Ultra Air received its first aircraft

Ultra Air is preparing to fly Colombia’s skies. The new low-cost airline has already received its first Airbus A320, a major step towards the start of operations.

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.The A320 landed on December 7 at José María Córdova International Airport (MDE) displaying the company’s official livery. Over the next few weeks, four more aircraft of the same model will arrive to complete Ultra Air’s fleet.

William Shaw, CEO of the company, said that with this first aircraft, the Colombian aeronautical authority will implement a number of procedures of the fourth phase of certification to verify its airworthiness, the regulatory hours of check flights, evacuation protocols, and the training of flight attendants, among others.

«We already have our aircraft in Colombia. This first milestone is bringing us closer to the accomplishment of a dream that many have bet on with the conviction of providing a new alternative for travelers, friendly and with the fairest prices in the market,» said Shaw.

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In the first phase, Ultra Air will operate domestic flights, then it will extend its services to international operations to Peru, Mexico, and the United States.

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Ultra Air’s first Airbus A320-200 was delivered registered as N712AV and will receive the Colombian registration HK-5393. It has a capacity of 180 seats in a single configuration, and left the manufacturer in 2006 intended for Air Arabia and then transferred to IndiGo and Viajet.