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]

Cities served

Cities served in 1997^[3]

• 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, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines - Union Island Airport

Historical fleet details

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

References

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"
3. North American Airlines Handbook published by Airways International Inc 1997

External links

• Fleet and Code Data
• Accident/Incident report
• Photos at AirlinersNet
• TimetableImages
• AirTimes timetables