Société Airlinair, simply known as Airlinair, was a French

regional airline A regional airline is a general classification of airline which typically operates scheduled passenger air service, using regional aircraft, between communities lacking sufficient demand or infrastructure to attract mainline flights. In North ...

based in

Rungis Rungis () is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France, in the ''département'' of Val-de-Marne. It is best known as the location of the large wholesale food market serving the Paris metropolitan area and beyond, the ''Marché d'Intér ...

, France, operating scheduled regional flights (some of which were on behalf of

Air France Air France (; formally ''Société Air France, S.A.''), stylised as AIRFRANCE, is the flag carrier of France headquartered in Tremblay-en-France. It is a subsidiary of the Air France–KLM Group and a founding member of the SkyTeam global air ...

), and

aircraft lease Aircraft leases are leases used by airlines and other aircraft operators. Airlines lease aircraft from other airlines or leasing companies for two main reasons: to operate aircraft without the financial burden of buying them, and to provide tempora ...

services. The airline has set up bases at

Paris-Orly Airport Paris Orly Airport (french: Aéroport de Paris-Orly), commonly referred to as Orly , is one of two international airports serving the French capital, Paris, the other one being Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG). It is located partially in Orly an ...

and Lyon-Saint Exupéry Airport. As an Air France regional partner, it also offered flights from

Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (french: Aéroport de Paris-Charles-de-Gaulle, ), also known as Roissy Airport or simply Paris CDG, is the principal airport serving the French capital, Paris ( and its metropolitan area), and the largest intern ...

Airlinair, along with

Régional Régional was a subsidiary airline wholly owned by Air France which connected hubs at Paris, Lyon to 49 airports in Europe. The airline operated in Air France livery, retaining its name in small titles and logo on the front fuselage and engines. ...

and Airlinair, was fully merged into

HOP! Air France Hop, formerly branded HOP!, is a French regional airline operating flights on behalf of its parent company Air France. The airline was founded on 21 December 2012http://www.verif.com/societe/HOP!-790151716/ after the merger of Airlin ...

in 2017 after a year of negotiations.

History

The airline was established in 1998 and started operations in May 1999. It was founded by four principal shareholders including

Lionel Guérin Lionel Guérin is a French Chief executive officer and Politician. Biography Training Lionel Guérin is an aerospace engineer graduate from ''École nationale supérieure de mécanique et d'aérotechnique'' and airline pilot graduate from '' ...

and is owned by private investors (80.5%) and

Brit Air Brit Air (short for Brittany Air International) was a regional airline based at Morlaix Airport in Ploujean, Morlaix, Brittany, France, operating scheduled services as an Air France franchise from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, Paris-Orly A ...

(19.5%). Since 31 March 2013, all Airlinair flights have been operated under the name

, Air France's regional brand. Airlinair ceased all flight operations in March 2017 after its merger in

Destinations

As of 30 March 2013, Airlinair operates scheduled flights to the following domestic destinations: Additionally, the following destinations are served on behalf of

Fleet

As of March 2017, the Airlinair fleet consists of the following aircraft:

References

External links

Official website
(Archive)
Official website
(Archive) {{Airlines of France Defunct airlines of France Airlines established in 1998 Airlines disestablished in 2017 Air France–KLM French companies established in 1998 French companies disestablished in 2017