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Air Corsica
IATA ICAO Call sign
XK CCM CORSICA
Founded1989; 35 years ago (1989) (as Compagnie Corse Méditerranée)
2000; 24 years ago (2000) (as CCM Airlines)
Commenced operations2010; 14 years ago (2010)
HubsAjaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport
Secondary hubsBastia – Poretta Airport,Calvi – Sainte-Catherine Airport,Figari Sud-Corse Airport
Frequent-flyer programFlying Blue, Air Corsica Mea
Fleet size12
Destinations24
Parent companyCollectivité Territoriale de Corse, Air France–KLM
HeadquartersAjaccio, Corsica, France
Key peoplePhilippe Dandrieux (CEO)
Websiteaircorsica.com

Compagnie Aérienne Corse Méditerranée S.A.E.M. (Corsican: Cumpagnia Aerea Corsa Mediterrania), trading as Air Corsica (formerly CCM Airlines), is the flag carrier of the French insular region of Corsica, with its head office on the grounds of Ajaccio Napoléon Bonaparte Airport in Ajaccio, Corsica.[1] It operates passenger services from Corsica to continental France. Its main base is Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport, with hubs at Figari–Sud Corse Airport, Bastia – Poretta Airport and Calvi – Sainte-Catherine Airport.[2][3]

History

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The company was founded on January 1, 1989, by Pierre Philippe Ceccaldi to improve flight connections to Corsica. Its first flight took place in June 1990 under the name Compagnie Corse Méditerranée, later becoming CCM Airlines, and eventually adopting the name Air Corsica.[4]

In October 2010, it changed its name to Air Corsica.[4]

In December 2019, with the arrival of its first Airbus A320neo, Air Corsica became the first French operator of the A320neo.[5]

Air Corsica operates certain flights as a franchise for Air France and ITA Airways.[6] Air Corsica outsources its passenger service system, which manages reservations, inventory and pricing to Amadeus using the Altéa system.

Destinations

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Departure Points (In Corsica)[7][8]
Calvi Bastia Ajaccio Figari
Brussels Seasonal Seasonal Seasonal Seasonal
Paris (Orly) Year-Round Year-Round Year-Round Year-Round
Dole Seasonal
Clermont-Ferrand Seasonal
Lyon Seasonal Year-Round Year-Round Seasonal
Toulouse Seasonal Seasonal Year-Round Seasonal
Marseille Year-Round Year-Round Year-Round Year-Round
Nice Year-Round Year-Round Year-Round Year-Round
Olbia Seasonal
Milan Seasonal
Venice Seasonal
Rome Seasonal Year-Round
Naples Seasonal Seasonal

Codeshare agreements

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Air Corsica has codeshare agreements with the following airlines:[9]

Fleet

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Air Corsica Airbus A320
Air Corsica ATR 72-500 (72-212A)

Current fleet

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As of February 2023, Air Corsica's fleet consists of the following aircraft:[11]

Air Corsica Fleet
Aircraft In service Orders Passengers Notes
Airbus A320-200 2 180
Airbus A320neo 4 186
ATR 42-500 1 48 [12]
ATR 72-600 6 72
Total 13

Former fleet

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The airline previously operated the following aircraft (as of February 2023):[13]

  • F-GRPZ, ATR72-500
  • F-GRPY, ATR72-500
  • F-HDGK, A320-216
  • F-HZFM, A320-216

References

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  1. ^ "Relations Clientèle Archived 2009-08-18 at the Wayback Machine." CCM Airlines. Retrieved on 12 February 2010. "Siège social de CCM Aéroport Napoléon Bonaparte BP 505 – 20186 AJACCIO CEDEX "
  2. ^ "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-04-03. p. 62.
  3. ^ Air International, July 2005
  4. ^ a b "Corporate | Air Corsica". www.aircorsica.com (in French). Retrieved 2024-11-01.
  5. ^ "Air Corsica réceptionne son premier Airbus A320neo - Commercial Aircraft - Airbus". airbus.com. 2019-12-02. Archived from the original on 2019-12-10. Retrieved 2024-11-01.
  6. ^ "ITA Airways è in code share con Air Corsica su Ajaccio". 19 April 2022.
  7. ^ "Notre réseau". Air Corsica (in French). Retrieved 2024-11-03.
  8. ^ Flightradar24. "Live Flight Tracker - Real-Time Flight Tracker Map". Flightradar24. Retrieved 2024-11-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  9. ^ "Profile on Air Corsica". CAPA. Centre for Aviation. Archived from the original on 2016-11-03. Retrieved 2016-11-03.
  10. ^ "ITA Airways è in code share con Air Corsica su Ajaccio". 19 April 2022.
  11. ^ "Global Airline Guide 2019 (Part One)". Airliner World (October 2019): 14.
  12. ^ "Air Corsica to add an ATR42-500 in late 2Q19".
  13. ^ "Global Airline Guide 2018 (Part One)". Airliner World (October 2018): 14.
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