Atlantic Express (airline)
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Atlantic Express is an airline
based at Exeter International Airport
in the United Kingdom
. It started operations in 2008 following the collapse in 2007 of the original airline which flew the route from Jersey Airport
to London Stansted Airport
.
Services terminated on 15 January 2007. But services from Stansted to Jersey are going to re-start in May 2009. The flights will be daily and operated with ATR 72
aircraft with airline, Aurigny.
Skyblue Airways Limited trading as Atlantic Express holds a United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority
Type A Operating Licence (suspended at Atlantic's request until 5 May 2009), it is permitted to carry passengers, cargo and mail on aircraft with 20 or more seats.
. Its main base was at Coventry Airport and it operated a scheduled service between Jersey and London Stansted Airport using ATR42 aircraft.
The airline operated flights from Jersey to London Stansted between 27 May 2006 and 15 January 2007.
In January 2008 arrangement were made with Skyblue Aviation, an ATR pilot training company based at Exeter International Airport, to operate one ATR42 under the Atlantic Express banner. The one aircraft has a 46-seat interior and is used for charter work.
Airline
An airline provides air transport services for traveling passengers and freight. Airlines lease or own their aircraft with which to supply these services and may form partnerships or alliances with other airlines for mutual benefit...
based at Exeter International Airport
Exeter International Airport
Exeter International Airport is an airport located at Clyst Honiton in the District of East Devon close to the city of Exeter and within the county of Devon, South West England....
in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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. It started operations in 2008 following the collapse in 2007 of the original airline which flew the route from Jersey Airport
Jersey
Jersey, officially the Bailiwick of Jersey is a British Crown Dependency off the coast of Normandy, France. As well as the island of Jersey itself, the bailiwick includes two groups of small islands that are no longer permanently inhabited, the Minquiers and Écréhous, and the Pierres de Lecq and...
to London Stansted Airport
London Stansted Airport
-Cargo:-Statistics:-Infrastructure:-Terminal and satellite buildings:Stansted is the newest passenger airport of all the main London airports. The terminal is an oblong glass building, and is separated in to three areas: Check-in concourse, arrivals and departures...
.
Services terminated on 15 January 2007. But services from Stansted to Jersey are going to re-start in May 2009. The flights will be daily and operated with ATR 72
ATR 72
The ATR 72 is a twin-engine turboprop short-haul regional airliner built by the French-Italian aircraft manufacturer ATR. ATR and Airbus are both built in Toulouse, and share resources and technology...
aircraft with airline, Aurigny.
Skyblue Airways Limited trading as Atlantic Express holds a United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority
United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority
The Civil Aviation Authority is the public corporation which oversees and regulates all aspects of aviation in the United Kingdom. The CAA head office is located in the CAA House on Kingsway in Holborn, London Borough of Camden...
Type A Operating Licence (suspended at Atlantic's request until 5 May 2009), it is permitted to carry passengers, cargo and mail on aircraft with 20 or more seats.
History
Atlantic Express was a trading name for Atlantic Air Transport Limited part of the Air Atlantique GroupAir Atlantique
Air Atlantique is an airline based in Coventry, United Kingdom. It has as a wet lease operation using ATR 42 and ATR 72 aircraft. Its main base is Coventry Airport.- History :...
. Its main base was at Coventry Airport and it operated a scheduled service between Jersey and London Stansted Airport using ATR42 aircraft.
The airline operated flights from Jersey to London Stansted between 27 May 2006 and 15 January 2007.
In January 2008 arrangement were made with Skyblue Aviation, an ATR pilot training company based at Exeter International Airport, to operate one ATR42 under the Atlantic Express banner. The one aircraft has a 46-seat interior and is used for charter work.
Former fleet
As of 2006, the Atlantic Express fleet included :- 3 ATR 42-300ATR 42-Civil operators:The largest operators of the ATR-42 are FedEx Express, Airlinair, TRIP Linhas Aéreas,and Mexico City-based Aeromar respectively. Number of aircraft as of 2010:Some 70 other airlines operate smaller numbers of the type....
- 2 ATR 42-200ATR 72The ATR 72 is a twin-engine turboprop short-haul regional airliner built by the French-Italian aircraft manufacturer ATR. ATR and Airbus are both built in Toulouse, and share resources and technology...
- 1 MetroFairchild Swearingen MetrolinerThe Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner or the Fairchild Aerospace Metro is a 19-seat, pressurised, twin turboprop airliner first produced by Swearingen Aircraft and later by Fairchild at a plant in San Antonio, Texas, United States....