Air_Guadeloupe

Air Guadeloupe

Air Guadeloupe

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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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Company history

The 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

Air Guadeloupe Dornier 228 seen at Princess Juliana Airport in 1999.

Fleet

Air Guadeloupe ATR 42-300 at Pointe-a-Pitre. This aircraft later crashed while operating Total Linhas Aéreas Flight 5561.

Air Guadaloupe operated the following aircraft types at various times during its existence:[4][5]

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Accidents and incidents

  • 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.

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References

  1. [1]
    "World Airline Directory." Flight International. 26 March 1988. 41. "Head Office: Aéroport du Raizet, 97110 Abymes, Guadeloupe, French West Indies"
  2. [2]
    "World Airline Directory." Flight International. 17–23 March 1999. 49. "Immeuble Le Caducet, Morne Vergain, Abymes, 97139, Guadeloupe, French West Indies"
  3. [3]
    North American Airlines Handbook published by Airways International Inc 1997
  4. [4]
    "Air Guadaloupe". Aerobernie.bplaced.net. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
  5. [5]
    "Air Guadeloupe Fleet Details and History". Planespotters.net. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
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