REVA celebrates San Juan re-opening
US-based air ambulance operator REVA’s office at Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in San Juan was re-opened in August
US-based air ambulance operator REVA’s office at Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in San Juan was re-opened in August, completing a rebuilding project after the facility was destroyed by Hurricanes Irma and Maria in the fall of 2017. “After nearly a year of being significantly affected by the devastation caused by the hurricanes that struck Puerto Rico, we’re back home,” CEO Stuart Hayman told a group of about 50 people assembled for a re-opening ceremony. “It is a source of pride to know that we have a great team of employees that continued to provide flawless service despite very difficult conditions. We are proud to be back 100 percent at our SJU base, and we are proud of all of the people that make up our REVA San Juan Family.”
Completion of the project came as a relief to Carmen Mojica, REVA’s Caribbean Account Executive. “I am quite grateful that we are up and running in a brand-new office space,” said Mojica, who considers the base her baby.
The San Juan office is one of four REVA bases, serving as a key arm in the company’s worldwide reach. San Juan provides air ambulance service to and from Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Bermuda, Canada, Cuba, French Territories, GTMO, Honduras, and Mexico.
The hurricanes wiped out the office and hangar. Aircraft and medical equipment had to be repositioned out of Puerto Rico. Office staff worked from a temporary trailer provided by Jet Aviation Services, REVA’s neighbour and landlord, which rebuilt the facility in a project that took eight months to complete.
About 58 REVA San Juan employees were affected by the damage to the facility. While San Juan was down, REVA’s other bases of operation carried on. From the time the hurricanes hit until the ribbon was cut on a rebuilt base, REVA continued to reach out to San Juan’s neighbouring Caribbean islands, also devastated by the storms. Service was never interrupted. “That kind of team work and resilience speaks volumes about the people of this company and of this community,” said Philip C. Spizale, REVA’s Chief Sales Officer. “Our REVA family is a confident and strong-willed group of individuals, driven to provide unmatched service that often saves lives. We take that responsibility very seriously.”