Why No Dr Airline

Merengue · #1 10-11-2004, 02:29 PM

Can anyone tell me why the Dominican Republic always fails with their arilines.
and when was the last time they actually had an airline that really worked.

cara · #2 10-11-2004, 02:39 PM

DR, never have an airlines that really work.

Ogre of the Caribbean · #3 10-11-2004, 02:39 PM

The last time the DR had an airline that really worked? Probably 1961, the year Trujillo was assassinated.

aviastar · #4 10-11-2004, 02:55 PM

the complete lack of professioanlist who can work in this industry.

Jozee74 · #5 10-11-2004, 03:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cara

DR, never have an airlines that really work.

What about Dominicana Airlines?? How many years was that up and running?? I flown... I would say twice throught that airlines, years ago.

Roberto284 · #6 10-12-2004, 08:43 PM

The Name was Dominicana de Aviación .. the building was located in Ave. Winston churchill ( Jimenez Moya) were the Banco de Reservas is actually...

they went out in the 80's ... the company used to be goverment's property
and thats why it collapsed..

Robby

Porfio_Rubirosa · #7 10-13-2004, 12:57 AM

Dominicana was government owned. In 1987, it operated 3 leased airplanes, had 1300 employees and was corrupt as hell. Enough said.

As bad a Dominicana was, it could almost survive in the age of reciprical agreements and regulated tariffs. This, of course, ended in the 1980s.

Ditto Quisqueyana airlines, the last commercial passenger operator of the Lockheed Constellation.

The final nail in the coffin came in the early 1990s when the DR lost its FAA Level 3 approval - meaning that no Dominican airline can fly its own planes to the US. Thus, all efforts at creating a "Dominican" airline since have been pathetic marketing-oriented "wetlease" agreements where Dominican-sounding names like "Air Santo Domingo" and "Hispanola" are painted on foreign owned and operated aircraft.

In the end, it doesn't matter. Fares are cheap, and only a few hopeless romantics on this board spend time pondering over how a country that can't keep the lights on would operate an airline.

Dominicana440 · #8 10-13-2004, 09:01 AM

Until Dominicana is run and powered by a big serious, respected partner...

Conchman · #9 10-13-2004, 10:22 AM

Any government airline in small developing nations is bound to fail. Corruption, nepotism, political interference, theft, and plain incompetence doom them to fail every time.

curiosa · #10 10-13-2004, 12:42 PM

Now that the subject was brought up about a Dominican airline-In the past in this forum we have discussed about Viva Airlines. When they made their presentation to us here in NY they said that they where "The Airline of the Dominicans". Actually everyone was very happy to hear that finally Dominican Republic was going to have an airline of their own. I know we have said many things about them- but is that their plan still- will they become the next Dominican airline- or was it just a bunch of lies to keep the public on their toes and curious about them? Can someone please answer that question for me?

Thanks

QUOTE=Porfio_Rubirosa]Dominicana was government owned. In 1987, it operated 3 leased airplanes, had 1300 employees and was corrupt as hell. Enough said.

As bad a Dominicana was, it could almost survive in the age of reciprical agreements and regulated tariffs. This, of course, ended in the 1980s.

Ditto Quisqueyana airlines, the last commercial passenger operator of the Lockheed Constellation.

The final nail in the coffin came in the early 1990s when the DR lost its FAA Level 3 approval - meaning that no Dominican airline can fly its own planes to the US. Thus, all efforts at creating a "Dominican" airline since have been pathetic marketing-oriented "wetlease" agreements where Dominican-sounding names like "Air Santo Domingo" and "Hispanola" are painted on foreign owned and operated aircraft.

In the end, it doesn't matter. Fares are cheap, and only a few hopeless romantics on this board spend time pondering over how a country that can't keep the lights on would operate an airline.[/quote]