Monacair
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| Founded | 1988 | ||||||
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| Hubs | Monaco Heliport | ||||||
| Secondary hubs | Nice Airport | ||||||
| Destinations | 1 (Scheduled)[1] | ||||||
| Headquarters | Monaco | ||||||
| Key people | Gilbert Schweitzer (Managing Director) | ||||||
| Website | www.monacair.mc | ||||||
Monacair is a Monegasque airline based at Monaco Heliport. This helicopter company is one of the two airlines in Monaco. Ever since it was established in 1988 by Stefano Casiraghi, MONACAIR has accumulated a vast amount of unique experience in terms of V.I.P. transportation, serving customers who are in search of personalised and high-quality services. Its permanent quest for know-how and quality led to MONACAIR being bestowed with the prestigious title of Official Suppliers to S.A.S. the Sovereign Prince of Monaco in 1999. Since this date, MONACAIR has taken care of all helicopter transport for the Princely Family of Monaco, the Government of Monaco and several Chiefs of State visiting the Principality. Monacair places its experience and its professionalism in the domain of VIP service at your disposal, and offers you a customised service.
History
It was founded in 1988 by Stefano Casiraghi. Today the majority shareholder are his sons Pierre Casiraghi and Andrea Casiraghi. The airline flies regular shuttle services between Nice Côte d'Azur Airport to Monaco Heliport.[2]
In 2015 the airline signed a firm order for 6 Airbus Helicopters H130 aircraft for delivery between December 2015 and May 2016.[2]
Official supplier to SAS the Sovereign Prince of Monaco since 1999.
Services
Based at Monaco’s heliport and all Nice Côte d’Azur airport terminals, Monacair offers a wide range of services in the Helicopter industry, with dedicated teams :
- Helicopter management (Consulting, Housing, Pilots, Maintenance … )
- Private chartered flights to all destinations
- Handling to passengers (embarkment and disembarkment, luggage handling) & crew (refueling, hangars) for non-based private helicopters
- Maintenance
- Since January 2016, Monacair is the official Monegasque operator of the regular line between Monaco and Nice Côte d’Azur international airport (over 40 daily flights, with a scheduled every 15 min.)
In September 2015, soon after Monacair won the Monaco’s Gouvernement Princier’s call of tender, the medias echoed an exceptional order of 6 brand-new air conditioned single-engine H130 helicopters, mostly dedicated to the Monaco-Nice-Monaco regular line. Deliveries between December 2015 & end of April 2016. These helicopters are air-conditioned and fitted with enlarged trunks.[3][4]
Since June 2016, all Monacair's flights to Nice airport will be in codeshare with Air France, ableling passengers to catch connection flights in Côte d'Azur Airport.[1]
Monacair’s AOC : MC.003
IATA code : QM
Fleet
Monacair’s fleet comprises the latest generation single- and twin-engine helicopters (2012 to 2016), which are partly owned by the airline itself and partly belong to private owners who use Monacair for its management capabilities.
Among which :
- AW 109 SP (Agusta Westland)
- AS 365 N3+ (Airbus Helicopters)
- EC 155 B1 (Airbus Helicopters)
- H 130 (Airbus Helicopters)
- AW 139 (Agusta Westland)
- EC 135 (Airbus Helicopters)
- H 175 (Airbus Helicopters)
- AS 350 B2+ (Airbus Helicopters)
- AS 350 B2 (Airbus Helicopters)
References
- ^ a b http://www.air-journal.fr/2016-06-03-air-france-se-pose-a-monaco-5163961.html
- ^ a b "Monacair opts for H130". Airliner World: 7. November 2015.
- ^ "Monacair, opérateur de ligne régulière Monaco – Nice". TourMag.com. Feb 28, 2016.
- ^ "AirbusHelicopter : Monacair commande six H130".
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