Amelia (airline) explained

Airline:Amelia
Iata:8R
Icao:AIA
Callsign:AMELIA
Headquarters:Paris, France
Fleet Size:20[1]
Num Employees:250

Amelia is a French airline founded in 1976. Since 2019, it has been the trading name of the Regourd Aviation group, a company that specializes in the rental of aircraft with crew, charter flights, sports transport, corporate transport, crew transport and aircraft maintenance. The company has also been operating scheduled flights for several years. The trading name is a tribute to aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart.

Amelia rents crewed aircraft to companies such as Air France, Air France Hop or Eastern Airways. Amelia also operates charter flights for various (semi-)governmental institutions. It provides crew transport for Air France or Brussels Airlines and operates scheduled flights between Port-Gentil (in Gabon), Pointe-Noire and Brazzaville (Congo). The company also operates government flights for governments in African countries such as the Republic of Congo.

History

The airline was founded in 1976 by Alain Regourd.[2]

In 2019, Regourd Aviation renamed its European subsidiary as Amelia as a tribute to American aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart.[3] Regourd Aviation itself now only acts as a holding company, including its Slovenian subsidiary Amelia International (formerly Aero4M) and its African subsidiaries Equaflight (EKA), EquaJet (EK), and Equa2R.[3]

In February 2022, it was announced that the three ATR 72s would be converted to hydrogen power.[4]

In March 2022, it was announced that it would take over the Public Service Obligation (PSO) routes from Strasbourg to Munich and Amsterdam Schiphol on April 9.[5]

Fleet

As of February 2024, the fleet consists of 18 aircraft with an average age of 20 years.[6]

Aircraft typeActiveSeatsAverage age
Airbus A320217816 years
A319-112214417.4 years
ATR 4214820.8 years
ATR 722cargo18.3 years
ATR 72-6001727.3 years
Embraer 135 ER & LR32721.5 years
Embraer 135 VIP124
Embraer 14595020.2 years
Total2020 years

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Amelia ERA . www.eraa.org . 24 February 2024.
  2. Web site: Our story – Amelia by Regourd Aviation . 24 February 2024.
  3. Web site: France's Regourd Aviation rebrands subsidiaries as Amelia . ch-aviation . 18 July 2019 . 12 March 2024 . en.
  4. Web site: France's Amelia eyes hydrogen-converted ATR72-600s . ch-aviation . 3 February 2022 . 24 February 2024 . en.
  5. Web site: Amelia snatches EU PSO routes from Lufthansa, Air France . ch-aviation . 24 March 2022 . 24 February 2024 . en.
  6. Web site: Regourd Aviation Group . www.planespotters.net . 24 February 2024.