Aeris (airline)

Aeris
Founded	1999
Ceased operations	2003
Hubs	Toulouse-Blagnac Airport
Fleet size	7
Headquarters	Toulouse, France
Website	http://www.aeris.fr

An Aeris Boeing 737-300

Aeris was an airline company based in Toulouse, France. It was founded in 1999 and was defunct in 2003^[1] after being unable to raise additional capital.

Aeris offered charter flights until 2003, after acquiring 7,612^[2] slots at Orly Airport due to the bankruptcy of Air Liberté. Aeris took on passengers as a low-cost carrier, competing with EasyJet and Air France for flights between Paris and south of France. Aeris aimed for business travelers, but was only able to fill about 60% of their seat capacity. In 2003 the company missed a government deadline to raise extra capital which was extended in August 2003, with the airline hoping to raise 15m euros in the following weeks from a mixture of foreign and domestic investors.^[3] At Paris, Aeris' 12,092 annual slots were redistributed after the bankruptcy.^[4]

Air Tolouse International Sud Aviation Caravelle

Air Toulouse International Sud Aviation Caravelle at Dublin Airport in 1993

Air Toulouse International Boeing 737-200 in 1997

Aeris began operation with a small fleet of Boeing 737-300 aircraft and 767-300 aircraft. These were generally operated in an all-economy configuration.

Aeris operated many scheduled services with fixed timetables. However, the airline soon branched out into charter services.