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Air Caraïbes and French Bee become the first Green Pilot® certified airlines for their commitment to sustainability
With a thorough and transparent evaluation on training, application of fuel-saving best practices, communication, CSR, and implication in collaborative projects with the airline's ecosystem, the Green Pilot® certification assesses that airlines meet the highest standards of environmental best practices, public transparency, and employee engagement.
As part of the program, once the airline is certified, educational materials are distributed to employees to improve their awareness of fuel best practices, increase the green culture and further reduce CO emissions.
" " said Marc Rochet, CEO of Air Caraïbes and President of French bee.
" " said Marc Rochet, CEO of Air Caraïbes and Président of French bee.
" said Alexandre Feray , CEO & Founder Green Pilot.
Initiated by OpenAirlines, the leading eco-flying solution provider, and supported by Bertrand Piccard and the Solar Impulse Foundation, Green Pilot® is a collective movement of airline professionals concerned about climate change and committed to promoting green actions to reduce aviation impact. www.greenpilots.com
Airlines can freely self-assess their compliance with the certification standards at https://www.greenpilots.com/green-pilot-certification/
France's leading long-haul airline, French bee (formerly French blue) is a subsidiary of the Dubreuil Group. The company offers 10 flights per week to Reunion Island from Paris-Orly 4, and 3 flights per week to Tahiti, French Polynesia , and San Francisco in the United States. Since July 14, 2021 , French bee also connect Paris to New York .
French bee operates a fleet of 4 Airbus A350 aircrafts under the French flag. www.frenchbee.com
French airline and Caribbean specialist, Air Caraïbes employs 1105 staff. In 2019, the airline carried 1.66 million passengers.
For the summer of 2021, Air Caraïbes is rolling out a dense programme of flights to the Caribbean and Guyana at attractive fares.
Air Caraïbes relies on a modern and efficient fleet of 10 Airbus (A330, A350-900 and A350-1000) and 3 ATR 72-600 to operate its network. The airline has adapted the schedules of its regional network to offer passengers from mainland France fast connections to some of its destinations: Saint-Martin (Grand Case), Saint-Barthélemy (service operated by St Barth Commuter).
Air Caraïbes is also the first French airline to connect the provinces and Belgium to the Caribbean from Orly thanks to the Train + Air eco-mobile solution. The airline also offers an air-sea link to the islands of Marie-Galante, Les Saintes and Dominica with navigAIR.
For more information: www.aircaraibes.com or by telephone on 0820 835 835 (€0.12/min. Rate in force from a fixed line in France subject to change).
The Dubreuil Group is a family-owned holding company in Belleville sur Vie, France that operates airlines through its subsidiaries. French bee is a sister company of Air Caraïbes within the Dubreuil Group's airline division. The Dubreuil group expects to have a consolidated turnover of 2.2 billion euros in 2021. Three quarters of the turnover will be generated by the Distribution business and the remaining third by the Aerial business: Automotive (42% of turnover), Energy (8%), Public Works (12%), Agricultural Machinery (11%), Heavy Goods Vehicles (1.5%), Hotels and Real Estate (0.5%), and Air Transport with Air Caraïbes and French bee (25%). www.groupedubreuil.com
Solveig Moisan ,
solveig.moisan@openairlines.com
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