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Air France to consolidate Airlinair, Brit Air and Regional into one carrier with a new regional hub

Air France (Paris) as part of it turnaround plan is planning to merge regional carriers Airlinair, Brit Air, Regional and operate from a new strategic regional hub.

This new regional division will operate flights under a new brand.

The new name and flight schedule will be announced in January 2013 for a launch in April 2013. The new consolidated carrier will operate 86 aircraft, down from the current 93. 64 jobs are expected to be lost in the the consolidation.

Copyright Photo: Ton Jochems.Brit Air’s Bombardier CRJ900 F-HDTA (msn 15001) waits for the next flight at Amsterdam.

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Air France to consolidate Airlinair, Brit Air and Regional, cut staff and increase the Transavia fleet

Air France (Paris), according to this report by Reuters, wants to increase productivity by 20 percent. To accomplish this mission, the airline will cut staff and consolidate its feeder airlines, namely Airlinair (Paris-Orly), Brit Air (Morlaix) and Regional (Nantes) into one carrier. Air France will also increase the fleet at lower-cost Transavia Airlines (Amsterdam).

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