Air Atlas

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Air Atlas
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Founded1946
Ceased operations1953
Fleet size7 (1953)
HeadquartersCasablanca, Morocco.

Air Atlas (Compagnie Cherifienne de l'Air) was a Moroccan airline based in Casablanca. Air Atlas was registered on 9 October 1946. [1] They commenced flying with Junkers Ju 52s.

The airline operated services from Morocco to Algeria, France and Spain [2] [3] from 1946 to 1953.

They merged with Compagnie Chérifienne de Transports Aériens Air Maroc on 28 June 1953 to become Compagnie Nationale de Transports Aériens [3] which in 1957 became Royal Air Maroc.

Fleet

The fleet in 1953: [3]

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References

  1. "Air Atlas (Societe Cherifienne de L'Air) history from Africa, Morocco". Airline History. Retrieved 2021-09-28.
  2. "Air Atlas". www.timetableimages.com. Retrieved 2021-09-28.
  3. 1 2 3 "The World's Airlines". Flight . 6 March 1953. p. 310. Retrieved 6 December 2013.