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. It became the first European operator of the

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aircraft in November 2006.

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January 2007 It was headquartered in

Bouguenais Bouguenais (; ) is a Communes of France, commune in the Loire-Atlantique Departments of France, department in western France near Nantes. Bouguenais is home to the Nantes Atlantique Airport. Population Economy Régional, a regional airline, w ...

at the Nantes Atlantique Airport.Contact
" Régional. Retrieved on 30 April 2010. The airline, along with Brit Air and Airlinair, was fully merged in HOP! since 2017 after a year of negotiation process.

History

On 30 March 2001,

Flandre Air Flandre Air (IATA: IX, ICAO: FRS) was a French regional airline headquartered at Lille Airport and in Lesquin, France, near Lille.Proteus Airlines, and

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merged Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) are business transactions in which the ownership of companies, other business organizations, or their operating units are transferred to or consolidated with another company or business organization. As an aspect ...

into Régional. Régional as of 2006 was upgrading and consolidating its fleet, considering to ally with a turboprop partner as it increasingly turned its focus to its jet operations. The two remaining Saab 2000s were phased out in 2006 and the last of its nine

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s followed in 2008, marking the exit of all of Régional's turboprop aircraft. From 31 March 2013, Régional services were operated under the HOP! brand. Régional ceased all flight operations in March 2017 after its merger in HOP!.

Destinations

Fleet

Saab 2000, Regional Compagnie Aerienne JP5929391

The Régional fleet includes the following aircraft in March 2013, the average fleet age is 12.3 years. It became the first European operator of the

on 23 November 2006, when the first of six on order was delivered. The 100-seat aircraft would operate domestic and intra-European services in full Air France colours. Régional received its first Embraer E170 of 6 orders, which wears the new Régional logo, on September 2, 2008. The Embraer E190s are part of a new order over the Air France-KLM group with another 18 further options. All Fokkers have been transferred to

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. The last propeller aircraft

left the fleet on October 10, 2008, replaced by the

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Head office

The head office of the airline was located on the grounds of Nantes Atlantique Airport in

, near

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. The head office was adjacent to the airport hotels. Nantes Atlantique Airport had the head office of

, the largest of the three companies that were merged into the new Régional.Air France fusionne trois de ses compagnies régionales
" ''

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'' #18280. 16 November 2000. Page 30. Retrieved on 2 May 2010. "Nantes, où est basé Regional Airlines, la plus importante des trois compagnies, sera le siège de la nouvelle entité.""World Airline Directory." '' Flight International''. 3–9 April 2001
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Incidents and accidents

*On 25 January 2007,

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from Pau to Paris, operated by Régional, crashed shortly after take-off. All 54 passengers and crew escaped from the Fokker 100 although one person was killed on the ground. An investigation by the BEA revealed that the cause of the accident was ice on the wings of the aircraft involved.

History

Destinations

Fleet

Head office

Incidents and accidents

References

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