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词条 Corsair International
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  1. History

     Early years  Development since 2010 

  2. Destinations

  3. Fleet

     Previous fleet 

  4. References

  5. External links

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Corsair International, legally Corsair S.A., is a French airline headquartered in Rungis[1][2] and based at Paris-Orly Airport.[3] It is a subsidiary of German TUI Group, part of TUI Airlines. It operates scheduled long-haul services to nine leisure destinations[4] in the French overseas territories, Africa and North America as well as charter flights to further destinations.

History

Early years

The airline was established in 1981 and started operations on 17 May 1981 as Corse Air International. It was founded by the Corsican Rossi family; in 1990 it was acquired by Nouvelles Frontières, a French tour operator, and the name was changed to "Corsair". Worldwide traffic rights were obtained in 1991. In 2000 TUI AG, one of the world's leading tour-operator groups, took over Nouvelles Frontières.

In 2004, Corsair aircraft were repainted with the colours of TUI, blue fuselage with the TUI-logo, like its sister airlines. At the end of 2005 the TUI Group, decided to rename all its affiliated airlines TUIfly. As an interim step Corsair aircraft were repainted with Corsairfly markings, although all airlines in the group were expected to have adopted the common TUIfly brand by 2008.[3]

The airline held the record for most seats on a passenger aircraft with 587 seats on its Boeing 747-400s[5] until they received a new interior which led to a new lower capacity of 533 passengers.

In 2008, the airline announced its intention to expand its medium-haul network to the Mediterranean and its long-haul network to Canada and the United States (where it regularly flew in the 1990s), including the establishment of codeshare agreements with Air Canada.[6] The first destination in this expansion was Miami in June 2010, but the rest of the plan was later abandoned due to a change in the airline's strategy.

Development since 2010

On 27 May 2010, Corsairfly announced its "Takeoff 2012" modernisation plan, including a reduction of workforce by 25%, the replacement of three Boeing 747-400 aircraft by two Airbus A330-300 aircraft from TUI Group, the refurbishment of all aircraft cabins, leaving the charter flights market, and the termination of routes to Kenya, the Dominican Republic, Québec City, Moncton and Israel.[7][8] As of October 2010, the plan was pending union approval.[9]

On 22 March 2012, the airline announced it would change its name to Corsair International and unveiled a new corporate image corresponding to planned operational changes.[10]

In 2015, Corsair's owner, German tourism company TUI Group, tried to sell the loss-making airline. Despite take-over negotiations with Air Caraïbes, the potential buyer declined after advanced talks due to ongoing opposition from Corsair's staff unions regarding the proposed future developments and cost reductions.[11] Also in 2015, TUI Group announced that all TUI companies and airlines except Corsair were to use the TUI name.[12]

In late 2018, it has been reported that the TUI Group restarted talks to sell the loss-making airline. It is expected to be sold to German investment corporation Intro, which used to own several other airlines in the past, by the end of the year.[13]

On May 31, 2018, a Corsair shareholder announced that Corsair International will retire its three remaining Boeing 747-400s by September 2021 as part of fleet renewal and replacement plans. It is currently unknown what aircraft Corsair will officially choose to replace the Boeing 747-400s but the airline is considering using the Airbus A330-900neo or Airbus A350-1000 aircraft as replacements.[14]

In March 2019, TUI announced that it has agreed to sell Corsair to a German airline investor for an undisclosed sum.[15]

In March 2019, Corsair officially announced that they leased three Airbus A330-900neo aircraft to replace its three Boeing 747-400s.[16]

Destinations

{{Main|List of Corsair International destinations}}

Fleet

The Corsair International fleet consists of the following aircraft as of March 2018:[17]

Corsair International Fleet
AircraftIn ServiceOrdersPassengersNotes
CYTotal
Airbus A330-200226278304
Airbus A330-300226334360
Airbus A330-900neo3[19]TBAReplacing Boeing 747-400s.
Boeing 747-400336497533All to be retired by 2021.[19]
Total73

The current mixed fleet will be transitioned to an all-A330 fleet, expected to comprise 13 aircraft by 2023.[18]

Previous fleet

Corsair previously operated the following jet aircraft types:[19]

  • Airbus A340-300: 2017-2018 (ex. Cathay Pacific and China Airlines aircraft)
  • Boeing 737-200: 1995-2000
  • Boeing 737-300: 1992-2004
  • Boeing 737-400: 1999-2006
  • Boeing 747-100: 1991-1998 (ex. Pan Am aircraft)
  • Boeing 747-200: 1992-1997
  • Boeing 747-300: 1995-2007 (ex. Singapore Airlines aircraft)
  • Boeing 747SP: 1994-1996
  • McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30: 1995-1996

References

1. ^"Historique de Corsairfly." Corsairfly. Retrieved on 2 June 2009.
2. ^"Nos métiers." Corsairfly. Retrieved on 23 September 2009. "CORSAIRFLY – DRH 2 avenue Charles Lindbergh 94636 RUNGIS Cedex "
3. ^{{cite news | title= Directory: World Airlines | work= Flight International | page= 69 | date= 2007-04-03}}
4. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.corsair.ca/flight/airline-tickets/world|title=Contenu de la balise "Title"|publisher=|accessdate=10 July 2015}}
5. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.corsairfly.com/corsair/includeStaticAction.ts?corp=flotte|title=Corsair.fr|publisher=|accessdate=10 July 2015}}
6. ^Corsair : Etats-Unis, Québec et Israël en ligne de mire {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080414231755/http://www.tourmag.com/Corsair-Etats-Unis%2C-Quebec-et-Israel-en-ligne-de-mire_a21528.html |date=2008-04-14 }}
7. ^[https://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hco6XpMoCJ_BofeGgxCPHYyr99Hw Corsairfly: plan de 380 départs volontaires sur deux ans]
8. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.corsairfly.com/fr/detailActu.do?actu=1542|title=Corsair.fr|publisher=|accessdate=10 July 2015}}
9. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2010/10/18/348565/corsairfly-restructuring-decision-expected-this-week.html |accessdate=2010-10-18 |title=Corsair restructuring decision expected this week}}
10. ^Corsair unveil new image
11. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.aerotelegraph.com/air-caraibes-uebernimmt-corsair-nun-doch-nicht|title=Gespräche in letzter Minute gescheitert: Tui wird Corsair doch nicht los – aeroTELEGRAPH|work=aeroTELEGRAPH|accessdate=10 July 2015}}
12. ^{{Cite news|url=http://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/40752-arke-fly-kicks-off-tui-group-rebranding-exercise|title=Arke Fly kicks off TUI Group rebranding exercise|work=ch-aviation|access-date=2017-03-01|language=en-US}}
13. ^airliners.de - "TUI sells French Corsair to Intro" (German) 18 October 2018
14. ^https://www.alternativeairlines.com/corsair-international
15. ^https://skift.com/2019/03/18/tui-group-sells-its-only-non-charter-airline/
16. ^https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/corsair-to-lease-a330neos-and-go-all-airbus-under-ne-456753/
17. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.planespotters.net/airline/Corsair|title=Corsair Fleet Details and History|website=www.planespotters.net|language=en|access-date=2018-03-10}}
18. ^{{cite news |last1=Clark |first1=Oliver |title=Corsair to lease A330neos and go all-Airbus under new owner Intro |url=https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/corsair-to-lease-a330neos-and-go-all-airbus-under-ne-456753/ |date=19 March 2019}}
19. ^https://www.airliners.net, photos of Corsair aircraft

External links

{{commonscat-inline|Corsair (airline)|Corsair International}}
  • {{official website|http://www.corsair.fr/}}
{{Portalbar|France|Companies|Aviation}}{{TUI}}{{Navbox Airlines of France}}{{IATA members|europe}}

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