ArajetThe little-known name of the new airline with mixed capital: foreign and Dominican, intends to transform the city of Santo Domingo into a “hub” in the Caribbean region, with Los Americas International Airport as its headquarters. .
To this end, the airline, which gave its official presentation on legislation led by President Louis Abinader last Monday, wants to use the aircraft. Boeing 737 Max 8One plane crashed in two crashes worldwide It was re-certified by regulators in different countries between 2020 and 2021 And so far no problem.
“The same plane that flies American (Airlines) every day, five flights from Miami to Santo Domingo. It flies daily to 189 countries. ”Vice President of Communications for Arajet, Manuel LunaComplaints have been lodged by various users regarding the aircraft model used by the company.
Apart from the United States, other airlines operate routes between the Dominican Republic and other locations in the United States, Canada and Latin America. Boeing 737 Max 8 to mobilize its passengers, after US and European officials showed the green light to the plane again.
Boeing 737 passenger transport aircraft model Max Used by Arajet After a process, he lives “in his resurrection” for a year and three months Re-certification This type of crash caused hundreds of deaths after two plane crashes.
And one of the last companies Reinstall it Is for your navy ETheopian Airlines, Airlines The aircraft of this model was joined together Crashed In March 2019, the international airport crashed just minutes after takeoff Like (Ethiopia) and this resulted in the deaths of 157 people. Five months ago, in October 2018, another Boeing 737 Max I know Crashed After departure from the international airport Sogarno–Wrong On JakartaAt least 189 people have been killed in Indonesia.
The two plane crashes, which took place nearly five months apart, killed 346 people. The two events had two things in common: they occurred in the aforementioned aircraft model made in the United States, and in automatic flight control software called MCAS (Maneuver Character Enhancement System).
After these two incidents, Boeing was forced to land all 737 aircraft Max. Subsequent investigation revealed a defect in the aircraft management system of that model, known as the maneuver characteristics augmentation system (MCASthey Silkas In English), caused crashes, so it had to be replaced.
According to a report from Ethiopian AirlinesIn early February 2022, it was decided to reuse the Boeing 737. Max It happened after that “A serious Re-certification“By regulators in the United States, the European Union, China and Ethiopia, Flights are therefore considered to be completely safe and free of major hazards.
“Our pilots, engineers, aviation technicians and cabin crew are fully prepared. B737 Max I’ll be back to heaven and we look forward to welcoming you, “the company said in a statement on its website. The web From France 24.
Resurrection “
First Airlines Business flights will have to be restarted by Boeing 737 aircraft Max According to an article published in, December 2020 was the Brazilian goal BBC The world. This first flight departed from the airport with passengers Chao PaulIn Brazil, going to the city Porto Happy. Cole said at the time that 140 of its pilots had previously been trained in the United States on aircraft handling, after upgrades and revisions to some of its key systems.
In May 2021, an electrical malfunction occurred on some aircraft of this model and it was fixed. Company Boeing Reported that this failure had nothing to do with the accident. Two months later, China’s Civil Aviation Administration (CAAC) 737 approved aircraft Max To restart Boeing service. The aircraft was fit to fly as ordered by the Chinese regulator. So far there have been no major accidents on the plane.
The aircraft returned to operating in the United States in December 2020, after reviewing software with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and strengthening the aircraft’s training and re-certifying it along with other regulators. No new accidents have occurred since then.
Current situation
Page The web Air transport Realism In an article published on February 22, 2022, 1,077 737 models have been produced so far. Max4,812 orders, according to Woodis Aero images. Of these, 696 have been issued to various companies Airlines From Europe, America, the Middle East, Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean.
Southwest It is the largest operator of the 69 Boeing 737-8 model; Followed by Ryanair 52 and United Airlines 16. In Latin America and the Caribbean, Aeroméxico leads with 23 of the 737-8 and 7 737-9 models; Cole holds 26 on the 737-8 model; Copa Airlines with 16 on the 737-9 model; Aerolinas Argentinas 5 in 737-8; Caribbean Airlines 5 of 737-8; Cayman Airways 4 in 737-8 and soon ArajetBased on the Dominican Republic, receive three The Model 737-8.
Arajet Operates under the lowest price model Flights to Costa Rica, Colombia, Jamaica and other Caribbean islands named “Pico Duarte” will begin operations in May.
As of June, they will be adding more aircraft, opening new locations on the continent, and flights to the United States are expected to begin in the second half of this year.