http://www.hoy.com.do/app/article.aspx?id=62865
see last paragraphs. partnership with luthansa. what's this about?
see last paragraphs. partnership with luthansa. what's this about?
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new intl dominican airline
Yeah and read how El Catey Int'l Aiport will be able to receive the Airbus A-640! Wao that airport must be really big! That will be able to receive even the next Airbus which doesn't even exist yet! Maybe will the Wonder Woman's invisible jet over there too! Lmao!
Just a little help here Flakko.
There is no such aircraft as an A-640 but there is an A-340 which is in fact a large four engined aircraft built by Airbus capable of carrying many passengers. The new aircraft from Airbus that you speak about is the A-380. It will come in many different configurations and yes it does exist today. It recently went through it's test runs but is not ready to fly until later this year. Many airports that will want to accomodate this monster aircraft will have to re-build their terminals to handle 800+ passengers at one time.
Flakko said:
There is no such aircraft as an A-640 but there is an A-340 which is in fact a large four engined aircraft built by Airbus capable of carrying many passengers. The new aircraft from Airbus that you speak about is the A-380. It will come in many different configurations and yes it does exist today. It recently went through it's test runs but is not ready to fly until later this year. Many airports that will want to accomodate this monster aircraft will have to re-build their terminals to handle 800+ passengers at one time.
The Airline is cominig!
Announce pact with Lufthansa to create a Dominican Airline
MADRID. - The Dominican Republic could once again boast its own air carrier -a possibility which seems to be around the corner- after the Government?s Tourism Ministry and the proprietary company of the German Lufthansa, announced here an agreement which could materialize what has been seen as impossible.
Tourism, Felix Jim?nez, and the Andreas Denecke, president of Global Aviation Enabling, (GAE), said that 51% of the shares of the new air carrier will be in Dominican hands, in adherence to Dominican Civil Aeronautics Law 505 and it is expected to begin operations this same year.
The carrier will be called "The Airline" and will have the quality, security and service standards that the German company guarantees, recognized worldwide.
So ?The Airline,? with its Dominican-flagged aircraft darting across the skies, could be the incarnation of the phoenix by the dearly departed Dominicana de Aviacion.
Announce pact with Lufthansa to create a Dominican Airline
MADRID. - The Dominican Republic could once again boast its own air carrier -a possibility which seems to be around the corner- after the Government?s Tourism Ministry and the proprietary company of the German Lufthansa, announced here an agreement which could materialize what has been seen as impossible.
Tourism, Felix Jim?nez, and the Andreas Denecke, president of Global Aviation Enabling, (GAE), said that 51% of the shares of the new air carrier will be in Dominican hands, in adherence to Dominican Civil Aeronautics Law 505 and it is expected to begin operations this same year.
The carrier will be called "The Airline" and will have the quality, security and service standards that the German company guarantees, recognized worldwide.
So ?The Airline,? with its Dominican-flagged aircraft darting across the skies, could be the incarnation of the phoenix by the dearly departed Dominicana de Aviacion.
aegap said:
It is a conflict of interest if the secretary of tourism facilitated this deal in his official capacity, and then turned around and awarded the deal to a company or group in which he has a personal financial interest.
I do not know if Felix Jimenez or anyone in his family has a personal financial interest in the Dominican company or group that will hold the 51% share. If somehow this statement is true, then it would be very much the same as when a bunch of relatives of the secretary and subsecretary of agriculture were awarded "invernaderos" during the Mejia regime. It's really sad how the number one priority of elected and appointed officials in DR is to figure out a scheme to get rich by stealing from the people.
The ministry of tourism has a seat on the board of Aeronautics which facilitates the permits/airspace on any airline. It is a conflict of interest because you are going to be using govt resources for your own benefit. I know because he told that in a public place. He is supposed to be working for the country...And last, there are a lot of airlines trying to obtain permits to fly in the Dominican Republic which don't get it or it takes more than 2 years. His airline will be flying by the end of the year?
Regards.
Regards.
Now when VIVA Dominicana is resting in peace, someone decided to run another virtual carrier, called "THE AIRLINE". I am wondering how much money will be spent by DOM Gov. to establish this new airline and how quick it will become forgotten ghost, like Air Atlantic, Queen Air, APA, Pan Am Dominicana, Fina and others .:nervous: