Atlas Blue
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{{Infobox Airline
|airline = Atlas Blue
|logo = Atlas Blue logo.svg
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|fleet_size = 14 (upon merger)
|destinations = 26
|IATA = 8A
|ICAO = BMM
|callsign = ATLAS BLUE
|parent = Royal Air Maroc
|company_slogan =
|founded = 2004
|ceased = 2009 (merged into Royal Air Maroc)
|headquarters = Marrakech, Morocco
|key_people = Driss Benhima
|hubs =
|secondary_hubs =
|focus_cities =
|frequent_flyer =
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|website = www.atlas-blue.com (now defunct)
http://www.royalairmaroc.com/ (since merger)
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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."[https://web.archive.org/web/20080215221057/http://www.atlas-blue.com/en/contact.php Contact]." Atlas Blue. 15 February 2008. Retrieved on 26 June 2010.
Atlas Blue was a subsidiary of Royal Air Maroc (RAM), operating chartered and scheduled services to Europe.{{cite news | title= Directory: World Airlines | work= Flight International | page= 80 | date= 2007-03-27}} 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.Airways magazine, April 2005 Atlas Blue is owned by Royal Air Maroc (99.99%) and private investors (0.01%), and has 167 employees.
At the end of 2009, Royal Air Maroc bought Atlas Blue. The Atlas Blue website was shut down on 21 January 2010.{{Cite web|url=http://www.royalairmaroc.com/AtlasBlue/atlas_blue.jsp|title=The web sites www.atlas-blue.com and www.royalairmaroc.com have been merged.|website=Atlas Blue|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100131075615/http://www.royalairmaroc.com/AtlasBlue/atlas_blue.jsp|archive-date=31 January 2010|url-status=dead|access-date=31 January 2010}} By the end of 2010, the Atlas Blue brand ceased to exist.[http://www.airlineupdate.com/content_public/airlines/africa/morocco.htm Atlas Blue at airlineupdate.com] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100916025704/http://www.airlineupdate.com/content_public/airlines/africa/morocco.htm |date=September 16, 2010 }}
Destinations
File:Atlas Blue CN-RNA B734.jpg
Atlas Blue operated scheduled flights to the following destinations (as of February 2010):{{Cite web|url=http://www.atlas-blue.com/en/destinations.php|title=[Atlas Blue] : cheap air flight ticket Marrakech Marocco - Online booking|website=www.atlas-blue.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090523082200/http://www.atlas-blue.com/en/destinations.php|archive-date=23 May 2009|url-status=dead|access-date=2017-08-24}}
= Africa =
- Morocco
- Agadir - Al Massira Airport focus city
- Al Hoceima - Cherif Al Idrissi Airport
- Essaouira - Mogador Airport
- Fez - Saïss Airport
- Marrakesh - Menara International Airport Hub
- Nador - Nador International Airport Focus city
- Ouarzazate - Ouarzazate Airport
- Oujda - Angads Airport
- Tangier - Ibn Batouta International Airport Secondary Hub
= Europe =
- Belgium
- Brussels - Brussels Airport focus city
- Germany
- Düsseldorf - Düsseldorf Airport [seasonal]
- Frankfurt - Frankfurt Airport
- Munich - Munich Airport
- France
- Bordeaux - Bordeaux - Mérignac Airport
- Lille - Lesquin Airport
- Lyon - Saint-Exupéry Airport
- Marseille - Provence Airport
- Metz/Nancy - Metz-Nancy-Lorraine Airport [seasonal]
- Nantes - Atlantique Airport
- Nice - Côte d'Azur Airport
- Paris - Orly Airport
- Saint-Étienne – Bouthéon Airport [seasonal]
- Toulouse - Blagnac Airport
- Italy
- Milan - Malpensa Airport
- Poland
- Warsaw - Warsaw Airport
- Netherlands
- Amsterdam - Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Spain
- Barcelona - Barcelona Airport
- Madrid - Barajas Airport
- Switzerland
- Geneva - Geneva International Airport
- United Kingdom
- London
- London Gatwick Airport
- London Heathrow Airport
Fleet
The Atlas Blue fleet consisted of the following aircraft (as of January 2010) {{Cite web|url=http://www.airfleets.net/flottecie/Atlas%20Blue.htm|title=Atlas Blue Fleet {{!}} Airfleets aviation|website=www.airfleets.net|access-date=2017-08-24}}
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!Aircraft !Total !Orders !Passengers |
| Airbus A321-200
|4 |0 |185 |
| Boeing 737-400
|6 |0 |168 |
| Boeing 737-500
|1 |0 |135 |
| Boeing 737-800
|1 |0 |189 |
| Total
|11 | | |
As of August 2010, all aircraft except of two Airbus A321 have been handed over to Royal Air Maroc.
References
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External links
{{Commons category|Atlas Blue}}
- [http://www.royalairmaroc.com/ Royal Air Maroc]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/*/www.atlas-blue.com/en/index.php Atlas Blue] (Archive)
- [https://web.archive.org/*/http://www.atlas-blue.com/ Atlas Blue] (Archive) {{in lang|fr}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20120204223753/http://www.ch-aviation.ch/aircraft.php?search=set&airline=ATB&al_op=1 Atlas Blue Fleet]
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