Air Antilles
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| Founded | December 18, 2002 | ||||||
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| Hubs | Pointe-à-Pitre International Airport | ||||||
| Frequent-flyer program | GREEN'Smiles | ||||||
| Fleet size | 3 | ||||||
| Destinations | 4 | ||||||
| Parent company | Collectivity of Saint Martin (60%) and EDEIS (40%)[1] | ||||||
| Headquarters | Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe | ||||||
| Website | www | ||||||
Air Antilles is a French regional airline based at Pointe-à-Pitre International Airport in Guadeloupe. It operates scheduled and seasonal services throughout the French Antilles.
History
[edit]The airline began operations as Air Antilles Express on December 18, 2002, owned by Air Guyane Express, which itself used to be a subsidiary of Guadeloupean group CAIRE. It was a brand name for Air Guyane's Caribbean operations and both airlines share their call sign, IATA and ICAO codes. The airline uses as its Airline Reservations System Zenith, developed by Travel Technology Interactive, a French-based company.[citation needed]
In 2016, the airline changed its name to Air Antilles and introduced a new livery with the delivery of its first ATR 72-600.[citation needed]
In September 2023, the group CAIRE, of which both Air Antilles and Air Guyane were a part, was terminated. Air Antilles was set to be revived by a public-private partnership, while Air Guyane was to be liquidated.[2] Air Antilles resumed operations on July 22, 2024, with reduced service.[3]
Destinations
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Fleet
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As of October 2019, Air Antilles operates the following aircraft:[5][needs update]
| Aircraft | In service |
Passengers | Notes | |
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| ATR 72-600 | 2 | 72 | ||
| Viking DHC-6-400 Twin Otter | 1 | 19 | leased from Zimex Aviation | |
| Total | 3 | |||
The airline previously operated the following aircraft:
Accidents and incidents
[edit]- On August 24, 2023, Air Antilles flight 3S722 (operated by a DHC-6-400 Twin Otter registered F-OMYS) off runway 28 at the Saint Barthélemy airport moments after touchdown. The Twin Otter struck a parked and unoccupied helicopter that had landed 30 minutes prior. While none of the six on board were injured, the Twin Otter was seriously damaged, the high-speed impact caused substantial damage to both aircraft.[6] The pilots blamed the loss of directional control on a steering issue. Furthermore, video evidence shows the aircraft having steering difficulties while taxiing at Saint Barth only ten days prior to the crash.[7] Air Antilles was temporarily suspended from flying to Saint Barth following the accident.[8]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "The government of French St. Maarten obtained 60% ownership of Air Antilles". Saba-news.com. October 2, 2023.
- ^ "Air Antilles survives, Air Guyane will be liquidated". Aviacionline.com. October 1, 2023.
- ^ Bradley Wint (July 22, 2024). "Air Antilles Resumes Operations Under New Management". Gatechecked.com.
- ^ a b c d e "Fly Air Antilles". Retrieved 2024-05-07.
- ^ "Global Airline Guide 2019 (Part One)". Airliner World (October 2019page=15).
- ^ "Runway excursion Accident Viking Air DHC-6 Twin Otter 400 F-OMYS". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 2024-06-08.
- ^ Roland Steiger (2023-08-14). Plane Suffers Power Steering Problem. Retrieved 2024-06-08 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Air Antilles suspended from Saint Barthélemy following crash". ch-aviation. Retrieved 2024-06-08.
External links
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Media related to Air Antilles at Wikimedia Commons
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