Air Republiq
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Founded | 2011 | ||||||
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Hubs | Ninoy Aquino International Airport Basco Airport | ||||||
Fleet size | 4 | ||||||
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Headquarters | Manila | ||||||
Key people | Capt. Benedict B. Dela Cruz (President) Capt. Ramil B. Rivera (CEO) | ||||||
Website | www |
Air Republiq Airlines is an airline in the Philippines running unscheduled flights to the northern Philippines.
Earlier called Batanes Airlines, Air Republiq commenced operations in 2011 as an arm of South Phoenix Airlines to cater to the islands of Batanes, linking them to different major cities of Luzon.[1] It uses the Piper Navajo for this purpose. Operating with an interline agreement with Cyclone Airways (an offshoot of Cyclone Flight Training School, located in Cauayan), Air Republiq flies under an air operator's certification from Cyclone Airways.[2]
The airline runs unscheduled flights to Batanes (the northernmost part of the Philippines) and connects Basco to Laoag and Tuguegarao.
In 2013, the company acquired a BAe Jetstream 41 on a lease purchase basis, with plans to use this aircraft to connect Manila to several underserved routes in the Philippines. With the idea of connecting the islands and expanding the routes, the company decided to restructure the fleet with ATR 42-320 for better performance. The airline also planned to procure its own air operator's certificate from the CAAP by 2015, and was looking to start international flights to Taiwan and Malaysia by 2016.
Destinations[]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Piper_Navajo_in_Batanes.jpg/220px-Piper_Navajo_in_Batanes.jpg)
Fleet[]
- 1 Beechcraft King Air B200
- 1 Cessna 172 (retired)
- 1 Cessna 421
- 1 BAe Jetstream 41
- 1 Piper PA-31-30 Navajo Chieftain
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/5/50/Navajo_Republiq.jpg/220px-Navajo_Republiq.jpg)
References[]
- ^ "About us". Cyclone flying school. Official website. Archived from the original on 19 May 2014. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
- ^ "Official Facebook page". Cyclone Flight Training School. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
External links[]
- Airlines of the Philippines
- Airlines established in 2011
- Companies based in Pasay
- Philippine companies established in 2011
- Asian airline stubs
- Philippines transportation stubs