Atlas Blue
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| Founded | 2004 | ||||||
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| Fleet size | 14 | ||||||
| Destinations | 26 | ||||||
| Holding company#Parent company | Royal Air Maroc | ||||||
| Headquarters | Marrakech, Morocco | ||||||
| Key people | Driss Benhima | ||||||
| Website | http://www.royalairmaroc.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.
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 its 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.
On the 21st of January 2010 the Atlas Blue website was taken out of service and merged with Royal Air Maroc[3].
Destinations
Atlas Blue operates the following services (as of February 2010)[4]:
Africa
- Morocco
- Agadir - Al Massira Airport focus city
- 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
Europe
- Belgium
- Brussels - Brussels Airport focus city
- Germany
- Düsseldorf - Düsseldorf International Airport [seasonal]
- Frankfurt - Frankfurt Airport
- Munich - Munich Airport
- France
- Italy
- The Netherlands
- Spain
- Switzerland
- United Kingdom
Fleet
Atlas blue operates the following fleet (as of September 2009) [5]
| Aircraft | Total | Orders | Passengers (First/Business/Eco) |
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| Airbus A319-100 | 0 | 5 | 120 (0/8/112) |
| Airbus A321-200 | 4 | 0 | 185 (0/0/185) |
| Boeing 737-400 | 6 | 0 | 149 (0/0/149) |
| Boeing 737-500 | 2 | 0 | 134 (0/0/134) |
| Boeing 737-800 (leased from RAM) |
2 | 0 | 189 (0/0/189) |
| Total | 14 | 0 |
External links
References
- ^ a b "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-03-27. p. 80.
- ^ Airways magazine, April 2005
- ^ [1] Website merger
- ^ Atlas Blue website
- ^ http://www.ch-aviation.ch/aircraft.php Atlas Blue fleet
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