The Dominican Institute of Civil Aviation (IDAC) granted the flight rating of the aircraft Boeing 737 Max 8 of the dominican airline Arajet to two Dominican pilots, who were promoted from first officers to captains by said airline.
- These are the pilots Víctor Cruz and Yoryi Bonilla, who completed a series of requirements and tests to achieve said rating, such as having flown more than 5,000 total hours, of which more than 1,000 have been on Boeing aircraft. Arajet as first officers.
According to the press release, the general director of the IDACIgor Rodríguez Durán, visited the Arajet facilities at the José Francisco Peña Gómez International Airport of Las Américas, to congratulate the efforts and achievements achieved by the Dominican pilots, as well as the airline for the different programs they carry out to stimulate Dominican talent, as well as the development of the commercial aviation in the country.
“From the regulatory institution of the civil aviation of the Dominican Republic“We work hand in hand with air operators to strengthen the sector, we will always be willing to promote Dominican talent for their training so that they can occupy spaces in the industry, and thus become a benchmark in the region,” Rodríguez added.
For his part, the head of operations of ArajetGarret Malone explained that it is a priority for the company to be able to count on more and more pilots, technicians and Dominican crewso since Arajet The transfer of knowledge to Dominican personnel has been promoted in order to satisfy the demand for employment that the company needs.
“The biggest challenge we have in the Dominican Republic is talent; Arajet alone needs more than 200 additional pilots and more than 100 technicians in the coming years, so we must make a greater effort to train and transfer knowledge to Dominican personnel,” Malone stressed.
He added that with “these promotions we hope that these captains will be the first of many to become instructors for future national pilots and thus build the flag airline that we all long for.
- Cruz and Bonilla are the first Dominican pilots promoted from first officers to captains in ArajetIn addition, they reported that the cadet program will continue to be implemented by the Boeing company, so that Dominican pilots with few hours of flight can train within the boeing school and Arajetuntil they achieved their dreams of being pilots on the Dominican airline’s aircraft.
About Arajet
Arajet is the first low-price airline in the Caribbean regionrecognized at the World Aviation Summit as the world’s best new airline; It began operations in September 2022 from its base at Las Américas Airport in Santo Domingo, under its air operator certificate (AOC) from the Dominican Republic.
Arajet operates a new fleet of aircraft Boeing 737 MAX-8, which provide safe and affordable travel to and from the Dominican Republic to various destinations in North, Central and South America and the Caribbean region.
