| Airline: | Atlas Blue |
| Fleet Size: | 14 (upon merger) |
| Destinations: | 26 |
| Iata: | 8A |
| Icao: | BMM |
| Callsign: | ATLAS BLUE |
| Parent: | Royal Air Maroc |
| Founded: | 2004 |
| Ceased: | 2009 (merged into Royal Air Maroc) |
| Headquarters: | Marrakech, Morocco |
| Key People: | Driss Benhima |
| Hubs: | |
| Secondary Hubs: | |
| Website: | www.atlas-blue.com (now defunct) http://www.royalairmaroc.com/ (since merger) |
Atlas Blue was a low-cost airline with its head office on the grounds of Marrakech-Menara Airport in Marrakech, Morocco, operating out of Menara International Airport.[1]
Atlas Blue was a subsidiary of Royal Air Maroc (RAM), operating chartered and scheduled services to Europe.[2] During 2010, Atlas Blue flights were rebranded as Royal Air Maroc flights, with the aircraft being re-painted in RAM livery.
Atlas Blue was established on 28 May 2004 and started operations on 26 July 2004, with charter operations from Morocco to France using a single Boeing 737-400. Another 5 Boeing 737-400s were transferred from Royal Air Maroc to expand services to Belgium, Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom.[3] Atlas Blue is owned by Royal Air Maroc (99.99%) and private investors (0.01%), and has 167 employees.[2]
At the end of 2009, Royal Air Maroc bought Atlas Blue. The Atlas Blue website was shut down on 21 January 2010.[4] By the end of 2010, the Atlas Blue brand ceased to exist.[5]
Atlas Blue operated scheduled flights to the following destinations (as of February 2010):[6]
The Atlas Blue fleet consisted of the following aircraft (as of January 2010) [7]
| Aircraft | Total | Orders | Passengers (Economy) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Airbus A321-200 | 4 | 0 | 185 | |
| Boeing 737-400 | 6 | 0 | 168 | |
| Boeing 737-500 | 1 | 0 | 135 | |
| Boeing 737-800 | 1 | 0 | 189 | |
| Total | 11 |