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Amelia (airline)

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Amelia
IATA ICAO Call sign
8R AIA AMELIA
Founded1976; 48 years ago (1976)
Fleet size20[1]
HeadquartersParis, France
Employees250
Websiteflyamelia.com/en/
Interior of an Embraer 145 from Amelia.

Amelia is a French airline founded in 1976. Since 2019, it has been the trading name of the Regourd Aviation group, a company that specializes in the rental of aircraft with crew, charter flights, sports transport, corporate transport, crew transport and aircraft maintenance. The company has also been operating scheduled flights for several years. The trading name is a tribute to aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart.

Amelia rents crewed aircraft to companies such as Air France, Air France Hop or Eastern Airways. Amelia also operates charter flights for various (semi-)governmental institutions. It provides crew transport for Air France or Brussels Airlines and operates scheduled flights between Port-Gentil (in Gabon), Pointe-Noire and Brazzaville (Congo). The company also operates government flights for governments in African countries such as the Republic of Congo.

History

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The airline was founded in 1976 by Alain Regourd.[2]

In 2019, Regourd Aviation renamed its European subsidiary as Amelia as a tribute to American aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart.[3] Regourd Aviation itself now only acts as a holding company, including its Slovenian subsidiary Amelia International (formerly Aero4M) and its African subsidiaries Equaflight (EKA), EquaJet (EK), and Equa2R.[3]

In February 2022, it was announced that the three ATR 72s would be converted to hydrogen power.[4]

In March 2022, it was announced that it would take over the Public Service Obligation (PSO) routes from Strasbourg to Munich and Amsterdam Schiphol on April 9.[5]

Fleet

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As of February 2024, the fleet consists of 18 aircraft with an average age of 20 years.[6]

Aircraft type Active Seats Average age
Airbus A320 02 178 16 years
A319-112 02 144 17.4 years
ATR 42 01 48 20.8 years
ATR 72 02 cargo 18.3 years
ATR 72-600 01 72 7.3 years
Embraer 135 ER & LR 03 27 21.5 years
Embraer 135 VIP 01 24
Embraer 145 09 50 20.2 years
Total 20 20 years

References

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  1. ^ "Amelia | ERA". www.eraa.org. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Our story – Amelia by Regourd Aviation". Retrieved 24 February 2024.
  3. ^ a b "France's Regourd Aviation rebrands subsidiaries as Amelia". ch-aviation. 18 July 2019. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  4. ^ "France's Amelia eyes hydrogen-converted ATR72-600s". ch-aviation. 3 February 2022. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
  5. ^ "Amelia snatches EU PSO routes from Lufthansa, Air France". ch-aviation. 24 March 2022. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
  6. ^ "Regourd Aviation Group". www.planespotters.net. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
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