Atlas Blue

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Atlas Blue is a low-cost airlinebased in Marrakech, Morocco. It is a subsidiary of Royal Air Maroc and operates charter and scheduled services to destinations in Europe. Its main base is Menara International Airport (RAK), Marrakech.

Code Data

• IATA Code: 8A
• ICAO Code: BMM
• Callsign: Atlas Blue

History

The airline was established on 28 May 2004 and started operations on 26 July 2004, with charter operations to France with 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 (ref: Airways April 2005). Atlas Blue is owned by Royal Air Maroc (99.99%) and private investors (0.01%).

Services

Atlas Blue operates the following services (at January 2005):

• Domestic scheduled destinations: Agadir and Marrakech.

• International scheduled destinations: Basel, Mulhouse, Bordeaux, Brest, Brussels, Deauville, Dublin, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Lille, Lisbon, London, Lyon, Marseille, Metz/Nancy, Nantes, Nice, Paris and Toulouse.

Fleet

Atlas Blue Boeing 737-400

• 6 Boeing 737-400
• 1 Airbus A321-200( registered CN-ROF), delivered in 2006.

• Took delivery of its 1st Boeing 737-800 (registered CN-ROJ), in June 2006.

External links

• [Atlas Blue]
• [Atlas Blue Fleet Detail]

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