Fina Air starting flights in Jul 15

[Stanley Joaqu?n]

A new airline in Puerto Rico for flights to the Dominican Republic plans to inaugurate service on 15Jul03 from its Mu?iz Base in Isla Verde and Mayaguez. Fina Air will begin daily flights to Santo Domingo, Punta Cana, Romana, and Santiago de los Caballeros as well as daily flights from Mayaguez to Santo Domingo. Fina Air will operate the Saab 340 and plans to add other routes in the future.

PD: Publicated in Justplanes.
Fina Air is part of Auxer Group, and Fina Air planning use the Herrera International, could has a war with Air SDQ.

 

[latinaviation]

How? They haven't even applied for DOT authority. Isn't this the same carrier that was getting DC-9s, and now Saabs???

 

[cashsheet]

Latinaviation.....Fina will operate separately from Viva/Auxer, but they have some sort of revenue sharing agreement. Fina always had the SAAB jets. The DC-9's were contributed by Viva/Auxer when a relationship was formed between the 2 companies.

 

[santobonao]

do fina air is the same as vivas airlines

 

[Latino2002]

http://www.fina-air.com/

 

[Juan]

I hope they announce POP as a destination., I see only SDQ, STI, LRM and PUJ. Everybody seems to leave POP out as a destination.

 

[Juan]

Hold on something does not add up ...


2 aircraft from 2 airports with 2 flights to the DR, but then they go on to say that they will service three destinations and they list 4 ......

Fina Air will operate two SAAB 340 aircraft, we will be offering two daily flights to The Dominican Republic.

The flights will be originating from the Luis Mu?oz Marin Int'l airport and from Eugenio Maria De Hostos Airport in Mayaguez.

We are projecting commencing service during the month of July, 2003.

Our expectations are to service, Punta Cana, Santiago, La Romana, and Las Americas, three destinations in the Dominican Republic.

 

[Art2Gecko]

juan, they'll have 2 DC-9's too

In addition to the 2 saab 340's it has been previously reported that they will operate 2 DC-9's in an arrangement with Viva..

CITY, Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 21, 2003--THE AUXER GROUP, INC. (OTCBB: AXGI) announced today it has entered into a passenger service connector agreement with Fina Air of Puerto Rico and pursuant to this agreement has signed a Letter of Intent and Memorandum of Understanding for the purchase of Two (2) former Boeing-Douglas DC-9-32 passenger aircraft (Mfg. Serial Numbers 47172 registry N926L and 47174 registry N929L) from NEA HOLDINGS, INC. of Delaware.
Both of these DC-9-32 aircraft were formerly operated by Trans World Airlines ("TWA") and are configured with 100 seats (16 First Class and 84 Economy Class). Negotiations are underway with Evergreen Air Center, Inc. of Marana, Arizona to perform the heavy maintenance work packages, including avionics upgrades with the latest in GPS navigation technology including fresh customized paint, installation of over water equipment and possible interior reconfiguration upon delivery. The maintenance work package, repainting and other updates will take approximately 45 to 60 days.

Robert J. Scott, President and CEO of Auxer, stated, "Fina Air gives us a working relationship that will provide a low cost vehicle to transport Caribbean passengers to and from our Viva Airlines subsidiary's Dominican Republic hubs. Fina will complement Viva as well as providing significant cost savings. <b>The DC-9-32's will be used in the Fina operation and supported by a cost sharing or lease agreement". </b>

http://finance.lycos.com/home/news/story.asp?symbols=BB:AXGI&story=33902337

 

[latinaviation]

Something doesn't add up... how do they already have the right to fly to ther DR? A search on dms.dot.gov showed no results under "Fina Air." Moreover, you say they always had the Saab 340s? Saab Marketing, in their magazine, doesn't list them as an operator. Did they acquire these under another name?

I could be totally wrong.. maybe I'm missing something?


"Latinaviation.....Fina will operate separately from Viva/Auxer, but they have some sort of revenue sharing agreement. Fina always had the SAAB jets. The DC-9's were contributed by Viva/Auxer when a relationship was formed between the 2 companies."

 

[Art2Gecko]

Does FINA as a puerto rican company need us FAA/DOT approval to fly from PR to DR ?? or is this handled through the PR govt??

 

[GRS]

They NEED dot approval.

 

[Searcher]

FINA AIR is a Puerto Rican company.

 

[latinaviation]

They absolutely need DOT authority. PR authority means nothing in real terms without the DOT authority. They also need FAA authority to operate, even within PR.

 

[Juan]

Does FINA as a puerto rican company need us FAA/DOT approval to fly from PR to DR ?? or is this handled through the PR govt??

You can t be serious to ask that question!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Puerto Rico is a territory of the United States! Which means that it falls under DOT/FAA authority.

And guess what, you do not need a passport to go to Puerto Rico.

 

[Latino2002]

well every airline need the OK from the DOT and FAA...same as all major airlines in the USA, if the starter a new flight they will need the ok from the goverment.

 

[Art2Gecko]

Well FINA finally showed up in the FAA database...

Well FINA finally showed up in the FAA database...
just go here http://162.58.35.241/acdatabase/acmain.htm and do a document index search for Fina Airline

FAA Registry
Document Index Inquiry Results

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Party Entered : FINA AIRLINE
Number of Records: 5 (Page 1 of 1)
Type Collateral Collateral Party Document Receipt Date
Aircraft 108PX FINA AIRLINE INC 06/06/2003
Engine GE EL CT75A2 GEE367139 FINA AIRLINE INC 06/06/2003
Engine GE EL CT75A2 GEE367185 FINA AIRLINE INC 06/06/2003
Propeller RO R3204123F1 DRG495883 FINA AIRLINE INC 06/06/2003
Propeller RO R3204123F1 DRG877084 FINA AIRLINE INC 06/06/2003

 

[latinaviation]

They still need DOT authority, Art. That can take over a year to obtain; the filings alone are generall in excess of 100+ pages not inclusive of the Family Assistance Act filings.

 

[Art2Gecko]

I emailed the DOT about this and this is the reply I got.

Dear DOT customer:
Your best course of action is to contact the Office of the Secretary of Transportation's Office of Aviation and International Affairs at 202-366-8822.
Sincerely,

Information Service Staff
National Transportation Library
Bureau of Transportation Statistics
U.S. Department of Transportation


I cannot call from here at work If someone else wants to check with them....

 

[latinaviation]

No need to check for them, they're not there. Visit dms.dot.gov. You can perform an advanced search on any number of criteria, including searching for Fina. Fina Air, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic. They haven't applied.