Brit Air

Brit Air
Brit Air
IATA
DB
ICAO
BZH
Callsign
BRITAIR
Founded 1973
Commenced operations 1975
Hubs Lyon-Saint Exupéry
Paris-Orly
Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport
Frequent-flyer program Flying Blue
Airport lounge Departures Lounge
Alliance SkyTeam
Fleet size 40
Destinations 32
Parent company Air France-KLM
Headquarters Morlaix, France
Website www.britair.com
A Brit Air Bombardier CRJ100 at Madrid-Barajas Airport (2006).
A Brit Air Bombardier CRJ100 upon landing (2007).
For the United Kingdom-based airline, see British Airways
For the former US-based Regional Airline see: Britt Airways

Brit Air (short for Brittany Air International)[1] is a regional airline based on the grounds of Morlaix Airport at Ploujean, Morlaix, Brittany, France,[2] operating scheduled services as an Air France franchise out of Lyon-Saint Exupéry Airport, Paris-Orly Airport and Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport.[3]

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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 1,260 staff[3].

Destinations

Fleet

As of November 2011, the Brit Air fleet consists of the following aircraft with an average age of 3.6 years:[4][5]

Brit Air fleet
Aircraft In Service Orders Passengers Notes
Bombardier CRJ100ER 14 0 50 being gradually retired
Bombardier CRJ700 15 0 70
Bombardier CRJ1000 11 4 100
Total 40 4

Fleet development

Over the years, the airline operated various aircraft types including:[6][1]

Brit Air historic fleet
Aircraft Introduced Retired
ATR 42 1986 2005
ATR 72 1991 2003
Bombardier CRJ100 1995
Bombardier CRJ700 2001
Bombardier CRJ900 2010 2011
Bombardier CRJ1000 2010
Fairchild Hiller FH-227
Fokker F27 Friendship
Fokker F28 Fellowship
Fokker 100 1999 2011
Saab 340 1987 1998

Incidents and accidents

 Brit Air aircraft in 2009
A Brit Air Fokker 100 at Strasbourg Airport (2009).

On 22 June 2003, Air France Flight 5672 (fr:Vol 5672 Air France) from Nantes to Brest, which was operated by a Brit Air CRJ100, crashed 2.3 miles short of the runway when attempting to land at Brest Bretagne Airport at 23:55 local time, resulting in the death of the captain. The aircraft involved (registered F-GRJS) subsequently caught fire (after all 21 passengers on board could be evacuated) and was damaged beyond repair. The most probable cause of the accident was declared to be pilot error, as the approach was not executed correctly.[7][8]

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