Tiara Air

Mr. Muyale fulfilled his dream of applying for certification with the Department of Civil Aviation (DCA) in Aruba.

In 2008, it was announced that the airline would replace its two Shorts 360, with Saab 340A's with a much greater range as well as introducing new routes in the region and expanding services to current destinations.

[5] As of October 2010, the airline now offered various new services to customers in the form of the option for online check-in, new cargo services which were available for operations between the islands of Aruba, Bonaire & Curaçao and also including the airport tax for the islands of Aruba, Bonaire, and Curaçao, in purchased tickets.

In March 2011, the airline announced it would be soon offering Air Ambulance and Private Jet Services which will be operated by a Learjet 35.

The ambulance service was operated with advanced life support-equipment and medical and nursing staff that were 24 hours on call.

Heerenveen, Chief General, and International Affairs, "In this new agreement Insel Air Aruba will operate three Fokker 50 and one MD-80 increasing the total availability of seats to 50.000 a month.

Early 2011, Tiara Air announced it would begin service to 3 new Colombian destinations, after complying with all the requirements and norms based on the rules and regulations of the Aeronautics of Colombia, better known as RAC.

The airline held a campaign on its official Facebook page for their fans to pick a name for the upcoming addition to the fleet.

and on 18 July 2010, a service center had been introduced on the island of Bonaire in addition to the main office at the airport.

The modified livery on the Shorts 360 features yellow and blue stripes on the lower part of the fuselage with a grey belly, the logo's signature T, and the crown featured on the vertical stabilizer and Tiara Air written above the forward emergency exits along with the star of the Aruban flag.

One aircraft features the official Aruba logo on the forward fuselage with a blue tail with the T and crown in white.

The 737 features a similar livery with the Aruba on the forward fuselage along with the yellow and blue stripes but does not have a grey belly.

The second aircraft (P4-TIB) entered the fleet with a hybrid of its previous owner Pacific Coastal Airlines and the Tiara Air logo near the emergency exits.

Tiara Air had operated scheduled flights to 10 destinations across the Dutch Caribbean, Colombia, the United States and Venezuela from Aruba.

The Tiara Air fleet consisted of the following aircraft:[12] Future plans included acquiring leased Boeing 737-400's and Fokker 50's as part of a partnership with Avior Airlines.

Early morning flights such as to Bonaire & Curaçao offered pastechis (a type of empanada) along with juice boxes, as well as a copy of one of three different newspapers.

On 5 December 2011, Tiara Air Aruba performing flight 3P 208 (with registration P4-TIA) from Las Piedras/Punto Fijo Josefa Camejo International Airport to Queen Beatrix International Airport in Oranjestad, with 29 passengers and 4 crew, made an emergency landing in Aruba, after the aircraft hit a donkey on the runway of Las Piedras/Punto Fijo with its right main gear just after becoming airborne causing the right main gear to be bent backward.

A Tiara Air Short 360 at Aruba Airport in its Old Colors (2011).