Brit Air
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Founded | 1973 | ||||||
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Commenced operations | 1975 | ||||||
Ceased operations | March 2017 (merged withAirlinairandRégionalto formAir France Hop)[1] | ||||||
Hubs | |||||||
Frequent-flyer program | Flying Blue | ||||||
Alliance | SkyTeam(affiliate) | ||||||
Parent company | Air France-KLM | ||||||
Headquarters | Morlaix – Ploujean Airport Ploujean,Morlaix,Brittany,France |
Brit Air(short forBrittanyAir International)[2]was aregional airlinebased atMorlaix – Ploujean AirportinPloujean,Morlaix,Brittany,France,[3]operating scheduled services as anAir Francefranchise fromLyon–Saint Exupéry Airport,Paris-Orly AirportandParis-Charles de Gaulle Airport.[4]
The airline, along withRégionalandAirlinair,was fully merged withHOP!since 2017 after a year of negotiation process.[1]
History
[edit]Since 31 March 2013, all Brit Air flights are operated under theHOP!name, Air France's new regional brand name.[5]
Brit Air ceased all flight operations in March 2017 after its merger withHOP!.[1][6]
Destinations
[edit]Brit Air operated the following services (as of March 2013):[citation needed]
Fleet
[edit]In August 2019, the Brit Air fleet consisted of the following aircraft with an average age of 10.6 years:[7]
Aircraft | In service | Passengers |
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Bombardier CRJ700 | 8 | 70 |
Bombardier CRJ1000 | 14 | 100 |
Total | 36 |
Fleet development
[edit]Over the years, the airline has operated various aircraft types including:[2][8]
Aircraft | Introduced | Retired |
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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 | ||
Fokker F28 | ||
Fokker 100 | 1999 | 2011 |
Saab 340 | 1987 | 1998 |
Incidents and accidents
[edit]On 22 June 2003,Air France Flight 5672fromNantestoBrest,which was operated by a Brit AirCRJ100,crashed 2.3 miles short of the runway when attempting to land atBrest Bretagne Airportat 23:55 local time, resulting in the death of thecaptain.The aircraft involved (registeredF-GRJS) subsequently caught fire (after all 21 passengers on board had been evacuated) and was damaged beyond repair. The most probable cause of the accident was declared to be pilot error, as theinstrument approachhad not been executed correctly.[9][10]
References
[edit]- ^abc"Air France: les salariés de la filière Hop! poursuivent leur grève, des vols annulés".BFM TV(in French). 8 April 2017.Retrieved23 September2019.
- ^ab"ATDB.aero aerotransport.org AeroTransport Data Bank".aerotransport.org.Retrieved6 December2019.
- ^"Mentions LégalesArchived2010-01-23 at theWayback Machine."Brit Air. Retrieved on 9 September 2010." Adresse: Brit Air aéroport CS 27925 29679 MORLAIX cedex Tél: 02 98 63 63 63 "
- ^"Directory: World Airlines".Flight International.27 March 2007. pp. 88–89.
- ^"Air France Launches New Low-Cost Airline 'Hop!'Archived2013-06-16 atarchive.today."Reuters.26 March 2013. Retrieved on 26 April 2013.
- ^"Air France va fusionner ses filiales régionales sous la bannière Hop!".Les Echos(in French). 16 July 2015.Retrieved23 September2019.
- ^"Brit Air Fleet Details and History".planespotters.net.Retrieved6 December2019.
- ^"Brit Air Fleet | Airfleets aviation".airfleets.net.Retrieved6 December2019.
- ^Ranter, Harro."ASN Aircraft accident Canadair CL-600-2B19 Regional Jet CRJ-100ER F-GRJS Brest-Guipavas Airport (BES)".aviation-safety.net.Retrieved6 December2019.
- ^Official BEA report on Air France Flight 5672
External links
[edit]- Official website(in French)(Archive)
- Brit Air Souffle & Passion(in French)(Archive)
- Bureau d'Enquêtes et d'Analyses pour la Sécurité de l'Aviation Civileon Air France Flight 5672
- Final report(Full final English report)
- (in French)Final report(PDF)
- (in French)Preliminary report(PDF)