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On 15 February 1970 at approximately 18:30 local time, a Dominicana McDonnell Douglas DC-9 (registered HI-177) crashed into the sea some 3 kilometres off Santo Domingo, killing all 97 passengers and 5 crew members on board, making it the deadliest accident in the history of the Dominican Republic until the crash of Birgenair Flight 301 in 1996
It became the second largest airline of the Dominican Republic, but ultimately lost the competition with Dominicana. [citation needed] In 1978, the airline suspended all flights and was shut down, [2] though technically its airline license stayed valid until 1993. [1]
The airline was then established in 1998 as a passenger carrier by Raymundo Polanco Alegria to replace the defunct Dominicana de Aviación. Polanco-Alegria was an Air Force military commander and a key figure in the Rebellion of the Pilots [ 2 ] movement in November 1961, when military action was taken by a group of aviators to guarantee the ...
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Airline Image IATA ICAO Callsign Founded Ceased operations Notes Aero Continente Dominicana: 9D: CND: CONDOMINICANA: 2001: 2003: Aerochago: G3: AHG: 1983: 2004: ADSA - Aérolineas Dominicanas
The airline was expected to begin its operations in May 2008 with a Boeing 737-300, but the launch date was postponed several times until 16 October 2009. Originally Punta Cana International Airport was supposed to be Air Dominicana's hub , but this was later switched to Las Américas International Airport in Santo Domingo .
Airline Image IATA ICAO Callsign Founded Notes Air Century: Y2: CEY: CENTURYFLIGHT: 1990: Air Inter Island: 2003: Air Santo Domingo: EX: SDO: 1996: In process of ...
Four of the airline's mechanics were reportedly arrested as well. [2] In addition, the United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) banned Dominicana aircraft from operating to the United States. The ban was lifted later in the year after Dominicana leased a replacement DC-9 aircraft, to be flown by crews from the Spanish airline Iberia ...