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Brit Air

Brit Air, short for Brittany Air International,[1] was a regional airline based at Morlaix – Ploujean Airport in Ploujean, Morlaix, Brittany, France,[2] operating scheduled services as an Air France franchise from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, Paris-Orly Airport and Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport.[3]

The airline, along with Régional and Airlinair, was fully merged with HOP! since 2017 after a year of negotiations.[4]

History

Since 31 March 2013, all Brit Air flights are operated under the HOP! name, Air France's new regional brand name.[5]

Brit Air ceased all flight operations in March 2017 after its merger with HOP!.[4][6]

Destinations

Brit Air operated the following services (as of March 2013):

Fleet

In August 2019, the Brit Air fleet consisted of the following aircraft with an average age of 10.6 years:

Fleet development

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

Photographic gallery

in chronological and livery order

Incidents and accidents

On 22 June 2003, Air France Flight 5672 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 had been evacuated) and was damaged beyond repair. The most probable cause of the accident was declared to be pilot error, as the instrument approach had not been executed correctly.[7][8]

Further reading

  • "1973/1988 Brit Air celebre son 15eme anniversaire" (in French language), Brit Air, Morlaix, June 1988

External links

References

  1. ATDB.aero aerotransport.org AeroTransport Data Bank www.aerotransport.org, retrieved 2019-12-06^
  2. "Mentions Légales ." Brit Air. Retrieved on 9 September 2010. "Adresse: Brit Air aéroport CS 27925 29679 MORLAIX cedex Tél : 02 98 63 63 63"^
  3. Directory: World Airlines Flight International, 2007-03-27^
  4. Air France: les salariés de la filière Hop! poursuivent leur grève, des vols annulés BFM TV, 8 April 2017, retrieved 23 September 2019^
  5. "Air France Launches New Low-Cost Airline 'Hop!' ." Reuters. 26 March 2013. Retrieved on 26 April 2013.^
  6. Air France va fusionner ses filiales régionales sous la bannière Hop ! Les Echos, 16 July 2015, retrieved 23 September 2019^
  7. Harro Ranter. ASN Aircraft accident Canadair CL-600-2B19 Regional Jet CRJ-100ER F-GRJS Brest-Guipavas Airport (BES) aviation-safety.net, retrieved 2019-12-06^
  8. Official BEA report on Air France Flight 5672^