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| Founded | April 2009; 15 years ago (2009-04) | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | May 2009; 15 years ago (2009-05) | ||||||
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| Fleet size | 10 | ||||||
| Destinations | 40[2] | ||||||
| Parent company | Air Arabia | ||||||
| Headquarters | Nouaceur Province, Morocco | ||||||
| Key people | Laila Mechbal (COO)[3] | ||||||
| Website | www | ||||||
Air Arabia Maroc (Arabic: العربية للطيران المغرب) is a Moroccan low-cost airline, set up as a joint venture between various Moroccan investors and Air Arabia.[4] Its head office is located in the Arrivals Terminal of Mohammed V International AirportinNouaceur Province, Morocco in Greater Casablanca.[5]
Air Arabia Maroc was founded as a partnership between Air Arabia, Regional Air Lines and Ithmaar Bank.[6] The low-cost carrier was officially launched on 29 April 2009,[7] and started operations on 6 May the same year,[4] with its maiden flight serving the Casablanca–London Stansted route.[8][9] Radiating from Casablanca, the first destinations served were Brussels, London, Marseille, Milan and Paris.[10] In July the same year, Jason Bitter —former CEOofSkyEurope— was appointed Air Arabia Maroc's CEO.[11][9]
In October 2019, Air Arabia Maroc unveiled plans to shut down it base at Agadir–Al Massira Airport and close several routes in the same month.[12]
The Air Arabia Maroc fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of September 2019):[13]
| Aircraft | In service | Orders | Passengers | Notes | ||
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| Airbus A320-200 | 10 | — | 162 | |||
| 168 | ||||||
| Total | 10 | — | ||||
RAM also faces home-grown LCC competition in the form Air Arabia Maroc – a cross-border JV formed by Air Arabia and Moroccan investors in 2009 and first flew in May-2009 – as well as Jet4you, the country's first private LCC, which commenced service in Feb-2006.
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