Atlas Blue

IATA 8A ICAO BMM Callsign 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.

Contents 1 History 2 Destinations 2.1 Africa 2.2 Europe 3 Fleet 4 External links 5 References

[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
  • Milan - Malpensa Airport
• The Netherlands
  • Amsterdam - Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
• Spain
  • Barcelona - Barcelona Airport
  • Madrid - Barajas Airport
• Switzerland
  • Geneva - Geneva International Airport [seasonal]
  • Zurich- Kloten 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	Orders	Passengers (First/Business/Eco)	Routes
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

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