some charter flights to other Caribbean islands, but the majority of flights are to, Aruba, Curaçao and Saint Maarten. It's a Dominican airline under Part 121 actually operating in the Dominican Republic, since May 2007.
PAWA Dominicana's hub is in Santo Domingo-Las Americas Intl Airport,[1] where the airline operates and maintains its fleet.
On June 4, 2010 the company was purchased by a group of airlines professionals and they appointed Mrs. Mirtha Espada as the company's President.
On February 2012 the airline ceased temporarily scheduled services and maintains operating of charter services. On March 2012 the company appointed Mr. Hector Gomez President with the task of re-orienting the company, and also calling back the former company's founder and owner as part of the organization.
The airline secured its Air Operator Certificate in mid-October 2014 and started services using 4 MD80. Started flights on August 14, 2015.
Operations
PAWA Dominicana authority includes international Charter services and schedule services to Antigua, Aruba, Curaçao, Havana, San Juan and St. Maarten from Santo Domingo HUB with several flights a week on MD80 and DC9. PWD will be adding flights to New York and Miami and other Caribbean Islands very soon to make SDQ the HUB of the caribbean. In the future PWD is planning flights from Santiago and Punta Cana to Miami, New York and San Juan.
Destinations
| [Hub] | Base and Hub |
| [F] | Future destination |
| [S] | Seasonal |
| † | Hub |
| ¤ | Charter |
| # | Terminated destination |
| City | Country | IATA | ICAO | Airport | Refs/Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Havana |  Cuba | HAV | MUHA | José Martí International Airport | |
| Miami |  United States | MIA | KMIA | Miami International Airport | |
| Oranjestad |  Aruba | AUA | TNCA | Queen Beatrix International Airport | |
| Philipsburg |  Sint Maarten | SXM | TNCM | Princess Juliana International Airport | |
| Port-au-Prince |  Haiti | PAP | MTPP | Toussaint Louverture International Airport | |
| San Juan |  Puerto Rico | SJU | TJSJ | Luis Muñoz Marin International Airport | |
| Santo Domingo |  Dominican Republic | SDQ | MDSD | Las Americas International Airport | |
| St. John's |  Antigua and Barbuda | ANU | TAPA | V. C. Bird International Airport | via St. Maarten |
| Willemstad |  Curaçao | CUR | TNCC | Hato International Airport |
Fleet
Currently operated
As of September 9, 2016, the PAWA Dominicana fleet consists of the following aircraft:
| Aircraft | Total | Orders | Passengers | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boeing 757-200 | – | 2 | 188 | In Maintenance |
| Canadair CRJ 200 | – | 6 | 50 | In Maintenance |
| Douglas DC-9-32 | 1 | – | 100 | Being Retired Summer 2017 Being replaced by CRJ 200 |
| McDonnell Douglas MD-82 | 1 | – | 160 | HI914 |
| McDonnell Douglas MD-83 | 4 | – | 160 | 1 on Maintenance |
| McDonnell Douglas MD-87 | 1 | - | 109 | |
| Total | 7 | 8 |
Previously operated
Over the years, PAWA Dominicana operated the following types:
| Aircraft | Total | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| BAe Jetstream 31 | 2 | |
| Douglas DC-9-32 | 3 | Retired/Replaced by MD-87 and CRJ 200 |
References
- ↑ CH-Aviation (November 21, 2008). "PAWA Dominicana hubs and airline details". ch-aviation.ch. Retrieved 2009-02-24.
Junta de Aviación Civil de la República Dominicana (JAC). Instituto Dominicano de Aviación Civil de la República Dominicana (IDAC).
External links
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