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On 23 December 1973, a Sud Aviation Caravelle on lease to Royal Air Maroc crashed near the airport after the pilot turned too far to the East in his approach to runway 28. In dark and rainy conditions, the plane overflew the dangerous terrain and crashed into the mountains.
In the summer months, at least once a week the scheduled flights operated by Royal Air Maroc use a Boeing 747 instead of the normal Boeing 737. Other cheap airlines like Jet4you, Germanwings and AirArabiaMaroc operate scheduled flights to the Northern cities like Oujda, Nador, Fes, Al-Hoceima and Tanger.
The 1970 Berrechid crash was an aviation incident involving a Sud Aviation SE-210 Caravelle III on a route between Agadir and Paris, [3] with a stopover in Casablanca. [4] [2] ...
During the early years of the Cold War, the United States Air Force's Strategic Air Command (SAC) used the airport as headquarters for its 5th and 316th Air Divisions. Various SAC aircraft, primarily B-47 Stratojets and KC-97 Stratofreighters used the airport until the United States Air Force withdrew from Morocco in 1957.
The airport serves as hub for Royal Air Maroc, [5] Royal Air Maroc Express and Air Arabia Maroc. It is named after King Mohammed V of Morocco, who led the country's successful push for independence from French and Spanish colonial rule.
Royal Air Maroc has/had its head office on the airport property. [6] As of 2019 the airline still states that Anfa is the location of its head office. [7]By 2008 Royal Air Maroc (RAM) Academy, the training arm of the country's national airline, had moved its activity to Benslimane and Nouaceur.
Air Arabia Maroc: Consumer services Travel & leisure Casablanca: 2009 Low cost airline P A Akwa Group: Oil & gas Exploration & production Casablanca: 1932 Oil and gas P A Attijariwafa Bank: Financials Banks Casablanca: 1904 Bank P A Banque Commerciale du Maroc: Financials Banks Casablanca: 1911 Bank, defunct 2004 P D Banque Populaire du Maroc ...
All through the year, Royal Air Maroc (in codeshare with Atlas Blue) flies several times per week to Brussels and Amsterdam, but in the summer season more flights are scheduled. In the peak season, RAM even uses their Boeing 747 jumbojet every week on the route to/from Amsterdam and Brussels instead of the smaller Boeing 737 as they do the rest ...