A Boeing used by Air Austral.

Air Austral is an airline based in Réunion. It operates scheduled domestic and international services from Réunion. Its main base is St Denis Gillot Airport. Image File history File links 738100. ... Image File history File links 738100. ... A Boeing 747-400 belonging to Virgin Atlantic Airways, one of the UKs largest airlines. ...

Code Data

• IATA Code: UU
• ICAO Code: REU
• Callsign: Reunion

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History

The airline was established in October 1974 and started operations in March 1975. It was originally known as Réunion Air Service and was renamed in 1987 to Air Réunion and again in 1990 to Air Austral. Services to Paris were introduced on 28 June 2003. It has been granted rights to operate to other cities in southern and East Africa and the Indian Ocean on a non-scheduled basis. Air Austral is owned by Sematra (37.72%), Air France (33.36%) and French banks and other financial institutions (26.3%). 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1974 calendar). ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... June 28 is the 179th day of the year (180th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 186 days remaining. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Air France Boeing 747 Air France (Compagnie Nationale Air France) is a subsidiary of Air France-KLM. Before its merger with KLM, it was the national airline of France, employing 71,654 people (as of January 2005). ...

Services

Air Austral operates the following services (at January 2006): 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

• Domestic scheduled destinations: Saint-Denis, Réunion and St Pierre de la Reunion.

• International scheduled destinations: Antananarivo, Dzaoudzi, Johannesburg, Mahé, Majunga, Mauritius, Moroni, Nossi-Be, Paris and Tamatave and since November 2005, Marseille and Lyon.

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Fleet

The Air Austral fleet consists of the following aircraft (at January 2006):

• 3 Boeing 777-200ER
• 1 Boeing 737-500
• 1 Boeing 737-300
• 1 ATR 72-500

In March 2006, Air Austral's average fleet age was 7.7 years old. The Boeing 777 is a family of long-range wide-body twin-engine airliners built by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. ... The Boeing 737 is the worlds most popular medium range - narrow body commercial passenger jet aircraft. ... The Boeing 737 is the worlds most popular medium range - narrow body commercial passenger jet aircraft. ... The ATR 72 is a twin-turboprop short-haul regional airliner built in France by the ATR company (Avions de Transport gional). ...

External links

• Air Austral
• Air Austral Fleet Age
• Air Austral Boeing Fleet Detail
• air Austral Passenger Opinions