Air Guadeloupe was a small French international airline with its head office in Les Abymes, Guadeloupe. At one time, it was on the property of Le Raizet Airport."World Airline Directory." Flight International. 26 March 1988. 41. "Head Office: Aéroport du Raizet, 97110 Abymes, Guadeloupe, French West Indies" Later it was located in the Immeuble Le Caducet."World Airline Directory." Flight International. 17–23 March 1999. 49. "Immeuble Le Caducet, Morne Vergain, Abymes, 97139, Guadeloupe, French West Indies"
Company history The small airline was founded on 21 May 1970 as Société Antillaise de Transport Aérien, SATA to soon become known as Air Guadeloupe. Operations began in 1994 and the CEO was Francois Paneole. In 2000 it was merged with Air Martinique, Air Saint Barthélémy, and Air Saint Martin to form Air Caraïbes.North American Airlines Handbook published by Airways International Inc 1997
Destinations
Dominica, Dominica - Canefield Airport Dominica, Dominica - Melville Hall Airport Fort De France, Martinique - Martinique Aimé Césaire International Airport Maria Galante, Guadeloupe - Marie-Galante Airport La Désirade, Gaudeloupe - La Désirade Airport Les Saintes, Guadeloupe - Les Saintes Airport Port-au-Prince, Haiti - Toussaint Louverture International Airport Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic - Las Américas International Airport Grand-Case, St-Martin - L'Espérance Airport San Juan, Puerto Rico - Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport St Maarten, Netherlands Antilles - Princess Juliana International Airport Cayenne, French Guiana Rochambeau - Cayenne-Rochambeau Airport
Fleet
Air Guadaloupe operated the following aircraft types at various times during its existence:
+ Air Guadaloupe fleetAircraftTotalIntroducedRetiredNotesATR 42-300219861999ATR 42-500119862000ATR 72-200219952000Boeing 737-200119982000Leased from ÍslandsflugBritten-Norman BN-2 Islander619721990de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter719701999Douglas C-47 Skytrain119781979Dornier 2281019882000Fairchild F-27219801989Fairchild Hiller FH-227119781980
Accidents and incidents
21 December 1972 - A Twin Otter operated a flight on behalf of Air France from Guadeloupe to St. Maarten, another island in the Caribbean. It crashed at night, near the island of St. Maarten. All 11 passengers and two crew members died. 18 November 1978 - A Twin Otter struck the water with its left wingtip while flying in a violent squall with a 200–300 feet ceiling. The aircraft crashed and sank in 13m of water. Fifteen of the 20 occupants (including one flight crew) died.
See also List of defunct airlines of the Americas
References
External links
Timetable Images AirTimes Timetables Accident reports