EcoJet (airline)

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.

Not to be confused with Frigate Ecojet.
EcoJet
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

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 BoliviaCIJSLCOCobija Airport
Cochabamba BoliviaCBBSLCBJorge Wilstermann International Airport
Guayaramerin BoliviaGYASLGYGuayaramerín Airport
La Paz BoliviaLPASLLPEl Alto International Airport
Riberalta BoliviaRIBSLRIRiberalta Airport
Santa Cruz BoliviaVVISLVRViru Viru International Airport
Sucre BoliviaSRESLALAlcantarí Airport
Tarija BoliviaTJASLTJCapitán Oriel Lea Plaza Airport
Trinidad BoliviaTDDSLTRTeniente 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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