Hello DM, Yes, AeroRepublica has been around for a while (June 1993) as a national carrier. I dont know if you caught on to my misprint though, AeroRepublica does not belong to Avianca, they are Avianca's competitor, naturally. But AeroRepublica while having new doors open to the domestic market, has still not made any moves to start flying internationally... We will see. Thanks for the response to the article. JC