ASL Airlines France
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| Founded | 1991 | ||||||
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| Hubs | Charles de Gaulle Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 15 | ||||||
| Parent company | ASL Aviation Group | ||||||
| Headquarters | Tremblay-en-France, France | ||||||
| Website | aslairlines.fr/ | ||||||
ASL Airlines France, formerly Europe Airpost, is an airline based in the Bâtiment Le Séquoia in Tremblay-en-France.[2] It operates mail and cargo flights for the postal service and newspapers dispatch during the night and scheduled and charter services for other airlines and tour operators by day thanks to its fleet of Boeing 737-300QC ("Quick Change") aircraft that can be switched between cargo and passenger configuration in less than an hour. Its main base is Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport.[3]
History
The airline's roots can be traced to the "Companie Générale Aéropostale" in 1927 that pioneered mail delivery between Europe, Africa and South America with famous pilots like Jean Mermoz and Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. It was originally part of Air France from 1947 to 1991 when it operated as Société d'Exploitation Aéropostale (SEA). It took on the name Europe Airpost in 2000 when it started services on its own for the French national postal service (La Poste). On March 14, 2008 ASL Aviation of Ireland officially acquired the airline. The aircraft keep the former livery and call sign. It had 400 employees as of March 2007.[3]
On 4 June 2015, ASL Aviation Group, the parent company of Europe Airpost, announced that Europe Airpost will be rebranded as ASL Airlines France.[4]
Destinations
Fleet
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As of March 2016, the ASL Airlines France fleet consists of the following aircraft:[5]
| Aircraft | In Fleet | Orders | Passengers | Notes |
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| Boeing 737-300QC | 6 | — | 148 | |
| Boeing 737-700 | 3 | — | 148 | Leased to Air Transat |
| ASL Airlines France Cargo Fleet | ||||
| Boeing 737-300F | 3 | — | Cargo | |
| Boeing 737-400F | 3 | — | Cargo | |
| Total | 15 | — | ||
References
- ^ "IATA - Airline and Airport Code Search". iata.org. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
- ^ "europe_airpost.html." (Informations utiles -> Nous contacter) Europe Airpost. Retrieved on 18 June 2010. "Bât. Le Séquoia - Siège social - Fret 7. Zone de Fret 7 - Bât. Le Séquoia 15 rue du Haut de Laval BP 14454 Tremblay-en-France 95708 Roissy CDG Cedex"
- ^ a b "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-04-03. p. 79.
- ^ "Ireland based ASL Aviation Group is to launch a new European airline brand, ASL Airlines, as part of its strategy for continued growth in passenger and cargo operations". ASL Aviation Group. 4 June 2015. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
- ^ http://www.ch-aviation.ch/aircraft.php?search=set&airline=FPO&al_op=1
External links
Media related to ASL Airlines France at Wikimedia Commons
