Company Name	Air Mauritius Limited
SEM Code	AIRM
Classification	Transport
Registered Office	Paille-en-Queue Court, President John Kennedy Street, Port Louis
Chairman	Dr Arjoon SUDDHOO
Managing Director	Megh PILLAY, C.S.K.
Director	Nizamuddhin BUNDHUN Alan BURNETT, OBE, FCIT, FICTA Dheerendra Kumar DABEE Pierre DESCAZEAUX Philippe ESPITALIER NOEL Seilendra GOKHOOL Ramapatee GUJADHUR, C.S.K Dr Paramhamsa NABABSING Ayub N NAKHUDA, C.S.K. Muni Krishna REDDY, G.O.S.K Timothy TAYLOR Vasudevan THULASIDAS Robert WEBB, Q.C
Company Secretary	Medha RAMDANEE
Executive Team	Megh PILLAY,C.S.K Managing Director Sushil BAGUANT Chief Business Support Executive Indradev BUTON Chief Marketing Executive Ajit Kumar GUJADHUR Special Adviser to Managing Director Sheo Kumar GUJADHUR Director Internal Audit Cornwell MULEYA Chief Finance Executive Venkataraman (Ram)RAMACHANDRAN Chief Administration and Human Resources Executive
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Summary Information:

• Air Mauritius ,the national carrier of the Republic of Mauritius was incorporated in 1967. In those days, it acted solely as the handling agent for airlines operating from Plaisance Airport. The Company started actual flight operations only in September 1972 with a leased six-seater, twin - propeller Piper Navajo flying to Rodrigues and Reunion. To-day it flies to the main European , Asian, and African destinations.

• From Ground Handler to an International Airline

  • Air Mauritius took a significant step towards international recognition in 1977, when for the first time, a Boeing 707, in full Air Mauritius livery, operated to Europe. A key milestone leading to the rapid development of Air Mauritius was reached in 1984 with non-stop services being offered between Mauritius and London, Paris, Rome, and Zurich.
    

  • With the establishment of the Mauritius-Singapore air links in 1985, Air Mauritius gradually developed as a hub for air traffic between South East Asia and South Africa.
    

• Responding to international market realities

  • The National Carrier currently operates a fleet of aircraft composed of five Airbus A340-300, two Boeing 767-200 ER, two Airbus A319-100, two ATR 42-500, one ATR72-500 and three Bell Jet Ranger helicopters. However to adapt to the major trends influencing the industry worldwide and the specificities of the Mauritian market, the airline is engaged in a major fleet renewal exercise to support its evolving network.
    

  • Air Mauritius now flies to seven destinations in Europe, namely: London, Paris, Frankfurt, Geneva, Zurich, Milan and Rome . The Australasia network includes Mumbai, Delhi, and Chennai in India, Perth, Melbourne and Sydney in Australia, and Kuala Lumpur, Singapore and Hong Kong. On the regional routes, Air Mauritius operates to 3 points in South Africa (Durban, Johannesburg and Cape Town), to Nairobi, Seychelles, Madagascar, Reunion and Rodrigues.

  • The airline contributes significantly to the export-oriented economy and carries some 35,000 tons of cargo yearly.

  • The company is being restructured to become customer-centric and more flexible and responsive to its stakeholders’ expectations. Air Mauritius is listed since 1995 on the Stock Exchange of Mauritius.

• Activities of the company

  • Air Mauritius has 54.2% shareholding in Pointe Coton Resort Hotel Co Ltd which owns the Cotton Bay Hotel in Rodrigues. It also holds 93.7% of the share capital in Mauritius Estate Development Corporation Ltd (MEDCOR) which owns Air Mauritius Centre, a building in the prime commercial area of Port Louis.

  • The core-business of Air Mauritius remains the carriage of passenger and freight which generates around 95% of its total operating revenue. Other significant activities of the company comprise of Helicopter Services, Ground Handling, Maintenance and Engineering , and a hotel in Rodrigues.

  • It continues to provide ground handling services and extends airline maintenance services to various types of aircraft operated by carriers flying into SSR International Airport. In 1998, Air Mauritius obtained the approval as a JAR (Joint Aviation Requirements)145 Maintenance Organisation by the French Direction Generale.This approval allows the airline to perform maintenance on aircraft and components belonging to the member States of the Joint Aviation Authorities.

  • Air Mauritius also provides a variety of services to airlines in the African and Indian Ocean region. CARAT, the consulting arm of the company markets the airlines’ capabilities including, among others, Human Resource Development, IT, Maintenance and Engineering, and Risk Management