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Brit Air
IATA Code
ICAO Code
IATA Prefix
Callsign
DB
BZH
750
Brit Air

Brit Air Bombardier CRJ-701
Brit Air
Aérodrome de Ploujean
CS 27925
F-29679 Morlaix
FRANCE
Tel.: + 33 2 9863 1022
Fax: +33 2 9862 7766
SITA:
Email:
Website: www.britair.com
Type: Scheduled, charter, international, regional, domestic, pax
Owner: Air France (100%)
Subsidiaries: Airlinair (19.5%)
Empl;oyees: 1,257
Base: Morlaix (MXN)
Hubs: Paris (CDG); Lyons (LYS); Paris (ORY)
Start of ops: 1975
Brit Air operates this equipment: Executives:
  • 14 x Bombardier CRJ-100ER
  • 15 x Bombardier CRJ700
  • Bombardier CRJ1000 (14 on order)
  • 11 x Fokker 100
Chief Executive:
Managing Director:
General Manager:
Marc Lamidey
Alain Huberdeau
Alain Brothier

Brit Air is a regional airline based on the grounds of Morlaix Airport at Ploujean, Morlaix, Brittany, France, 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. 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.

Accidents and Incidents:
Date
Aircraft
Registration
Location
Country
Fatal
Cat.
22-Jun-2003
Bombardier CRJ100ER F-GRJS 2 km from Brest-Guipavas (BES) France
1
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