Royal Air Maroc’s Fleet In 2021
A relatively new member of the oneworld alliance, Royal Air Maroc is the flag carrier of Morocco and has been operating since its founding in 1957. Out of its hub at Casablanca Mohammed V International, the airline operates to destinations in Africa, North America, and Europe. Let’s take a look at the carrier’s fleet composition and what passengers can expect to travel on when flying with Royal Air Maroc.
According to data from Planespotters.net, this is the current fleet composition for Royal Air Maroc:
- ATR72-600 (Six)
- Boeing 737-700 (Six)
- Boeing 737-800 (31)
- Boeing 737 MAX 8 (Two)
- Boeing 787-8 (Five)
- Boeing 787-9 (Four)
- Embraer E190 (Four)
There are two ‘footnotes’ and caveats to this list, however:
Outside of passenger flights, the airline also has a single Boeing 767-300 freighter dedicated to cargo transport. It’s important to note that some of these jets were on last year’s list of aircraft being put up for sale- something we will discuss further below. The entire fleet’s average age is 11.7 years. However, age is quite varied, with its lone 767 being 22 years old and some of its Dreamliners as young as just two years old.
With regards to the sale of aircraft, the oneworld alliance member had planned to offload the following aircraft:
- Four Embraer ERJ-190s
- Four of its nine Boeing 787 Dreamliners
- 12 of its 37 Boeing 737 NGs
Interestingly, however, it’s been almost exactly one year since the report came out, and all of these aircraft remain in the Royal Air Maroc fleet.
In fact, aside from nine 737NGs and one 787 marked as ‘parked,’ all other jets are actively flying. The airline’s Embraers continue to operate both domestic and international regional services while the airline’s Dreamliners have been flying to faraway destinations such as Montreal, New York, and Washington Dulles.
Thus, it appears that the airline managed to weather the storm and hold on to its aircraft in time for market recovery.
Just a few weeks ago, we reported on the airline’s intentions to return its two Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft to service. Indeed, Royal Air Maroc is hoping to return the type to the skies this month. Royal Air Maroc has yet to confirm which routes the MAX 8 will operate on. However, Accra, Bologna, Lagos, London Heathrow, and Paris were earmarked before the carrier was forced to ground the plane in 2019.
While it’s not July, the two aircraft remain listed as parked, they have each been on one test flight. One on June 30th and another on July 2nd. This is a strong indication that the airline is gearing up for the resumption of 737 MAX flights quite soon.
