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After the deal for a wet lease between Haiti Aviation and Falcon Air Express was inked, Curacao's Dutch Antilles Express (DAE) showed interest in capitalizing on the newly re-opened route. Meetings have been held between the groups and DAE is set to watch the operation for a time while determining whether a new partnership would be feasible. The outlook is good when weighed against the success of the current Curacao to Haiti flights.

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Miami based Falcon Air Express, recently penned a deal with Haitian airline, Haiti Aviation, for a wet lease of one of their MD-83 aircrafts. Currently, Falcon air owns ten such aircraft, with plans to add to their fleet two more within the coming months. Through the deal, they also offer Haiti a full crew for operation, maintenance and other traditional wet lease attributes. The short-term lease opens up the Port-au-Prince to Miami route which had been in jeopardy after the pull-out by Insel Air recently.

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The pros of a wet lease for a carrier are quite obvious, but how it profits the lessor or the lessee comes down not just to the question of money. Airlines that aren't permitted to fly within certain countries, or one experiencing a very busy season, will opt to have another airline, operating through a wet lease, give service to a previously untapped customer base, expanding their reach and giving them experience in new routes.

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Haiti Aviation, with its base at the Port-au-Prince Toussaint Louverture International Airport in Haiti, operates using a wet lease of a MD-83 from Falcon Air Express. Officials said the intention of the airline is to bring tourists back to Haiti, a move which is in tandem with the Tourism Ministry's efforts to organize tour packages with various operators. They had their first flight on the 19th of July, 2013.

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After over a quarter of a decade spent documenting the history of his home country, Haiti, AFP photographer, Thony Belizaire, has become part of it himself after succumbing to respiratory problems on July 21, 2013. Famous for his work capturing the upheavals caused by the political climate, and various natural disasters, including the January 2010 earthquake that killed a quarter million, Belizaire has made considerable contributions to the media and the public that, like him, should endure for decades to come.

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With a very tiny population, Cotes de Fer is located in the south-east of Haiti. Its nearest towns and cities include Anse du Clerc, Carrefour, Balizier, Guantanamo, Espeback, Delmas and the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince. Called the coast of beauty, Cotes de Fer is known for its fishing and exceptional cuisine with a strong focus on the seasonal catches. Estimates of the population range from anywhere between a few thousand to tens of thousands, but one thing is undisputed, the residents' love of football.

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Information gathered from GeoNames, a geographical database, lists the population of Cotes-de-Fer at 2393. 29 meters is the elevation of the city on average, and it is located 18.1833 degrees, the latitude in decimals, and -73.0 degrees, the longitude in decimals. Its time zone ID is American/Port-au-Prince and its name can be spelled as Cotes-de-Fer, Côtes-de-Fer and Cote de Fer. Its neighboring towns include Fond Gerard, Amoux, Baptiste Balangnin, Jacmel, Miragoane, Fond Des Negres and Aquin.

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Côtes-de-Fer, known by the creole name, Kòt Defè is an administrative district inhabited by some tens of thousands of people. In 2003 the population was counted as over 33,000; that number has since risen by an additional almost 40,000 by some tellings. It is a coastal town 20 meters or 70 feet above sea level and boasts one of the most famous coastlines for fishing in all of Haiti. It is in the south-east department of Haiti in the Bainet Arrondissement.

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The safety of the residents of Côtes-de-Fer was a factor in the decision by the Canadian Government to fund the building of a police station. The inauguration ceremony was attended by President Michel Martelly, Godson Orelus, the Director General, and Henri Paul Normandin, the Canadian Ambassador to Haiti. Also on the agenda was the construction of a bridge over the Côtes-de-Fer River. The bridge is the city's gateway and is thought of as the start of Boulevard Gerard Martelly, named after President Martelly's father.

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In his rousing address to the residents of Cote-de-Fer during his visit there in March of 2012, President Martely spoke of doing for his father's original home what has been done by his administration for other locales like Jean-Rabel, Hinche, and Port a l'Ecu. The renovation of public spaces, including the church and the installation of street lights, were among items on the list of changes made. There were also plans to construct a football field before the church, a solid investment to the town's favorite pastime.

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