ASL Airlines France

ASL Airlines France
IATA ICAO Callsign
5O[1] FPO FRENCH POST
Founded 1991
Hubs Charles de Gaulle Airport
Fleet size 15
Parent company ASL Aviation Group
Headquarters Tremblay-en-France, France
Website aslairlines.fr/

ASL Airlines France, formerly Europe Airpost, is an airline based in the Bâtiment Le Séquoia in Tremblay-en-France.[2] It operates mail and cargo flights for the postal service and newspapers dispatch during the night and scheduled and charter services for other airlines and tour operators by day thanks to its fleet of Boeing 737-300QC ("Quick Change") aircraft that can be switched between cargo and passenger configuration in less than an hour. Its main base is Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport.[3]

History

The airline's roots can be traced to the "Companie Générale Aéropostale" in 1927 that pioneered mail delivery between Europe, Africa and South America with famous pilots like Jean Mermoz and Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. It was originally part of Air France from 1947 to 1991 when it operated as Société d'Exploitation Aéropostale (SEA). It took on the name Europe Airpost in 2000 when it started services on its own for the French national postal service (La Poste). On March 14, 2008 ASL Aviation of Ireland officially acquired the airline. The aircraft keep the former livery and call sign. It had 400 employees as of March 2007.[3]

On 4 June 2015, ASL Aviation Group, the parent company of Europe Airpost, announced that Europe Airpost will be rebranded as ASL Airlines France.[4]

Destinations

Fleet

ASL Airlines France Boeing 737-300

The ASL Airlines France fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of August 2016):[5]

ASL Airlines France Fleet
Aircraft In Fleet Orders Passengers Notes
Boeing 737-300QC 5 — 148
Boeing 737-700 4 — 148 Leased to Air Transat
ASL Airlines France Cargo Fleet
Boeing 737-300F 2 — Cargo
Boeing 737-400F 4 — Cargo
Total 15 —

References

  1. ↑ "IATA - Airline and Airport Code Search". iata.org. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
  2. ↑ "europe_airpost.html Archived November 11, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.." (Informations utiles -> Nous contacter) Europe Airpost. Retrieved on 18 June 2010. "Bât. Le Séquoia - Siège social - Fret 7. Zone de Fret 7 - Bât. Le Séquoia 15 rue du Haut de Laval BP 14454 Tremblay-en-France 95708 Roissy CDG Cedex"
  3. 1 2 "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-04-03. p. 79.
  4. ↑ "Ireland based ASL Aviation Group is to launch a new European airline brand, ASL Airlines, as part of its strategy for continued growth in passenger and cargo operations.". ASL Aviation Group. 4 June 2015. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  5. ↑ "Global Airline Guide 2016 (Part One)". Airliner World (October 2016): 14.

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