Régional

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Régional

IATA YS	ICAO RAE	Callsign Regional Europe
Founded		2001
Hubs		Charles de Gaulle International Airport
Focus cities		Aéroport de Bordeaux Mérignac Saint-Exupéry International Airport Clermont/Ferrand Auvergne International (Aulnat) Airport
Frequent flyer program		Flying Blue
Member lounge		Departures Lounge
Alliance		SkyTeam
Fleet size		67
Destinations		49
Parent company		Air France-KLM
Headquarters		Nantes, France
Key people
Website: http://www.regional.fr/

For other uses, see Regional.

Régional Embraer ERJ 145

Régional (Régional Compagnie Aérienne Européenne) is a subsidiary airline wholly owned by Air France which connects hubs at Paris, Lyon, Clermont-Ferrand, and Bordeaux to 49 airports in Europe. The airline operates in a slightly modified Air France livery.^{[citation needed]} It became the first European operator of the Embraer 190 aircraft in November 2006 ^[1].

1 History
2 Fleet
3 External links
4 References

[edit] History

After being acquired by Air France, Régional was formed in April 2001 by the merger of Flandre Air, Proteus Airlines, and Regional Airlines.

Regional is upgrading and consolidating its fleet, considering teaming up with a turboprop partner as it increasingly turns its focus to its jet operations. Its two remaining Saab 2000s will be phased out by the end of next month and its nine Embraer EMB-120 Brasilias will later follow, marking the exit of all of Regional’s turboprop aircraft. ^[2]

[edit] Fleet

The Régional fleet includes the following aircraft (at August 2006) ^[3] :

Régional average fleet age is 7.8 years in July 2006 ^[4].

It became the first European operator of the Embraer 190 on 23 November 2006 when the first of six on order was delivered. The 100 seat aircraft will operate domestic and intra-European services in full Air France colours ^[1].