Company History
Air Martinique was founded in 1974 as Compagnie Antillaise d'Affretments Aériens-CAAA. The offocial operating name from the early 1980s was Societé Nouvelle Air Martinique.
In July 2000, Air Martinique was merged with Air Guadeloupe, Air St Barthélémy and Air St Martin to form Air Caraïbes (see).
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