Ticos Air

Ticos Air was a planned Costa Rican airline which never commenced operations.[1][2]

Ticos Air
Ticos Air logo
Founded12 December 2012 (2012-12-12)
Ceased operations2014
HeadquartersSanta Ana, Costa Rica
Key peopleGino Renzi (CEO)

History

The airline's headquarters were located in Santa Ana, and they had hired 22 employees including pilots, administrative personnel, and operations managers. The airline planned to recruit 120 people, many from Avianca, which dismantled its Costa Rican hub in May 2013, dismissing 261 employees.[1][2][3][4] Ticos Air was founded by Gino Renzi, a 54-year-old Tico publicist.[5]

The airline initially planned to operate five Airbus A319 aircraft, and its inaugural destinations were supposed to be Mexico City, Caracas, Miami, and New York with ambitions to travel to South America, Europe, and Asia.[3] Documentation to obtain an air operating certificate was submitted to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation in Costa Rica in September 2013.[1][3]

It was reported in February 2014 that the company had been struggling to secure investment, and that its launch was possibly losing momentum. Ticos Air had not presented any promised Airbus A319 aircraft, and was therefore unable to advance to the third phase of its certification, as expected.[6] In August 2014, Ticos Air decided to not start operations due to financial difficulties.[7]

References
  1. Ticos Air busca llenar más de 100 vacantes para empezar a operar en primer trimestre del 2014 El Financiero, 2013-09-17. (in Spanish)
  2. New Costa Rican airline, Ticos Air, now hiring Tico Times, 2013-09-18.
  3. Costa Rican start-up Ticos Air to launch in December Flight Global, 2013-09-13.
  4. Aerolínea Ticos Air inició trámite para operar vuelos internacionales a Costa Rica El Financiero, 2013-09-10. (in Spanish)
  5. ‘Ticos Air se diferenciará de Avianca por ser 100% nacional’ La Nación, 2013-09-13. (in Spanish)
  6. Delayed taking off? Latin American Airlines & Industry News, 2014-02-05.
  7. ch-aviation.com 25 August 2014



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