Royal Air Maroc
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Royal Air Maroc (commonly called RAM) is the national airline of Morocco and based in Casablanca. It operates scheduled international flights from Morocco to destinations in Africa, Europe and North America. A domestic and charter network (including Hadj flights), are also operated. Its main base is Mohammed V International Airport (CMN), Casablanca.
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History
The airline was established through the amalgamation of Societe Air Atlas and Air Maroc and known as Compagnie General de Transports Aeriens (CGTA). It briefly came under the control of the French Line steanship company, until a majority 55% was transferred to the Moroccan government on 28 June 1957 following independence, when the airline was renamed Royal Air Maroc. The Moroccan government owns 95.95% of the airline and Air France 2.86%. The government intends to partially privatise the airline through the sale of a 25% holding. Royal Air Maroc has 5719 employees. Royal Air Maroc has a 99% holding in Atlas Blue and 51% in Air Senegal International.
Services
Royal Air Maroc operates the following services (at January 2005):
- Domestic scheduled destinations: Casablanca, Dakhla, Errachidia, Essaouira, Fez, Agadir, Al Hoceima, Laayoune, Marrakech, Nador, Ouarzazate, Oujda, Rabat and Tangier.
- International scheduled services: Abidjan, Algiers, Amsterdam, Bamako, Barcelona, Bologna, Bordeaux, Brussels, Cairo, Conakry, Dakar, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt, Geneva, Jeddah, Las Palmas, Libreville, Lisbon, London, Lyon, Madrid, Málaga, Marseilles, Milan, Montreal, Nantes, New York, Niamey, Nice, Nouakchott, Oran, Paris, Riyadh, Rome, Strasbourg, Toulouse, Tripoli, Tunis and Zurich.
Fleet
The Royal Air Maroc fleet consists of the following aircraft (at March 2005):
- 2 Airbus A321-200 (further 2 on order)
- 3 Boeing 737-200
- 1 Boeing 737-400 (5 of these aircraft transferred to Atlas Blue)
- 6 Boeing 737-500
- 5 Boeing 737-700
- 9 Boeing 737-800 (further 5 on order)
- 1 Boeing 747-200
- 1 Boeing 747-400
- 2 Boeing 757-200
- 2 Boeing 767-300
- 2 Raytheon Beech King Air 200
External links
- Royal Air Maroc (http://www.royalairmaroc.com/)
- Royal Air Maroc Fleet Detail (http://www.planemad.net/Airline/MA/Royal_Air_Maroc_(AT_RAM)/Fleet.htm?show=all)
- Royal Air Maroc Passenger Opinions (http://www.airlinequality.com/Forum/maroc.htm)
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