West Atlantic
IATA ICAO Callsign
T2 SWN AIR SWEDEN
Founded2011
Fleet size13
Parent companyLUSAT Air S.L.
HeadquartersMalmö Airport, Sweden
Key peopleLars Jordahn (CEO)
Websitewww.westatlantic.eu

West Atlantic is a holding company for two European cargo airlines, West Air Sweden and West Atlantic UK, with its head office in Malmö, Sweden. West Atlantic employ some 650 staff and operate a fleet of 22 aircraft. The airline specializes in the transport of mail, dangerous goods and general cargo.

History

Air Transport Services Group, Inc. announced on 9 December 2013 an agreement to acquire a 25 percent equity interest in West Atlantic. This investment meant the Boeing 767-200 being added into West Atlantic's fleet.[1]

The 767-200 with registration SE-RLA made its first flight on 26 March 2015, and its first commercial flight on the night between 6 and 7 April, with two further 767-200s joining the fleet later in 2015.

On 20 June 2017, West Atlantic announced it will take delivery of four leased Boeing 737-800(BCF) from GE Capital Aviation Services, with the aircraft being delivered between 2017 and 2019.[2]

On 10 April 2019, LUSAT Air S.L. signed an agreement with West Atlantic to become the new majority shareholder in return for a €20 million cash injection.[3]

A West Atlantic UK 737-300F

Fleet

As of October 2023, the West Atlantic group fleet includes the following aircraft:[4]

West Atlantic Group Fleet
Aircraft In Service
ATR 72 3
Boeing 737-300F 3
Boeing 737-400F 8
Boeing 737-800BCF 2
Total 16

Accidents and incidents

  • On 8 January 2016, a West Atlantic CRJ200 operating as SWN294 from Oslo to Tromsø crashed close to the Norwegian border, by Lake Akkajaure in the Swedish Lapplandsfjällen. The two pilots, a Captain aged 42 and First Officer aged 34, the only persons on board the aircraft at the time, both died in the accident.[5]
  • On 24 September 2022, West Atlantic flight SWN5745 suffered damages after skidding off the runway 12L at Montpellier–Méditerranée Airport whilst landing during a storm by night. The Boeing 737-400 involved ended up in the Étang de l'Or, a lake situated 180 meter South of the runway. None of the three occupants were injured.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "ATSG Acquires Equity Interest in West Atlantic AB".
  2. ↑ "West Atlantic to lease four 737-800 Boeing Converted Freighters from GECAS, becoming the first operator worldwide of the type".
  3. ↑ "Spain's Lusat is West Atlantic's new majority shareholder". The Loadstar. 2019-04-10. Retrieved 2022-10-02.
  4. ↑ westatlantic.eu - Fleet
  5. ↑ (in French)http://www.air-journal.fr/2016-01-09-crash-dun-avion-cargo-en-suede-un-francais-et-un-espagnol-decedes-5156299.html
  6. ↑ "Accident d'un Boeing 737 à l'aéroport de Montpellier".
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