Atlas Blue
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| Founded | 2004 | |||
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| Hubs | Menara International Airport Tangier-Boukhalef Airport |
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| Fleet size | 14 | |||
| Destinations | 26 | |||
| Parent company | Royal Air Maroc | |||
| Headquarters | Marrakech, Morocco | |||
| Key people | Driss Benhima | |||
| Website | http://www.atlas-blue.com | |||
Atlas Blue is a low-cost airline based in Marrakech, Morocco. It is a subsidiary of Royal Air Maroc and operates charter and scheduled services to destinations in Europe[1]. Its main base is Menara International Airport, Marrakech.
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[edit] History
The airline was established on 28 May 2004 and started operations on 26 July 2004, with charter operations to France using a single Boeing 737-400. Another 5 Boeing 737-400s were transferred from Royal Air Maroc to expand services to Belgium, Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom [2]. Atlas Blue is owned by Royal Air Maroc (99.99%) and private investors (0.01%) and has 167 employees[1].
Atlas Blue's IATA code, 8A previously belonged to Arctic Air, a Norwegian airline that operated from 2000 to 2003, and is now defunct.
[edit] Destinations
Atlas Blue operates the following services (as of September 2009)[3]:
[edit] Africa
- Morocco
- Agadir - Al Massira Airport
- Al Hoceima - Cherif Al Idrissi Airport
- Essaouira - Mogador Airport
- Fes - Saïss Airport
- Marrakech - Menara International Airport Hub
- Nador - Nador International Airport Focus city
- Ouarzazate - Ouarzazate Airport
- Oujda - Angads Airport
- Tangier - Ibn Batouta International Airport Secondary Hub
[edit] Europe
- Belgium
- Brussels - Brussels Airport focus city
- Germany
- Dusseldorf - Dusseldorf Airport [seasonal]
- Frankfurt - Frankfurt Airport [seasonal]
- France
- Bordeaux - Bordeaux - Mérignac Airport
- Lille - Lesquin Airport
- Lyon - Saint-Exupéry Airport
- Marseilles - Provence Airport
- Metz/Nancy - Metz Airport [seasonal]
- Nantes - Atlantique Airport
- Nice - Côte d'Azur Airport
- Paris
- Paris-Charles de Gaulle (CDG)
- Paris-Orly (ORY) focus city
- Toulouse - Blagnac Airport
- Italy
- The Netherlands
- Spain
- Switzerland
- Geneva - Geneva International Airport [seasonal]
- Zurich- Kloten Airport [seasonal]
- United Kingdom
[edit] Fleet
Atlas blue operates the following fleet (as of September 2009) [4]
| Aircraft | Total | Orders | Passengers (First/Business/Eco) |
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| Airbus A321-200 | 4 | 0 | 185 (0/0/185) | Short and medium haul |
| Boeing 737-400 | 6 | 0 | 149 (0/0/149) | Short and medium haul |
| Boeing 737-500 | 2 | 0 | 134 (0/0/134) | Short and medium haul |
| Boeing 737-800 | 2 | 0 | 189 (0/0/189) | Short and medium haul (leased from RAM) |
| Total | 14 | 0 |
[edit] External links
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[edit] References
- ^ a b "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International: p. 80. 2007-03-27.
- ^ Airways magazine, April 2005
- ^ Atlas Blue website
- ^ http://www.ch-aviation.ch/aircraft.php Atlas Blue fleet
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