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==Incidents and Accidents==
According to [[Aviation Safety Network]], {{As of|2011|6|lc=y}} the airline has not suffered any accident or incident that led to fatalities.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://aviation-safety.net/database/operator/airline-country.php?id=3B|title= Air Mauritius accident record|publisher= [[Aviation Safety Network|ASN]]|accessdate= {{date|2011-6-21}}}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 17:02, 16 October 2013

Air Mauritius
IATA ICAO Callsign
MK MAU AIRMAURITIUS
Founded14 June 1967; 57 years ago (1967-06-14)
Commenced operationsAugust 1972 (1972-08)
Hubs
Frequent-flyer programKestrelflyer
Subsidiaries
Subsidiaries List
  • Air Mauritius (S.A.) (Proprietary) Limited (100%)
  • Air Mauritius Holidays (Pty) Limited (Australia) (100%)
  • Airmate Ltd (100%)
  • Mauritian Holidays Ltd (UK) (100%)
  • Mauritius Helicopter Limited (100%)
  • Mauritius Estate Development Corporation Limited (MEDCOR) (93.7%)
  • Pointe Coton Resort Hotel Company Limited (54.2%)
Fleet size12
Destinations26
Parent companyAir Mauritius Holdings Ltd. (51%)
HeadquartersAir Mauritius building
Port Louis, Mauritius
Key people
RevenueDecrease €450.011 million (FY ended 31 March 2013)[1]: 95 
Operating incomeDecrease −€2.338 million (FY ended 31 March 2013)[1]: 95 
Net incomeIncrease €19.315 million (FY ended 31 March 2013)[1]: 95 
ProfitDecrease −€3.621 million (FY ended 31 March 2013)[1]: 95 
Total assetsDecrease €357.603 million (FY ended 31 March 2013)[1]: 94 
Total equityDecrease €77.075 million (FY ended 31 March 2013)[1]: 94 
Websitewww.airmauritius.com

Air Mauritius Limited, operating as Air Mauritius, is the flag carrier of Mauritius.[2] The airline is headquartered at the Air Mauritius Centre in Port Louis, Mauritius. Its main base is Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport.[3]

The company is the fourth largest carrier in Sub-Saharan Africa,[4] and has an important standing in the European, African, and Indian Ocean region markets; the airline won the “2011 Indian Ocean Leading Airline Prize”, making it the seventh year in a row for it to win the award.[5][6] It also performs a range of services in Mauritius for international airlines.[citation needed]

History

The company was set up on 14 June 1967 by Air France, the BOAC enterprise, and the Government of Mauritius, with a 27.5% stake each; the balance was held by Rogers and Co. Ltd., the general sales agent for Air France and BOAC within Mauritius.[7]

In the beginning, the carrier operated international services in conjunction with Air France, Air India and British Airways, which jointly had a 25% holding in Air Mauritius at that time.[8]: 1131 [9]: 41  Until 1972, the company restricted its activities to ground services only; it started flight operations in its own right in August 1972 with a six-seater Piper PA-31 Navajo aircraft leased from Air Madagascar, connecting Mauritius with Rodrigues.[9]: 41  In 1973, a wet-leased Vickers VC10 from British Airways enabled the company to launch a long-haul route to London via Nairobi,[9]: 41 [10]: 474  whereas services to Bombay were operated by Air India.[11] Long-range operations in its own right started on 1 November 1977,[8]: 1131  using a Boeing 707-400 wet-leased from British Airtours.[11]

In November 1981 (1981-11), a joint service between Air Mauritius and Air Madagascar began in the Tananarive–Mauritius–Comoros–Nairobi and Réunion–Mauritius runs, following the lease of an Air Madagascar Boeing 737. During the early 1980s, routes to Durban and Johannesburg were inaugurated using Boeing 707-320B aircraft flown with Air India and British Airways crews. The incorporation of a second aircraft of the type allowed the carrier to expand its European route network to Rome and Zurich in 1983; Paris was added in the mid-1980s.[11] In April 1985 (1985-04), Singapore was added to the route network with a weekly service using Boeing 707 equipment. In June that year, Air Mauritius joined the African Airlines Association.[12]

In 1987, South African Airways' landing rights on Australian soil were suspended by the Australian government and Qantas ceased its operations in South Africa. There had been an increase in demand from businessmen since that time, as most passengers travelling from South Africa to Australia had to stop at Hong Kong, Taipei or Singapore.[13][14] Given that landing rights in Australia for Air Mauritius had not been approved yet,[13] a Boeing 747SP non-stop service to Hong Kong commenced on 29 October 1989, in cooperation with Cathay Pacific.[12] Flights to Kuala Lumpur were started in May 1988 (1988-05).[12]

By March 1990 (1990-03), the route network included Antananarivo, Bombay, Durban, Geneva, Harare, Hong Kong, Johannesburg, Kuala Lumpur, London, Moroni, Munich, Nairobi, Paris, Reunion, Rodrigues, Rome, Singapore and Zurich.[15] A new route to Cape Town was inaugurated in November 1994 (1994-11), and direct flights to Manchester were launched in 1996.[12]

Corporate affairs

An Air Mauritius Airbus A330-200 on short final to Hong Kong International Airport in 2012. The airline has the Paille-en-Queue, a fish-eating tropical bird, as its symbol,[9]: 41  which can be seen in the aircraft titles.

Key people

As of March 2013, Appalsamy Thomas held the chairman position, and Andries Viljoen was the chief executive officer.[1]: 18  Both were appoined in August 2012 (2012-08).[16][17][18]

Ownership and subsidiaries

In 1995, the company was listed on the stock exchange of Mauritius.[12] As of 31 March 2013, shareholders having more than 5% of participation in the airline are Air Mauritius Holdings Ltd. (51%) and the government of Mauritius (8.37%), while other investors hold the remaining stake in the company.[1]: 27 

The carrier is 51% owned by Air Mauritius Holdings Ltd., which is in turn owned in its majority (43.83%) by the Mauritian Government. Air Mauritius' wholly owned subsidiaries are Airmate Ltd., Air Mauritius Holidays Ltd., Air Mauritius Holidays (Pty) Ltd. Australia, Air Mauritius SA (Proprietary) Ltd., Mauritian Holidays Ltd. (UK) and Mauritius Helicopters Ltd.; partly owned subsidiaries are Mauritius Estate Development Corporation Ltd. (93.7%), Pointe Coton Resort Hotel Company Ltd. (54.2%), and Mauritius Shopping Paradise Company Ltd. (41.7%).[1]: 162 

As of March 2013, Air Mauritius had 2,341 employees.[1]: 66 

Headquarters

As of March 2013, Air Mauritius had its headquarters at Air Mauritius Centre in Port Louis, Mauritius.[1]

Destinations

Main article: Air Mauritius destinations

Codeshare agreements

As of March 2013, Air Mauritius has codeshare agreements with the following companies, which are the actual operators on the routes specified:[19]

Frequent flyer programme

Air Mauritius' frequent flyer programme is called Kestrelflyer, which offers Silver and Gold accounts.[20]

Fleet

A UK-registered Boeing 707-420 in Air Mauritius livery at Orly Airport in 1978.
An Air Mauritius Boeing 767-200ER on approach to Chek Lap Kok Airport in 2006. The airline received two aircraft of the type in April 1988 (1988-04).[21]

A Piper PA-31 Navajo leased from Air Madagascar inaugurated the airline's fleet in 1972. The aircraft wore an Air Mauritius decor, but kept a Malagasy registration. This aircraft was replaced with a 16-seater Twin Otter that was acquired in 1975. When an agreement with Air France and British Airways came to an end, a Boeing 707-400 wet-leased from British Airtours helped the airline to start long-haul services in its own right. A second Twin Otter arrived in 1979. Air Mauritius acquired a second-hand Boeing 707-320B in 1981. It had previously belonged to South African Airways, and permitted the airline to return the Boeing 707-400 to British Airtours. In 1983, a second Boeing 707-320B was bought from Luxavia.[11]

Leased from South African Airways (SAA), a Boeing 747SP named ″Chateau de Réduit″ entered the fleet in November 1984 (1984-11) and was deployed on services to London.[12] By March 1985 (1985-03), the fleet comprised two Boeing 707-320Bs, a Boeing 737-200, a Boeing 747SP and a Twin Otter.[22] That month, the first of two Bell 206 JetRangers was incorporated.[12] In April 1985 (1985-04), a 46-seater ATR42 was ordered.[23] A year later, a second Boeing 747SP that was also leased from SAA entered the fleet; it was named ″Chateau Mon Plaisir″. The incorporation of this aircraft allowed the carrier to phase out a Boeing 707.[12] Valued at US$122 million and financed by a group of banks that included Barclays, BNP, Credit Lyonnais and the Spectrum Bank,[24] the company took delivery of two Boeing 767-200ERs in April 1988 (1988-04).[21] These aircraft were named ″City of Port Louis″ and ″City of Curepipe″.[21] One of them set a record-breaking distance for commercial twinjets on 18 April 1988, when it flew non-stop from Halifax, Nova Scotia to Mauritius, covering a distance of almost 9,000 miles (14,000 km) in less than 17 hours.[21][25][26] A contract worth US$8.9 million including spare parts for these two Boeing 767s had been signed a year earlier.[27] Also in 1988, a Boeing 707 was leased from Air Swazi Cargo to operate freighter services, and the first ATR-42 started revenue flights in December, replacing the Twin Otters on inter-island services.[12] A second ATR42 was ordered in September 1989 (1989-09).[28]

The Boeing 707s have been gradually replaced with Boeing 767s and Airbus A340s, introduced in 1988 and 1994, respectively.[29][21] African medium-haul routes started utilising the Airbus A319 following its delivery in 2001.[30]

In May 1994 (1994-05), the company took delivery of its first Airbus A340-300; it was leased from ILFC and was named ″Paille en Queue″.[12] The airline became the first in the Southern Hemisphere to fly the A340-300.[29] Named ″Pink Pigeon″ and directly purchased from Airbus, the second A340-300 was handed over by the airframer on 29 October 1994.[12] ″Kestral″ was the third A340-400 for Air Mauritius, and the second leased from ILFC; it entered the fleet in April 1995 (1995-04).[12] In May 1996 (1996-05), a Boeing 767-300ER was acquired from Royal Brunei Airlines, and two ATR-42-500s were ordered.[12] The A340-300 Enhanced version was ordered by the carrier in mid-2005.[29][31] The A340-300 Enhanced was put on service on the London-Heathrow route in December 2006, soon after delivery.[32] Also that month, the last original Airbus A340-300 ever built was delivered to the company; it was registered 3B-NBJ and named Le Chamarel. Likewise, in 2007, the airline retrofitted all other Airbus A340-300s in its fleet. In March 2007 (2007-03), Air Mauritius became the first airline of a Southern African country that flew an all-Airbus fleet for long- and medium-haul routes.[citation needed] In late 2007, the fleet saw the incorporation of the Airbus A330-200;[33] a second aircraft of the same type was delivered in October 2009 (2009-10).[34]

Current fleet

An Air Mauritius Airbus A340-300 at Frankfurt Airport in 2011.

As of June 2013, the Air Mauritius fleet consisted of the following equipment:[35]

Air Mauritius Fleet
Aircraft In fleet Orders Passengers Notes
J Y Total
Airbus A319-100 1 — 16 108 124
1 — — 132 132
Airbus A330-200 2 — 24 251 275
Airbus A340-300 4 — 34 264 298
Airbus A340-300 Enhanced 2 — 266 300
ATR 72-500 2 — — 72 72
Total 12 —

Aside from the equipment shown above, the airline also has three Bell Jet Ranger helicopters that are used for tour services.[35][36]

Historical fleet

The airline previously operated the following aircraft:[37]

See also

References

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  3. ^ "Profile for Air Mauritius". Centre for Aviation. Archived from the original on 5 September 2012. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
  4. ^ Bhuckory, Kamlesh (14 February 2012). "Air Mauritius Posts Nine-Month Loss, Plans to Reduce Routes". BusinessWeek. Bloomberg. Archived from the original on 20 April 2012. Retrieved 20 April 2012.
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  14. ^ "SAA refuses Queensland request for strike help". Flight International. Vol. 136, no. 4183. 23 September 1989. p. 21. ISSN 0015-3710. Archived from the original on 4 September 2013.
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  24. ^ "Air Mauritius horizons broaden". Flight International. 133 (4113): 10. 14 May 1988. ISSN 0015-3710. Archived from the original on 4 September 2013.
  25. ^ "Boeing studies 767 re-wing". Flight International. 133 (4110): 2. 23 April 1988. ISSN 0015-3710. Archived from the original on 4 September 2013.
  26. ^ a b "Boeing 7-Series – Fast Facts: Boeing 767". Boeing. Archived from the original on 20 April 2012. On April 18, 1988, an Air Mauritius 767-200ER set a new distance record for commercial twinjets--flying 8,727 statute miles (14,042 kilometers) from Halifax, Nova Scotia, to Mauritius in 16 hours and 27 minutes.
  27. ^ "Who's selling". Flight International. 4077 (132): 32. 29 August 1987. ISSN 0015-3710. Archived from the original on 4 September 2013. Aero Systems of Miami has celebrated its 30th anniversary with a $8.9 million order from Air Mauritius for spares for its two new Boeing 767-300ERs.
  28. ^ "News in brief – ATR orders". Flight International. 136 (4183): 17. 23 September 1989. ISSN 0015-3710. Archived from the original on 7 August 2012. Air Mauritius and Trans World Express have each ordered an ATR42.
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  30. ^ "Marketplace". Flightglobal.com. Flight International. 16 May 2000. Archived from the original on 12 September 2012. Retrieved 12 September 2012. Air Mauritius has ordered two CFM International CFM56-powered A319s, for delivery in the third quarter of 2001 and third quarter of 2002.
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  32. ^ "Other News - 04/14/2006". Air Transport World. 17 April 2006. Archived from the original on 12 September 2012. Retrieved 12 September 2012. Air Mauritius announced an overhaul of its long-haul product beginning in December on its route to London-Heathrow operated with two soon-to-be-delivered A340-300Es.
  33. ^ "Other News - 11/16/2007". Air Transport World. 19 November 2007. Archived from the original on 12 September 2012. Retrieved 12 September 2012. Air France Industries signed a multiyear contract with Air Mauritius for overhaul of 31 CFM56-5C engines and component maintenance of two new A330-200s to be delivered this month and at the end of 2009.
  34. ^ "Other News - 10/29/2009". Air Transport World. 30 October 2009. Archived from the original on 12 September 2012. Retrieved 12 September 2012. Air Mauritius this week took delivery of a second A330-200 powered by GE CF6-80E engines.
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