The small airline was founded on 21 May 1970 as Société Antillaise de Transport Aérien, SATA to soon become known as Air Guadeloupe. Operations began in 1994 and the CEO was Francois Paneole. In 2000 it was merged withAir Martinique, Air Saint Barthélémy, and Air Saint Martin to formAir Caraïbes.[3]
21 December 1972 - A Twin Otter operated a flight on behalf ofAir France from Guadeloupe to St. Maarten, another island in the Caribbean. It crashed at night, near the island of St. Maarten. All 11 passengers and two crew members died.
18 November 1978 - A Twin Otter struck the water with its left wingtip while flying in a violent squall with a 200–300 feet ceiling. The aircraft crashed and sank in 13m of water. Fifteen of the 20 occupants (including one flight crew) died.
^"World Airline Directory."Flight International. 26 March 1988.41. "Head Office: Aéroport du Raizet, 97110 Abymes, Guadeloupe, French West Indies"
^"World Airline Directory."Flight International. 17–23 March 1999.49. "Immeuble Le Caducet, Morne Vergain, Abymes, 97139, Guadeloupe, French West Indies"
^North American Airlines Handbook published by Airways International Inc 1997
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