In 2016, the airline changed its name to Air Antilles and introduced a new livery with the delivery of its first ATR 72-600.[citation needed]
In September 2023, the group CAIRE of which both Air Antilles and Air Guyane were a part of was terminated. Air Antilles was set to be brought up by a public-private partnership, while Air Guyane was to be liquidated. Air Antilles is said to resume the selling of tickets online in May 2024, with a reduced service, instead only serving Fort-de-France, Pointe-à-Pitre, Saint Barthélemy and Saint Martin. However, there are still plans for their full service to swing back into action in the upcoming year.[1]
On August 24, 2023, Air Antilles flight 3S722 veered off of runway 28 at the Saint Barthélemy airport moments after touchdown. The aircraft involved was a DHC-6-400 Twin Otter registered F-OMYS. The Twin Otter then stuck a parked and unoccupied helicopter that had landed 30 minutes prior. While none of the six on board the Twin Otter were seriously injured, the high speed impact caused substantial damage to both aircraft.[4] The pilots blamed the loss of directional control on a steering issue. Furthermore, video evidence shows F-OMYS having steering difficulties while taxiing at Saint Barth only ten days prior to the crash.[5] Air Antilles was temporarily suspended from flying to Saint Barth following the accident.[6]
References
^Antilles, Air. "Accueil". Air Antilles (in French). Retrieved 2024-09-13.
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