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Atlas Blue
Founded	2004
Hubs	Menara International Airport; Tangier-Boukhalef Airport
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.

[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 Boeing 737-400

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
- Frankfurt - Frankfurt Airport
France
- Bordeaux - Bordeaux - Mérignac Airport
- Lille - Lesquin Airport
- Lyon - Saint-Exupéry Airport
- Marseilles - Provence Airport
- Nantes - Atlantique Airport
- Nice - Côte d'Azur Airport
- Paris
  - Paris-Charles de Gaulle (CDG)
  - Paris-Orly (ORY) focus city
- Toulouse - Blagnac Airport
Italy
- Milan - Malpensa Airport
The Netherlands
- Amsterdam - Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
Spain
- Barcelona - Barcelona Airport
- Madrid - Barajas Airport
Switzerland
- Geneva - Geneva International Airport [seasonal]
United Kingdom
- London
  - Gatwick Airport (LGW)
  - Heathrow Int Airport (LHR)

[edit] Fleet

Atlas blue operates the following fleet (as of September 2009) ^[4]

**Fleet**
Aircraft	Total	Passengers (First/Business/Eco)	Routes
Airbus A321-200	4	185 (0/0/185)	Short and medium haul
Boeing 737-400	6	149 (0/0/149)	Short and medium haul
Boeing 737-500	2	134 (0/0/134)	Short and medium haul
Boeing 737-800	2	189 (0/0/189)	Short and medium haul (leased from RAM)
Total	14

[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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[FI-0] "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International: p. 80. 2007-03-27.

[1] Airways magazine, April 2005

[2] Atlas Blue website

[3] ttp://www.ch-aviation.ch/aircraft.php Atlas Blue fleet

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