ROYAL AIR MAROC ARAB AVIATION IN THE 50S

ROYAL AIR MAROC

ROYAL AIR MAROC  is the result of the merger in 1953  of AIR ATLAS  "Compagnie Cherifienne de l' Air  founded in 1946 and AIR MAROC better known as Compagnie Cherifienne de Transports Aeriens -Air Maroc founded in 1947 and known until 1957 as AIR ATLAS/AIR MAROC.

Air Atlas began operations in November 1946 with the Junkers Ju52 to the southern regional cities of France Toulouse and Perpignan were Air/Rail connections were offered.
The DC3 will be introduced in 1948,

The timetable dated April 17, 1950 shows the extent of the operations of the company.

AIR ATLAS TIMETABLE APRIL 1950 FROM THE ARTHUR NA COLLECTION

AIR ATLAS APRIL 1950 NETWORK MAP

NETWORK LENGTH 5796 km -12 Destinations


The Languedoc will join Air Atlas in 1951 and will operate the following services 
Casablanca-Tangiers-Bordeaux
Casablanca-Rabat-Bordeaux
Casablanca-Tangiers-Marseille
Casablanca-Rabat-Marseille

source www.timetableimages.com/Bjorn Larsson collection + accompanying network map

NETWORK LENGTH 10215 km -14 Destinations

 and the bigger 64 pax DC4 in 1952


Air Maroc, on the other hand, had a fleet of Curtiss C46 (to operate cargo flights), DC3  and 6SO-30P Bretagne (36-40 seats configurationm) that joined the fleet in July 1951.


The Air Maroc timetable dated May 1, 1953 shows flights to Bordeaux, Toulouse, Paris, Marseille, Lyon, Geneva ,Milan,Tanger, Rabat and Casablanca

AIR  MAROC MAY 1953 NETWORK MAP

NETWORK LENGTH 13427 km -10 Destinations


The joint Air Atlas/Air Maroc timetable dated February 1957 

source www.timetableimages.com/bjorn Larsson collection

shows operations with both the DC4

FROM AIRLINERS.NET/BNAF

 and DC3 as per the map herebelow :

AIR ATLAS/AIR  MAROC FEBRUARY 1957 NETWORK MAP

NETWORK LENGTH 19572 km -22 Destinations



Morocco was granted independence from France in 1957 and on June 28 1957 Air Atlas Air maroc became ROYAL AIR MAROC.

4 L749 constellation 

FROM AIRLINERS.NET/BNAF

 were leased from Air France in July 1958 allowing the replacement of the DC4 on its main line .

This timetable dated June 26 1959 

source www.timetableimages.com/bjorn Larsson collection

reflects the full network of the company at that time with flights extending from Dakar to Paris with a great number of connections from French to Moroccan cities as well as pool operations with Air France.

source www.timetableimages.com/bjorn Larsson collection ROYAL AIR MAROC 1959 network map

NETWORK LENGTH 26582 km -22 Destinations


Maps generated by the Great Circle Mapper - copyright © Karl L. Swartz.