ASL Airlines France

ASL Airlines France, formerly Europe Airpost, is an airline based in the Bâtiment Le Séquoia in Tremblay-en-France.[2] It operates mail and cargo flights for the postal service and newspapers dispatch during the night and scheduled and charter services for other airlines and tour operators by day thanks to its fleet of Boeing 737-700, 737-800 and Boeing 737-300QC ("Quick Change") aircraft that can be switched between cargo and passenger configuration in less than an hour. Its main base is Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport.[3]

ASL Airlines France
IATA ICAO Callsign
5O[1] FPO FRENCH POST
Founded1991
HubsCharles de Gaulle Airport
Secondary hubsCardiff
Fleet size19
Parent companyASL Aviation Group
HeadquartersTremblay-en-France, France
Websiteaslairlines.fr/

History

The airline's roots can be traced to the "Companie générale aéropostale" in 1927 that pioneered mail delivery between Europe, Africa and South America with famous pilots like Jean Mermoz and Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. It was originally part of Air France from 1947 to 1991 when it operated as Société d'Exploitation Aéropostale (SEA). It took on the name Europe Airpost in 2000 when it started services on its own for the French national postal service (La Poste). On March 14, 2008, ASL Aviation of Ireland officially acquired the airline. The aircraft keep the former livery and call sign. It had 400 employees as of March 2007.[3]

On 4 June 2015, ASL Aviation Group, the parent company of Europe Airpost, announced that Europe Airpost would be rebranded as ASL Airlines France.[4]

Destinations
Main article: List of ASL Airlines France destinations

Fleet
ASL Airlines France Boeing 737-700

The ASL Airlines France fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of August 2019):[5]

ASL Airlines France Fleet
Aircraft In Fleet Orders Passengers Notes
Boeing 737-300QC 3 — 147
Boeing 737-700 5 — 148
1 Currently leased to Air Transat
Boeing 737-800 2 —
ASL Airlines France Cargo Fleet
Boeing 737-300F 2 — Cargo
Boeing 737-400F 6 — Cargo
Total 19 —
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References
  1. "IATA - Airline and Airport Code Search". iata.org. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
  2. "europe_airpost.html Archived November 11, 2008, at the Wayback Machine." (Informations utiles -> Nous contacter) Europe Airpost. Retrieved on 18 June 2010. "Bât. Le Séquoia - Siège social - Fret 7. Zone de Fret 7 - Bât. Le Séquoia 15 rue du Haut de Laval BP 14454 Tremblay-en-France 95708 Roissy CDG Cedex"
  3. "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-04-03. p. 79.
  4. "Ireland based ASL Aviation Group is to launch a new European airline brand, ASL Airlines, as part of its strategy for continued growth in passenger and cargo operations". ASL Aviation Group. 4 June 2015. Archived from the original on 8 November 2017. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  5. "Global Airline Guide 2019 (Part One)". Airliner World (October 2019): 14.

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