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词条 West Atlantic
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  1. History

  2. Fleet

  3. Accidents and incidents

  4. References

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| airline = West Atlantic Group
| logo = West atlantic logo.svg
| logo_size =
| fleet_size = 56
| IATA = PT
| Destinations =
| ICAO = SWN
| callsign = AIR SWEDEN
| parent =
| company_slogan =
| founded = 2011
| headquarters = Gothenburg, Sweden
| key_people =
| hubs =
  • Malmö Airport
  • Marseille Airport
  • East Midlands Airport
  • Oslo Airport, Gardermoen

| secondary_hubs =
| focus_cities =
| frequent_flyer =
| lounge =
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| website = {{URL|http://www.westatlantic.eu}}
}}

West Atlantic Group is a holding company for two European cargo airlines, West Air Sweden and West Atlantic UK with its head office in Gothenburg, Sweden. West Atlantic Sweden have an annual turnover in excess of €100 million and employ some 650 staff to operate a fleet in excess of 50 aircraft. The airline specializes in the transport of mail, dangerous goods and general cargo.

History

Air Transport Services Group, Inc. announced on 9 December 2013 an agreement to acquire a 25 percent equity interest in West Atlantic. This investment meant the Boeing 767-200 being added into West Atlantic's fleet.[1] The 767-200 with registration SE-RLA made its first flight on 26 March 2015 and its first commercial flight on the night between 6 and 7 April, with two further 767-200s joining the fleet later in 2015.

On 20 June 2017 West Atlantic announced it will take delivery of four leased Boeing 737-800(BCF) from GE Capital Aviation Services, with the aircraft being delivered between 2017 and 2019.[2]

Fleet

As of September 2017, the West Atlantic group fleet includes the following aircraft:[3]

West Atlantic Fleet
Aircraft In Service Orders
BAe ATP-F40
Boeing 737-300SF6
Boeing 737-400SF10
Boeing 737-800BCF31
Boeing 767-200SF3
Bombardier CRJ200PF2
Total641

Accidents and incidents

  • On 8 January 2016, a West Atlantic CRJ200 operating as SWN294 from Oslo to Tromsø crashed close to the Norwegian border, by lake Akkajaure in the Swedish Lapplandsfjällen. The two pilots, a Captain aged 42 and First Officer aged 34, the only persons on board the aircraft at the time, both died in the accident.[4]

References

1. ^{{cite news| url=http://www.atsginc.com/pr2013-12-09.html | title=ATSG Acquires Equity Interest in West Atlantic AB}}
2. ^{{cite news| url=http://www.westatlantic.eu/Newsroom/2017/06/20/West-Atlantic-to-lease-four-737800-Boeing-Converted-Freighters-from-GECAS-becoming-the-first-operator-worldwide-of-the-type | title=West Atlantic to lease four 737-800 Boeing Converted Freighters from GECAS, becoming the first operator worldwide of the type}}
3. ^westatlantic.eu - Fleet retrieved 15 February 2017
4. ^{{fr}}http://www.air-journal.fr/2016-01-09-crash-dun-avion-cargo-en-suede-un-francais-et-un-espagnol-decedes-5156299.html

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