Ticos Air is a Costa Rican airline founded in December 2012 which begins 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]
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][4] Ticos Air was founded by Gino Renzi, a 54-year-old Tico publicist.[5]
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