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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.[1]
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| Founded | 2004 | ||||||
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| Ceased operations | 2009 (merged into Royal Air Maroc) | ||||||
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| Fleet size | 14 (upon merger) | ||||||
| Destinations | 26 | ||||||
| Parent company | Royal Air Maroc | ||||||
| Headquarters | Marrakech, Morocco | ||||||
| Key people | Driss Benhima | ||||||
| Website | www.atlas-blue.com (now defunct) http://www.royalairmaroc.com/ (since merger) | ||||||
Atlas Blue was a subsidiary of Royal Air Maroc (RAM), operating chartered and scheduled services to Europe.[2] During 2010, Atlas Blue flights were rebranded as Royal Air Maroc flights, with the aircraft being re-painted in RAM livery.
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.[3] Atlas Blue is owned by Royal Air Maroc (99.99%) and private investors (0.01%), and has 167 employees.[2]
At the end of 2009, Royal Air Maroc bought Atlas Blue. The Atlas Blue website was shut down on 21 January 2010.[4] By the end of 2010, the Atlas Blue brand ceased to exist.[5]
Atlas Blue operated scheduled flights to the following destinations (as of February 2010):[6]
The Atlas Blue fleet consisted of the following aircraft (as of January 2010) [7]
| Aircraft | Total | Orders | Passengers (Economy) |
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| 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.[7]
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