Brit Air

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Brit Air
IATA
DB		 ICAO
BZH		 Callsign
BRITAIR
Founded 1973
Hubs Lyon Saint-Exupéry
Paris Orly
Paris Charles de Gaulle
Frequent flyer program Flying Blue
Member lounge Departures Lounge
Alliance SkyTeam
Fleet size 44
Destinations 29
Parent company Air France-KLM
Headquarters Morlaix, France
Key people
Website: http://www.airfrance.com
Canadair Regional Jet CRJ-100ER.
Canadair Regional Jet CRJ-100ER.
Canadair Regional Jet CRJ-100 landing.
Canadair Regional Jet CRJ-100 landing.
For the United Kingdom-based airline, see British Airways

Brit Air is a regional airline based at Morlaix, Brittany, France, operating scheduled services as an Air France franchise. Its main base is Ploujean Airport, Morlaix, and it has hubs at Saint-Exupéry International Airport, Lyon, Orly Airport, Paris and Charles de Gaulle International Airport, Paris[1].

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[edit] History

The airline was established in 1973 and started operations in 1975. It was founded to provide services for business executives from western France, and introduced regular flights to London Gatwick in 1979. On 1 December 1995, Brit Air signed a franchising agreement with Air France Europe. It became a wholly owned subsidiary of Air France in October 2000. It employs 1,260 staff[1].

[edit] Services

Main article: Brit Air destinations

[edit] Fleet

The Brit Air fleet includes the following aircraft (at March 2007) [1] :

Brit Air average fleet age was 8.6 years in July 2006[2].

[edit] Incidents and accidents

  • On June 22, 2003, Brit Air Flight 5672 flight from Nantes to Brest, France crashed 2.3 miles short of the runway when attempting a landing at Brest airport. The aircraft's captain was the sole fatality.

[edit] External links

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c "Directory: World Airlines", Flight International, 2007-03-27, pp. 88-89. 
  2. ^ Brit Air Fleet Age
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