Royal Air Cambodge

Royal Air Cambodge (Khmer: អាកាសចរណ៍ភូមិន្ទ កម្ពុជា; known as 'Air Cambodge' (Khmer: អាកាសចរ កម្ពុជា) from 1970 to 1975) was the flag carrier airline of Cambodia, headquartered in Phnom Penh.[1]

Not to be confused with Cambodia Angkor Air, the present Cambodian flag carrier.
Royal Air Cambodge
Khmer: អាកាសចរណ៍ភូមិន្ទ កម្ពុជា
IATA ICAO Callsign
VJ RAC AIR CAMBODGE
Founded1956
Commenced operations1994
Ceased operations16 October 2001
Operating bases
Fleet size7
Destinations13
Parent companyGovernment of Cambodia(51%) Malaysia Airlines(49%)
Websitewww.royal-air-cambodge.net
(Archive)
Air Cambodge Sud Aviation Caravelle III (XU-JTB) at Hong Kong's Kai Tak Airport in 1973
Royal Air Cambodge Boeing 737-400 in 1999

History

The company was founded in 1956. After the establishment of the Khmer Republic in 1970, the airline was re-named 'Air Cambodge'. It was reformed, under the original name 'Royal Air Cambodge', after the restoration of the monarchy and democracy in the early 1990s and the recovery of the economy in 1994. The airline's partner was Malaysia Airlines and aircraft was leased from them. The enterprise however was loss-making, totaling over 30 million US dollars. The decision to close its business was made partly because of a decrease of passengers numbers in the wake of the September 11 terrorist attacks, which brought the whole aviation industry as a whole in deep crisis.[2] Royal Air Cambodge had to shut down on 16 October 2001. The Cambodian government later joined with Vietnam Airlines to set up the new national flag carrier Cambodia Angkor Air in 2009.

Destinations

Fleet
Royal Air Cambodge fleet information History 1994-2001
Aircraft In
service		 Passengers Notes
C Y Total
ATR 72-201
3
0
68
68
 EX: Kampuchea Airlines
Boeing 737-200
1
0
112
112
 XU-711
Boeing 737-400
3
16
128
144
 All leased from Malaysia Airlines,
9M-MMX still operates in the Malaysia Airlines fleet and one stored.
Total 7

See also

References
  1. "World Airline Directory." Flight International. 4–10 April 2000. p. 99. "206 A, Norodom Blvd., Phnom Penh, Cambodia"
  2. "Cambodia's Royal Air Cambodge to Stop All Flights". http://english.people.com.cn/english/200110/14/eng20011014_82231.html. 14 October 2001. Retrieved 7 November 2013. External link in |website= (help)

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