Air Guadeloupe was a small French international airline with its head office in Les Abymes, Guadeloupe, France. At one time, it was on the property of Le Raizet Airport.[1] Later it was located in the Immeuble Le Caducet.[2]
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| Founded | 1969 | ||||||
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| Ceased operations | July 2000 | ||||||
| Hubs | Pointe-à-Pitre International Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 4 | ||||||
| Destinations | 11 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Les Abymes, Guadeloupe, France | ||||||
| Key people | Francois Paneole (CEO) | ||||||
Company history
editThe small airline was founded on 21 May 1970 as Société Antillaise de Transport Aérien, SATA to soon become known as Air Guadeloupe. Operations began in 1994 and the CEO was Francois Paneole. In 2000 it was merged with Air Martinique, Air Saint Barthélémy, and Air Saint Martin to form Air Caraïbes.[3]
Destinations
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- Dominica, Dominica - Canefield Airport
- Dominica, Dominica - Melville Hall Airport
- Fort De France, Martinique - Martinique Aimé Césaire International Airport
- Maria Galante, Guadeloupe - Marie-Galante Airport
- La Désirade, Gaudeloupe - La Désirade Airport
- Les Saintes, Guadeloupe - Les Saintes Airport
- Port-au-Prince, Haiti - Toussaint Louverture International Airport
- Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic - Las Américas International Airport
- Grand-Case, St-Martin - L'Espérance Airport
- San Juan, Puerto Rico - Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport
- St Maarten, Netherlands Antilles - Princess Juliana International Airport
- Cayenne, French Guiana Rochambeau - Cayenne-Rochambeau Airport
Fleet
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Air Guadaloupe operated the following aircraft types at various times during its existence:[4][5]
| Aircraft | Total | Introduced | Retired | Notes |
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| ATR 42-300 | 2 | 1986 | 1999 | |
| ATR 42-500 | 1 | 1986 | 2000 | |
| ATR 72-200 | 2 | 1995 | 2000 | |
| Boeing 737-200 | 1 | 1998 | 2000 | Leased from Íslandsflug |
| Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander | 6 | 1972 | 1990 | |
| de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter | 7 | 1970 | 1999 | |
| Douglas C-47 Skytrain | 1 | 1978 | 1979 | |
| Dornier 228 | 10 | 1988 | 2000 | |
| Fairchild F-27 | 2 | 1980 | 1989 | |
| Fairchild Hiller FH-227 | 1 | 1978 | 1980 |
Accidents and incidents
edit- 21 December 1972 - A Twin Otter operated a flight on behalf of Air France from Guadeloupe to St. Maarten, another island in the Caribbean. It crashed at night, near the island of St. Maarten. All 11 passengers and two crew members died.
- 18 November 1978 - A Twin Otter struck the water with its left wingtip while flying in a violent squall with a 200–300 feet ceiling. The aircraft crashed and sank in 13m of water. Fifteen of the 20 occupants (including one flight crew) died.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "World Airline Directory." Flight International. 26 March 1988. 41. "Head Office: Aéroport du Raizet, 97110 Abymes, Guadeloupe, French West Indies"
- ^ "World Airline Directory." Flight International. 17–23 March 1999. 49. "Immeuble Le Caducet, Morne Vergain, Abymes, 97139, Guadeloupe, French West Indies"
- ^ North American Airlines Handbook published by Airways International Inc 1997
- ^ "Air Guadaloupe". Aerobernie.bplaced.net. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
- ^ "Air Guadeloupe Fleet Details and History". Planespotters.net. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
External links
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