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Brit Air
Founded	1973
Hubs	Lyon-Saint Exupéry; Paris-Orly; Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport
Frequent flyer program	Flying Blue
Member lounge	Departures Lounge
Alliance	SkyTeam
Fleet size	43 (+ 15 Orders)
Destinations	29
Parent company	Air France-KLM
Headquarters	Morlaix, France
Key people
Website	http://www.britair.com

Canadair Regional Jet CRJ-100ER.

Canadair Regional Jet CRJ-100 landing.

For the United Kingdom-based airline, see British Airways

Brit Air is a regional airline based at Morlaix, Brittany, France,^[1] operating scheduled services as an Air France franchise. Its main base is Ploujean Airport, Morlaix, and it has hubs at Lyon-Saint Exupéry Airport, Paris-Orly Airport and Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport^[2].

[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] Destinations

Main article: Brit Air destinations

[edit] Fleet

The Brit Air fleet consists of the following aircraft (at 11 October 2009):^[3]^[4]

**Brit Air Fleet**
Aircraft	In Fleet	Orders	Passengers (Economy)	Notes
Bombardier CRJ100ER	14	0	50
Bombardier CRJ700	15	0	70
Bombardier CRJ1000	0	15	TBA
Fokker 100	13	0	100
Total	42	15		Last updated: 11 October 2009

At 11 October 2009, the average age of the Brit Air fleet is 10.9 years ([1]).

[edit] Incidents and accidents

On 22 June 2003, Brit Air Flight 5672 flight from Nantes to Brest, France crashed 2.3 miles short of the runway when attempting a landing at Brest airport. The aircraft's captain was the sole fatality.

[edit] References

^ "Présentation." Brit Air. Retrieved on 21 May 2009.
^ ^a ^b "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International: pp. 88-89. 2007-03-27.
^ Brit Air Fleet - CH-Aviation
^ Brit Air Fleet - Brit Air

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[0] "Présentation." Brit Air. Retrieved on 21 May 2009.

[FI-1] "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International: pp. 88-89. 2007-03-27.

[2] Brit Air Fleet - CH-Aviation

[3] Brit Air Fleet - Brit Air

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