History Royal Air Morocco (RAM) was born on 28 June 1957 from the merger of Atlas Air and Air Morocco. In 1957, its capital is held close to 68% by the Moroccan State. She was one of the largest operators of Boeing 737-200 in 1976 who launched Lufthansa.
The first CEO of the Royal Air Morocco Driss was Cherradi. Royal Air Morocco (RAM) conducted in 2005 on the African market turnover estimated at 950 million euros, registering an increase of 68% over the previous year, said a company official, Saad Azzioui.
In 2006 , the RAM up to a 75% growth on Africa , revealing that the company hopes to work again with other African airlines as is the case with Air Senegal Internationalet Air Gabon International. RAM has retracted into the purchase of 51% of Air Mauritania announced in August 2006, the lack of exclusivity for Air Mauritania Mauritanian territory was behind the disinterest of the Moroccan group for the company Mauritania.
She said that in addition to Cameroon , the Ivory Coast , from Burkina Faso , from Togo and Benin , RAM aims to serve the Ghana , the Congo , the Equatorial Guinea and Democratic Republic of Congo between 2007 and 2008.
The Dreamliner , Boeing's newest plant in Seattle, will enter the fleet of Royal Air Morocco, already composed mainly of Boeing. The Moroccan flag carrier has completed 6 December an agreement for the acquisition of six Boeing 787. 5 are on firm order, an option. RAM is also known worldwide among the best companies in safety . However, the company failed to follow its rapid growth, leading to delays, cancellations and missed connections of its Casablanca hub.
Sign of its development, the Royal Air Morocco is the company that owns most of Boeing 737 in Africa. Royal Air Morocco will be the first airline in Africa to introduce into its fleet, the Boeing 787.
The company, in a press release, stated his desire to open a direct line from Casablanca to Tokyo on receipt of the Boeing 787 (in 2011) and possibly opening a line between Casablanca and Beijing.
In 2009 Royal Air Morocco is the first African company, to South African Airways. Then come Egyptair, Tunisair and Air Algeria. Note that the low-cost subsidiary of AMR, Atlas Blue, is in eighth place behind Ethiopian Airlines and Kenya Airways (6 and 7 th place) and ahead of Air Mauritius and Libyan Airlines (respectively 9 th and 10 th place).
Group subsidiaries Royal Air Morocco After All Nippon Airways , Royal Air Morocco will be the second airline in the world, and the first African to receive the Boeing 787. Reception planned for late 2010.
In May 2010, the average age of all units of the Royal Air Morocco is 6.9 years, a figure well below the global average (11.5).
Fleet
Fleet Cargo Royal Air Morocco | Plane | Nb. Aircraft | Nb. control | Seats
(Business / Economy) | Notes |
|---|
| Boeing 737-300F | 2 | 0 | Cargo |
| Boeing 767-300F | 0 | 2 | Cargo | Joined: 2013/2015 |
| Total | 2 | 2 | | |
Destinations
Africa
| Country | City | Airport | Unit |
|---|
 Algeria | Algiers | Airport Algiers - Houari Boumediene | Boeing 737-800 |
| Oran | Airport Oran - Es Senia | Boeing 737-700/800 |
 Benin | Cotonou | Cotonou International Airport | Boeing 737-700/800 |
 Burkina Faso | Ouagadougou | Ouagadougou International Airport | Boeing 737-700 |
 Cameroon | Douala | Douala International Airport | Boeing 737-800 |
| Yaounde | Yaounde International Airport Nsimalen | Boeing 767-300 |
 Equatorial Guinea | Malabo | Malabo Airport | Boeing 737-700/800 |
 Cte d'Ivoire | Abidjan | Abidjan Airport | Boeing 737-700/800 |
 Egypt | Cairo | Cairo International Airport | Boeing 737-800 |
 Gabon | Libreville | Airport Leon Mba | Boeing 737-700 |
 Gambia Gambia | Banjul | Banjul International Airport | Boeing 737-800 , Boeing 767-300 |
 Ghana | Accra | Kotoka International Airport | Boeing 737-800 , Boeing 767-300 |
 Libya | Tripoli | Tripoli International Airport | Boeing 737-800 |
 Mali | Bamako | Intl Bamako Senou | Boeing 737-800 |
 Mauritania | Nouakchott | Nouakchott International Airport | Boeing 737-800 |
 Morocco | Agadir | Airport Agadir - Al Massira | Airbus A321 , Boeing 737-500/700/800 , Boeing 767-300 |
| Al Hoceima | Airport Al Hoceima - Cherif Al Idrissi | ATR 72 , Boeing 737-400/500/800 |
| Casablanca | Mohammed V airport in Casablanca | Airbus A321 , ATR 72 , Boeing 737-500/700/800 ,
Boeing 747-400 , Boeing 757-200 , Boeing 767-300 |
| Dakhla | Dakhla airport | 737 ATR 42 |
| Essaouira | Airport Essaouira - Mogador | 737 ATR 72 |
| Fez | Fez Airport - Sass | ATR 72 , Boeing 737-400/700/800 |
| Errachidia | Moulay Ali Cherif Airport - Errachidia | ATR 72 |
| Marrakech | Airport Marrakech - Menara | Airbus A321 , Boeing 737-500/700/800 , Boeing 767-300 , Boeing 747-400 |
| Laayoune | International Airport Laayoune - Hassan 1st | ATR 72 , Boeing 737-500/700/800 |
| Nador | Nador airport - Al Aroui | Airbus A321 , Boeing 737-400/500/700/800 , Boeing 767-300 , Boeing 747-400 |
| Oujda | Oujda-Angad Airport | Airbus A321 , Boeing 737-400/500/700/800 , Boeing 767-300 , Boeing 747-400 |
| Rabat | International Airport Rabat - Sal | Boeing 737-700/800 |
| Tangier | Airport Tangier - Ibn Battuta | Airbus A321 , Boeing 737-400/500/800 |
| Tetouan | Airport Tetouan - Sania R'mel | ATR 72 |
 Niger | Niamey | Airport Niamey | Boeing 737-800 |
 Guinea | Conakry | Conakry International Airport | Boeing 737-500/700/800 |
 Central African Republic | Bangui | Intl Bangui | Boeing 737-500/700/800 |
 Democratic Republic of Congo | Kinshasa | Ndjili International Airport | Boeing 767-300 |
 Republic of Congo | Brazzaville | Maya Maya Airport | Boeing 737-700/800 , Boeing 767-300 |
| Pointe-Noire | Pointe-Noire Airport | Boeing 737-700/800 , Boeing 767-300 |
 Senegal | Dakar | International airport of Dakar-Leopold Sedar Senghor | Boeing 737-700/800 , Boeing 767-300 |
 Sierra Leone | Freetown | Airport Freetown | Boeing 737-700/800 |
 Togo | Lome | International Airport Lom-Tokoin | Boeing 737-700 |
 Tunisia | Tunis | International airport of Tunis-Carthage | Boeing 737-500/700/800 |
 South Africa | Johannesburg (2011) | OR Tambo International Airport | Boeing 767-300 , Boeing 787 |
 Liberia | Monrovia | Airport Monrovia | Boeing 737-700 |
America
Asia
Europe
| Country | City | Airport | Unit |
|---|
 Belgium | Brussels | Brussels Airport | Airbus A321 , Boeing 737-400/500/700/800 |
 France | Bordeaux | Airport Bordeaux - Mrignac | Boeing 737-400/500/700/800 |
| Deauville | Airport Deauville - St. Gatien | Airbus A321 , Boeing 737-400/500/700/800 |
| Lille | Lille Airport - Lesquin | Boeing 737-400/500/700/800 |
| Lyon | Lyon-Saint Exupery | Airbus A321 , Boeing 737-400/500/700/800 |
| Marseille | Marseille Provence Airport | Airbus A321 , Boeing 737-400/500/700/800 |
| Nantes | Nantes Atlantique Airport | Airbus A321 , Boeing 737-400/500/700/800 |
| Nice | Airport Nice Cte d'Azur | Airbus A321 , Boeing 737-400/500/700/800 |
| Paris | Paris-Orly airport | Airbus A321 , Boeing 737-400/500/700/800 , Boeing 767-300 |
| Paris | Paris-Charles de Gaulle | Airbus A321 , Boeing 737-400/500/700/800 |
| Toulouse | Toulouse-Blagnac airport | Boeing 737-400/500/700/800 |
 Germany | Berlin | Berlin Airports | Boeing 737-700 |
| Dsseldorf | Dusseldorf International Airport | Airbus A321 , Boeing 737-400/500 |
| Frankfurt | Frankfurt Airport | Airbus A321 , Boeing 737-400/500/700/800 |
| Munich | International Airport Franz-Josef-Strauss Munich | Boeing 737-400/500 |
 Italy | Bologna | Airport Bologna-Borgo Panigale | Airbus A321 , Boeing 737-400/500/700/800 |
| Milan | Milan airport Malpensa | Airbus A321 , Boeing 737-400/500/700/800 , Boeing 767-300 |
| Rome | Airport Leonardo da Vinci Rome Fiumicino | Boeing 737-400/500/700/800 |
| Turin | Sandro Pertini airport in Turin Caselle- | Boeing 737-400/500/700/800 |
| Verona | Airport Verona | Boeing 737-400/500/700/800 |
 Netherlands | Amsterdam | Amsterdam Airport Schiphol | Airbus A321 , Boeing 737-400/500/700/800 |
 Poland | Warsaw | Warsaw Frederic Chopin Airport | Boeing 737-800 |
 Portugal | Lisbon | Lisbon International Airport | ATR 72 , Boeing 737-500/700/800 |
| Porto | Porto Airport | ATR 72 |
 United Kingdom | London | London Heathrow Airport | Boeing 737-500/700/800 |
 Russia | Moscow | Intl Domodiedovo | Boeing 737-700 |
 Hungary | Budapest (2011) | International Airport Budapest Ferihegy | Boeing 737-700/800 |
 Austria | Vienna (2011) | Aroport_de_Vienne-Schwechat | Boeing 737-700/800 |
 Czech Republic | Prague (2011) | Aroport_international_de_Prague | Boeing 737-700/800 |
 Greece | Athens (2011) | Athens International Airport Eleftherios Venizelos- | Boeing 737-700/800 |
 Spain | Barcelona | Barcelona International Airport El Prat | Boeing 737-400/500/700/800 |
| Madrid | International Airport Madrid-Barajas | Boeing 737-400/500/700/800 |
| Malaga | Malaga Airport | ATR 72 |
| Valencia | Valencia International Airport | ATR 72 |
 Switzerland | Geneva | Geneva International Airport | 737-400/500/700/800 Boeing , Boeing 767-300 (ER) |
| Zurich | Zurich International Airport | Boeing 737-500/700/800 |
 Turkey | Istanbul | Ataturk International Airport | Boeing 737-700/800 |
New destinations in 2011/2012
As of 20 March 2010 , Royal Air Morocco serve new destinations from its hub Casablanca announced on 12 February 2011 at a meeting EORGANISATION by the CEO of the company, Driss Benhima. New destinations planned are:
- United States , Washington.
- Japan , Tokyo , on receipt of new aircraft like Boeing 787.
- Brazil , Rio de Janeiro , on receipt of new aircraft like Boeing 787.
- Austria , Vienna
- Czech Republic , Prague
- Hungary , Budapest
- Greece , Athens
- South Africa , Johannesburg
In addition, a line connecting Casablanca to Beijing is under discussion and could result in mid-2012.
codeshare agreements
Royal Air Morocco is code-shared agreement with the following companies:
- Air France-KLM : The collaboration with Air France-KLM is reflected by a proliferation of carts in code-share on the network of the French provinces and to harmonize schedules promoting the flow of matches beyond Casablanca. This partnership provides more opportunities for connections beyond Paris to Casablanca and the Moroccan and French regions
- Delta Airlines
: This partnership enables Royal Air Morocco to strengthen its presence in the United States, offering its customers access to the entire U.S. territory and allows Casablanca to assert its position as the hub to Africa and Mediterranean.
- Egyptair : This partnership enhances frequencies on the Casablanca and Cairo offers connecting opportunities on destinations from these two destinations.
- Emirates
: This partnership will strengthen the supply of Royal Air Morocco on the Middle East. It also plans to develop cross-selling on West Africa via the Casablanca hub and south-east Asia via Dubai
- Etihad Airways : This partnership between Etihad and Royal Air Morocco allows customers to Etihad to travel to Africa via Casabalanca but it also allows passengers of Royal Air Morocco to Abu Dhabi to transit to travel to destinations not served.
- Iberia : This partnership allows the multiplication of sailings and better coordination of programs and schedules in order to enrich the supply of air services between Morocco and Spain.
- Royal Air Morocco Express : This program leads to a densification of frequencies on the carts inside Morocco and meets three goals: To meet customer needs Moroccan travel business, and individual tourism, both within the home network as the network Regional flights from Valencia, Malaga, Lisbon and Porto. Optimize connections to the Hub Casablanca and from the international network of Royal Air Morocco from major regions of Morocco.
- Turkish Airlines : The Royal Air Codeshare between Morocco and Turkish Airlines can coordinate plans flights between Casablanca and Istanbul.
- United Airlines (2012) : Sharing code between RAM is United Airlines is expected at the opening of the Casablanca - Washington. This agreement provides for alternating services between the two companies and allow the American company to break the African market.
Since 1998, Royal Air Morocco was a candidate for SkyTeam , the second alliance air market that includes Air France-KLM and Delta Airlines. Finally, the Moroccan company withdrew front of the pre-requisite of such membership, which involved a partial waiver to certain routes in Africa (yet very lucrative market for the group Royal Air Morocco). In addition, the company has obtained the status of associate member when she wanted to become a full member: These two points were at odds with the general policy of the group, which is to create more links on the African continent. It is in talks with oneworld for possible future membership.
Partnerships
Commercial
Besides the code share, Royal Air Morocco and Iberia joined through obtaining and Safar Flyer miles. The aim is that members of Safar Flyer can earn miles in their frequent flyer program Safar flyer when they travel on flights of Iberia.
Technology
In April 2009 Royal Air Morocco has made public its intention to outsource its reservation systems, inventory and registration at the airport Accidents - On 22 December 1973, another Caravelle, rented Sobelair, crashed near the airport of Tangier (TNG). During severe weather conditions the pilot had initiated a turn too far east, he flew over a dangerous ground and ended up crashing. The 106 passengers and crew died.
- On 21 August 1994, ATR 42-300 operating domestic flights between Agadir and Casablanca suddenly lost altitude and fell from 16,000 feet and crashed in the mountains of Atlas. Investigators have speculated that the pilot deliberately disconnected the autopilot and the aircraft plunges toward the ground. The 44 passengers and crew died.
Incidents
- On 21 January 1995, a Boeing 747-400 operated Flight 205 was preparing to depart from the Montreal-Mirabel International Airport to New York and Casablanca. The pilot started to maneuver his aircraft into position for takeoff wait. Thinking that the icing of the aircraft was completed and the park was cleared, it suddenly crashed into two vehicles that were still icing up against the two horizontal stabilizers, killing three people on the ground and injuring two others .
- On April 20, 2009, a Boeing 767-300 operating AT-200 flight from Casablanca to New York encountered heavy turbulence in its wake during the final approach and the aircraft made a hard landing and ground inspections have revealed cracks and wrinkles on the fuselage. The aircraft resumed service after 4 months of repairs .
References
See also
External link
MAD 12 billion (2007-2008) Website: 
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