New Axis Airways

{{Infobox airline

|airline=New Axis Airways

|image = Axis Airways B752 F-HAXY.jpg

|caption = Axis Airways Boeing 757-200 ER in Stuttgart

|logo_size= 250

|IATA=9X (6V Axis Airways)

|ICAO=AXY

|callsign=AXIS

|parent=ISF and Private Investors

|founded=2001 as Axis Airways (name maintained until 2006)

|ceased=7 December 2009

|headquarters=Marseille

|hubs=Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport, Marseille Provence Airport

|fleet_size=3

|destinations=9

}}

New Axis Airways, known until 2006 as Axis Airways, was an airline based in Marseille, France. It operated domestic and international charter flights and cargo services on behalf of European clients. Its main bases were Marseille Provence Airport and Paris-Charles de Gaulle.{{cite news | title= Directory: World Airlines | work= Flight International | page= 83 | date= 2007-03-27}}

History

The airline was founded as Sinair in Grenoble. It was sold by Pan European Air Services to Axis Partners in June 2000. It was rebranded as Axis Airways in February 2001 and relocated from Grenoble to Marseille. It filed for bankruptcy in October 2006, before finding funding through a group of investors, including Arkia Israel Airlines. The owners are Etoile de La Valentine (26%), Arkia Israel Airlines (20%), Gamma Travel (13%), ISF (35%) and Sarah Tours (6%). It started operations in December 2006 and has 73 employees. It was renamed into New Axis Airways in 2008.

The airline ceased operations on 7 December 2009.{{Cite web |url=http://www.pros-du-tourisme.com/actualites/detail/21391/new-axis-airways-a-ete-liquidee.html |title=New Axis Airways a été liquidée |access-date=7 December 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120301124948/http://www.pros-du-tourisme.com/actualites/detail/21391/new-axis-airways-a-ete-liquidee.html |archive-date=1 March 2012 |url-status=dead }}

Services

New Axis Airways operated services to{{Cite web |url=http://www.air-valid.co.uk/axis-airways/fleet-destinations.html |title=air-valid.co.uk |access-date=28 June 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170729180731/http://www.air-valid.co.uk/axis-airways/fleet-destinations.html |archive-date=29 July 2017 |url-status=dead }}

Marseille – Marseille Provence Airport Hub
Paris – Charles de Gaulle Airport Hub
Luxor – Luxor Airport
Hurghada – Hurghada Airport
Cairo – Cairo International Airport
Tel Aviv – Ben Gurion International Airport
Faro – Faro Airport
Heraklion – Heraklion International Airport
Eilat – Ovda International Airport

Fleet

The New Axis Airways fleet consisted of the following aircraft (as of December 2009):[http://www.airfleets.net/fr/flottecie/Axis%20Airways-stored-b737.htm Axis Airways fleet]{{dead link|date=February 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

1 Boeing 737 400: F-GLXQ
2 Boeing 737-800: F-GIRS, F-GZZA

References

External links

Category:Defunct airlines of France