EcoJet (airline)

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EcoJet
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IATA ICAO Callsign
8J ECO ECOJET
FoundedMay 21, 2013
HubsJorge Wilstermann International Airport
Fleet size4
Destinations9
HeadquartersCochabamba, Bolivia
Key peopleErvin Gonzales (Chairman)
Linder Delgadillo (CEO)
Websiteecojet.bo

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.[1] It started scheduled passenger operations on November 24, 2013, with two 93-seat Avro RJ85 aircraft.[2][3] The airline links 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. Along with Amaszonas, ecojet is a private airline that competes 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.[4]

As of January 2018, the airline's fleet has increased to four aircraft.

Destinations[]

The airline flies to nine destinations.[5]

Hub
Focus City
Future
Terminated destination
City Country IATA ICAO Airport Refs
Cobija  Bolivia CIJ SLCO Cobija Airport
Cochabamba  Bolivia CBB SLCB Jorge Wilstermann International Airport
Guayaramerin  Bolivia GYA SLGY Guayaramerín Airport
La Paz  Bolivia LPA SLLP El Alto International Airport
Riberalta  Bolivia RIB SLRI Riberalta Airport
Santa Cruz  Bolivia VVI SLVR Viru Viru International Airport
Sucre  Bolivia SRE SLAL Alcantarí Airport
Tarija  Bolivia TJA SLTJ Capitán Oriel Lea Plaza Airport
Trinidad  Bolivia TDD SLTR Teniente Jorge Henrich Arauz Airport

Fleet[]

Current fleet[]

An Ecojet Avro RJ85 (CP-2788) parked at Jorge Wilstermann International Airport in 2014

The EcoJet fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of May 2021):[6]

EcoJet fleet
Aircraft In
service 		Orders Passengers Notes
Avro RJ85 4 — 93
Total 4 —

Former fleet[]

EcoJet formerly operated the following aircraft:

EcoJet former fleet
Aircraft Total Introduced Retired Notes
Boeing 737-300 1 2019 2021 Sold to RUTACA Airlines

References[]

  1. ^ http://www.bolivianland.net/UserFiles/File/0ArchComTodos/Bolivia-Noticias/HTML-Format/Bolivia-Noticias-2013_ing.htm
  2. ^ Llega a seis ciudades en ruta nacional Ecojet alza vuelo con $us 10 millones Inversión. La aerolínea tiene pasajes promocionales hasta enero. Lunes, 25 de Noviembre, 2013, http://www.eldia.com.bo/index.php?cat=357&pla=3&id_articulo=132671 (Spanish)
  3. ^ EcoJet launches operations in Bolivia By Bruce Drum on December 3, 2013, http://worldairlinenews.com/2013/12/03/ecojet-launches-operations-in-bolivia/
  4. ^ "Línea aérea EcoJet inicia sus vuelos comerciales". avionesbolivia.blogspot.com (in Spanish). Retrieved January 26, 2018.
  5. ^ http://www.ecojet.bo/reservas-y-servicios, timetable, 2014, (Spanish)
  6. ^ "EcoJet Fleet Details and History". planespotters.net. Retrieved 2021-05-20.

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