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The correct title of this article is flybe. The initial letter is shown capitalized due to technical restrictions.
<tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align: center; background-color: #FFFFFF;">200px</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2">Hubs</th><td>Birmingham Airport
Southampton Airport
Exeter Airport
Belfast City Airport</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2">Focus cities / secondary hubs</th><td>Edinburgh Airport
Glasgow Airport
Norwich Airport</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2">Frequent flyer program</th><td>Passport to freedom</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2">Parent company</th><td>Jersey European Airways Ltd</td></tr>
flyBE
IATA
BE		ICAO
BEE		 Callsign
JERSEY
Founded1979 (as Jersey European Airways)
Fleet size40
Destinations46
HeadquartersExeter, England, United Kingdom
Key peopleJim French, Jack Walker
Website: http://www.flybe.com

Flybe is an 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, with further bases at Southampton International Airport, Birmingham International Airport, George Best Belfast City Airport, Norwich Airport, Edinburgh Airport and Glasgow International Airport. It is expected to open its first base in France in 2007. The airline also has codeshare agreements with Air France, Continental Airlines and ScotAirways.

On 3 November 2006 Flybe announced that they were to buy BA Connect - the regional business of British Airways.

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.<ref>Operating Licence</ref>

Flybe has received some criticisms following its re-branding as a so called low-cost airline. Some customers feel that it does not offer low fares and involves hidden extras. <ref>Fares criticism</ref>

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[edit] History

Flybe de Havilland Dash 8 twin-turboprop airliner
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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 the 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 repositioned itself as a full service, low-fare airline. The airline is owned by James French, Orbis Trustees and Rosedale Aviation Holdings. It has around 1600 employees.

In December 2005 the airline announced that passengers will be charged for hold lugguage, with the intention that passengers with handbaggage only will pay less overall. It now costs up to £6 per flight to check a bag in for a single flight. <ref>Luggage charging</ref>

On the 3 November 2006, British Airways chief executive said that he had reached an agreement with Flybe to purchase BA Connect. British Airways will ensure that Flybe has sufficient funding in order to achieve its growth targets and the transition out of the BA Connect fleet. In return British Airways will acquire a 15% stake in the new business. The acquisition (which does not include BA Connect's London City Airport or Manchester to JFK routes) will significantly increase Flybe's route network in both the UK and continental Europe making Flybe Europe's largest regional airline.

The new Flybe -

  • will have 159 routes, including 35 new routes.
  • 10 million passengers.
  • £600m in revenues.
  • will be Europe's largest regional airline.
  • will operate from 23 UK and 36 European airports.
  • will have 70 aircraft by the end of 2007.

[edit] 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. <ref>Air International, July 2005</ref>

[edit] Destinations

Flybe flies to the following destinations (as of June 2005):

[edit] Austria

[edit] Croatia

[edit] France

[edit] Germany

[edit] Ireland

[edit] Netherlands

[edit] Portugal

[edit] Spain

[edit] Switzerland

[edit] United Kingdom

[edit] United Kingdom Crown Dependencies

Code-share agreements are also in place with Continental Airlines and ScotAirways.

[edit] New Services

It will inaugurate nonstop service as follows :

[edit] Fleet

The Flybe fleet includes the following aircraft (at November 2006)<ref>http://www.airfleets.net/flottecie/Flybe.htm</ref>:

In November 2006, the Flybe fleet age was 8.3 years.

In June 2005 the airline placed an order for 14 Embraer 195, with options for a further 12, deliveries of which began in September 2006. These aircraft will replace the ageing BAe 146s and 3 Boeing 737s, operated by Astraeus.

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.

[edit] Sponsorship

  • Flybe also sponsor the weather bulletins on stv, the name for the ITV regions in Central and Northern Scotland.

[edit] External links

[edit] References

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Airlines of the United Kingdom

Air Scotland • Air Southwest • Astraeus • Atlantic Airlines • Atlantic Express • Aurigny Air Services • Blue Islands • bmi • bmibaby • bmi regional • British Airways • BA Connect • British Mediterranean Airways • British NorthWest Airlines • City Star Airlines • DHL Air • Eastern Airways • easyJet • Euromanx • First Choice Airways • Flightline • Flybe • Flyglobespan • GB Airways • Global Supply Systems • Highland Airways • Isles of Scilly Skybus • Jet2.com • Loganair • Lydd Air • Manx2 • Monarch Airlines • MyTravel • Silverjet • ScotAirways • Thomas Cook Airlines • Thomsonfly • Titan Airways • Virgin Atlantic Airways • XL Airways
See also: Defunct airlines of the United Kingdom

 


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