Air Atlantique is an airline based in Coventry, United Kingdom. It operates charter flights throughout Europe, Africa and the Middle East, as well as a wet lease operation using ATR 42 and other aircraft. Its main base is Coventry Airport. A Boeing 747-400 of Virgin Atlantic Airways An airline provides air transport services for passengers or freight. ... The Precinct in Coventry city centre. ... World map showing Europe A satellite composite image of Europe Europe is one of the seven continents of the Earth. ... A world map showing the continent of Africa. ... A map showing countries commonly considered to be part of the Middle East The Middle East is a region comprising the lands around the southern and eastern parts of the Mediterranean Sea, a territory that extends from the eastern Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf. ... A wet lease is any leasing arrangement whereby a company agrees to provide an aircraft and at least one pilot to another company. ... Categories: Stub | International airliners 1980-1989 ... Coventry Airport is a small airport located 10 miles south of Coventry, England. ...

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Code Data

• IATA Code: 7M
• ICAO Code: AAG
• Callsign: ATLANTIC

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History

The airline was established and started operations in 1969 as General Aviation Services in Jersey, Channel Islands. The Air Atlantique name was adopted in June 1977 when charter flights were launched with Douglas DC-3 aircraft. The airline moved to its present base in Coventry in December 1985. Atlantic Airlines, which previously operated all airline activities for the Atlantic Holdings group (owners of Air Atlantique), was subject to a management buy-out in July 2004 and now operates as an independent company. 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... The Channel Islands are a group of islands off the coast of Normandy, France, in the English Channel. ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... The Douglas DC-3 is a fixed-wing, propeller-driven aircraft, which revolutionized air transport in the 1930s and 1940s and is generally regarded as one of the most significant transport aircraft ever made (also see Boeing 707 and Boeing 747). ... 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Atlantic Airlines is a cargo airline based in Coventry, United Kingdom. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The group operates a number of historic aircraft as the Air Atlantique Classic Flight. The Air Atlantique Classic Flight is a trading name for Atlantic Air Transport Limited (part of the Air Atlantique Group) historic aircraft operation based at Coventry Airport in the United Kingdom. ...

Fleet

The Air Atlantique fleet consists of the following aircraft (at August 2006):

• 2 ATR 72-200
• 3 ATR 42-300
• 1 Fairchild Metro III
• 1 Cessna Citation

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External links

• Air Atlantique