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Renewal of the fleet of Air Madagascar : the first ATR 72 600 coming in here today 15 March.

The dates of arrival of the two ATRS were revealed by the Air Madagascar company finally after months of wrangling and reflections. These famous dates are the 15 March and the 15 April.

Faced with the arrival of these new devices, the national airline aims to diversify its operations regionally and nationally. Indeed, the company is developing its entire strategy to get out of Annex B of Europe as quickly as possible.
Flight schedules will see improvements and departure times will be more regular.
New transversal lines are being developed with new tariff offers as well as new flight programs in order to increase the frequency of flights to tourist cities. With these two devices, Air Madagascar hopes to revitalize and redensify its activities both at the national level, regional and international.

The project to rent two Avro RJ85s abandoned in favor of two ATRs
It is expected that the first ATR 72 arrive on 15 March of this year, followed by the second unit one month later, be the 15 of April.
The long-awaited arrival of these planes will increase the number of aircraft integrating the fleet of the national company in this category to five..
The decisions leaned in favor of the ATR planes and not the Avro 85 because of the cost of these.
Indeed, the company can save money by choosing ATRs rather than Avros. Technical reasons have also been taken into account, in particular the fact that the use of ATRs better corresponds to the skills of the company's personnel.
Similarly, these models are best suited to existing airport infrastructure.

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Air Madagascar dessert 21 destinations on its entire network which extends from Madagascar to the Indian Ocean, Africa, Europe and Asia.
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History

Since 1961, the Malagasy national airline Air Madagascar connects the Big Island to the whole world, while its many domestic destinations contribute to the opening up and development of the various regions.

In Vision : to be the preferred Company in Africa and the first in the Indian Ocean
In the Mission : serve as a lever for the economic development of Madagascar
Her values : Honesty, Integrity, Respect, Excellence

Company History

1961 :
The National Air Transport Company MADAIR – born from the merger between the private company Air Madagascar and the local network Air France, is born on 15 December 1961.

1962 :
MADAIR is renamed Air Madagascar. It provides the interior connections of the Big Island, dessert on the long-haul route Antananarivo-Paris-Antananarivo, operates regional services to Djibouti, Moroni (Comoros) and Saint-Denis of Reunion, all, in agreement with Air France. For the destination of Paris, the Malagasy company leases a Boeing 707 at Air France.

1969 :
The Company acquires a Boeing 737-200 purchased new and integrated into the fleet ; 5R-MFA your “Boina”

1970 :
The commercial network of Air Madagascar is extensive, to ensure a regional and international presence in the Indian Ocean. Thus, new lines are open, to Mauritius, Kenya and South Africa.

1972 :
Air Madagascar acquires another Boeing 737-200, also bought new : 5R-MFB dit “Take it easy”. Boina and Sambirano will be operated until 2006.

1976 :
Air Madagascar completes its Indian Ocean regional network by serving the Seychelles.

1979 :
Acquisition of a Boeing 747-200 Combi : 5R-MFT your “Ankoay”, also bought new, intended to strengthen the Air Madagascar network to Europe, with services from Zurich, Frankfurt, Munich et Rome. It is to date the one and only Jumbo Jet that has been operated by the Malagasy company. Air Madagascar parted with it in 1999 in favor of a Boeing 767-300 operated under leasing.

1998 :
Air Madagascar heads for Asia for the first time and opens an Antananarivo-Singapore line, on a Boeing 767-200. Later, a stopover in Saint-Denis de La Réunion will be added to this line.

2002 :
Struck by the national socio-political crisis, the company is experiencing major difficulties.

She must part with her two Boeings 767(200 and 300). A Boeing 767-300 leased to Blue Panorama provides long-haul connections to Paris CDG for almost a year. Air Madagascar is also excluded from the IATA Clearing House. European JAR-145 aeronautical maintenance certification is suspended.

A contract was then signed with Lufthansa Consulting to restructure and turn around the company.

2003 :
The turnaround is starting to bear fruit.

In may 2003, an aircraft in the colors of Air Madagascar, reappears : it's a boeing 767-300. The company is again reinstated in the IATA Clearing House. The JAR-145 certification is again acquired after an audit carried out by the European civil aviation authorities.

After several years of loss, the company resumes 2003 with the profits.

2004 :
Air Madagascar carries out a rebranding to affirm its desire to embody a modern company, and emphasize its status as a national company with an international vocation. Two new destinations are added to its network : Bangkok and Milan. Un second Boeing 767-300 joins the fleet.

October 2004 :
Air Madagascar obtains EASA-PART approval 145 (which replaces the JAR-145 certification), European aeronautical maintenance approval issued by EASA (European Aviation Safety Agency), which certifies that Air Madagascar is authorized to carry out the maintenance of aircraft and aircraft equipment, including in particular aircraft registered in a country of the European Union

2005 :

Two ATRs 72-500 new ones join the Air Madagascar fleet.

2006 :
Obtaining IOSA certification (IATA Operational Safety Audit), reaffirming Air Madagascar's compliance with international operational safety and security standards.

It is an internationally recognized standard assessment and certification program that is audited every two years. Since obtaining this 2006, Air Madagascar's IOSA certification has since been renewed after each audit.

The arrival of an ATR 42-500 neuf completes the renewal of the ATR fleet.

2007 :
Air Madagascar inaugurates the Antananarivo-Marseille line, second long-haul destination to France.

June 2008 :
The company successfully negotiates with GECAS (a Dubai leasing company) the signing of a contract leading to the obtaining of a new Boeing 767-300 (registered 5R-MFJ) replacing 5R-MFF (rented in 2003 and whose lease ended in March 2008). The arrival in the fleet of this aircraft (who carried out a Check-C in Shannon, in Ireland, where it will also be repainted in the colors of Air Madagascar) is a relief for Air Madagascar and its customers, since it will make it possible to reschedule the part of the flights to Europe which had to be canceled following the withdrawal of 5R-MFF.

2009 :
To develop its network to Asia, major economic center, the company opens the Guangzhou destination in China.

2011 :
The European Union publishes its new blacklist which prohibits the two Boeings from flying in its airspace 767-300 of the Air Madagascar company serving the airports of Paris and Marseille. The company itself is not blacklisted, only its two aforementioned aircraft are.

In order to remain present on the European destination, Air Madagascar leases from April 2011 the services of Air Italy which provides a B767-200 or a B767-300.

In August 2011, one of the Boeing 767-300 (5R-MFG) is returned to the owner.

During the same period, un Boeing 737-300 (the former presidential aircraft 5R-MRM) enters service for regional and domestic flights.

In September 2011, a Boeing 777-200ER is leased from EuroAtlantic, replacing the Air Italy B767, to provide flights to Europe as a temporary solution.

2012 :
Air Madagascar inaugurates Morondava-Isalo and Morondava-Andavadoaka connections in June.

The company acquired, in April then in June, two new Airbus A340s, which now provide long-haul flights to Asia and Europe. These new aircraft were acquired on the basis of a lease-purchase agreement with Air France.

2013 :
Air Madagascar joins forces with the Icelandic company Air Atlanta Icelandic to operate one of the two Airbus A340-300s in Europe.

Air Madagascar hosts the 120th ATAF General Assembly (Association of Francophone Air Carriers)

2014:
Air Madagascar is experiencing many changes:

– A new management team is at the helm of the company

– Adoption of the new slogan which is much more in line with the company's green commitment: “Make sense of travel”

– A new website refreshes the image of the company

– Return of the magazine on board in long-haul flights : Air Madagascar Magazine

– Two-year renewal of the EASA-PART approval 145 (Cf.2004) and IOSA certification (IATA Operational Safety Audit), reaffirming Air Madagascar's compliance with international operational safety and security standards.