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| Founded | 1969 | ||||||
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| Ceased operations | July 2000 | ||||||
| Hubs | Pointe-à-Pitre International Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 4 | ||||||
| Destinations | 11 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Les Abymes, Guadeloupe, France | ||||||
| Key people | Francois Paneole (CEO) | ||||||
Air Guadeloupe was a small French international airline with its head office in Les Abymes, Guadeloupe, France. At one time, it was on the property of Le Raizet Airport. [1] Later it was located in the Immeuble Le Caducet. [2]
The small airline was founded on 21 May 1970 as Société Antillaise de Transport Aérien, SATA to soon become known as Air Guadeloupe. Operations began in 1994 and the CEO was Francois Paneole. In 2000 it was merged with Air Martinique, Air Saint Barthélémy, and Air Saint Martin to form Air Caraïbes. [3]
Air Guadaloupe operated the following aircraft types at various times during its existence: [4]
| Aircraft | Total | Introduced | Retired | Notes |
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| ATR 42-300 | 2 | 1986 | 1999 | |
| ATR 42-500 | 1 | 1986 | 2000 | |
| ATR 72-200 | 2 | 1995 | 2000 | |
| Boeing 737-200 | 1 | 1998 | 2000 | Leased from Íslandsflug |
| Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander | 6 | 1972 | 1990 | |
| de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter | 7 | 1970 | 1999 | |
| Douglas C-47 Skytrain | 1 | 1978 | 1979 | |
| Dornier 228 | 10 | 1988 | 2000 | |
| Fairchild F-27 | 2 | 1980 | 1989 | |
| Fairchild Hiller FH-227 | 1 | 1978 | 1980 | |
