Air Madagascar
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| IATA code : | MD |
| ICAO code : | MDG |
| Call sign : | AIR MADAGASCAR |
| Founding: | 1962 |
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Antananarivo , Madagascar
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| Home airport : | Antananarivo Airport |
| Company form: | State property |
| IATA prefix code : | 258 |
| Management: | Heriniaina Razafimahefa ( Chairman ) |
| Number of employees: | 1,292 |
| Alliance : | Alliance vanilla |
| Frequent Flyer Program : | Namako |
| Fleet size: | 11 |
| Aims: | National and international |
| Website: | www.airmadagascar.com |
Air Madagascar is the national airline of Madagascar , based in Antananarivo and based on the Antananarivo airport .
history
The airline was founded on January 1, 1962 as Madair . The flight operations began on October 14 of the same year, but already with the current name Air Madagascar . The founders of the airline were the Malagasy state and Air France . The airline's operations flourished until the 1990s, and a Boeing 747 was also used.
After a crisis that began in 2000, the airline was successfully restructured in 2002 under the leadership of the Lufthansa subsidiary Lufthansa Consulting GmbH and brought back to profitability. The main components of this restructuring were the debt relief of the no longer operational company, a new fleet policy, as well as a complete rebranding in 2004 , during which a new corporate design and a new logo were introduced.
In April 2011 the two Boeing 767-300ERs of Air Madagascar were added to the list of operating bans for the airspace of the European Union due to safety deficiencies . Both machines have since been taken out of service.
The airline is 89.56% owned by the Malagasy state, 6.95% of the shares are privately owned and Air France owns 3.48%.
The state airline is responsible for the maintenance and flight operations of the presidential jet. It is a Boeing 737-300 , a machine that was previously in service with Lauda Air and was then retrofitted with VIP equipment. A change should take place at the end of 2008 and the now deposed President Marc Ravalomanana should fly with a Boeing 737-700 in the future . This plan was one of the reasons behind the government overthrow in 2009 .
On March 19, 2015, Air Madagascar ordered three ATR 72-600 . These are expected to be delivered in 2017. In addition, two ATR 72-600 are leased from Elix Aviation Capital, one of which was delivered on the same day.
Air Madagascar has a large maintenance division at Antananarivo Airport . Maintenance, inspection and repair work for the company's own fleet as well as external work for third parties are carried out here. Air Madagascars aircraft technology is certified according to PART 145 .
In 2017 the outsourcing of all national connections and machines of the types ATR72-500 , ATR72-600 and DHC 6-300 to the wholly owned subsidiary Tsaradia was announced. It started operations in April 2018.
Air Austral has held 49 percent of the shares in Air Madagascar since November 2017 . In February 2018, an extensive restructuring program and realignment for the airline was announced.
Destinations
From Antananarivo, Air Madagascar serves not only national destinations but also international destinations in Asia , Europe and Africa . In Europe, Paris and Marseille are served.
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Current fleet
As of March 2020, the Air Madagascar fleet consists of eleven aircraft with an average age of 17.9 years:
| Aircraft type | number | ordered | Remarks | Seats |
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| Airbus A340-300 | 2 | one operated by Air Atlanta Icelandic | 275 (30/21/224) | |
| ATR 42-300 | 1 | |||
| ATR 72-500 | 4th | 70 (- / 8/62) | ||
| ATR 72-600 | 2 | 70 (- / 8/62) | ||
| Boeing 737-300 | 1 | inactive | ||
| Boeing 737-800 | 1 | with winglets fitted | 164 (- / 8/156) | |
| total | 11 | - |
Historic fleet
Air Madagascar previously operated the following types of aircraft:
- ATR 42-300
- Boeing 707
- Boeing 737 (737-200, 737-300)
- Boeing 747
- Boeing 767-300ER
- Douglas DC-3 / C-47
- Douglas DC-4
- Hawker Siddeley HS 748
- North 262
Trivia
- The logo represents the endemic plant species Ravenala madascariensis ( tree of travelers ), which is endemic to Madagascar . This is considered to be the heraldic tree of Madagascar.
See also
Web links
- Air Madagascar website (English, French)
Individual evidence
- ↑ airliners.de - EU presents new “black list” (English) April 19, 2011
- ↑ atraircraft.com - Air Madagascar brings the ATR 72-600 into its fleet, March 19, 2015 (English) accessed on April 17, 2015
- ↑ Air Madagascar names nascent domestic unit Tsaradia. ch-aviation , December 20, 2017.
- ↑ a b Air Austral gives Air Madagascar a new strategy. Aerotelegraph, February 13, 2018.
- ↑ Destinations of Air Madagascar (English) accessed on March 17, 2018
- ^ Air Madagascar Fleet Details and History. In: planespotters.net. Retrieved March 9, 2020 .
- ^ Ulrich Klee, Frank Bucher et al .: jp airline-fleets international . Zurich Airport 1966 to 2007
- ^ Ulrich Klee, Frank Bucher et al .: jp airline-fleets international . Sutton, UK, 2008-2013.