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Air Antilles

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Air Antilles
IATA ICAO Call sign
4I KES KARIBEES
FoundedDecember 2002
HubsPointe-à-Pitre
Secondary hubsMartinique
Fleet size4
Destinations3
Parent companyAir Guyane Express
HeadquartersPointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe, France
Websitewww.airantilles.com

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.

History

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The airline began operations in December 2002 owned by Air Guyane, which itself used to be a subsidiary of Guadeloupean group CAIRE. It is another brand name for Air Guyane Express'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 of was terminated. Air Antilles was set to be brought up by a public-private partnership, while Air Guyane was to be liquidated. Air Antilles is said to resume the selling of tickets online in May 2024, with a reduced service, instead only serving Fort-de-France, Pointe-à-Pitre, Saint Barthélemy and Saint Martin. However, there are still plans for their full service to swing back into action in the upcoming year.[1]

Destinations

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Country City Airport IATA ICAO Notes Refs
 Antigua and Barbuda Osbourn V. C. Bird International Airport ANU TAPA Suspended [2]
 Barbados Bridgetown Grantley Adams International Airport BGI TBPB Suspended
 Dominica Marigot Douglas–Charles Airport DOM TDPD Suspended
Roseau Canefield Airport DCF TDCF Suspended
 Dominican Republic Punta Cana Punta Cana International Airport PUJ MDPC Seasonal
Santo Domingo Las Américas International Airport SDQ MDSD Suspended [2]
 Guadeloupe Pointe-à-Pitre Pointe-à-Pitre International Airport PTP TFFR Hub
 Martinique Fort-de-France Martinique Aimé Césaire International Airport FDF TFFF
 Puerto Rico San Juan Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport SJU TJSJ Suspended [2]
 Saint Barthélemy Saint-Jean Gustaf III Airport SBH TFFJ
 Saint Lucia Castries George F.L. Charles Airport SLU TLPC Suspended [2]
 Saint Martin Grand Case L'Espérance Airport SFG TFFG
 Sint Maarten Philipsburg Princess Juliana International Airport SXM TNCM Suspended [2]

Fleet

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Air Antilles ATR 42-600
Air Antilles de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter

As of October 2019, Air Antilles operates the following aircraft:[3][needs update]

Air Antilles fleet
Aircraft In service Passengers Notes
ATR 72-600 2 72
ATR 42-500 1 42
de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 1 19 leased from Zimex Aviation
Total 4

Accidents and incidents

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  • On August 24, 2023, Air Antilles flight 3S722 veered off of runway 28 at the Saint Barthélemy airport moments after touchdown. The aircraft involved was a DHC-6-400 Twin Otter registered F-OMYS. The Twin Otter then stuck a parked and unoccupied helicopter that had landed 30 minutes prior. While none of the six on board the Twin Otter were seriously injured, the high speed impact caused substantial damage to both aircraft.[4] The pilots blamed the loss of directional control on a steering issue. Furthermore, video evidence shows F-OMYS having steering difficulties while taxiing at Saint Barth only ten days prior to the crash.[5] Air Antilles was temporarily suspended from flying to Saint Barth following the accident.[6]

References

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  1. ^ Antilles, Air. "Accueil". Air Antilles (in French). Retrieved 2024-09-13.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Fly Air Antilles". Retrieved 2024-05-07.
  3. ^ "Global Airline Guide 2019 (Part One)". Airliner World (October 2019page=15).
  4. ^ "Runway excursion Accident Viking Air DHC-6 Twin Otter 400 F-OMYS". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 2024-06-08.
  5. ^ Roland Steiger (2023-08-14). Plane Suffers Power Steering Problem. Retrieved 2024-06-08 – via YouTube.
  6. ^ "Air Antilles suspended from Saint Barthélemy following crash". ch-aviation. Retrieved 2024-06-08.
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