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Santo Domingo.- The Dominican Institute of Civil Aviation, Idac, granted the flight rating of the Boeing 737 max 8 aircraft of the Dominican airline Arajet to two Dominican pilots, who were promoted from first officers to captains by said airline.
Santo Domingo.- The Dominican Institute of Civil Aviation, Idac, granted the flight rating of the Boeing 737 max 8 aircraft 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 this rating, such as having flown more than 5 thousand total hours, of which more than 1000 have been in Arajet’s Boeing aircraft as first officers.
The general director of Idac, Igor Rodríguez Durán, visited Arajet’s facilities at the José Francisco Peña Gómez Las Americas International Airport, to congratulate the effort and achievements achieved by Dominican pilots, as well as the airline’s programs to stimulate Dominican talent, as well as the development of commercial aviation in the country.
“From the regulatory institution of 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 and that they manage to occupy spaces in the industry, and thus become a benchmark in the region,” added Rodríguez.
For his part, Arajet’s Chief Operating Officer, Garret Malone explained that it is a priority for the company to be able to count on more and more Dominican pilots, technicians and crew members, so Arajet has been promoting the transfer of knowledge to Dominican personnel in order to meet 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,” said Maolne, who added “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 carrier that we all yearn for.”
Cruz and Bonilla are the first Dominican pilots promoted from first officers to captains in Arajet, in addition, they reported that the cadet program will continue to be implemented by the Boeing company, so that Dominican pilots with few flight hours can be trained within the Boeing and Arajet school, until they achieve their dreams of being pilots in the aircraft of the Dominican airline.
Igor Rodríguez Durán, Víctor Cruz and Yoryi Bonilla.