West Atlantic
{{short description|Airline group}}
{{For|the languages in West Africa|West Atlantic languages}}
{{Infobox airline
| airline = West Air Sweden
| logo = West atlantic logo.svg
| logo_size =
| fleet_size = 3
| IATA = T2
| ICAO = SWN
| callsign = AIR SWEDEN
| destinations = 12
| parent = West Atlantic Group
| founded = 2011
| headquarters = Malmö Airport, Sweden
| key_people = Magnus Dahlberg (CEO)
Russell Ladkin (CEO)
| hubs =
| secondary_hubs =
| focus_cities =
| frequent_flyer =
| alliance =
| website = {{URL|http://www.westatlantic.eu}}
}}
{{Infobox airline
| airline = West Atlantic UK
| logo = West atlantic logo.svg
| logo_size = 250
| fleet_size = 16
| IATA =
| ICAO = NPT
| callsign = NEPTUNE
| parent = West Atlantic Group
| founded = 2001
| headquarters = East Midlands Airport
| key_people =
| bases = East Midlands Airport
| website = {{url|www.westatlantic.eu}}
}}
West Atlantic is a holding company for two European cargo airlines, West Air Sweden and West Atlantic UK, with its head office in Malmö, Sweden. West Atlantic employ some 650 staff and operate a fleet of 19 aircraft. The airline specializes in the transport of mail, dangerous goods and general cargo.
History
Air Transport Services Group, Inc. announced on 9 December 2013 an agreement to acquire a 25 percent equity interest in West Atlantic. This investment meant the Boeing 767-200 being added into West Atlantic's fleet.{{cite news| url=http://www.atsginc.com/pr2013-12-09.html | title=ATSG Acquires Equity Interest in West Atlantic AB}}
The 767-200 with registration SE-RLA made its first flight on 26 March 2015, and its first commercial flight on the night between 6 and 7 April, with two further 767-200s joining the fleet later in 2015.
On 20 June 2017, West Atlantic announced it will take delivery of four leased Boeing 737-800(BCF) from GE Capital Aviation Services, with the aircraft being delivered between 2017 and 2019.{{cite news| url=http://www.westatlantic.eu/Newsroom/2017/06/20/West-Atlantic-to-lease-four-737800-Boeing-Converted-Freighters-from-GECAS-becoming-the-first-operator-worldwide-of-the-type | title=West Atlantic to lease four 737-800 Boeing Converted Freighters from GECAS, becoming the first operator worldwide of the type}}
On 10 April 2019, LUSAT Air S.L. signed an agreement with West Atlantic to become the new majority shareholder in return for a €20 million cash injection.{{Cite web |date=2019-04-10 |title=Spain's Lusat is West Atlantic's new majority shareholder |url=https://theloadstar.com/spains-lusat-is-west-atlantics-new-majority-shareholder/ |access-date=2022-10-02 |website=The Loadstar}}
File:G-JMCP West Atlantic B737-300 CVT 21-12-13 (1) (17308134826).jpg
Fleet
As of September 2024, the West Atlantic group fleet includes the following aircraft:{{Cite web|url=http://westatlantic.eu/about/#fleet|title=About}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;margin:0.5em auto"
|+ West Atlantic Group Fleet ! style="width:200px;"|Aircraft ! In Service |
| ATR 72
|3 |
| Boeing 737-300F
|1 |
| Boeing 737-400F
|6 |
| Boeing 737-800F
|4 |
| Boeing 757-200
|1 |
| Total
!15 |
|---|
Accidents and incidents
- On 8 January 2016, a West Atlantic CRJ200 operating as SWN294 from Oslo to Tromsø crashed close to the Norwegian border, by Lake Akkajaure in the Swedish Lapplandsfjällen. The two pilots, a Captain aged 42 and First Officer aged 34, the only persons on board the aircraft at the time, both died in the accident.{{Cite web|url=https://www.air-journal.fr/2016-01-09-crash-dun-avion-cargo-en-suede-un-francais-et-un-espagnol-decedes-5156299.html|title=Crash d’un avion cargo en Suède : un Français et un Espagnol décédés | Air Journal|date=January 9, 2016}}
- On 19 January 2021, a West Atlantic Boeing 737-400 freighter suffered a very hard landing at Exeter Airport, causing many creases in the fuselage. The aircraft was written off and scrapped on-site{{Cite web |title=Very hard landing of a Boeing 737-4Q8 in Exeter {{!}} Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives |url=https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/very-hard-landing-boeing-737-4q8-exeter |access-date=2021-01-21 |website=www.baaa-acro.com}}