Amelia (airline)

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 pioneer Amelia Earhart.

Amelia

IATA ICAO Call sign 8R AIA AMELIA
Founded	1976; 49 years ago (1976)
Fleet size	20[1]
Headquarters	Paris, France
Key people	Alain Regourd (CEO)[2]
Employees	250
Website	flyamelia.com/en/

Interior of an Embraer 145 from Amelia.

Amelia rents crewed aircraft to companies such as Air France, Air France Hop or Eastern 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 between Port-Gentil (in Gabon), Pointe-Noire and Brazzaville (Congo). The company also operates government flights for governments in African countries such as the Republic of Congo.

History

The airline was founded in 1976 by Alain Regourd.^[3]

In 2019, Regourd Aviation renamed its European subsidiary as Amelia as a tribute to American aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart.^[4] Regourd Aviation itself now only acts as a holding company, including its Slovenian subsidiary Amelia International (formerly Aero4M) and its African subsidiaries Equaflight (EKA), EquaJet (EK), and Equa2R.^[4]

In February 2022, it was announced that the three ATR 72s would be converted to hydrogen power.^[5]

In March 2022, it was announced that it would take over the Public Service Obligation (PSO) routes from Strasbourg to Munich and Amsterdam Schiphol on April 9.^[6]

Destinations

Country	City	Airport	Notes
France	Paris	Orly Airport	Hub
	Pau	Pau Pyrénées Airport

Codeshare and Interline agreements

Amelia currently has a Codeshare agreement with Air France^[7] and a Interline agreement with APG Airlines.^[8]

Fleet

As of February 2024, the fleet consists of 18 aircraft with an average age of 20 years.

Aircraft type	Active	Seats	Average age
Airbus A320	02	178	16 years
A319-112	02	144	17.4 years
ATR 42	01	48	20.8 years
ATR 72	02	cargo	18.3 years
ATR 72-600	01	72	7.3 years
Embraer 135 ER & LR	03	27	21.5 years
Embraer 135 VIP	01	24
Embraer 145	09	50	20.2 years
Total	20	–	20 years

Collaboration

On 20 November 2024, it was reported that Bangkok 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 in Thailand.^[9]