Air Austral
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| IATA code : | UU |
| ICAO code : | REU |
| Call sign : | REUNION |
| Founding: | 1974 (as Réunion Air Service) |
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Saint-Denis , Reunion
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| Home airport : | Reunion airport |
| IATA prefix code : | 760 |
| Management: | Marie-Joseph Malé ( CEO ) |
| Alliance : | Alliance vanilla |
| Frequent Flyer Program : | Capricorns |
| Fleet size: | 8 (+ 3 orders) |
| Aims: | international |
| Website: | www.air-austral.com |
Air Austral is a French airline based in Saint-Denis on Réunion and based at Réunion airport .
history
In 1974 the Réunion Air Service was founded by Gérard Ethève in Saint-Denis. After being renamed Air Réunion in 1987 , the airline was finally given its current name Air Austral in 1990 .
Air Austral operated primarily regional flights in the western Indian Ocean until 1990, but has continuously expanded its offer since then. Since 2003 Air Austral has also been offering long-haul flights from Réunion to Paris . In 2005 the route from Réunion via Marseille to Lyon was offered.
In 2009 Air Austral was the first and to date only airline worldwide to order the Airbus A380-800 in a one-class configuration with around 840 seats. However, the orders were canceled in April 2016 without replacement. The second planned Boeing 777-200LR was also not taken over, it went instead to Iraqi Airways in winter 2012 .
With EWA Air , Air Austral operates a subsidiary on Mayotte that offers regional flights from Dzaoudzi Pamandzi Airport .
Air Austral is a member of the Indian Ocean Pass . This is a joint offer from Air Seychelles , Air Mauritius and Air Austral. The three companies have merged their transport networks in the region, enabling passengers to fly to various islands in the Indian Ocean with one flight ticket.
Air Austral received two Boeing 787-8s from the first batch (called “Terrible Teens”) from Boeing at half the list price. The first eleven 787s were built before certification, then retrofitted and are less efficient due to their significantly higher weight. The first 787-8 was delivered to Air Austral on May 26, 2016, and the second on October 28.
Air Austral is currently owned by Sematra at 46.59%, French financial companies with a total of 14.44%, private companies 19.42%, employees of the airline to 12.80% and private individuals to 6.75%.
Destinations
From Réunion and to some extent Mayotte , Air Austral serves several destinations in Africa , South Asia and the Vanilla Islands as well as Paris and Marseille as the only destinations in Europe .
Code sharing
Codeshare agreements exist with Air France , Alitalia , Lufthansa , Luxair , SNCF , Swiss and Thai Airways .
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Current fleet
As of April 2020, Air Austral's fleet consists of eight aircraft with an average age of 6.8 years:
| Aircraft type | number | ordered | Remarks | Seats ( Business / Eco + / Eco ) |
Average age
(April 2020) |
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| ATR 72-500 | 1 | 64 (- / - / 64) | 11.2 years | ||
| Boeing 737-800 | 2 | with winglets fitted | 162 (- / 18/144) | 9.4 years | |
| Boeing 777-300ER | 3 | leased from ALC | 442 (18/40/384) | 5.5 years | |
| Boeing 787-8 | 2 | 262 (18 / - / 244) | 4.0 years | ||
| Airbus A220-300 | 3 | Delivery expected November 2020 to March 2021 | |||
| total | 8th | 3 | 6.8 years |
Former aircraft types
In the past, Air Austral operated, among others, the following types of aircraft:
See also
Web links
- Air Austral website (French, English, German)
Individual evidence
- ↑ aero.de - Airbus loses two A380 orders, accessed on April 12, 2016
- ↑ aero.de - Boeing delivers a 777-200LR to Iraq, December 17th, 2012
- ↑ aerotelegraph.com - Boeing will get two problem jets going on February 26, 2015
- ↑ Boeing - 787 Dreamliner, C'est Magnifique! Air Austral becomes first 787 French operator, May 26, 2016 , accessed May 30, 2016
- ↑ Air Austral route network , accessed on March 11, 2018
- ↑ air-austral.com - Our Airline Partners (English), accessed on November 5, 2016
- ↑ a b c Air Austral Fleet Details and History. In: planespotters.net. November 5, 2019, accessed April 18, 2020 .
- ↑ Airbus: Orders and deliveries. In: airbus.com. March 31, 2020, accessed on April 18, 2020 .
- ↑ La flotte des avions d'Air Austral. In: air-austral.com. August 16, 2019, accessed on August 16, 2019 .
- ↑ Laura Frommberg: Air Austral and Air Madagascar buy six Airbus A220s. In: aerotelegraph. October 13, 2019, accessed October 19, 2019 .
