Aeromar Líneas Aéreas Dominicanas


Aeromar Líneas Aéreas Dominicanas was an airline based in the Dominican Republic.

History

The airline was established in 1998 by :es:Rebelión de los Pilotos#Integrantes del complot|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 movement in November 1961, when military action was taken by a group of aviators to guarantee the democratic process after the death of the dictator Rafael Leonidas Trujillo
Prior to Aeromar Airlines, Polanco, of Almerian descent, had founded Aeromar Cargo in 1962 as an airfreight forwarder and all-cargo carrier.
Aeromar services began with a single Boeing 727 leased from Falcon Air, for routes to Miami and San Juan. In 2001, it bought a Boeing 747 to a new route to Madrid, but the route was suspended 5 months later due to heavy competition with Iberia. In 2002, new services to New York, In 2003 The Airlines began to fly to Aruba, Havana and Caracas with Boeing 737, Boeing 757 and Boeing 767. In 2003, the airline ceased operations. Aeromar leased its fleet of Boeing 757 from Icelandair and Boeing 767 from Air Atlanta. Aeromar was the first airline to fly New York– Santiago, DR route in 2002.
Their frequent flyer programs were Viajero de Plata.

Routes

The Aeromar Líneas Aéreas Dominicanas fleet consists of the following aircraft :

AircraftTotalNotes
Boeing 727-2004San Juan and Miami routes
Boeing 737-2001Caribbean routes
Boeing 737-3001Caribbean and Miami routes
Boeing 747-2001Madrid and Miami routes
Boeing 757-2002New York, Boston and Miami routes
Boeing 767-2002New York routes and charters to Europe
Boeing 767-3001Miami routes and charters to Europe