Aero República is an airline based in Bogotá, Colombia. It is the second largest air carrier in Colombia behind Avianca. It operates scheduled services from Bogotá to 11 domestic destinations and to Panama, as well as domestic and international charter services to the USA and the Caribbean. Its main base is El Dorado International Airport, Bogotá, with a hub at José María Córdova International Airport, Medellín.
The airline was established on November 23, 1992 by founders Amos Ginor and Alfonso Avila. It started operations on June 19, 1993 with a fleet of 3 Boeing B727-100 aircraft. In June 2005, Copa Airlines announced that it had purchased 90% of Aero República after having announced plans to codeshare with them. The airline is now owned by Copa Holdings, S.A. (99.8%) and Promotora de Inversiones Superior. In September 2007 Alfonso Avila, former president of AeroRepública (now Aero República) established a new regional carrier named EasyFly.

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