Air Martinique

Air Martinique
*Societé Nouvelle Air Martinique*
Founded	1974
Commenced operations	1974
Ceased operations	2000
Headquarters	Fort-de-France, Martinique

Air Martinique (IATA: NN, ICAO: MTQ, Call sign: Martinique) was an airline based in the island of Martinique in the Lesser Antilles. Its head office was on the grounds of Fort-de-France Airport, now Martinique Aimé Césaire International Airport, in Le Lamentin.[1][2]

Company history

Air Martinique was founded in 1974 as Compagnie Antillaise d'Affretments Aériens-CAAA. The official operating name from the early 1980s was Societé Nouvelle Air Martinique.

In July 2000, Air Martinique was merged with Air Guadeloupe, Air St Barthélémy and Air St Martin to form Air Caraïbes.[3]

Destinations served in 1997

DCF - Dominica, Dominica - Canefield Airport
CIW - Canouan Island, St. Vincent and the Grenadines - Canouan Airport
PAP - Port-au-Prince, Haiti - Toussaint Louverture International Airport
PTP - Pointe A Pitre, Guadeloupe -Pointe-à-Pitre International Airport
SFG - Grand Case, Saint Martin - L'Espérance Airport
SLU - Castries, Saint Lucia - George F. L. Charles Airport
SVD - St Vincent, St. Vincent and The Grenadines - E.T. Joshua Airport
SXM - Saint Maarten, Netherlands Antilles - Princess Juliana International Airport
UNI - Union Island, St. Vincent and the Grenadines - Union Island Airport

Historical fleet details

Air Martinique Sud Aviation Caravelle at Barbados Airport in 1980.

5 - ATR 42-300
1 - ATR 42-500
1 - McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30
2 - SE 210 Caravelle VI-R
3 - Dornier Do 228-202K
1 - Fokker F27-100 Friendship
1 - Fairchild Hiller FH-227B
2 - Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander

References

"World Airline Directory." Flight International. 31 March 1984. .
"World Airline Directory." Flight International. 17–23 March 1999. 43. "Aéroport du Lamentin, Fort de France, 97232, Martinique"
North American Airlines Handbook published by Airways International Inc 1997

External links

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[1] "World Airline Directory." Flight International. 31 March 1984. .

[2] "World Airline Directory." Flight International. 17–23 March 1999. 43. "Aéroport du Lamentin, Fort de France, 97232, Martinique"

[ReferenceA-3] North American Airlines Handbook published by Airways International Inc 1997