Brit Air

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Brit Air
IATA DB	ICAO BZH	Callsign Brit Air [1]
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

For the main airline of the United Kingdom, see British Airways

Brit Air is an airline based at Morlaix, Brittany, France. It is a regional airline 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^[2].

Contents 1 History 2 Services 3 Fleet 4 External links 5 References

[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^[2].

[edit] Services

Main article: Brit Air destinations

[edit] Fleet

The Brit Air fleet includes the following aircraft (at March 2007) ^[2] :

• 19 Bombardier CRJ-100ER
• 12 Bombardier CRJ 700 (further one on order)
• 13 Fokker 100

Brit Air average fleet age was 8.6 years old in July 2006^[3].

[edit] External links

• Brit Air
• Brit Air Fleet

[edit] References

1. ^ Airline Codes
2. ^ ^{a b c} Flight International 27 March 2007
3. ^ Brit Air Fleet Age