FLYBABOO

'Flybaboo' is a regional airline based in Geneva, Switzerland. It operates scheduled services in Europe, seasonal summer flights and charter services. Its main bases are Geneva Cointrin International Airport and Lugano Airport.^[1]

Contents

Code Data

History

Destinations

Fleet

Aircraft orders

External links

References

Code Data

★ IATA Code: 'F7'

★ ICAO Code: 'BBO'

★ Callsign: Baboo ^[2]

History

The airline was established in 2003 and started operations on 3 November 2003. Its first flight took off from Geneva to Lugano in October 2003. Julian Cook, son of Neville Cook, chairman at Anglo Irish Bank Geneva Branch, is the 33 year old founder and CEO of Flybaboo.

Destinations

Flybaboo operates the following services to international scheduled destinations (at July 2007): Biarritz, Florence, Ibiza, Marseilles, Naples, Nice, Olbia, Sardinia, St. Tropez, Valencia and Venice.

Fleet

The Flybaboo fleet includes the following aircraft(April 2007) ^[3]:

★ 2 Bombardier Dash 8 Q300

★ 1 Bombardier Dash 8 Q400
Flybaboo average fleet age is 5.6 years (April 2007)^[4].

Aircraft orders

★ In November 2006, the airline's parent company M1 Travel Ltd, placed firm orders for two Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 aircraft, with options on four more. The first new aircraft will enter service in 2007^[5].

★ In February 2007, M1 Travel Ltd placed firm orders for five Embraer 190s, plus five options for either E-190s or E-195s. Deliveries are scheduled to begin in 2008. The airline will lease the first three aircraft from M1, which selected the Steep Approach option that will enable it to operate the aircraft into London City, Sion, Lugano and Florence^[6].

External links

★ Flybaboo

References

1. Directory: World Airlines
2. Airline Codes
3. http://www.airfleets.net/flottecie/Flybaboo.htm
4. Flybaboo Fleet Age
5. Airliner World, February 2007
6. ATW OnLine, February 2007