Airlinair was a French regional airline based in Rungis, France,"Legal Notices Airlinair. Retrieved on 2 June 2009. "24 rue de Villeneuve BP 40 193 - 94563 Rungis Cedex" operating scheduled flights (some of them on behalf of Air France), and aircraft lease services. The airline had 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%). 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."Air France Launches New Low-Cost Airline 'Hop!' ." Reuters. 26 March 2013. Retrieved on 26 April 2013. Airlinair ceased all flight operations in March 2017 after the completion of its merger with HOP!.
Destinations As of 30 March 2013, Airlinair operates scheduled flights to the following domestic destinations: CityAirportNotesAgenAgen La Garenne AirportAjaccioAjaccio Napoleon Bonaparte AirportAurillacAurillac – Tronquières AirportBrive-la-GaillardBrive–Souillac AirportCaenCaen - Carpiquet AirportOperated by ChalairCastresCastres–Mazamet AirportLannionLannion – Côte de Granit AirportLa RochelleLa Rochelle – Île de Ré AirportLimogesLimoges – Bellegarde AirportLyonLyon–Saint-Exupéry AirportBaseParisOrly AirportBasePoitiersPoitiers–Biard AirportToulouseToulouse–Blagnac Airport
Additionally, the following destinations are served on behalf of Air France: CountryCityAirportNotesFranceClermont-FerrandClermont-Ferrand Auvergne AirportFranceLimogesLimoges – Bellegarde AirportFranceLyonLyon–Saint-Exupéry AirportBaseFranceMarseilleMarseille Provence AirportFranceMontpellierMontpellier–Méditerranée AirportFranceParisOrly AirportCharles de Gaulle AirportBaseFrancePauPau Pyrénées AirportFranceRennesRennes–Saint-Jacques AirportFranceToulouseToulouse–Blagnac AirportGermanyCologneCologne Bonn AirportGermanyStuttgartStuttgart AirportItalyFlorenceFlorence AirportItalyMilanMilan Malpensa AirportUnited KingdomBristolBristol Airport
Fleet As of March 2017, the Airlinair fleet consists of the following aircraft:
+ Airlinair fleetAircraftIn servicePassengersNotesATR 42-50046ATR 72-50070ATR 72-60072Total19
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
External links
Official website (Archive) Official website (Archive)