Flybe (flybe.com) Bombardier DHC-8-402 (Q400) G-JEDP (msn 4085) (Low cost, but not at any cost) LGW (Terry Wade), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.
Flybe (Exeter) will launch twice-weekly flights connecting Southampton with Tours (France) on May 16 per Airline Route.
Copyright Photo: Terry Wade.
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Flybe (Exeter) took delivery of its first two Embraer ERJ 175s (ERJ 170-200STDs) (G-FBJA and G-FAJC) on November 23, 2011. Flybe celebrated the delivery of the first two aircraft with a traditional water canon salute by the Exeter Airport Fire Service on the arrival at the Exeter base.
Flybe announced at the Farnborough Air Show in July 2010 that it had signed a major aircraft deal with Embraer for up to 140 of their E-series aircraft, comprising 35 firm orders for Embraer E175s, with options and purchase rights for a further 105 E-series aircraft.
Flybe now has committed financing of approximately $500 million for the first 20 new Embraer E175 regional jet aircraft.
Copyright Photo: Gordon Stretch. G-FBJC (msn 170000328) was at Birmingham today (December 6) operating the inaugural E175 revenue flight on the Birmingham-Edinburgh route.
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Finncomm Airlines (Finnish Commuter Airlines) Embraer ERJ 170-100STD OH-LEK (msn 17000127) RIX (Yannick Delamarre), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.
Finncomm Airlines (Finnish Commuter Airlines) (Helsinki), as planned, was turned over to its new owners Flybe (Exeter) (60%) and Finnair (Helsinki) (40%) and became Flybe Nordic (Flybe.fi) on October 30, 2011 with the start of the winter season.
The new owners are adding new routes including the Helsinki-Mariehamn route in the Aland Islands. Flybe will now offer a choice of two flights a day and 22 flights a week on the route
To recognize the start of its new route and highlight its commitment to the ร land Islands, Flybe announced its intention to name an aircraft in honor of the region. The airline will be giving people the opportunity to suggest a suitable name, and details of the plane-naming competition will be announced shortly.
Flybeโs extensive regional winter schedule features a total of 25 routes, including 10 that are brand new, giving passengers a choice of up to 500 flights a week. Flybeโs growing network from Helsinki also offers convenient links for businesspeople and tourists between ร land and important destinations like Karleby-Jakobstad, Kemi-Torneรฅ and Skellefteรฅ.
The nice other new routes in Flybeโs network are as follows:
Helsinki โ Jyvรคskylรค (up to 3 daily)
Helsinki โ Tartu, Estonia (6 per week)
Helsinki โ Trondheim, Norway (4 per week)
Helsinki โ Umea, Sweden (4 per week)
Tampere โ Tallinn, Estonia (up to 2 daily)
Turku โ Tallinn (up to 2 daily)
Vaasa โ Tallinn (6 per week)
Oulu โ Tallinn (6 per week)
Tallinn โ Stockholm Bromma, Sweden (up to 3 daily)
Copyright Photo: Yannick Delamarre. The Finncomm brand is being retired. All aircraft are adopting the Flybe brand.
Helsinki Route Map:
Finncomm Airlines (Finnish Commuter Airlines) Embraer ERJ 170-100STD OH-LEK (msn 17000127) RIX (Yannick Delamarre), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.
Finncomm Airlines (Finnish Commuter Airlines) (Helsinki) was acquired by Flybe (Exter) and Finnair (Helsinki) on August 18. The new entity will be rebranded as Flybe Nordic (flybe.fi) on October 30, 2011.
Flybe now holds a 60 percent majority stake in Flybe Nordic, holding a 60 percent stake, with Finnair holding the remaining 40 percent. Flybe will have three seats on the new airline’s board of directors with Finnair having the other two.
The new owners have announced Flybe Nordics’s expanded route network. The expansion features a total of 24 regional routes offering a choice of up to 416 flights a week. This includes all existing routes previously operated by Finncomm together with the addition of nine brand new routes.
This extended program features four new routes from Helsinki, four from key regional cities in Finland and one between Swedenโs Stockholm Bromma airport and Estoniaโs capital city, Tallinn. Four of the new routes offer multiple daily frequencies each with a choice of up to three flights a day.
The nine new routes are as follows:
Helsinki — Mariehamn, Aland (twice daily)
Helsinki โ Tartu, Estonia (6 times per week)
Helsinki โ Trondheim, Norway (4 per week)
Helsinki โ Umea, Sweden (4 per week)
Tampere โ Tallinn, Estonia (three times daily)
Turku โ Tallinn* (twice daily)
Vaasa โ Tallinn* (6 per week)
Oulu โ Tallinn* (6 per week)
Tallinn โ Stockholm Bromma, Sweden (three flights daily)
*Flights start November 14, 2011.
Copyright Photo: Yannick Delamarre.
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New logo:
Finncomm Airlines (Finnish Commuter Airlines) Embraer ERJ 170-100STD OH-LEK (msn 17000127) RIX (Yannick Delamarre), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.
Finncomm Airlines (Finnish Commuter Airlines) (Helsinki) is being acquired by Flybe (Exeter) and Finnair (Helsinki) in a new joint venture acquisition. Finncomm will be rebranded as Flybe Nordic.
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Copyright Photo: Yannick Delamarre. Please click on the photo for the full details.
Flybe (flybe.com) Bombardier DHC-8-402 (Q400) G-JEDP (msn 4085) (Low cost, but not at any cost) LGW (Terry Wade), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.
Flybe (Exeter) is facing a possible industrial action (strike) by its pilots over pay issues.
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Copyright Photo: Terry Wade. Please click on the photo for additional details.
Flybe (flybe.com) Bombardier DHC-8-402 (Q400) G-JEDP (msn 4085) (Low cost, but not at any cost) LGW (Terry Wade), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.
Flybe (Exeter) announced that it has reached agreement with Finnair (Helsinki) to provide regional services in Scandinavian and Baltic Sea Areas.
This new co-operation will begin on October 31, 2010 with three wet leased Bombardier DHC-8-402 (Q400) aircraft. Flybe will commence services to key Scandinavian and Baltic markets from Helsinki Airport that will include Tampere, Turku and Tallinn. This agreement is expected to grow beyond the three aircraft in the summer of 2011.
Flybe and Finnair have also agreed to begin discussions on a potential wider co-operation agreement, which could see Flybe providing a range of services across the Nordic and Baltic Sea markets.
Copyright Photo: Terry Wade. Painted in the special green “eco” livery, Bombardier DHC-8-402 (Q400) G-JEDP (msn 4085) lines up to land at Gatwick Airport near London.
Flybe (Exeter) signed a contract for the acquisition of 35 Embraer ERJ 175 regional jets at the Farnborough International Air Show. The deal includes 65 options and 40 purchase rights, giving the order a potential for 140 175s.
The ERJ 175 jets will be configured in a single-class layout, seating up to 88 passengers. The first aircraft is scheduled for delivery in the second half of 2011.
Flybe currently operates the larger ERJ 195.
Flybe (flybe.com) Embraer ERJ 190-200LR (ERJ 195) G-FBEB (msn 19000057) SZG (Arnd Wolf), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.
Flybe (flybe.com) (Exeter) in the meantime has moved closer to the Air France-KLM Group. The new code-share agreement (effective at the end of October) with AF will encourage passengers to bypass the Heathrow Airport hub and connect instead at the Paris (CDG) hub.
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Copyright Photo: Arnd Wolf. A nice winter study (in July) of Flybe’s Embraer ERJ 190-200LR (ERJ 195) G-FBEB (msn 19000057) at Salzburg.
Copyright Photo: Arnd Wolf. Please click on photo for full view, information and other photos.
Flybe (Flybe.com) (Exeter) is the first airline from the United Kingdom to be able to fly in the new ash cloud standards approved by the CAA.
Read the full report:
http://www.thisisguernsey.com/2010/05/19/flybe-will-fly-first-through-double-ash-limit/
Copyright Photo: Flybe’s Embraer ERJ 190-200LR (ERJ 195) G-FBEB (msn 19000057) taxies at a snow-covered Salzburg.
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