Built in 1987 as G-31-770. To NPA (United Express) in November 1987 as N408UE. Returned in October 1994. To BAe Asset Management in May 1995 as N770JX. To WFBN Jet Aircraft Leasing in March 1999, seend stored at Kingman in January 1997 and January 1998 in all white without titles/logo. To RAVSA in July 2003 as YV-1093C. To Venezolana by June 2007 as YV180T. Stored on Bonaire for a long time already. Photo by Bernard Brans

As one of the largest Hispanic countries in the Caribbean, the Dominican Republic has always had strong links with Venezuela. With the current ban on Venezuelan carriers in the US, many passengers use Santo Domingo as a transit stop to enter the USA. Venezolana is one of several Venezuelan carriers taking advantage of this market.