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| Founded | 1976; 50 years ago (1976) | ||||||
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| Fleet size | 6 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Paris,France | ||||||
| Key people | Alain Regourd (CEO)[1] | ||||||
| Employees | 250 | ||||||
| Website | flyamelia | ||||||
Amelia is a French airline founded in 1976. Since 2019, it has been the trading name of the Regourd Aviation group, a company that specializes in the rental of aircraft with crew, charter flights, sports transport, corporate transport, crew transport and aircraft maintenance. The company has also been operating scheduled flights for several years. The trading name is a tribute to aviation pioneerAmelia Earhart.
Amelia rents crewed aircraft to companies such asAir France,Air France Hop orEastern Airways. Amelia also operates charter flights for various semi-governmental institutions. It provides crew transport for Air France or Brussels Airlines and operates scheduled flights betweenPort-Gentil (in Gabon),Pointe-Noire andBrazzaville (Congo). The company also operates government flights for governments in African countries such as the Republic of Congo.
The airline was founded in 1976 by Alain Regourd.[2]
In 2019, Regourd Aviation renamed its European subsidiary as Amelia as a tribute to American aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart.[3] Regourd Aviation itself now only acts as a holding company, including its Slovenian subsidiary Amelia International (formerly Aero4M) and its African subsidiariesEquaflight (EKA), EquaJet (EK), and Equa2R.[3]
In February 2022, it was announced that the three ATR 72s would be converted to hydrogen power.[4]
In March 2022, it was announced that it would take over the Public Service Obligation (PSO) routes fromStrasbourg toMunich andAmsterdam Schiphol on April 9.[5]
| Country | City | Airport | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | Paris | Orly Airport | Hub |
| Pau | Pau Pyrénées Airport |
Amelia currently has acodeshare agreement withAir France[6] and aninterline agreement withAPG Airlines.[7]
As of August 2025[update], Amelia operates the following aircraft:[8]
| Aircraft | In service | Passengers | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Airbus A319-100 | 1 | 144 | |
| Airbus A320-200 | 4 | 178 | |
| Embraer E145 | 1 | 50 | |
| Total | 6 | ||
Amelia previously operated the following aircraft:
On 20 November 2024, it was reported thatBangkok Airways will be wet-leasing two aircraft from Amelia from 1 December 2024 to 29 March 2025 to overcome the shortage of aircraft especially during the upcoming peak tourist season inThailand.[9]