Brit Air
| Brit Air | ||
|---|---|---|
| IATA DB | ICAO BZH | Callsign Brit Air [1] |
| Founded | 1973 | <tr><th colspan="2">Hubs</th><td>Lyon Saint-Exupéry|
| Fleet size | 44 | |
| Destinations | 29 | |
| Headquarters | Morlaix, France | |
| Key people | ||
| Website: http://www.airfrance.com | ||
- For the main airline of the United Kingdom, see British Airways
Brit Air (IATA: DB, ICAO: BZH, and Callsign: Brit Air) is an airline based at Morlaix, Brittany, France. It is a regional airline operating scheduled services as an Air France franchise. It has hubs at Lyon Saint-Exupéry (LYS), Paris Orly (ORY), and Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG).
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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 1,226 staff.
Services
Fleet
The Brit Air fleet includes the following aircraft (at August 2006) [2] :
- 19 Bombardier CRJ-100ER
- 12 Bombardier CRJ 700 (further one on order)
- 13 Fokker 100
Brit Air average fleet age is 8.6 years old in July 2006.
External links
References
- ^ Airline Codes
- ^ Flight International, 3-9 October 2006
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