Aeris (airline)
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| Founded | 1969 (as Air Toulouse) | ||||||
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| Ceased operations | 2003 | ||||||
| Hubs | Toulouse-Blagnac Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 7 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Toulouse, France | ||||||
| Website | http://www.aeris.fr | ||||||
Aeris was an airline company based in Toulouse, France. It was founded in 1969 and was defunct in 2003[1][2] after being unable to raise additional capital.
Aeris offered charter flights until 2003, after acquiring 7,612[3] slots at Orly Airport due to the bankruptcy of Air Liberté. Aeris took on passengers as a low-cost carrier, competing with EasyJet and Air France for flights between Paris and south of France. Aeris aimed for business travelers, but was only able to fill about 60% of their seat capacity. In 2003 the company missed a government deadline to raise extra capital which was extended in August 2003, with the airline hoping to raise 15m euros in the following weeks from a mixture of foreign and domestic investors.[4] At Paris, Aeris' 12,092 annual slots were redistributed after the bankruptcy.[5]
After rebranded as Aeris, the company began operation with a small fleet of Boeing 737-300 aircraft and 767-300 aircraft. These were generally operated in an all-economy configuration.
Aeris operated many scheduled services with fixed timetables. However, the airline soon branched out into charter services.
Fleet[edit]
| Aircraft | In fleet |
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| Boeing 737-300 | 5 |
| Boeing 767-300 | 2 |
| Total | 7 |
Gallery[edit]
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An Aeris Boeing 737-300 -
Air Toulouse International Sud Aviation Caravelle -
Air Toulouse International Sud Aviation Caravelle at Dublin Airport in 1993 -
Air Toulouse International Boeing 737-200 in 1997
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References[edit]
- ^ "Air Toulouse Int'l Remembered". www.ruudleeuw.com. Retrieved 2021-02-17.
- ^ "Air France, Easyjet, Wizzair... Comment les "slots" d'Aigle Azur à Orly ont été distribués". La Tribune (in French). 5 December 2019. Retrieved 2021-04-11.
- ^ "Another French Carrier Into Receivership | Aviation Week Network". aviationweek.com. Retrieved 2021-04-11.
- ^ "French airlines struggle to go low-cost". 2003-09-18. Retrieved 2021-04-11.
- ^ "France Redistributes Aeris Slots At Orly | Aviation Week Network". aviationweek.com. Retrieved 2021-04-11.
External links[edit]
- Aeris official website at the Wayback Machine (archive index) (in French)
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