FLYBE

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'Flybe' is a British airline based at Exeter Airport, England. It is the largest independent regional airline in Europe operating on 99 routes to 40 airports. The airline's main base is Exeter International Airport, although its largest is now at Southampton International Airport. It has further bases across the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands and Isle of Man.
The company holds a United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority Type A Operating Licence permitting it to carry passengers, cargo and mail on aircraft with 20 or more seats.^[1]

History

Flybe de Havilland Dash 8 twin-turboprop airliner

Embraer 195 (G-FBEA), Flybes first 195

Flybe British Aerospace 146 airliner, these will be replaced from 2006 by the Embraer 195

Flybe Bae 146 wearing the colours of an Internet gaming Company. Glasgow International Airport. July 2006.

Flybe started operations on 1 November 1979 as Jersey European Airways, after taking over the operations of Intra Airways but was taken over in 1983 by Jack Walker's Walker Steel Group who were already the parent company of Blackpool based charter airline Spacegrand Aviation. The two airlines were run separately, with partially shared management, until their amalgamation within the Walker Aviation Group in 1985, under the Jersey European Airways name. The airline rebranded as British European Airways in June 2000 and later shortened this title to Flybe on 18 July 2002 and aimed to reposition itself as a full service, low-fare airline. On 3 November 2006 it was announced that agreement in principle had been reached for Flybe to acquire BA Connect, with the exception of London City Airport services. The acquisition was completed in March 2007. The airline is owned by Rosedale Aviation Holdings (82%) and staff (18%). It has 1,638 employees at March 2007.^[2]
From February 2006, passengers have been charged for hold luggage. It now costs up to £6 per flight to check in a bag.

Acquisition of BA Connect

On 5 March 2007 Flybe completed the acquisition of the former regional airline business of British Airways. The purchase was first announced on 3 November 2006. British Airways will ensure that Flybe has sufficient cash funding (£96m) in order to achieve its growth targets and the transition out of the BA Connect fleet. In return British Airways has acquired a 15% stake in the airline. The acquisition (which did not include BA Connect's London City Airport routes) has significantly increased Flybe's route network in both the UK and continental Europe making Flybe Europe's largest regional airline.^[3]

Destinations

Flybe flies to the following destinations (as of May 2007):^[4]

Cancellations

Customers booked on flights from London Luton to Jersey will be notified that they are entitled to a full refund, following the suspension of flights between the two cities. Passengers are still able to fly from London Luton to Jersey, on flights with Thomsonfly.
On 6 March 2007 Flybe announced that they would be cancelling all of the former BA Connect services from Bristol when they take over BA Connect on 25 March 2007.
Due to flight deck crew leaving since April a larger number of flights than usual have been cancelled on a daily basis. Even before any flights have taken off there can be delays and cancellations due to the shortages.
A name used a for a while has been "fly(may)be" although it had been considered dead until the take over of BA Connect and it has resurfaced in light of recent unreliability.

Fleet

The Flybe fleet includes the following aircraft (at September 2007):^[5]

★ 4 BAe 146-200

★ 9 BAe 146-300

★ 5 Bombardier Dash 8 Q300

★ 33 Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 (further 27 on order)

★ 26 Embraer 145

★ 5 Embraer 195 AR (9 on order)
As part of the acqusition BA crews were offered a cash sum plus thier regular wage to stay with flybe until April with the possibility to stay on. More crew than expected left after April, leaving flybe with surplus aircraft on the ground as flights are cancelled due to shortages in crew.
In November 2006, the Flybe fleet age was 8.3 years^[6].
Flybe has ordered an addiational 16 Q400 aircraft these will be used to replace the Embraer 145 inherited from BA connect buyout.

Aircraft orders

★ On 6 June 2005 Flybe placed an order for 14 Embraer 195 aircraft plus options on an additional 12 aircraft. Flybe is the worldwide launch customer for the Embraer 195. Delivery of the aircraft started in September 2006 and will be completed in November 2007. The new aircraft will replace Flybe's BAe 146 aircraft, completing the fleet rationalisation started in 2003 which also includes an order for up to 61 Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 aircraft (41 firm orders and 20 options).

★ On 14 June 2005 Flybe converted four existing Dash 8 Q400 options into firm orders bringing its fleet of Q400s to 45 aircraft when they are delivered.^[7]

★ On 1 September 2006 the airline received its first 118-seat Embraer 195, the launch customer of the product. Fitted with single Head-up Guidance System (HGS) and configured to offer single-class service, the aircraft is intended to be used extensively within Flybe’s existing and expanding network, replacing the airline’s BAe 146s.

★ In May 2007 the airline signed a deal for 15 Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 aircraft valued at $394 million, with options for a further 15. It is the world's largest Q400 operator and this order will increase its Q400 fleet to 60^[8].

Codeshares

★ British Airways - Flybe codeshares on many routes primarily out of/into Manchester, Birmingham, London Gatwick and Edinburgh. This is following Flybe's takeover of many BA Connect routes in March

★ Brussels Airlines - Flybe announced on 1 August that they were to start codesahres with Brussels airlines on Flybe routes out of Manchester and Southampton and on Brussels Airlines routes into Manchester, Birmingham, Bristol and Newcastle^[9].

Sponsorship

★ On 24 April 2006 Flybe announced a 3-year sponsorship deal with Southampton Football Club. The company will be the main club and shirt sponsor. Flybe are also the main and shirt sponsor of Exeter City Football Club, Norwich City Football Club, and Inverness Caledonian Thistle. Birmingham City Football Club announced on 13 April 2007 that Flybe had ended their sponsorship of the club.

★ Flybe also sponsor the weather bulletins on STV and ITV Westcountry as well as the sport bulletins on UTV.

References

1. Operating Licence
2. Directory: World Airlines
3. announced that they have completed the acquisition of BA Connect
4. http://www.flybe.com/map/default.htm
5. UK CAA Aircraft Register
6. Flybe Fleet Age
7. Air International, July 2005
8. Air Transport World 9 May 2007
9. [1] 1 August 2007

External links

★ Flybe

★ Flybe Fleet

★ Photos of Flybe aircraft

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