Air Atlas
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| Founded | 1946 | ||||||
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| Ceased operations | 1953 | ||||||
| Fleet size | 7 (1953) | ||||||
| Headquarters | Casablanca, Morocco. | ||||||
Air Atlas (Compagnie Cherifienne de l'Air) was a Moroccan airline based in Casablanca. Air Atlas was registered on 9 October 1946.[1] They commenced flying with Junkers Ju 52s.
The airline operated services from Morocco to Algeria, France and Spain[2][3] from 1946 to 1953.
They merged with Compagnie Chérifienne de Transports Aériens Air Maroc on 28 June 1953 to become Compagnie Nationale de Transports Aériens[3] which in 1957 became Royal Air Maroc.
Fleet[edit]
The fleet in 1953:[3]
- 2 x SNCASE Languedoc
- 5 x Douglas DC-3 These planes were absorbed into the new Compagnie Nationale de Transports Aériens in 1953
References[edit]
- ^ "Air Atlas (Societe Cherifienne de L'Air) history from Africa, Morocco". Airline History. Retrieved 2021-09-28.
- ^ "Air Atlas". www.timetableimages.com. Retrieved 2021-09-28.
- ^ a b c "The World's Airlines". Flight. 6 March 1953. p. 310. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
