Brit Air (), short for Brittany Air International, was a

regional airline A regional airline is a general classification of airline which typically operates scheduled passenger air service, using regional aircraft, between communities lacking sufficient demand or infrastructure to attract mainline flights. In North ...

based at Morlaix – Ploujean Airport in Ploujean, Morlaix, Brittany, France, operating scheduled services as an

Air France Air France (; legally ''Société Air France, S.A.''), stylised as AIRFRANCE, is the flag carrier of France, and is headquartered in Tremblay-en-France. The airline is a subsidiary of the Air France-KLM Group and is one of the founding members ...

franchise from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, Paris-Orly Airport and Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport. The airline, along with Régional and

Airlinair Société Airlinair, simply known as Airlinair, was a French regional airline based in Rungis, France, operating scheduled regional flights (some of which were on behalf of Air France), and aircraft lease services. The airline has set up bases ...

, was fully merged with

HOP! Air France Hop, formerly branded HOP!, is a French regional airline operating flights on behalf of its parent company Air France. The airline was founded on 21 December 2012 after the merger of Airlinair, Brit Air and Régional brands. Its hea ...

since 2017 after a year of negotiation process.

History

Since 31 March 2013, all Brit Air flights are operated under the

name, Air France's new regional brand name. Brit Air ceased all flight operations in March 2017 after its merger with HOP!.

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:

Incidents and accidents

On 22 June 2003, Air France Flight 5672 from

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to Brest, which was operated by a Brit Air

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, 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

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. 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

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had not been executed correctly.Official BEA report on Air France Flight 5672
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References

External links

Official website
(Archive)
Brit Air Souffle & Passion
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Bureau d'Enquêtes et d'Analyses pour la Sécurité de l'Aviation Civile The Bureau of Enquiry and Analysis for Civil Aviation Safety (, BEA) is an agency of the French government, responsible for investigating aviation accidents and incidents and making safety recommendations based on what is learned from those inve ...

'' on Air France Flight 5672
Final reportFull final English report
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