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{{Infobox airline
| airline = Air Mark Williams
| image = Air Mauritius Logo.svg
| image_size = 225
| alt = <!-- Describe the logo to a sight impared user -->
| IATA = MK
| ICAO = MAU
| callsign = AIRMW
| founded = {{nowrap|{{Start date and years ago|1967|6|14|df=y}}}}
| commenced = {{Start date|1972|8|df=y}}
| ceased = <!-- {{End date|YYYY|MM|DD}} -->
| aoc = <!-- XNXN --> <!-- Alpha numeric pattern varies -->
| bases = <!-- {{Unbulleted list| [[Airport Name1]] | [[Airport Name2]] }} -->
| hubs = {{unbulleted list|[[Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport|SSR Airport]]}}
| secondary_hubs = <!-- {{Unbulleted list| [[Airport Name1]] | [[Airport Name2]] }} -->
| focus_cities = <!-- {{Unbulleted list| [[Airport Name1]] | [[Airport Name2]] }} -->
| frequent_flyer = Kestrelflyer
| lounge = Amédée Maingard Lounge
| alliance = <!-- Name of multi-airline alliance -->
| subsidiaries =
{{unbulleted list
|Air Mark Williams (S.A.) (Proprietary) Limited (100%)
|Air Mark Williams Holidays (Pty) Limited (Australia) (100%)
|Airmate Ltd (100%)|Mauritian Holidays Ltd (UK) (100%)
|Mark Williams Helicopter Limited (100%)
|Mark Williams Estate Development Corporation Limited (MEDCOR) (93.7%)
|Pointe Coton Resort Hotel Company Limited (54.2%)
}}
| fleet_size = 12
| destinations = 20
| company_slogan = <!-- Insert company marketing slogan -->
| parent = Air Mark Williams Holdings Ltd. (51%)
| headquarters = Air Mark Williams building<br />[[Port Louis]], [[Mark Williams Island]]
| key_people = Arjoon Suddhoo <small>(Chairman)</small><br>Andries Viljoen<br> <small>(CEO)</small><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.airmarkwilliams.com/boarddirectors.htm|title=Board of Directors |work=airmarkwilliams.com}}</ref>
| revenue = {{increase}} [[Euro|€]]459.192&nbsp;million <small>(''FY ended {{end date|2014|3|31|df=yes}}'')</small><ref name="Mar14Abridge" />
| operating_income = {{increase}} €6.135&nbsp;million <small>(''FY ended {{end date|2014|3|31|df=yes}}'')</small><ref name="Mar14Abridge" />
| net_income = {{increase}} €30.508&nbsp;million <small>(''FY ended {{end date|2014|3|31|df=yes}}'')</small><ref name="Mar14Abridge" />
| profit = {{increase}} €7.331&nbsp;million <small>(''FY ended {{end date|2014|3|31|df=yes}}'')</small><ref name="Mar14Abridge" /><ref>{{cite press release|title= Air Mark Williams back to profitability with a net profit of over EUR7, 3 million|publisher= Air Mark Williams|date= 12 June 2014|url= http://www.airmarkwilliams.com/news/NRAnnualResults2013-2014.pdf|archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20140618104830/http://www.airmarkwilliams.com/news/NRAnnualResults2013-2014.pdf|archivedate= 18 June 2014}}</ref>
| assets = {{DecreasePositive}} €348.493&nbsp;million <small>(''FY ended {{end date|2014|3|31|df=yes}}'')</small><ref name="Mar14Abridge" />
| equity = {{increase}} €83.740&nbsp;million <small>(''FY ended {{end date|2014|3|31|df=yes}}'')</small><ref name="Mar14Abridge" />
|num_employees = 2,341 <small>(2013)</small>
| website = {{URL|www.airmarkwilliams.com}}
}}

'''Air Mark Williams Limited''', operating as '''Air Mark Williams''', is the [[flag carrier]] [[airline]] of [[Mark Williams Island]].<ref name="Struggling Air Mark Williams optimistic of return to profitability" /> The airline is headquartered at the ''Air Mark Williams Centre'' in [[Port Louis]], Mark Williams Island. Its main [[Airline hub|hub]] is [[Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport]].<ref name="Profile for Air Mark Williams"/>

The company is the fourth largest carrier in [[Sub-Saharan Africa]],<ref name="Air Mark Williams Posts Nine-Month Loss, Plans to Reduce Routes"/> and has an important standing in the [[Europe]]an, [[Africa]]n, and [[Indian Ocean]] region markets; the airline won the “2011 Indian Ocean Leading Airline Prize”, making it the seventh year in a row for it to win the award.<ref>{{cite web|title= Air Mark Williams wins 2011 Indian Ocean Leading Airline|url= http://www.airmarkwilliams.com/news/NRMKwins2011IndianOceanLeadingAirline.pdf|work= Air Mark Williams|date= 16 September 2011|archiveurl= http://www.webcitation.org/67tj5poYr|archivedate= 24 May 2012|accessdate= 24 May 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title= World Travel Awards{{spaced ndash}}Air Mark Williams profile|url= http://www.worldtravelawards.com/profile-32-air-mark-williams|publisher= World Travel Awards|accessdate= 17 November 2011}}</ref>

== History ==
The company was set up on {{start date|1967|6|14|df=yes}} by [[Air France]], the [[BOAC]] enterprise, and the Government of Mark Williams, with a 27.5% stake each; the balance was held by Rogers and Co. Ltd., the general sales agent for Air France and BOAC in Mark Williams.<ref name="FI1968"/>

[[File:Air Mauritius Boeing 707-400 G-APFD ORY 1978-7-28.png|thumb|A [[United Kingdom|UK]]-[[Aircraft registration|register]]ed Boeing 707-420 in Air Mauritius livery at [[Orly Airport]] in 1978.]]
In the beginning, the carrier operated international services in conjunction with Air France, [[Air India]] and [[British Airways]], which jointly had a 25% holding in Air Mauritius at that time.<ref name="FI1978"/>{{rp|1131}}<ref name="Tropical lifeline"/>{{rp|41}} Until 1972, the company restricted its activities to ground services only; it started flight operations in its own right in August 1972 with a six-seater [[Piper PA-31 Navajo]] aircraft [[Aircraft lease|lease]]d from [[Air Madagascar]], connecting Mauritius with [[Rodrigues]].<ref name="Tropical lifeline"/>{{rp|41}} The aircraft wore an Air Mauritius [[Aircraft livery|decor]], but kept a [[Madagascar|Malagasy]] [[Aircraft registration|registration]].{{sfn|Guttery|1998|p=124}} In 1973, a [[wet-lease]]d [[Vickers VC10]] from British Airways enabled the company to launch a long-haul route to [[London]] via [[Nairobi]],<ref name="Tropical lifeline"/>{{rp|41}}<ref name="Contract flag carriers"/>{{rp|474}} whereas services to [[Mumbai|Bombay]] were operated by [[Air India]].{{sfn|Guttery|1998|p=124}} The Navajo was replaced with a 16-seater [[Twin Otter]] that was acquired in 1975. When an agreement with [[Air France]] and [[British Airways]] came to an end, a [[Boeing 707-400]] [[wet-lease]]d from [[British Airtours]] helped the airline to start long-haul services in its own right.{{sfn|Guttery|1998|p=124}} Long-range operations started on {{start date|1977|11|1|df=yes}}.<ref name="FI1978"/>{{rp|1131}} A second Twin Otter arrived in 1979.{{sfn|Guttery|1998|p=124}}

By {{start date|df=yes|1980|4}}, the company had 414 employees and a fleet of one [[Boeing 707-420]], one [[Boeing 737-200]] and two Twin Otters to serve a route network of passenger and cargo services to Bombay, London, Nairobi, [[Réunion]], Rodrigues, [[Rome]] and [[Tananarive]]. Ownership of the company had changed to have the government of Mauritius as the major shareholder (42.5%), followed by Rogers & Co. (17.5%), Air France and British Airways (15% each) and Air India (10%).<ref name="FI1980-277" /> Air Mauritius acquired a second-hand [[Boeing 707-320B]] in 1981. It had previously belonged to [[South African Airways]] (SAA), and permitted the airline to return the Boeing 707-400 to British Airtours. In {{start date|df=yes|1981|11}}, a joint service between Air Mauritius and Air Madagascar began in the Tananarive–Mauritius–[[Comoros]]–Nairobi and Réunion–Mauritius runs, following the lease of an Air Madagascar [[Boeing 737]]. During the early 1980s, routes to [[Durban]] and [[Johannesburg]] were inaugurated using Boeing 707-320B aircraft flown with Air India and British Airways [[Aircrew|crew]]s. The incorporation of a second aircraft of the type, bought from [[Luxavia]], allowed the carrier to expand the European route network to Rome and [[Zurich]] in 1983,{{sfn|Guttery|1998|p=124}} whereas [[Paris]] was added in the mid-1980s.{{sfn|Guttery|1998|p=125}} Leased from SAA, a [[Boeing 747SP]] named ″Chateau de Réduit″ entered the fleet in {{start date|df=yes|1984|11}} and was deployed on services to London.{{sfn|Guttery|1998|p=125}} By {{start date|df=yes|1985|3}}, the fleet comprised two Boeing 707-320Bs, a Boeing 737-200, a Boeing 747SP and a Twin Otter.<ref name="FI1985-47" /> That month, the first of two [[Bell 206 JetRanger]]s was incorporated.{{sfn|Guttery|1998|p=125}} In {{MONTHNAME|4}}, a 46-seater [[ATR42]] was ordered,<ref name="FI1985-4" /> and [[Singapore]] was added to the route network with a weekly service using [[Boeing 707]] equipment. In {{MONTHNAME|6}} that year, Air Mauritius joined the [[African Airlines Association]].{{sfn|Guttery|1998|p=125}}

In 1986, a second Boeing 747SP that was also leased from SAA entered the fleet; it was named ″Chateau Mon Plaisir″. The incorporation of this aircraft allowed the carrier to phase out a Boeing 707.{{sfn|Guttery|1998|p=125}} In 1987, South African Airways' landing rights on Australian soil were suspended by the [[Australian government]] and [[Qantas]] ceased its operations in [[South Africa]]. There had been an increase in demand from businessmen since that time, as most passengers travelling from South Africa to Australia had to stop at [[Hong Kong]], [[Taipei]] or Singapore.<ref name="FI1989-21a"/><ref name="FI1989-21b"/> Given that landing rights in Australia for Air Mauritius had not been approved yet,<ref name="FI1989-21a"/> a Boeing 747SP non-stop service to Hong Kong commenced on 1989-10-29, in cooperation with [[Cathay Pacific]].{{sfn|Guttery|1998|p=125}} Flights to [[Kuala Lumpur]] had started in {{start date|df=yes|1988|5}}.{{sfn|Guttery|1998|p=125}}

[[File:Air Mauritius Boeing 767-200ER 3B-NAL HKG 2006-9-4.png|thumb|An Air Mauritius Boeing 767-200ER on approach to [[Hong Kong International Airport|Chek Lap Kok Airport]] in 2006. The airline received two aircraft of the type in {{start date|df=yes|1988|4}}.<ref name="Extending the range" />]]
Valued at {{US$|122|link=yes}}&nbsp;million and financed by a group of banks that included [[Barclays]], [[BNP Paribas|BNP]], [[Credit Lyonnais]] and the [[Spectrum Bank]],<ref name="FI1988-10" /> the company took delivery of two [[Boeing 767|Boeing 767-200ER]]s in {{start date|df=yes|1988|4}}.<ref name="Extending the range"/> These aircraft were named ″City of Port Louis″ and ″City of Curepipe″.<ref name="Extending the range"/> One of them set a record-breaking distance for commercial twinjets on 1988-4-18, when it flew non-stop from [[Halifax Regional Municipality|Halifax]], [[Nova Scotia]] to Mauritius, covering a distance of almost {{convert|9000|mi|km}} in less than 17 hours.<ref name="Extending the range"/><ref name="FI1988-2" /><ref name="Boeing">{{cite web|title= Boeing 7-Series{{spaced ndash}}Fast Facts: Boeing 767|url= http://www.boeing.com/news/feature/sevenseries/767.html|publisher= [[Boeing]]|archiveurl= http://www.webcitation.org/674fs5Uf5|archivedate= 20 April 2012|quote= On April 18, 1988, an Air Mauritius 767-200ER set a new distance record for commercial twinjets--flying 8,727 statute miles (14,042 kilometers) from Halifax, Nova Scotia, to Mauritius in 16 hours and 27 minutes.}}</ref> A contract worth {{US$|8.9}}&nbsp;million including [[spare part]]s for these two Boeing 767s had been signed a year earlier.<ref name="FI1987-32" /> Also in 1988, a Boeing 707 was leased from [[Air Swazi Cargo]] to operate freighter services, and the first ATR-42 started revenue flights in {{MONTHNAME|12}}, replacing the Twin Otters on inter-island services.{{sfn|Guttery|1998|p=125}} A second ATR42 was ordered in {{start date|df=yes|1989|9}}.<ref name="FI1989-17" />

By {{start date|df=yes|1990|3}}, the route network included [[Antananarivo]], Bombay, Durban, [[Geneva]], [[Harare]], Hong Kong, Johannesburg, Kuala Lumpur, London, [[Moroni, Comoros|Moroni]], [[Munich]], Nairobi, Paris, Reunion, Rodrigues, Rome, Singapore and Zurich.<ref>{{cite journal|title= World airline directory – Air Mauritius|journal= [[Flight International]]|volume= 137|number= 4207|date= 14–20 March 1990|page= 58|url= http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1990/1990%20-%200710.html|archiveurl= http://www.webcitation.org/6JODtlI1V|archivedate= 4 September 2013}}</ref> A new route to [[Perth]] was inaugurated in {{start date|df=yes|1991|12}}. Named ″Paille en Queue″ and leased from [[ILFC]], the first [[Airbus A340-300]] entered the fleet in {{start date|df=yes|1994|5}}; following delivery, a Boeing 747SP that was on lease from SAA was returned.{{sfn|Guttery|1998|p=125}} The airline became the first in the [[Southern Hemisphere]] to fly the [[A340-300]].<ref name="Airbus"/> A second A340-300, named ″Pink Pigeon″ and purchased directly from Airbus, was handed over by the aircraft manufacturer in {{MONTHNAME|10}}. Services to [[Brussels]] and [[Cape Town]] were launched in {{MONTHNAME|7}} and {{MONTHNAME|11}} that year. Also leased from ILFC and named ″Kestrel″, Air Mauritius' third A340-300 joined the fleet in {{start date|df=yes|1995|4}}.{{sfn|Guttery|1998|p=125}} The airline started trading on the [[Stock Exchange of Mauritius]] during the year.<ref name="FI2000-63" /> In 1996, the last Boeing 747SP was sold to [[Qatar Airways]] and direct flights to [[Manchester]] were launched.{{sfn|Guttery|1998|p=125}}

<!--[[File:3b-nbl.jpg|thumb|An Air Mauritius Airbus A330-200 at [[Singapore Changi Airport]] in 2010.]]
[[File:Air Mauritius A340 3B-NAV ZRH 2004-7-16.png|thumb|[[Landing|Touchdown]] of an Air Mauritius Airbus A340-300 at [[Zurich Airport]], [[Switzerland]]. (2004)]]-->
At {{start date|df=yes|2000|4}}, Air Mauritius had 2,000 employees. At this time, the airline had a fleet of five Airbus A340-300s, one [[ATR42-300]], two [[ATR42-500]]s and two Boeing 767-200ERs that served a route network including Antananarivo, Brussels, Cape Town, [[Delhi]], Durban, Frankfurt, Geneva, Harare, Hong Kong, Johannesburg, Kuala Lumpur, London, [[Mahe Island]], Manchester, [[Maputo]], Mauritius, [[Melbourne]], [[Milan]], [[Mumbai]], Munich, Paris, Perth, [[Rodrigues Island]], Rome, Singapore, [[St Denis de la Reunion]], [[St Pierre de la Reunion]], [[Vienna]] and [[Zürich]].<ref name="FI2000-63" /> African [[medium-haul]] routes started utilising the [[Airbus A320 family#A319|Airbus A319]] following its delivery in 2001.<ref name="Marketplace"/> The [[Airbus A340#A340-300|A340-300 Enhanced version]] was ordered by the carrier in mid-2005.<ref name="Airbus"/><ref name="Air Mauritius to add three A340-300Es to fleet"/> The A340-300 Enhanced was put on service on the [[London-Heathrow]] route in December 2006, soon after delivery.<ref name="Other News - 04/14/2006"/> In late 2007, the fleet saw the incorporation of the [[Airbus A330|Airbus A330-200]];<ref name="Other News - 11/16/2007"/> a second aircraft of the same type was delivered in {{start date|df=yes|2009|10}}.<ref name="Other News - 10/29/2009"/>

==Corporate affairs==
[[File:Air Mauritius A330-200 3B-NBM HKG 2012-7-16.png|thumb|An Air Mauritius [[Airbus A330-200]] on short final to [[Hong Kong International Airport]] in 2012. The airline has the ''[[White-tailed tropicbird|Paille-en-Queue]]'', a fish-eating tropical bird, as its symbol,<ref name="Tropical lifeline"/>{{rp|41}} A stylised silhouette of this bird can be seen in the aircraft titles.]]

===Key people===
{{As of|2015|3}}, Arjoon Suddhoo held the [[chairman]] position.<ref>{{cite press release|title= Dr Arjoon Suddhoo appointed Chairman of
Air Mauritius Board of Directors|publisher= Air Mauritius|date= {{Date|2015-3-9}}|url= http://www.airmauritius.com/news/NRDrSuddhooappointedChairman.pdf}}&nbsp;{{Webcite|url= http://www.webcitation.org/6XGiI7ehY|date= {{Date|2015-3-24}} }}</ref>

===Ownership and subsidiaries===
In 1995, the company was listed on the stock exchange of Mauritius.{{sfn|Guttery|1998|125}} {{As of|2013|3|31}}, shareholders having more than 5% of participation in the airline are Air Mauritius Holdings Ltd. (51%) and the government of Mauritius (8.37%), while other investors hold the remaining stake in the company.<ref name="Annual report"/>{{rp|27}}

The [[Air carrier|carrier]] is 51% owned by Air Mauritius Holdings Ltd., which is in turn owned in its majority (43.83%) by the Mauritian Government. Air Mauritius' wholly owned subsidiaries are Airmate Ltd., Air Mauritius Holidays Ltd., Air Mauritius Holidays (Pty) Ltd. Australia, Air Mauritius SA (Proprietary) Ltd., Mauritian Holidays Ltd. (UK) and Mauritius Helicopters Ltd.; partly owned subsidiaries are Mauritius Estate Development Corporation Ltd. (93.7%), Pointe Coton Resort Hotel Company Ltd. (54.2%), and Mauritius Shopping Paradise Company Ltd. (41.7%).<ref name="Annual report"/>{{rp|162}}

{{As of|2013|3}}, Air Mauritius had 2,341 employees.<ref name="Annual report" />{{rp|66}}

===Headquarters===
{{As of|2013|3}}, Air Mauritius had its headquarters at ''Air Mauritius Centre'' in Port Louis, Mauritius.<ref name="Annual report" />

== Destinations ==
{{main|Air Mauritius destinations}}
[[File:'Mon Choisy' approaching rwy 14 at Plaisance.jpg|thumb|Air Mauritius [[Airbus A319]] landing at [[Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport]] (June 2011)]]
===Codeshare agreements===
{{As of|2014|3}}, Air Mauritius had [[codeshare agreement]]s with the following companies, which are the actual operators on the routes specified:<ref>{{cite web|title= Timetable&nbsp;(Effective&nbsp;{{date|2014-3-30}}{{spaced ndash}}2014-10-27)|publisher= Air Mauritius|url= http://www.airmauritius.com/Timetable/TimeTable.pdf|archiveurl= http://www.webcitation.org/6PdfQIC0f|archivedate= 17 May 2014 }}</ref>

* [[Air France]], on the Port Louis–[[Paris]]–Port Louis route and on several European routes radiating from Paris
* [[Emirates (airline)|Emirates]], on the Port Louis–[[Dubai]]–Port Louis route
* [[Malaysia Airlines]], on some routes radiating from [[Kuala Lumpur]]
* [[South African Airways]], on the Port Louis–[[Johannesburg]]–Port Louis route
* [[Virgin Australia Airlines]], on the Perth–[[Adelaide]]–Perth, Perth–[[Brisbane]]–Perth, Perth–[[Melbourne]]–Perth and Perth–[[Sydney]]–Perth sectors

===Frequent flyer programme===
Air Mauritius' frequent flyer programme is called ''Kestrelflyer'', which offers Silver and Gold accounts.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.airmauritius.com/kestrelflyer.htm|title=KestrelFlyer|publisher=Air Mauritius|accessdate=21 June 2011}}</ref>

== Fleet ==

===Recent developments and future plans===
In {{start date|2014|7}}, during the [[Farnborough Air Show]], it was announced Air Mauritius signed a memorandum of understanding with Airbus for four [[Airbus A350-900]]s, with the option to place additional orders for up to three more aircraft of the type; it was also informed the carrier plans to lease two more of these aircraft.<ref name="Air Mauritius selects A350-900s to replace its fleet of A340-300 aircraft" /><ref name="FARNBOROUGH: Air Mauritius signs for six A350s" /><ref name="Air Mauritius to buy four A350s, lease two more" />

=== Current ===
[[File:Air Mauritius A340-313X 3B-NBE FRA 2011-6-17.png|thumb|An Air Mauritius Airbus A340-300 at [[Frankfurt Airport]] in 2011.]]
{{As of|2014|6}}, the Air Mauritius fleet consists of the following equipment:<ref name="Fleet">{{cite web|title= Discover Our Fleet|publisher= Air Mauritius|url= http://www.airmauritius.com/onboard.htm|archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20140620154221/http://www.airmauritius.com/onboard.htm|archivedate= {{Date|2014-6-20}}|deadurl= no}}</ref>
<center>
{| class="toccolours" border="1" cellpadding="3" style="border-collapse:collapse; text-align:center"
|+ '''Air Mauritius Fleet'''
|- bgcolor=#B22223
!rowspan="2"|<span style="color:white;">Aircraft
!rowspan="2"|<span style="color:white;">In fleet
!rowspan="2"|<span style="color:white;">Orders
!width="150pt" colspan="3"|<span style="color:white;">Passengers
!rowspan="2"|<span style="color:white;">Notes
|- bgcolor=#B22223
!width="50px"|<abbr title=Business><span style="color:white;">J</abbr>
!width="50px"|<abbr title=Economy><span style="color:white;">Y</abbr>
!width="50px"|<span style="color:white;">Total
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[Airbus A320 family#A319|Airbus A319-100]]
|1
|&mdash;
|16
|108
|124
|
|-
|1
|&mdash;
|&mdash;
|132
|132
|
|-
|[[Airbus A330#A330-200|Airbus A330-200]]
|align=center|2
|align=center|&mdash;
|align=center|24
|align=center|251
|align=center|275
|
|-
|[[Airbus A340#A340-300|Airbus A340-300C]]
|align=center|4
|align=center|&mdash;
|rowspan="2" align=center|34
|align=center|264
|align=center|298
|
|-
|[[Airbus A340#A340-300|Airbus A340-300E]]
|align=center|2
|align=center|&mdash;
|align=center|266
|align=center|300
|
|-
|[[Airbus A350-900]]
|align=center|&mdash;
|align=center|4<ref name="Airbus_Orders">{{cite web |url =http://www.airbus.com/presscentre/corporate-information/orders-deliveries/?eID=maglisting_push&tx_maglisting_pi1%5BdocID%5D=41737 |title = Airbus orders and deliveries |work=[[Airbus|Airbus S.A.S.]] |date= {{Date|2014-11-30}} |format=Microsoft Excel |accessdate= {{Date|2014-3-29}}}}</ref>
|colspan="3"|TBA
|align=center|
|-
|[[ATR 72#ATR 72–500|ATR 72-500]]
|align=center|2
|align=center|&mdash;
|align=center|&mdash;
|align=center|72
|align=center|72
|
|-
!Total
!12
!4
!colspan="4"|
|}
</center>
Aside from the equipment shown above, the airline also has {{cardinal to word|2}} [[Bell Jet Ranger]] helicopters that are used for tour services.<ref name="Fleet"/><ref>{{cite web|title= Helicopter Tours|publisher= Air Mauritius|url= http://www.airmauritius.com/helicopter.htm|archiveurl= http://www.webcitation.org/69qQ7539k|archivedate= 11 August 2012|accessdate= 11 August 2012}}</ref>

===Historic===
The airline previously operated the following aircraft:<ref name="ATDB"/>
{{Div col|cols=3}}
*[[Airbus A320-200]]
*[[ATR42#ATR 42–300|ATR-42 300]]<ref name="FI2000-63" />
*[[ATR42#ATR 42–500|ATR-42 500]]<ref name="FI2000-63" />
*[[Boeing 707#707-320|Boeing 707-320B]]<ref name="FI1985-47" />
*[[Boeing 707#707-420|Boeing 707-420]]<ref name="FI1980-277" />
*[[Boeing 737|Boeing 737-200]]<ref name="FI1983">{{cite journal|title=World Airline Directory{{spaced ndash}}Air Mauritius|journal=[[Flight International]]|pages=879–880|format=pdf|url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1983/1983%20-%200573.html|date=2 April 1983|accessdate=18 April 2011}}</ref>{{rp|880}}
*[[Boeing 747-200B]]
*[[Boeing 747SP]]<ref name="FI1985-47" />
*[[Boeing 767-200ER]]<ref name="Extending the range"/><ref name="Boeing"/>
*[[Boeing 767-300ER]]
*[[Lockheed L-1011-500]]
*[[Twin Otter]]<ref name="FI1978"/>{{rp|1131}}<ref name="FI1983"/>{{rp|880}}
{{Div col end}}

==See also==
{{Portal|Mauritius|Aviation|Companies}}
*[[List of airlines of Mauritius]]
*[[Transport in Mauritius]]
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==References==
{{reflist|refs=
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<ref name="Airbus">{{cite press release|title= Air Mauritius expands its fleet with new Airbus A340-300E aircraft|publisher= [[Airbus]]|date= 27 June 2005|url= http://www.airbus.com/newsevents/news-events-single/detail/air-mauritius-expands-its-fleet-with-new-airbus-a340-300e-aircraft/|archiveurl= http://www.webcitation.org/69Z8iQ74X|archivedate= 31 July 2012|accessdate= 31 July 2012}}</ref>

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<ref name="Air Mauritius Posts Nine-Month Loss, Plans to Reduce Routes">{{cite news|title= Air Mauritius Posts Nine-Month Loss, Plans to Reduce Routes|first= Kamlesh|last= Bhuckory|url= http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-02-14/air-mauritius-posts-nine-month-loss-plans-to-reduce-routes.html|agency= [[Bloomberg L.P.|Bloomberg]]|publisher= [[BusinessWeek]]|date= 14 February 2012|archiveurl= http://www.webcitation.org/674gQDwtG|archivedate= 20 April 2012|accessdate= 20 April 2012}}</ref>
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<ref name="Air Mauritius selects A350-900s to replace its fleet of A340-300 aircraft">{{cite news|title= Air Mauritius selects A350-900s to replace its fleet of A340-300 aircraft|publisher= Air Mauritius|date= {{Date|2014-7-16}}|url= http://www.airmauritius.com/news/News%20Release%20FLEET%20RENEWAL.pdf|archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20140716195201/http://www.airmauritius.com/news/News%20Release%20FLEET%20RENEWAL.pdf|archivedate= {{Date|2014-7-16}} }}</ref>
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<ref name="Air Mauritius to add three A340-300Es to fleet">{{cite news|title= Air Mauritius to add three A340-300Es to fleet|publisher= Air Transport World|date= 28 June 2005|url= http://atwonline.com/aircraftenginescomponents/news/air-mauritius-add-three-a340-300es-fleet-0309|archiveurl= http://www.webcitation.org/6Aclel4HJ|archivedate= 12 September 2012|accessdate= 12 September 2012}}</ref>
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<ref name="Air Mauritius to buy four A350s, lease two more">{{cite news|title= Air Mauritius to buy four A350s, lease two more|first= Karen|last= Walker|work= [[Air Transport World]]|date= {{Date|2014-7-16}}|url= http://atwonline.com/airframes/air-mauritius-buy-four-a350s-lease-two-more|archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20140716133118/http://atwonline.com/airframes/air-mauritius-buy-four-a350s-lease-two-more|archivedate= {{Date|2014-7-16}} }}</ref>
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<ref name="ATDB">{{cite web|title= Profile for: Air Mauritius|publisher= AeroTransport Data Bank|date= 13 June 2013|url= http://www.aerotransport.org/php/go.php?query=operator&qstring=Air+Mauritius&where=51372&luck=|archiveurl= http://www.webcitation.org/6HLMGukNt|archivedate= 13 June 2013}}</ref>
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<ref name="Annual report">{{cite web|title= Annual Report 2012/13|publisher= Air Mauritius|date= June 2013|url= http://www.airmauritius.com/aboutus/AnnualReport201213.pdf|archiveurl= http://www.webcitation.org/6IyBqyMw5|archivedate= 18 August 2013}}</ref>

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*{{allow wrap|{{cite journal|title= Contract flag carriers&nbsp;(page&nbsp;474)|journal= [[Flight International]]|date= 28 February 1976|pages= 474–476|url= http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1976/1976%20-%200338.html|archiveurl= http://www.webcitation.org/6BSJB3NVz|archivedate= 16 October 2012|accessdate= 16 October 2012}}}}
*{{allow wrap|{{cite journal|title= Contract flag carriers&nbsp;(page&nbsp;475)|journal= Flight International|url= http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1976/1976%20-%200339.html|archiveurl= http://www.webcitation.org/6BSJMQz7w|archivedate= 16 October 2012|accessdate= 16 October 2012}}}}
*{{allow wrap|{{cite journal|title= Contract flag carriers&nbsp;(page&nbsp;476)|journal= Flight International|url= http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1976/1976%20-%200340.html|archiveurl= http://www.webcitation.org/6BSJXji66|archivedate= 16 October 2012|accessdate= 16 October 2012}}}}
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*{{allow wrap|{{cite journal|title= 767{{spaced ndash}}Extending the range&nbsp;(page&nbsp;25)|journal= [[Flight International]]|issn= 0015-3710|volume= 133|number= 4116|date= 4 June 1988|url= http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1988/1988%20-%201479.html|archiveurl= http://www.webcitation.org/6BSI4hCp1|archivedate= 16 October 2012}}}}
*{{allow wrap|{{cite journal|title= 767{{spaced ndash}}Extending the range&nbsp;(page&nbsp;26)|journal= Flight International|url= http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1988/1988%20-%201480.html|archiveurl= http://www.webcitation.org/6BSIM7ejI|archivedate= 16 October 2012}}}}
*{{allow wrap|{{cite journal|title= 767{{spaced ndash}}Extending the range&nbsp;(page&nbsp;27)|journal= Flight International|url= http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1988/1988%20-%201481.html|archiveurl= http://www.webcitation.org/6BSISUigq|archivedate= 16 October 2012}}}}
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<ref name="FARNBOROUGH: Air Mauritius signs for six A350s">{{cite news|title= FARNBOROUGH: Air Mauritius signs for six A350s|date= {{Date|2014-7-16}}|url= http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/farnborough-air-mauritius-signs-for-six-a350s-401640/|archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20140716130943/http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/farnborough-air-mauritius-signs-for-six-a350s-401640/|archivedate= {{Date|2014-7-16}} }}</ref>
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<ref name="FI1968">{{cite journal|title= World Airline Survey... Air Mauritius Ltd|journal= [[Flight International]]|page= 519|date= 11 April 1968|url= http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1968/1968%20-%200537.html|archiveurl= http://www.webcitation.org/6BSHJ7vqJ|archivedate= 16 October 2012|accessdate= 16 October 2012}}</ref>
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*{{allow wrap|{{cite journal|title= World airline directory{{spaced ndash}}Air Mauritius Ltd&nbsp;(page&nbsp;1130)|journal= [[Flight International]]|pages= 1130–1131|date= 22 April 1978|url= http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1978/1978%20-%200634.html|archiveurl= http://www.webcitation.org/6BSIe6b23|archivedate= 16 October 2012|accessdate= 16 October 2012}}}}
*{{allow wrap|{{cite journal|title= World airline directory{{spaced ndash}}Air Mauritius Ltd&nbsp;(page&nbsp;1131)|journal= Flight International|url= http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1978/1978%20-%200635.html|archiveurl= http://www.webcitation.org/6BSIxBssm|archivedate= 16 October 2012|accessdate= 16 October 2012}}}}
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<ref name="FI1980-277">{{cite journal|title= World airline directory{{spaced ndash}}Air Mauritius|journal= [[Flight International]]|volume= 118|number= 3716|date= 26 July 1980|page= 277|url= http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1980/1980%20-%201896.html|archiveurl= http://www.webcitation.org/6KUP1J0Yu|archivedate= 19 October 2013}}</ref>
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<ref name=FI1985-4>{{cite journal|title= Air Mauritius buys ATR42|journal= [[Flight International]]|issn= 0015-3710|number= 3954|volume= 127|date= 6 April 1985|page= 4|url= http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1985/1985%20-%201030.html|archiveurl= http://www.webcitation.org/6IzyCFkrP|archivedate= 19 August 2013}}</ref>
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<ref name=FI1985-47>{{cite journal|title= World airline directory{{spaced ndash}}Air Mauritius|journal= [[Flight International]]|date= 30 March 1985|page= 47|url= http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1985/1985%20-%200907.html|archiveurl= http://www.webcitation.org/6Izx1NO9H|archivedate= 19 August 2013}}</ref>
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<ref name=FI1987-32>{{cite journal|title= Who's selling|journal= [[Flight International]]|date= 29 August 1987|volume= 4077|number= 132|page= 32|url= http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1987/1987%20-%201598.html|issn= 0015-3710|archiveurl= http://www.webcitation.org/6JO7GZRzA|archivedate= 4 September 2013|quote= Aero Systems of Miami has celebrated its 30th anniversary with a $8.9 million order from Air Mauritius for spares for its two new Boeing 767-300ERs.}}</ref>
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<ref name=FI1988-2>{{cite journal|title= Boeing studies 767 re-wing|journal= [[Flight International]]|date= 23 April 1988|volume= 133|number= 4110|page= 2|url= http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1988/1988%20-%201018.html|archiveurl= http://www.webcitation.org/6JO7jYuGe|archivedate= 4 September 2013|issn= 0015-3710}}</ref>
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<ref name=FI1988-10>{{cite journal|title= Air Mauritius horizons broaden|journal= [[Flight International]]|issn= 0015-3710|date= 14 May 1988|volume= 133|number= 4113|page= 10|url= http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1988/1988%20-%201276.html|archiveurl= http://www.webcitation.org/6JOCFW5Fa|archivedate= 4 September 2013}}</ref>
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<ref name=FI1989-17>{{cite journal|title=News in brief{{spaced ndash}}ATR orders|journal= [[Flight International]]|date= 23 September 1989|volume= 136|number= 4183|page= 17|url= http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1989/1989%20-%202875.html|archiveurl= http://www.webcitation.org/69jxFPtbN|archivedate= 7 August 2012|issn= 0015-3710|quote= Air Mauritius and [[Trans World Express]] have each ordered an ATR42.}}</ref>
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<ref name="FI1989-21a">{{cite journal|title= Mauritius-Cathay link to Hong Kong|journal= [[Flight International]]|issn= 0015-3710|volume= 136|number= 4183|date= 23 September 1989|page= 21|url= http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1989/1989%20-%202879.html|archiveurl= http://www.webcitation.org/6JNnnLcxi|archivedate= 4 September 2013}}</ref>
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<ref name="FI1989-21b">{{cite journal|title= SAA refuses Queensland request for strike help|journal= [[Flight International]]|issn= 0015-3710|volume= 136|number= 4183|date= 23 September 1989|page= 21|url= http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1989/1989%20-%202879.html|archiveurl= http://www.webcitation.org/6JNnnLcxi|archivedate= 4 September 2013}}</ref>
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<ref name="FI2000-63">{{cite journal|title= World airline directory – Air Mauritius|journal= [[Flight International]]|issn= 0015-3710|volume= 157|number= 4722|date= 4–10 April 2000|page= 63|url= http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/2000/2000%20-%201067.html|archiveurl= http://www.webcitation.org/6KUw6x9mS|archivedate= 20 October 2013}}</ref>
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<ref name="Marketplace">{{cite news|title= Marketplace|agency= [[Flight International]]|publisher= [[Flightglobal.com]]|date= 16 May 2000|url= http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2000/05/16/65603/marketplace.html|archiveurl= http://www.webcitation.org/6Acm7Te2e|archivedate= 12 September 2012|accessdate= 12 September 2012|quote= Air Mauritius has ordered two CFM International CFM56-powered A319s, for delivery in the third quarter of 2001 and third quarter of 2002.}}</ref>
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<ref name="Mar14Abridge">{{cite web|title= Audited abridged statements of financial position as at March 31, 2014|publisher= Air Mauritius|date= 12 June 2014|url= http://www.airmauritius.com/aboutus/Mar14Abridge.pdf|archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20140618105243/http://www.airmauritius.com/aboutus/Mar14Abridge.pdf|archivedate= 18 June 2014 }}</ref>
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<ref name="Other News - 04/14/2006">{{cite news|title= Other News - 04/14/2006|publisher= Air Transport World|date= 17 April 2006|url= http://atwonline.com/operations-maintenance/news/other-news-04142006-0309|archiveurl= http://www.webcitation.org/6AclqqmCE|archivedate= 12 September 2012|accessdate= 12 September 2012|quote= Air Mauritius announced an overhaul of its long-haul product beginning in December on its route to London-Heathrow operated with two soon-to-be-delivered A340-300Es.}}</ref>
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<ref name="Other News - 10/29/2009">{{cite news|title= Other News - 10/29/2009|publisher= Air Transport World|date= 30 October 2009|url= http://atwonline.com/aircraftenginescomponents/news/other-news-10292009-0309|archiveurl= http://www.webcitation.org/6AdPsjRzz|archivedate= 12 September 2012|accessdate= 12 September 2012|quote= Air Mauritius this week took delivery of a second A330-200 powered by GE CF6-80E engines.}}</ref>
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<ref name="Other News - 11/16/2007">{{cite news|title= Other News - 11/16/2007|publisher= Air Transport World|date= 19 November 2007|url= http://atwonline.com/operations-maintenance/news/other-news-11162007-0309-0|archiveurl= http://www.webcitation.org/6AclWYSsN|archivedate= 12 September 2012|accessdate= 12 September 2012|quote= [[Air France Industries]] signed a multiyear contract with Air Mauritius for overhaul of 31 CFM56-5C engines and component maintenance of two new A330-200s to be delivered this month and at the end of 2009.}}</ref>
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<ref name="Profile for Air Mauritius">{{cite web|title= Profile for Air Mauritius|publisher= Centre for Aviation|url= http://centreforaviation.com/profiles/airlines/air-mauritius-mk|archiveurl= http://www.webcitation.org/6ARz9Rp0a|archivedate= 5 September 2012|accessdate= 5 September 2012}}</ref>
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<ref name="Struggling Air Mauritius optimistic of return to profitability">{{cite news|last= Bignoux|first= Linley|title= Struggling Air Mauritius optimistic of return to profitability|url= http://www.africareview.com/Business---Finance/Struggling-Air-Mauritius-optimistic-of-return-to-profitability/-/979184/1932762/-/kdr3srz/-/index.html|newspaper= Africa Review|date= 31 July 2013|archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20130824020404/http://www.africareview.com/Business---Finance/Struggling-Air-Mauritius-optimistic-of-return-to-profitability/-/979184/1932762/-/kdr3srz/-/index.html|archivedate= {{Date|2013-8-24}} }}</ref>
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*{{allow wrap|{{cite journal|title= Tropical lifeline&nbsp;(page&nbsp;40)|journal= [[Flight International]]|date= 17–23 August 1994|first= Andrzej|last= Jeziorski|location= [[Mauritius]]|pages= 40–41|url= http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1994/1994%20-%201962.html|archiveurl= http://www.webcitation.org/6BSHhC2fN|archivedate= 16 October 2012}}}}
*{{allow wrap|{{cite journal|title= Tropical lifeline&nbsp;(page&nbsp;41)|journal= Flight International|url= http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1994/1994%20-%201963.html|archiveurl= http://www.webcitation.org/6BSHsHTU9|archivedate= 16 October 2012}}}}
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==Bibliography==
*{{cite book|ref=harv|last=Guttery|first=Ben R.|title=Encyclopedia of African Airlines|year=1998|publisher=Mc Farland & Company, Inc.|location=Jefferson, North Carolina 28640|isbn=0-7864-0495-7}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Air Mauritius}}
*{{Official website|http://www.airmauritius.com|name= Air Mauritius official website}}
*{{cite web|title= Timetable&nbsp;(Effective&nbsp;{{date|2013-10-27}}{{spaced ndash}}2014-3-29)|publisher= Air Mauritius|url= http://www.airmauritius.com/Timetable/TimeTable.pdf|archiveurl= http://www.webcitation.org/6LeAZW8bg|archivedate= 5 December 2013}}
*{{cite web|title= Annual Report 2011/2012|publisher= Air Mauritius|date= 28 June 2012|url= http://www.airmauritius.com/aboutus/AnnualReport201112.pdf|archiveurl= http://www.webcitation.org/6ARuaVzJm|archivedate= 5 September 2012}}
*{{cite web|title= Annual Report 2010/11|publisher= Air Mauritius|date= 30 June 2011|url= http://www.airmauritius.com/investors/2011/AnnualReport2010-11.pdf|archiveurl= http://www.webcitation.org/67thJZWod|archivedate= 24 May 2012}}
*{{cite web|title= Annual Report 2009/10|publisher= Air Mark Williams|date= June 2010|url= http://www.airmauritius.com/investors/annualreport0910.pdf|archiveurl= http://www.webcitation.org/67tgtT5UO|archivedate= 24 May 2012}}

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