Air Atlantique (France)

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Air Atlantique
IATA ICAO Callsign
V6APBCHARENTE
Founded1963
Ceased operations2004
An Air Atlantique (France) ATR 42. Atlantique Air Assistance ATR 42 1.jpg
An Air Atlantique (France) ATR 42.

Air Atlantique was a French passenger and cargo airline, which was founded in 1963. [1] On April 6, 2004, the company was closed due to bankruptcy. [2]

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An Air Atlantique Embraer EMB 110 Bandeirante Embraer EMB-110P2 Bandeirante, Air Atlantique AN0195835.jpg
An Air Atlantique Embraer EMB 110 Bandeirante

Over the years, Air Atlantique operated the following aircraft types: [3] [4]

Air Atlantique fleet development
AircraftIntroducedRetired
ATR 42 19922004
ATR 72 20032004
Beechcraft King Air 90
Beechcraft Super King Air 200
Embraer EMB 110 Bandeirante
Piper PA-23 Aztec [5]
Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain [6]

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References

  1. "Air Atlantique entry at airlineupdate.com". Archived from the original on 2012-07-19. Retrieved 2010-10-22.
  2. "air-valid.co.uk". Archived from the original on 2011-10-08. Retrieved 2011-07-20.
  3. Air Atlantique fleet list at airfleets.net
  4. Klee, Ulrich & Bucher, Frank et al.: jp airline-fleets international 1993–94. Zürich-Airport 1993, p. 130.
  5. Klee, Ulrich & Bucher, Frank et al.: jp airline-fleets international 1978. Zürich-Airport 1978, p. 76.
  6. Klee, Ulrich & Bucher, Frank et al.: jp airline-fleets international 1987–88. Zürich-Airport 1987, p. 114.