Flandre Air
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| Founded | 1977 | ||||||
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| Ceased operations | 2001 (merged into Régional) | ||||||
| Operating bases | Lille Airport | ||||||
| Headquarters | Lesquin, France | ||||||
A Flandre Air Embraer 120.
Flandre Air (IATA: IX, ICAO: FRS) was a French regional airline headquartered at Lille Airport and in Lesquin, France,[1] near Lille.[2]
History[]
The airline began as a charter airline in 1977. It began scheduled services in 1985. In October 1997 Flandre Air became the European launch customer of the Embraer RJ-135. In November 1998 Flandre Air signed a franchise agreement with Air Liberté, which began in January 1999. In October 1999 Proteus Airlines acquired Flandre Air.[3] On 30 March 2001 Flandre, Proteus, and Regional Airlines merged into Régional Compagnie Aérienne Européenne.[2]
Fleet[]
- 13 – Beech 1900
- 9 – Embraer Brasilia
- 1 – Beech King Air[4]
References[]
- ^ "World Airline Directory." Flight International. 26 March-1 April 1997. "44.
- ^ a b "History Archived 2012-02-27 at the Wayback Machine." Régional Compagnie Aérienne Européenne. Retrieved on 2 May 2010.
- ^ "World Airline Directory." Flight International. 27 March-2 April 2001. 74.
- ^ "Flandre Air". rzjets. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
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