Air Antilles
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Air Antilles is a French regional airline based at Pointe-à-Pitre International Airport in Guadeloupe. It operates scheduled and seasonal services throughout the French Antilles.
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| Founded | December 18, 2002 | ||||||
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| Hubs | Pointe-à-Pitre International Airport | ||||||
| Frequent-flyer program | GREEN'Smiles | ||||||
| Fleet size | 3 | ||||||
| Destinations | 4 | ||||||
| Parent company | Collectivity of Saint Martin (60%) and EDEIS (40%)[1] | ||||||
| Headquarters | Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe | ||||||
| Website | www | ||||||
History
The airline began operations as Air Antilles Express on December 18, 2002, owned by Air Guyane Express, which itself used to be a subsidiary of Guadeloupean group CAIRE. It was a brand name for Air Guyane's Caribbean operations and both airlines share their call sign, IATA and ICAO codes. The airline uses as its Airline Reservations System Zenith, developed by Travel Technology Interactive, a French-based company.[citation needed]
In 2016, the airline changed its name to Air Antilles and introduced a new livery with the delivery of its first ATR 72-600.[citation needed]
In September 2023, the group CAIRE, of which both Air Antilles and Air Guyane were a part, was terminated. Air Antilles was set to be revived by a public-private partnership, while Air Guyane was to be liquidated.[2] Air Antilles resumed operations on July 22, 2024, with reduced service.[3]
Destinations
Fleet
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As of October 2019, Air Antilles operates the following aircraft:[5][needs update]
| Aircraft | In service |
Passengers | Notes | |
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| ATR 72-600 | 2 | 72 | ||
| Viking DHC-6-400 Twin Otter | 1 | 19 | leased from Zimex Aviation | |
| Total | 3 | |||
The airline previously operated the following aircraft:
Accidents and incidents
- On August 24, 2023, Air Antilles flight 3S722 (operated by a DHC-6-400 Twin Otter registered F-OMYS) off runway 28 at the Saint Barthélemy airport moments after touchdown. The Twin Otter struck a parked and unoccupied helicopter that had landed 30 minutes prior. While none of the six on board were injured, the Twin Otter was seriously damaged, the high-speed impact caused substantial damage to both aircraft.[6] The pilots blamed the loss of directional control on a steering issue. Furthermore, video evidence shows the aircraft having steering difficulties while taxiing at Saint Barth only ten days prior to the crash.[7] Air Antilles was temporarily suspended from flying to Saint Barth following the accident.[8]
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