Ticos Air

Ticos Air
Ticos Air logo
Founded 12 December 2012 (2012-12-12)
San José, Costa Rica
Commenced operations First quarter 2014 (planned)
Hubs Juan Santamaría International Airport
Focus cities
Company slogan La Línea Aérea de Costa Rica
Headquarters Santa Ana
Key people
  • Gino Renzi (CEO)
  • Daniel Gil (Marketing Manager)
Website ticosair.com

Ticos Air is a Costa Rican airline founded in December 2012 which was planned to begin operation in the first quarter of 2014.[1][2] It will operate five Airbus A319 aircraft, initially, and its inaugural destinations are 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 might be struggling to secure investment and its launch was possibly losing momentum. Ticos Air had not presented any promised Airbus A-319 aircraft so was unable to advance to the third phase of its certification, as expected.[4]

The airline headquarters is in Santa Ana and they have hired 22 employees including pilots, administrative personnel, and operations managers. The airline plans to recruit 120 people, many from Avianca airline which dismantled its Costa Rican hub in May 2013, dismissing 261 employees.[1][2][3][5] Ticos Air was founded by Gino Renzi, a 54-year-old Tico publicist.[6]

References

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



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