Aeris (airline)

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Aeris
Aeris logo.svg
IATA ICAO Callsign
SHAISFRANCE CHARTER
Founded1969 (as Air Toulouse)
Ceased operations2003
Hubs Toulouse-Blagnac Airport
Fleet size7
Headquarters Toulouse, France
Website http://www.aeris.fr

Aeris was an airline company based in Toulouse, France. It was founded in 1969 and was defunct in 2003 [1] [2] after being unable to raise additional capital.

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Aeris offered charter flights until 2003, after acquiring 7,612 [3] slots at Orly Airport due to the bankruptcy of Air Liberté. Aeris took on passengers as a low-cost carrier, competing with EasyJet and Air France for flights between Paris and south of France. Aeris aimed for business travelers, but was only able to fill about 60% of their seat capacity. In 2003 the company missed a government deadline to raise extra capital which was extended in August 2003, with the airline hoping to raise 15m euros in the following weeks from a mixture of foreign and domestic investors. [4] At Paris, Aeris' 12,092 annual slots were redistributed after the bankruptcy. [5]

After rebranded as Aeris, the company began operation with a small fleet of Boeing 737-300 aircraft and 767-300 aircraft. These were generally operated in an all-economy configuration.

Aeris operated many scheduled services with fixed timetables. However, the airline soon branched out into charter services.

Fleet

Aeris fleet
AircraftIn fleet
Boeing 737-300 5
Boeing 767-300 2
Total7

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