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RED Air

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RED Air
IATA ICAO Call sign
L5 REA RED DOMINICANA
FoundedJanuary 2020
Commenced operationsNovember 2021
HubsLa Romana International Airport
Fleet size3
Destinations3
Parent companyLASER Airlines
HeadquartersSanto Domingo, Dominican Republic
Key peopleHéctor Gómez (CEO)
Josseily Hidalgo (HR)
Websiteredair.com.do

RED Air S.R.L. is a low-cost leisure airline with facilities in Las Américas International Airport and main offices in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

History

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The airline was founded in January 2020 as a joint venture between the Venezuelan airline LASER Airlines and Dominican fixed-base operator SERVAIR Dominicana.[1]

Destinations

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As of February 2024, RED Air serves scheduled flights to the following destinations:

Country City Airport Notes Refs
Dominican Republic La Romana La Romana International Airport Hub [2]
Santo Domingo Las Américas International Airport Terminated [2]
United States Miami Miami International Airport
Venezuela Caracas Simón Bolívar International Airport

Fleet

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Current

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A RED Air McDonnell Douglas MD-82 taking off at Miami International Airport in February 2022. This same aircraft crashed at the same airport 4 months later as Flight 203.

As of May 2024, RED Air operates the following aircraft:[3]

RED Air fleet
Aircraft In
service
Orders Passengers Notes
C Y Total
McDonnell Douglas MD-82 3 12 137 149 Former LASER Airlines aircraft.
Total 3

Former

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RED Air formerly operated the following aircraft:[3]

RED Air former fleet
Aircraft Total Introduced Retired Notes
Airbus A320-200 1 2024 2024 Leased from Galistair Malta
McDonnell Douglas MD-81 1 2020 2021 Leased from LASER Airlines

Incidents

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  • On June 21, 2022, RED Air Flight 203 experienced a landing gear collapse. The McDonnell Douglas MD-82 (registered as HI1064) slid through a communications tower and caught fire at Miami International Airport. All 140 people on board survived. At least three people were hospitalized with reportedly-minor injuries.[4][5] The aircraft has been written off as a total loss.[6][7] The NTSB final report on the accident stated the cause of the accident was the left main landing gear's shimmy dampener failing to mitigate extreme vibrations during landing rollout. The vibrations caused the gear's lower torque link to fail and the entire left gear collapsed as a result.[8]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Red Air history from Americas, Dominican Republic". Airline History. Retrieved 2022-06-22.
  2. ^ a b "Laser Airlines y RED Air consolidan sus operaciones en La Romana". Aviacionline.com (in Spanish). 18 April 2023. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Red Air Fleet Details and History". Planespotters.net. Retrieved June 21, 2022.
  4. ^ Slisco, Aila (2022-06-21). "Miami plane fire triggered by landing gear collapse: Officials". Newsweek. Retrieved 2022-06-22.
  5. ^ Fox, Sheldon (2022-06-21). "Plane catches fire at Miami International Airport after crash landing; at least 3 hurt". WSVN 7News. Retrieved 2022-06-22.
  6. ^ "HI1064 Red Air McDonnell Douglas MD-82". www.planespotters.net. Retrieved 2022-06-22.
  7. ^ "ASN Aircraft accident Red Air McDonnell Douglas MD-82". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 2022-06-23.
  8. ^ "Aviation Investigation Final Report". National Transportation Safety Board. 2024-04-26. DCA22FA132. Retrieved 2024-04-26.
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