Victor Miguel Pacheco Mendez

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Pacheco and the second or maternal family name is Méndez.
Víctor Miguel Pacheco Méndez

Víctor Miguel Pacheco Méndez (born Dominican Republic, June 9, 1982) is a Dominican businessman and entrepreneur. He is the founder of Arajet and Laytrip.[1] With the idea of transforming commercial flying in the Dominican Republic, both companies are designed to support tourism to and from the Dominican Republic.

Early life and education[edit]

From a very young age he was interested in the world of finance and entrepreneurship which he was introduced to by his grandfather Víctor Méndez Capellán.[2] Pacheco completed elementary school at Carol Morgan School and later continued his secondary studies at Riverside Military Academy, Georgia.[3] Most recently, he graduated from Universidad Iberoamericana with a bachelor's degree in Business Administration.

Career[edit]

He started his career in finance and administration.[4][5][6][7][8]

In August 2015, Pacheco received certifications for the initiation of flying operations from the Instituto Dominicano de Aviación Civil (IDAC) and the Junta de Aviación Civil (JAC).[9] By June 28, 2017, Pacheco held the position of Chief Executive Officer of Arajet, the first low-cost carrier in the Dominican Republic.[10][11][12]

In November 2021, he became chairman of Laytrip, Inc., a worldwide layaway travel provider, where users can search thousands of real-time flight and hotel listings and book any combination of travel itineraries.[13][14]

During the launch ceremony of the Arajet airline on March 14, 2022, Victor Pacheco announced his alliance as a strategic partner with Bain Capital, one of the world’s leading private multi-asset alternative investment firms and Griffin Global Asset Management, a commercial aircraft leasing and alternative asset management company, to support Arajet growth plans and mission.[15][16]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Dominican Republic's flycana to rebrand as Arajet, add MAX". ch-aviation. Retrieved 2021-11-15.
  2. ^ "Méndez Capellán presentó un libro con su autobiografía". 2 December 2010.
  3. ^ "Academia Militar Riverside, educando a los jóvenes con liderazgo para triunfar en la vida". Hoy Digital (in European Spanish). 2004-05-15. Retrieved 2017-05-24.
  4. ^ "Dinámica Empresarial". Hoy Digital. 2011-04-08. Retrieved 2022-02-19.
  5. ^ "Víctor Pacheco (Dominican Wings): "Siempre soñé con crear una línea" - Noticias de turismo - arecoa.com" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-02-19.
  6. ^ "Infotur Dominicano » Dominican Wings recibe certificados AOC y CAE de parte del IDAC y de la JAC para sus operaciones" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-02-19.
  7. ^ "Data Vimenca - Grupo Vimenca". Grupo Vimenca.
  8. ^ "Remesas Vimenca".
  9. ^ "Infotur Dominicano » Dominican Wings recibe certificados AOC y CAE de parte del IDAC y de la JAC para sus operaciones" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-02-19.
  10. ^ "Avion Express Sells its Shares in Dominican Wings to the President of the Company". Flyavex. Retrieved 2017-07-08.
  11. ^ Sena, Gastón (2021-11-07). "Se reveló el primer Boeing 737 MAX para una aerolínea dominicana". Aviacionline.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-11-15.
  12. ^ "Nueva aerolínea dominicana Arajet operará con cinco Boeing 737 MAX 8". Avion Revue Internacional (in Spanish). 2021-11-13. Retrieved 2021-11-15.
  13. ^ Roth, Mike. "Laytrip Announces Launch of Hotels Module and Increase in Destinations on Laytrip.com".
  14. ^ "LAYTRIP HOLDINGS LIMITED - COBHAM". www.checkcompany.co.uk. Retrieved 2022-02-19.
  15. ^ Capital, Bain. "Arajet Takes Flight as The Dominican Republic's New Ultra-Low Cost Airline". Bain Capital. Retrieved 2022-04-30.
  16. ^ Management, Griffin Global Asset (2022-03-14). "Griffin Global Asset Management Announces the Delivery of One Boeing 737 MAX 8 to Arajet". GlobeNewswire News Room. Retrieved 2022-04-30.

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Further reading[edit]

  1. ^ Staff, Forbes (2022-05-23). "Aerolínea dominicana Arajet buscar abrir operaciones en El Salvador". Forbes Centroamérica • Información de negocios y estilo de vida para los líderes de Centroamérica y RD (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-08-19.
  2. ^ Bohórquez, Kevin Steven (2022-08-03). "El ambicioso plan de vuelo de Arajet, la nueva aerolínea de bajo costo que entra a Colombia". Forbes Colombia (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 2022-08-19.
  3. ^ "Víctor Pacheco, CEO de Arajet: 'Vamos a tener pasajes desde $ 145 para que los ecuatorianos puedan venir a República Dominicana'". El Universo (in Spanish). 2022-08-19. Retrieved 2022-08-19.
  4. ^ "Noticias de - arecoa.com" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-08-19.
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