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into Régional. Régional as of 2006 was upgrading and consolidating its fleet, considering to ally with a

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partner as it increasingly turned its focus to its jet operations. The two remaining Saab 2000s were phased out in 2006 and the last of its nine

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s followed in 2008, marking the exit of all of Régional's turboprop aircraft. From 31 March 2013, Régional services were operated under the

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brand. Régional ceased all flight operations in March 2017 after its merger in

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Destinations

Fleet

Saab 2000, Regional Compagnie Aerienne JP5929391

The Régional fleet includes the following aircraft in March 2013, the average fleet age is 12.3 years. It became the first European operator of the

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on 23 November 2006, when the first of six on order was delivered. The 100-seat aircraft would operate domestic and intra-European services in full

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colours. Régional received its first Embraer E170 of 6 orders, which wears the new Régional logo, on September 2, 2008. The Embraer E190s are part of a new order over the Air France-KLM group with another 18 further options. All Fokkers have been transferred to

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. The last propeller aircraft

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left the fleet on October 10, 2008, replaced by the ERJ-135.

Head office

The head office of the airline was located on the grounds of Nantes Atlantique Airport in

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, near

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. The head office was adjacent to the airport hotels. Nantes Atlantique Airport had the head office of Regional Airlines, the largest of the three companies that were merged into the new Régional.Air France fusionne trois de ses compagnies régionales
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'' #18280. 16 November 2000. Page 30. Retrieved on 2 May 2010. "Nantes, où est basé Regional Airlines, la plus importante des trois compagnies, sera le siège de la nouvelle entité.""World Airline Directory." ''

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Incidents and accidents

*On 25 January 2007, Air France Flight 7775 from Pau to

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, operated by Régional, crashed shortly after take-off. All 54 passengers and crew escaped from the Fokker 100 although one person was killed on the ground. An investigation by the BEA revealed that the cause of the accident was ice on the wings of the aircraft involved.

History

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Fleet

Head office

Incidents and accidents

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