Air Guyane Express
Air Guyane SP is a French-Guyanese airline with its head office on the grounds of Cayenne-Rochambeau Airport in Matoury, French Guiana, France.[1] It operates regional scheduled flights. Its main base is Cayenne-Rochambeau Airport.[2]
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| Founded | 2002 | ||||||
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| Hubs | Cayenne-Rochambeau Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 3 | ||||||
| Destinations | 8 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Cayenne-Rochambeau Airport Matoury, French Guiana, France | ||||||
| Website | https://www.airguyane.com/ | ||||||
History
On 1 June 2002 Air Guyane Express took over the operations of the former Air Guyane. It also operates in the French Antilles with 2 ATR 42 aircraft on routes between Fort-de-France, Pointe-à-Pitre, Saint Martin and Sainte Lucie under the name of Air Antilles Express.
Since June 2009, Air Guyane is called "Compagnie Aérienne Inter Régionale Express" (CAIRE).
Destinations
As of April 2023, Air Guyane Express operates scheduled passenger flights to the following destinations:[3]
- French Guiana
- Cayenne – Cayenne-Rochambeau Airport (Hub)
- Grand Santi – Grand Santi Airport
- Maripasoula – Maripasoula Airport
- Saint-Laurent du Maroni – Saint-Laurent du Maroni Airport
- Saül – Saül Airport
Fleet
The Air Guyane fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of April 2023).:
| Aircraft | In service | Orders | Passengers | Notes |
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| Let L-410 Turbolet | 2 | — | 19 | small |
| Total | 2 | — | ||
The Air Guyane fleet included the following aircraft in April 2008:
- 1 ATR 42-300 (which is leased to Air Antilles Express)
- 3 ATR 42-500 (which 2 are leased to Air Antilles Express)
- 1 Britten-Norman BN2A Islander
- 3 De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter Series 300
- 1 Reims-Cessna F406 Caravan II
References
- "Directory: World airlines." Flight International. 20–30 March 2004. 65. "Aeroport de Cayenne, Matoury, 97351, French Guiana"
- Flight International 27 March 2007
- Air Guyane Express