Aigle Azur is a airline French group GoFastBased in Tremblay-en-France and provides regular flights from France to theAlgeriaThe MoroccoThe PortugalThe Tunisia and Mali as well as charter flights to most cities ofEurope. She is certified IOSA of IATA.
Aigle Azur History
Founded in 1946 by Sylvain FloiratIt was the first private company after the war and began its activity with some Junkers Ju 52 whose capacity was increased to 32 passengers.
Its creator was able to conclude with the administration of transportation contracts such as special teachers overseas during the holidays: the Tunisia and Lebanon were the first destinations. Purchase of equipment with more modern American surplus enabled him to expand into the Indo-China and the Algeria where transport repatriated to the mainland were an important market.
Douglas DC-3 Aigle Azur in 1953 reactor equipped with a ventral Turbomeca Palas booster.
The 1st May 1955, Sylvain Floirat yielded to the UAT (group formed by air and sea and Chargers Meeting) all of its fleet, 54 of its crew members and his hotel staff.
In 1970The company was reconstituted as a regional airline under the name of Lucas Aviation. Its headquarters was established at thePontoise airport. Lucas Aviation initially operated flights as Lucas Air Transport in operating regional scheduled services, including a line connecting Deauville to London-Gatwick which operated throughout the year. The company name was later changed again in Lucas Aigle Azur.
In the early 2000s, the company was taken over by the group GoFast. She was dying and there were only two old Boeing 737-200. The group has injected capital into the company renewed its fleet while focusing on charter flights to theAlgeria. With the end of the activities of Air Lib Aigle Azur has seized his chance and opened regular routes to theAlgeria.
In 2006, With open skies agreements with Morocco and TunisiaThe company began scheduled flights to major cities Morocco especially Casablanca, Rabat, Marrakech, Agadir, His, Tanger and Oujda and to Lisbon and Port to Portugal.
In 2007Aigle Azur proposed 30 scheduled destinations from several cities FranceAnd launched regular flights Paris-Orly-Djerba, Paris-Orly-Rimini and Marseilles-Sal (Cape Verde). She also put in place the electronic ticket.
Beginning 2008The company was able to add to its scheduled flights to destinations Faro, South of Portugal and to Bamako to Mali. End April 2008She received her third Airbus A319, Registered F-HBMI bringing the fleet to 11 aircraft. In June 2008It launched its loyalty card Azur Plus.
In May 2009The company received its first Airbus A320 nine.
In June 2009Aigle Azur has ordered a Airbus A319 to Airbus during the Paris Air Show. This aircraft was delivered in April 2010.
A fifth Airbus A319 was received in May 2010.
It is the 2e French airline, behind Air France and before Air Austral and Corsair. It employs 800 people.
In June 2010, The company announced its plans to open a line Paris-Baghdad from September 2010. It also plans to open routes to TunisFrom Paris, Lyon and Marseilles. [Ref. Needed]
In July 2010 Aigle Azur becomes a partner with the company Malian Air Mali thus may market Aigle Azur flights to other cities in Africa in particular to Dakar, Abidjan which still Brazzaville shall be effective from 1st August 2010.
The 30 October 2010The company conducts an inaugural flight to Baghdad. The company opened bookings for Baghdad whose first commercial flights begin in mid-December 2010. The line was canceled in mid-2011 due to lack of reservations as a result of events that are happening in the country.
On 01 November 2011, the company opens a new destination Africa: Dakar. On November 23, 2011 Aigle Azur opens Kayes, a new line on Mali.
Aigle Azur Fleet
Its fleet includes 12 aircraft August 2011.
- 4 Airbus A321 F-GUAA - F-HBAB - F-baF - F-HCAI
- 4 Airbus A320 HBII-F - F-GJVF - F-HBAO - F-HBAP
- 4 Airbus A319 F-HBMI - F-HCZI - F-HBAL - F-GXAH
- President: Arezki Idjerouidene
- Manager: Meziane Idjerouidene
- Director: Jean Louis Clauzier
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