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Founded | May 21, 2013 | ||||||
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Hubs | Jorge Wilstermann International Airport | ||||||
Fleet size | 4 | ||||||
Destinations | 9 | ||||||
Headquarters | Cochabamba, Bolivia | ||||||
Key people | Ervin Gonzales (Chairman) Linder Delgadillo (CEO) | ||||||
Website | https://flyecojet.aero/ |
Línea Aérea EcoJet S.A. (stylized as ecojet) is a Bolivian domestic airline headquartered on the grounds of Jorge Wilstermann International Airport in the city of Cochabamba. It started scheduled passenger operations on November 24, 2013, with two 93-seat Avro RJ85 aircraft. The airline linked its home city of Cochabamba, strategically located in the center of the country, with 9 major domestic destinations, reaching all the main centers of population. Ecojet is a private airline that competed with state-owned airline Boliviana de Aviación in the Bolivian domestic market.
History
Ecojet was established on May 21, 2013, and started operations with an inaugural flight linking Cochabamba with Sucre using an Avro RJ85.
Destinations
The airline flies to nine destinations.
City | IATA | ICAO | Airport | Refs |
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Cobija | CIJ | SLCO | Cobija Airport | |
Cochabamba | CBB | SLCB | Jorge Wilstermann International Airport | |
Guayaramerin | GYA | SLGY | Guayaramerín Airport | |
La Paz | LPB | SLLP | El Alto International Airport | |
Riberalta | RIB | SLRI | Riberalta Airport | |
Santa Cruz | VVI | SLVR | Viru Viru International Airport | |
Sucre | SRE | SLAL | Alcantarí Airport | |
Tarija | TJA | SLTJ | Capitán Oriel Lea Plaza Airport | |
Trinidad | TDD | SLTR | Teniente Jorge Henrich Arauz Airport |
Fleet
Current fleet
The EcoJet fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of May 2023):
Aircraft | In service |
Orders | Passengers | Notes | |
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Avro RJ85 | 3 | — | 93 | ||
Avro RJ100 | 1 | — | 112 | ||
Total | 4 | — |
Former fleet
EcoJet formerly operated the following aircraft:
Aircraft | Total | Introduced | Retired | Notes |
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Boeing 737-300 | 1 | 2019 | 2021 | Sold to RUTACA Airlines |
See also
References
- http://www.bolivianland.net/UserFiles/File/0ArchComTodos/Bolivia-Noticias/HTML-Format/Bolivia-Noticias-2013_ing.htm
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Loayza, Paola Vaca (2013-11-25). "Ecojet alza vuelo con $us 10 millones" [Ecojet takes off with $10 million]. El Día Digital (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-12-03.
Llega a seis ciudades en ruta nacional Ecojet alza vuelo con $us 10 millones Inversión. La aerolínea tiene pasajes promocionales hasta enero.
[It reaches six cities on the national route Ecojet takes flight with $us 10 million Investment. The airline has promotional tickets until January.] - Drum, Bruce (2013-12-03). "EcoJet launches operations in Bolivia". World Airline News. Retrieved 2023-12-03.
- "Línea aérea EcoJet inicia sus vuelos comerciales" [EcoJet airline begins commercial flights]. avionesbolivia.blogspot.com (in Spanish). Retrieved January 26, 2018.
- "Reservas y servicios". Ecojet. Archived from the original on 2014-06-08. Retrieved 2023-12-03.
- "EcoJet Fleet Details and History". planespotters.net. Retrieved 2021-05-20.
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