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{{Infobox Airline
|airline        = Atlas Blue
|logo           = Atlas Blue logo.svg
|logo_size      = 
|fleet_size     = 14 ''(upon merger)''
|destinations   = 26
|IATA           = 8A
|ICAO           = BMM
|callsign       = ATLAS BLUE
|parent         = [[Royal Air Maroc]]
|company_slogan =  
|founded        = 2004
|ceased         = 2009 ''(merged into [[Royal Air Maroc]])''
|headquarters   = [[Marrakech]], [[Morocco]]
|key_people     = [[Driss Benhima]]
|hubs           =
<div>
*[[Marrakech-Menara Airport]]
*[[Tangier-Boukhalef Airport]]
</div>
|secondary_hubs = 
<div>
*[[Agadir – Al Massira Airport]]
*[[Nador International Airport]]
</div>
|focus_cities   = 
|frequent_flyer = 
|lounge         = 
|alliance       = 
|website        =  www.atlas-blue.com ''(now defunct)''<br> http://www.royalairmaroc.com/ ''(since merger)''
}}

'''Atlas Blue''' was a [[Low-cost carrier|low-cost airline]] with its head office on the grounds of [[Marrakech-Menara Airport]] in [[Marrakech]], [[Morocco]], operating out of [[Menara International Airport]].<ref>"[https://web.archive.org/web/20080215221057/http://www.atlas-blue.com/en/contact.php Contact]." Atlas Blue. 15 February 2008. Retrieved on 26 June 2010.</ref>

Atlas Blue was a subsidiary of [[Royal Air Maroc]] (RAM), operating chartered and scheduled services to Europe.<ref name="FI">{{cite news | title= Directory: World Airlines | work= [[Flight International]] | page= 80 | date= 2007-03-27}}</ref> During 2010, Atlas Blue flights were rebranded as Royal Air Maroc flights, with the aircraft being re-painted in RAM livery.

== History ==
Atlas Blue was established on 28 May 2004 and started operations on 26 July 2004, with charter operations from Morocco to [[France]] using a single [[Boeing 737|Boeing 737-400]]. Another 5 Boeing 737-400s were transferred from Royal Air Maroc to expand services to [[Belgium]], [[Germany]], [[Italy]] and the [[United Kingdom]].<ref>Airways magazine, April 2005</ref> Atlas Blue is owned by Royal Air Maroc (99.99%) and private investors (0.01%), and has 167 employees.<ref name="FI"/>

At the end of 2009, Royal Air Maroc bought Atlas Blue. The Atlas Blue website was shut down on 21 January 2010.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.royalairmaroc.com/AtlasBlue/atlas_blue.jsp|title=The web sites www.atlas-blue.com and www.royalairmaroc.com have been merged.|website=Atlas Blue|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100131075615/http://www.royalairmaroc.com/AtlasBlue/atlas_blue.jsp|archive-date=31 January 2010|url-status=dead|access-date=31 January 2010}}</ref> By the end of 2010, the Atlas Blue brand ceased to exist.<ref>[http://www.airlineupdate.com/content_public/airlines/africa/morocco.htm Atlas Blue at airlineupdate.com] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100916025704/http://www.airlineupdate.com/content_public/airlines/africa/morocco.htm |date=September 16, 2010 }}</ref>

== Destinations ==
[[File:Atlas Blue CN-RNA B734.jpg|thumb|Atlas Blue Boeing 737-400]]
Atlas Blue operated scheduled flights to the following destinations (as of February 2010):<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.atlas-blue.com/en/destinations.php|title=[Atlas Blue] : cheap air flight ticket Marrakech Marocco - Online booking|website=www.atlas-blue.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090523082200/http://www.atlas-blue.com/en/destinations.php|archive-date=23 May 2009|url-status=dead|access-date=2017-08-24}}</ref>

=== Africa ===
*[[Morocco]]
**[[Agadir]] - [[Al Massira Airport]] '''focus city'''
**[[Al Hoceima]] - [[Cherif Al Idrissi Airport]]
**[[Essaouira]] - [[Mogador Airport]]
**[[Fez, Morocco|Fez]] - [[Saïss Airport]]
**[[Marrakesh]] - [[Menara International Airport]] '''Hub'''
**[[Nador]] - [[Nador International Airport]] '''Focus city'''
**[[Ouarzazate]] - [[Ouarzazate Airport]]
**[[Oujda]] - [[Angads Airport]]
**[[Tangier]] - [[Ibn Batouta International Airport]] '''Secondary Hub'''

=== Europe ===
*[[Belgium]]
**[[Brussels]] - [[Brussels Airport]] '''focus city'''
*[[Germany]]
**[[Düsseldorf]] - [[Düsseldorf Airport]] [seasonal]
**[[Frankfurt]] - [[Frankfurt Airport]]
**[[Munich]] - [[Munich Airport]]
*[[France]]
**[[Bordeaux]] - [[Bordeaux - Mérignac Airport]]
**[[Lille]] - [[Lesquin Airport]]
**[[Lyon]] - [[Lyon-Saint Exupéry Airport|Saint-Exupéry Airport]]
**[[Marseille]] - [[Provence Airport]]
**[[Metz]]/[[Nancy, France|Nancy]] - [[Metz-Nancy-Lorraine Airport]] [seasonal]
**[[Nantes]] - [[Atlantique Airport]]
**[[Nice]] - [[Côte d'Azur Airport]]
**[[Paris]] - [[Orly Airport]]
**[[Saint-Étienne]] – [[Saint-Étienne – Bouthéon Airport|Bouthéon Airport]] [seasonal]
**[[Toulouse]] - [[Blagnac Airport]]
*[[Italy]]
**[[Milan]] - [[Malpensa Airport]]
*[[Poland]]
**[[Warsaw]] - [[Warsaw Chopin Airport|Warsaw Airport]]
*[[Netherlands]]
**[[Amsterdam]] - [[Amsterdam Airport Schiphol]]
*[[Spain]]
**[[Barcelona]] - [[Barcelona Airport]]
**[[Madrid]] - [[Barajas Airport]]
*[[Switzerland]]
**[[Geneva]] - [[Geneva International Airport]]
*[[United Kingdom]]
**[[London]]
***[[London Gatwick Airport]]
***[[London Heathrow Airport]]

== Fleet ==
The Atlas Blue fleet consisted of the following aircraft (as of January 2010) <ref name="airfleets.net">{{Cite web|url=http://www.airfleets.net/flottecie/Atlas%20Blue.htm|title=Atlas Blue Fleet {{!}} Airfleets aviation|website=www.airfleets.net|access-date=2017-08-24}}</ref>
{| class="toccolours" border="1" cellpadding="3" style="border-collapse:collapse;margin:auto;"
|+ '''Fleet'''
|- bgcolor=orange
!Aircraft
!Total
!Orders
!Passengers<br><small>(Economy)</small> 
|-
|[[Airbus A321|Airbus A321-200]]
|4
|0
|185
|-
|[[Boeing 737 Classic|Boeing 737-400]]
|6
|0
|168
|-
|[[Boeing 737 Classic|Boeing 737-500]]
|1
|0
|135
|-
|[[Boeing 737 Next Generation|Boeing 737-800]]
|1
|0
|189
|-
|'''Total'''
|11
|
|
|}
As of August 2010, all aircraft except of two [[Airbus A321]] have been handed over to Royal Air Maroc.<ref name="airfleets.net"/>

==References==
{{reflist|2}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Atlas Blue}}
*[http://www.royalairmaroc.com/ Royal Air Maroc]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/*/www.atlas-blue.com/en/index.php Atlas Blue] (Archive)
*[https://web.archive.org/*/http://www.atlas-blue.com/ Atlas Blue] (Archive) {{in lang|fr}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120204223753/http://www.ch-aviation.ch/aircraft.php?search=set&airline=ATB&al_op=1 Atlas Blue Fleet]
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