New Axis Airways

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New Axis Airways
IATA
9X		 ICAO
AXY		 Callsign
AXIS
Founded 2001
Hubs Paris,Marseille
Fleet size 2
Destinations 50+
Parent company ISF and Private Investors
Headquarters Marseille, France
Key people Sylvain Ammar (Chairman & CEO)
Website: http://www.newaxisairways.com/

New Axis Airways is an airline based in Marseille, France. It operates domestic and international charter flights and cargo services on behalf of European clients. Its main bases are Marseille Provence Airport and Paris Charles de Gaulle[1].

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[edit] History

The airline was founded as Sinair in Grenoble. It was sold by Pan European Air Services to Axis Partners in June 2000. It was rebranded as Axis Airways in February 2001 and relocated from Grenoble to Marseille. It filed for bankruptcy in October 2006, before finding funding through a group of investors, including Arkia Israel Airlines. The owners are Etoile de La Valentine (26%), Arkia Israel Airlines (20%), Gamma Travel (13%), ISF (35%) and Sarah Tours (6%). It started operations in December 2006 and has 73 employees[1]. It was renamed into New Axis Airways in 2008.

[edit] Clients

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  • Club Méditérannée - Jet Tours
  • Nouvelles Frontiéres
  • Marmara
  • Go Voyages
  • Switch
  • Liesse Voyages
Axis Airways Boeing 757-200
Axis Airways Boeing 757-200

[edit] Services

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New Axis Airways operates services to the Luxor, Hurghada,Cairo, Tel Aviv, Faro and Eilat

[edit] Fleet

The New Axis Airways fleet consists of the following aircraft (at February 2008):

As of February 2008, the average age of the New Axis Airways fleet is 18.2 years ([1]).

[edit] External links

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b "Directory: World Airlines", Flight International, 2007-03-27, p. 83. 
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