Air Transat 348076 223081357 2008-07-02T14:05:07Z SempreVolando 5579399 [[WP:UNDO|Undid]] revision 223079290 by [[Special:Contributions/99.239.47.201|99.239.47.201]] ([[User talk:99.239.47.201|talk]]) Rv: Unnecessary, see [[WP:AIRLINES]] discussion. {{Infobox_Airline | airline=Air Transat| logo=AirTransatLogo.png| logo_size=200px| fleet_size=17| destinations= 90| IATA=TS| ICAO=TSC| callsign=TRANSAT| parent=[[Transat A.T.|Transat A.T. Inc.]]| founded=1986| headquarters=[[Montreal]], [[Quebec]]| key_people=Jean-Marc Eustache ([[Chairman]] & [[CEO]]), François Laurin([[CFO]])| hubs=[[Montréal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport|Montréal-Trudeau Int'l Airport]]<br>[[Toronto Pearson International Airport|Toronto Pearson Int'l Airport]]| focus_cities=[[Vancouver International Airport]]<br>[[Québec/Jean Lesage International Airport|Québec/Jean Lesage Int'l Airport]]<br>[[Calgary International Airport]]| frequent_flyer=| lounge=| alliance=| website= http://www.airtransat.com| }} '''Air Transat A.T. Inc.''' is an [[airline]] based in [[Montreal|Montreal, Quebec, Canada]], operating scheduled and [[charter flights]] and serving 90 destinations in 25 countries. The airline is owned and operated by [[Transat A.T.]] During the summer season its main destinations are Europe and domestic flights within Canada and in the winter season the [[Caribbean]], [[Mexico]], [[USA]] and South America. It is the designated carrier between Canada and [[Cuba]]. Its main base is [[Montréal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport]], with hubs at [[Toronto Pearson International Airport]] and [[Vancouver International Airport]]. The airline also focuses operations at [[Calgary International Airport]] and [[Québec/Jean Lesage International Airport]]<ref name="FI">{{cite news | title= Directory: World Airlines | work= [[Flight International]] | page= 67 | date= 2007-03-27}}</ref>. ==History== [[Image:airtransat a310-300 c-gtsf arp.jpg|thumb|left|[[Airbus A310-300]]]] Air Transat was founded by former [[Quebecair]] employees in December 1986 as an off-shoot of Trafic Voyages. It made its inaugural flight on [[November 14]] [[1987]], travelling from [[Montreal]] to [[Acapulco]]. Six years later, Air Transat assumed defunct [[Nationair]]'s maintenance base and aircraft. Today, the company books 2.5 million passengers a year. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Transat A.T. Inc. Separate companies (Transat Holidays, Nolitours, Jonview Canada) operate under the banner of TDC (Transat Distribution Canada) which specialize in organizing, marketing, and distributing vacation travel and packages. The organization includes tour operators and retail travel outlets based in Canada and France. Today Air Transat is one of [[Canada]]'s largest airlines, after [[Air Canada]], [[Air Canada Jazz]] and [[WestJet]]. [[Image:AirTransatAmsterdam.jpg|thumb|right| An Air Transat A330 in old livery arriving at Amsterdam's [[Schiphol Airport]].]] On [[14 July]] [[2006]], Transat announced that it had signed an agreement to acquire British tour operator The Airline Seat Company for £20.4 million (approximately C$42.8 million).<ref>[http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/July2006/14/c0705.html Transat A.T. Inc. acquires British tour operator Canadian Affair.] [[CNW Group|Canada Newswire]], [[14 Jul]] [[2006]]. Retrieved [[5 Jan]] [[2007]].</ref> Between 1995 and 2006 The Airline Seat Company established a large proportion of its business under the banner of [[Canadian Affair]], a tour operator and agent for charter flights between the UK and Canada. Air Transat has 2,667 employees<ref name="FI"/>. ==Incidents and accidents== *On [[August 24]] [[2001]], [[Air Transat Flight 236]], en route from [[Toronto]] to [[Lisbon]] with 306 crew and passengers, had to make an [[emergency landing]] in the [[Azores]] without engine power due to [[fuel starvation]] over the [[Atlantic Ocean]].<ref>[http://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2004/10/26/189183/A330+'glider'+drama+facts+revealed.html A330 'glider' drama facts revealed.] [[Flight International]], [[26 Oct]] [[2004]]. Retrieved [[5 Jan]] [[2007]].</ref> The aircraft safely landed at Lajes Air Base, on the island of Terceira. The aircraft was evacuated in 90 seconds. All 306 passengers on board survived. Afterwards, an investigation revealed that the cause of the accident was a fuel leak in the number two engine which was caused by an incorrect part installed in the [[hydraulics]] system by Air Transat maintenance staff. The part did not maintain adequate clearance between the hydraulic lines and the fuel line, allowing vibration in the hydraulic lines to degrade the fuel line and cause the leak. *On [[March 6]] [[2005]], on an [[Air Transat Flight 961]] en route from [[Cuba]] to [[Quebec City]], using an [[Airbus A310]]-300 with 9 crew and 261 passengers on board, most of the rudder separated during the cruise. The crew became aware of the problem and returned to [[Varadero]], Cuba, where they made a safe landing. The reason for the rudder structural failure is still under investigation. It has been established that no unusual rudder inputs had been used by the crew during the flight, they were not manipulating the rudder when it failed and there was no obvious fault in the rudder or yaw-damper system.<ref>[http://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2005/07/19/200307/Weakest+points.html Weakest points.] [[Flight International]], [[19 Jul]] [[2005]]. Retrieved [[5 Jan]] [[2007]].</ref> ==Services== {{main|Air Transat destinations}} Air Transat specializes in charter flights from several Canadian cities to vacation destinations, mainly in the south during the winter months and in Europe during the summer. == New routes== [[Image:Transat_Trudeau.jpg|thumb|right|Air Transat planes at Montreal-Trudeau airport.]] <center> {| class="toccolours" border="1" cellpadding="3" style="border-collapse:collapse" |+ '''New Routes (as of June 22, 2008)''' |- bgcolor=lightgrey !Route !Start Date !End Date !Equipment |- |Hamilton-Cancun [http://www.thespec.com/News/Business/article/383807] |December 20 |January 3 |[[Airbus 310]] |} </center> ==Fleet== The Air Transat fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of February 2008) <ref name="FI"/> : <center> {| class="toccolours" border="1" cellpadding="3" style="border-collapse:collapse" |+ '''Fleet''' |- bgcolor=lightblue !Aircraft !Total !Passengers (Club/Economy) !Routes !Notes |- |[[Airbus A310|Airbus A310-300]] |13 |259 (20/239) |Atlantic & South America |Exit from service 2012 |- |[[Airbus A330|Airbus A330-200]] |3 |363 (21/342) |Atlantic & South America |Reconfigured cabin Mid-2008 |- |[[Airbus A330|Airbus A330-300]] |1 |362 (21/341) |Atlantic & South America |Reconfigured cabin Mid-2008 |- |} </center> Air Transat, has its eye on the [[Airbus A350]] XWB and the [[Boeing 787]] Dreamliner, Air Transat chief executive officer Allen Graham said in an interview November 14, 2007. He expects to choose by late 2008 or early 2009, with plans to buy the planes from Airbus or Boeing and also added that they might enter service in 2013. [http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20071114.RTRANSAT14/TPStory/Business] As of June 2008, Air Transat fleet average age is 15.8 years old<ref>[http://www.airfleets.net/ageflotte/?file=calcop&opp=Air%20Transat Air Transat Fleet Age]</ref>. [[Image:AirTransatOld.JPG|right|thumb|Air Transat 1980s Logo]] ===Previously operated=== * [[Airbus A320]] * [[Boeing 727]] * [[Boeing 757]] * [[Lockheed L-1011 TriStar]] ==Trivia== [[Image:TSStransat old.gif|thumb|leftt|Air Transat's logo in the early and mid 1990's. It was phased out in late 2005 with the introduction of the new logo. "Canada's No.1 Holiday Airline" did not appear on the aircraft livery.]] * At least one Air Transat plane was in the background at JFK in the movie ''[[The Terminal]]''. However, Air Transat does not service New York-JFK Airport. The reason the plane is visible is because the movie was shot at [[Montréal-Mirabel International Airport]]. ==External links== *[http://www.airtransat.com Official Site] *[http://www.planespotters.net/Airline/Air-Transat Fleet Detail] == References == {{reflist}} <br> {{Airlines of Canada}} [[Category:Airlines of Canada]] [[Category:Air Transat]] [[Category:Air Transport Association of Canada]] [[Category:Airlines established in 1986]] [[Category:Companies based in Montreal]] [[de:Air Transat]] [[fr:Air Transat]] [[id:Air Transat]] [[he:אייר טראנסט]] [[nl:Air Transat]] [[ja:エア・トランザット]] [[pl:Air Transat]] [[pt:Air Transat]] [[ro:Air Transat]] [[sr:Ер Трансат]] [[fi:Air Transat]]