Arajet

Early operations

In late 2014, Dominican Wings received its air operator's certificate from the Dominican Republic's civil aviation authority and was authorized to offer charter flights between the Dominican Republic and Mexico, Trinidad and Tobago, and Argentina.^[13] Its first aircraft, an Airbus A320-200, was delivered on May 3, 2015.^[14]

Rebrand

In early 2018, it was announced that the airline would be transitioning from charter operations to scheduled ultra low-cost flights, investing $60 million into its relaunch.^[15] In September 2021, co-founders Victor Pacheco Mendez and Mike Powell announced that the airline would rebrand to Arajet and would operate as a low-cost carrier offering flights throughout the Caribbean and the Americas.^[16][17][18] In November 2021, the Junta de Aviación Civil approved Arajet's request to amend its certificate of economic authorization to include thirty new international routes.^[19]

The Instituto Dominicano de Aviacion Civil, in collaboration with Dominican carrier Arajet, achieved the certification of two Dominican inspectors at Boeing's facilities to be able to inspect the operations of Boeing aircraft in December 2021. Pico Duarte was the company's first aircraft, a Boeing 737 MAX 8, named after the Caribbean's highest mountainous elevation and a nature preserve in the Dominican Republic, completed its painting process In February 2022. Registered HI-1026, arrived at Las Américas International Airport on March 3, 2022.^[20][21][22]

On March 14, 2022, Arajet S.A. was officially launched. Although the airline was backed by Bain Capital and Griffin Global Asset Management, Dominican Republic President Luis Abinader announced that it would be majority funded with Dominican capital. Boeing announced an order of twenty Boeing 737 MAX 200 aircraft, with options for fifteen more aircraft.^{[23][24][25][26]}

Interline agreements

• Hahn Air ^[53]

Current fleet

As of June 2025^[update], Arajet operates an all-Boeing 737 MAX fleet composed of the following aircraft:

Former fleet

As Dominican Wings, the company consisted of the following aircraft: