Air Antilles is a French

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based at

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in Guadeloupe, France. It is a regional airline operating scheduled and seasonal services in the

French Antilles The French West Indies or French Antilles (french: Antilles françaises, ; gcf, label=Antillean Creole, Antiy fwansez) are the parts of France located in the Antilles islands of the Caribbean: * The two overseas departments of: ** Guadeloup ...

History

The airline began operations in December 2002 owned by Air Guyane. It is another title for

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's Caribbean operations and both airlines share their

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and

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codes. The airline uses as its Airline Reservations System Zenith, developed by

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, a French-based company. Air Antilles is the subsidiary of the Guyanese airline Air Guyane. Air Antilles and Air Guyane are the 2 airlines from the Guadeloupean group CAIRE. In 2016, the airline changed its name to Air Antilles and introduced a new livery with the delivery of its first

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Destinations

Fleet

, Air Antilles operates the following aircraft:

References

External links

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Air Antilles Express route map

Photo of an Air Antilles Express ATR-42-300Photo of an Air Antilles Express ATR-42-500Photo of an Air Antilles Express Twin Otter
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