Atlas Blue

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Atlas Blue
Atlas Blue logo.svg
IATA ICAO Call sign
8ABMMATLAS BLUE
Founded2004
Ceased operations2009 (merged into Royal Air Maroc)
Hubs
Secondary hubs
Fleet size14 (upon merger)
Destinations26
Parent company Royal Air Maroc
Headquarters Marrakech, Morocco
Key people Driss Benhima
Websitewww.atlas-blue.com (now defunct)
http://www.royalairmaroc.com/ (since merger)

Atlas Blue was a low-cost airline with its head office on the grounds of Marrakech-Menara Airport in Marrakech, Morocco, operating out of Menara International Airport. [1]

Contents

Atlas Blue was a subsidiary of Royal Air Maroc (RAM), operating chartered and scheduled services to Europe. [2] During 2010, Atlas Blue flights were rebranded as Royal Air Maroc flights, with the aircraft being re-painted in RAM livery.

History

Atlas Blue was established on 28 May 2004 and started operations on 26 July 2004, with charter operations from Morocco 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. [3] Atlas Blue is owned by Royal Air Maroc (99.99%) and private investors (0.01%), and has 167 employees. [2]

At the end of 2009, Royal Air Maroc bought Atlas Blue. The Atlas Blue website was shut down on 21 January 2010. [4] By the end of 2010, the Atlas Blue brand ceased to exist. [5]

Destinations

Atlas Blue Boeing 737-400 Atlas Blue CN-RNA B734.jpg
Atlas Blue Boeing 737-400

Atlas Blue operated scheduled flights to the following destinations (as of February 2010): [6]

Africa

Europe

Fleet

The Atlas Blue fleet consisted of the following aircraft (as of January 2010) [7]

Fleet
AircraftTotalOrdersPassengers
(Economy)
Airbus A321-200 40185
Boeing 737-400 60168
Boeing 737-500 10135
Boeing 737-800 10189
Total11

As of August 2010, all aircraft except of two Airbus A321 have been handed over to Royal Air Maroc. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "Contact." Atlas Blue. 15 February 2008. Retrieved on 26 June 2010.
  2. 1 2 "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International . 2007-03-27. p. 80.
  3. ↑ Airways magazine, April 2005
  4. ↑ "The web sites www.atlas-blue.com and www.royalairmaroc.com have been merged". Atlas Blue. Archived from the original on 31 January 2010. Retrieved 31 January 2010.
  5. ↑ Atlas Blue at airlineupdate.com Archived September 16, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  6. ↑ "[Atlas Blue] : cheap air flight ticket Marrakech Marocco - Online booking". www.atlas-blue.com. Archived from the original on 23 May 2009. Retrieved 2017-08-24.
  7. 1 2 "Atlas Blue Fleet | Airfleets aviation". www.airfleets.net. Retrieved 2017-08-24.
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