Royal Air Maroc

Royal Air Maroc is one of  the most affordable airlines that covers a vast number of destinations in Africa in general and world at large. It has a fleet that surpasses excellence and has an excellent safety record. In the last ten years, it only has had two minor incidents involving zero injuries. It is a Moroccan government owned airline. Its hub is Muhammad V International Airport, Cassa Blanca and all major flights world over route through Cassa Blanca.

Morocco is a culture rich country that has flourished over a period of time to become a tourist attraction as well. Marrakesh, its main tourist attraction is also served by Royal Air Maroc and is one of the focal airports for the airline. RAM as it is popularly known,  also has the following subsidiaries :

1. Atlas Blue
2. Air Gabone International
3. Air Mauritanie
4. RAM Express
5. RAM cargo

History Of Royal Air Maroc

The airline was founded in 1953. It was named ” Compagnie Cherifienne des Transports Aériens”. It was also known in short as CCTA. The present name “Royal Air Maroc” was adopted right after independence. The airline entered jet age in when it introduced SUD aviation SE 210 Caravelles. These planes serviced European routes like Paris and Madrid until the 1975. In 1975 they were replaced and Boeing 727′s and 707′s were introduced. The 707′s were used for long haul flights and 737s were dedicated for short haul routes. The airline jets were plying on European, North American, Middle Eastern, and North African routes by 70′s.

The expansion spree continued in 1980′s. Boeing 767′s were introduced as well and more routes were added to the list of serviced routes. The 707′s were finally dropped from the fleet. More 737-400′s and 737-500 were added to the fleet and were added to the increasing European routes.

Royal Air Maroc Present Era

The airline flourished to an extent that it purchased new planes due to rising passenger numbers. In 2000 a large order of twenty Next Gen 737 and four A320′s was placed by the airline to cater for the expanding routes and increasing demands. The airline was now rapidly taking shape. It had come a long way from providing flights to the foreign tourists and Moroccan expatriates, to now providing flights between European cities and African cities via Casablanca.

In 2002, the airline leased two 767s to replace the 747 servicing North American routes. In 2004, the low-cost carrier, Atlas Blue, was set up with its main base in the tourist city of Marrakesh. 6 Boeing 737-400s were shifted under its flag to it with the aim of providing tourists with a direct route to Marrakesh and Tangier.