Airlinair
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| Founded | December 1998 | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | 30 April 1999 | ||||||
| Ceased operations | 31 March 2013 (merged with Brit Air and Régional into Air France Hop) | ||||||
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| Frequent-flyer program | Flying Blue | ||||||
| Headquarters | Rungis, France | ||||||
| Key people | Lionel Guérin (CEO) | ||||||
| Website | www | ||||||
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Airlinair was a French regional airline based in Rungis, France,[1] operating scheduled flights (some of them on behalf of Air France), and aircraft lease services.[2] The airline set up bases at Paris-Orly Airport and Lyon-Saint Exupéry Airport.
History
The airline was established in December 1998. It was founded by four principal shareholders including Lionel Guérin and was owned by private investors (80.5%).[2] It started operations from paris Charles de Gaulle Airport on behalf of Air Lib on 30 April of the following year. In 2002 own operations were launched with routes out of Paris towards Brive, Epinal, Périgueux, Aurillac, Bergerac, Béziers et Castres, and from Lyon-Saint Exupéry Airport to Tours. In that same year it started flying on Air France behalf from Nice to Saint Tropez, very trendy location for VIPs. More flight were performed on Air France behalf from Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport after the collapse of Air Lib and Air Littoral. In parallel, some ATR freighters flew on behalf of Europe Airpost.
In 2005, Brit Air became a 20% shareholder and its stake rose to 39.85% four years later. In these years, charter activity also grew with flights to many locations in France and the Mediterranean basin. In 2008, 13 ATRs were operated on behalf of Air France. With these premises, at the end of 2012 Air France acquired 60.14% of the ownership. It was only the first step towards closer integration. On 31 March 2013, along with Régional and Brit Air and after a year of negotiations, Airlinair merged operations into HOP!, Air France's regional brand.[3][4] Airlinair ceased all flight operations in March 2017 after its full merger in HOP!.[3][5]
Destinations
As of 30 March 2013, Airlinair operates scheduled flights to the following domestic destinations:[6]
| City | Airport | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Agen | Agen La Garenne Airport | |
| Ajaccio | Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport | |
| Aurillac | Aurillac – Tronquières Airport | |
| Brive-la-Gaillard | Brive–Souillac Airport | |
| Caen | Caen - Carpiquet Airport | Operated by Chalair |
| Castres | Castres–Mazamet Airport | |
| Lannion | Lannion – Côte de Granit Airport | |
| La Rochelle | La Rochelle – Île de Ré Airport | |
| Limoges | Limoges – Bellegarde Airport | |
| Lyon | Lyon–Saint-Exupéry Airport | Base |
| Paris | Orly Airport | Base |
| Poitiers | Poitiers–Biard Airport | |
| Toulouse | Toulouse–Blagnac Airport |
Additionally, the following destinations are served on behalf of Air France:
| Country | City | Airport | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | Clermont-Ferrand | Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport | |
| France | Limoges | Limoges – Bellegarde Airport | |
| France | Lyon | Lyon–Saint-Exupéry Airport | Base |
| France | Marseille | Marseille Provence Airport | |
| France | Montpellier | Montpellier–Méditerranée Airport | |
| France | Paris | Orly Airport | |
| Charles de Gaulle Airport | Base | ||
| France | Pau | Pau Pyrénées Airport | |
| France | Rennes | Rennes–Saint-Jacques Airport | |
| France | Toulouse | Toulouse–Blagnac Airport | |
| Germany | Cologne | Cologne Bonn Airport | |
| Germany | Stuttgart | Stuttgart Airport | |
| Italy | Florence | Florence Airport | |
| Italy | Milan | Milan Malpensa Airport | |
| United Kingdom | Bristol | Bristol Airport |
Fleet
As of March 2017, the Airlinair fleet consists of the following aircraft:
| Aircraft | In service | Passengers | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| ATR 42-500 | 11
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46 | |
| ATR 72-500 | 2
|
70 | |
| ATR 72-600 | 6
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72 | |
| Total | 19 | ||
Subsidiaries
Airlinair set up two subsidiary airlines:
- Aérolinair In 2002, ALTIME subsidiary was renamed Aérolinair. The headquarters were moved to Périgueux-Bassilac Airport. Its business activity was also changed to "public or private air transport operations" (ICAO code: ERN and call sign: Faucon Bleu). It was structured to operate Airlinair's Beechcraft 1900D fleet. Using these regional airliners it operated routes from Périgueux to Lyon and to Tours. The company was liquidated in 2015.
- Airlinair Portugal It was established in Portugal in 2008 with the aim of expanding the operations also in Africa. The fleet was made up by a single ATR 42-300, used for mining industries needs, particularly in West Africa. At the end of 2012, the company was acquired by the holding company Adige, owner of the French airline Chalair Aviation. The name was replaced by Lease Fly Aviation Services.
References
- ^ "Legal Notices Airlinair. Retrieved on 2 June 2009. "24 rue de Villeneuve BP 40 193 - 94563 Rungis Cedex"
- ^ a b "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-03-27. p. 70.
- ^ a b "Air France: les salariés de la filière Hop! poursuivent leur grève, des vols annulés". BFM TV (in French). 8 April 2017. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
- ^ "Air France Launches New Low-Cost Airline 'Hop!' Deprecated link archived 2013-06-16 at archive.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. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
- ^ "Airlinair timetable". Archived from the original on 2010-11-26. Retrieved 2010-12-08.
External links
- Official website (Archive)
- Official website (in French) (Archive)