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Régional Compagnie Aérienne Européenne, or Régional for short, is a subsidiary airline
Airline

File:Fedex-md11-N525FE-051109-21-16.jpgFile:Ryanair.b737-800.aftertakeoff.arp.jpgAn airline provides civil aviation for passengers or freight, generally with a recognized operating certificate or license....
 wholly owned by Air France
Air France

Air France , based in Paris, France, is one of the world's largest airlines. It is a subsidiary of the Air France-KLM Group and a founding member of the SkyTeam global airline alliance....
 which connects hubs at Paris
Paris

Paris is the Capital of France and the country's largest city. It is situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the ?le-de-France Regions of France ....
, Lyons
Lyon

||-||}Lyon, also known as Lyons in English, is a city in east-central France. Its name is pronounced in French language and Franco-Proven?al language, and or in English language....
, Clermont-Ferrand
Clermont-Ferrand

Clermont-Ferrand is a city and commune in France of France, in the Auvergne regions of France, with a population of 140,700 . Its metropolitan area had 409,558 inhabitants at the 1999 census....
, and Bordeaux
Bordeaux

is a Port city on the Garonne in southwest France, with one million inhabitants in its aire urbaine at a 2008 estimate. It is the Capital of the Aquitaine regions of France, as well as the Prefectures in France of the Gironde Departments of France....
 to 49 airports in Europe
Europe

Europe is, conventionally, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally divided from Asia to its east by the water divide of the Ural Mountains, the Ural , the Caspian Sea, and by the Caucasus Mountains to the southeast....
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Régional Compagnie Aérienne Européenne, or Régional for short, is a subsidiary airline
Airline

File:Fedex-md11-N525FE-051109-21-16.jpgFile:Ryanair.b737-800.aftertakeoff.arp.jpgAn airline provides civil aviation for passengers or freight, generally with a recognized operating certificate or license....
 wholly owned by Air France
Air France

Air France , based in Paris, France, is one of the world's largest airlines. It is a subsidiary of the Air France-KLM Group and a founding member of the SkyTeam global airline alliance....
 which connects hubs at Paris
Paris

Paris is the Capital of France and the country's largest city. It is situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the ?le-de-France Regions of France ....
, Lyons
Lyon

||-||}Lyon, also known as Lyons in English, is a city in east-central France. Its name is pronounced in French language and Franco-Proven?al language, and or in English language....
, Clermont-Ferrand
Clermont-Ferrand

Clermont-Ferrand is a city and commune in France of France, in the Auvergne regions of France, with a population of 140,700 . Its metropolitan area had 409,558 inhabitants at the 1999 census....
, and Bordeaux
Bordeaux

is a Port city on the Garonne in southwest France, with one million inhabitants in its aire urbaine at a 2008 estimate. It is the Capital of the Aquitaine regions of France, as well as the Prefectures in France of the Gironde Departments of France....
 to 49 airports in Europe
Europe

Europe is, conventionally, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally divided from Asia to its east by the water divide of the Ural Mountains, the Ural , the Caspian Sea, and by the Caucasus Mountains to the southeast....
. The airline operates 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 Embraer 190
Embraer E-Jets

The Embraer E-Jets are a series of narrow-body aircraft, twin-engined, medium range, jet airliners produced in Brazil. Announced at the Paris Air Show in 1999, and entering production in 2002, the aircraft have been a success - as of December 31, 2008, there are 876 firm orders for E-Jets and 810 Option ....
 aircraft in November 2006 .

History

After being acquired by Air France, Régional was formed in April 2001 by the merger of Flandre Air, Proteus Airlines, and Regional Airlines.

Regional is upgrading and consolidating its fleet, considering allying with a turboprop
Turboprop

A turboprop engine is a type of aircraft engine that uses a gas turbine to drive a propeller. The gas turbine is designed specifically for this application, with almost all of its output being used to drive the propeller....
 partner as it increasingly turns its focus to its jet operations. Its two remaining Saab 2000
Saab 2000

The Saab 2000 is one of the fastest turboprop fixed-wing aircrafts in existence; it is able to cruise at a speed of over 665 km/h . It is a stretched version of the Saab 340....
s were phased out in 2006 and the last of its nine Embraer EMB-120 Brasilias followed in 2008, marking the exit of all of Regional’s turboprop aircraft.

Fleet

The Régional fleet includes the following aircraft (at February 2009):

  • 3 Embraer 170-100LR
    Embraer E-Jets

    The Embraer E-Jets are a series of narrow-body aircraft, twin-engined, medium range, jet airliners produced in Brazil. Announced at the Paris Air Show in 1999, and entering production in 2002, the aircraft have been a success - as of December 31, 2008, there are 876 firm orders for E-Jets and 810 Option ....
     (76 passengers)
  • 7 Embraer 190-100LR
    Embraer E-Jets

    The Embraer E-Jets are a series of narrow-body aircraft, twin-engined, medium range, jet airliners produced in Brazil. Announced at the Paris Air Show in 1999, and entering production in 2002, the aircraft have been a success - as of December 31, 2008, there are 876 firm orders for E-Jets and 810 Option ....
     (100 passengers)
  • 9 Embraer ERJ 135ER
    Embraer ERJ 145 family

    The ERJ 145 is a family of regional jets produced by Embraer, a Brazilian aerospace company. Family members include the ERJ 135, ERJ 140, and ERJ 145, as well as the Embraer Legacy business jet and the Embraer R-99 family of military aircraft....
     (37 passengers)
  • 13 Embraer ERJ 145EP
    Embraer ERJ 145 family

    The ERJ 145 is a family of regional jets produced by Embraer, a Brazilian aerospace company. Family members include the ERJ 135, ERJ 140, and ERJ 145, as well as the Embraer Legacy business jet and the Embraer R-99 family of military aircraft....
     (50 passengers)
  • 15 Embraer ERJ 145MP
    Embraer ERJ 145 family

    The ERJ 145 is a family of regional jets produced by Embraer, a Brazilian aerospace company. Family members include the ERJ 135, ERJ 140, and ERJ 145, as well as the Embraer Legacy business jet and the Embraer R-99 family of military aircraft....
     (50 passengers)
  • 9 Fokker 100
    Fokker F100

    The Fokker 100 is a medium size twin-turbofan airliner from the Fokker company.Low operational costs and almost no competition in the 100-seat short-range class made it a best seller when it was introduced in the late 1980s, but improved models of the Bombardier CRJ200 and Embraer ERJ 145 family affected sales and Fokker became insolvent....
     (100 passengers)
  • 3 Fokker 70
    Fokker F70

    The Fokker 70 is a 70 seat, twin engine Jet aircraft airliner developed as a smaller version of the 100 seat Fokker 100 jetliner....
     (80 passengers)


On order:
  • 4 Embraer 170-100LR
    Embraer E-Jets

    The Embraer E-Jets are a series of narrow-body aircraft, twin-engined, medium range, jet airliners produced in Brazil. Announced at the Paris Air Show in 1999, and entering production in 2002, the aircraft have been a success - as of December 31, 2008, there are 876 firm orders for E-Jets and 810 Option ....
     (76 passengers)
  • 4 Embraer 190-100LR
    Embraer E-Jets

    The Embraer E-Jets are a series of narrow-body aircraft, twin-engined, medium range, jet airliners produced in Brazil. Announced at the Paris Air Show in 1999, and entering production in 2002, the aircraft have been a success - as of December 31, 2008, there are 876 firm orders for E-Jets and 810 Option ....
     (100 passengers)


Régional average fleet age is 9 years in August 2007 .

It became the first European operator of the Embraer 190
Embraer E-Jets

The Embraer E-Jets are a series of narrow-body aircraft, twin-engined, medium range, jet airliners produced in Brazil. Announced at the Paris Air Show in 1999, and entering production in 2002, the aircraft have been a success - as of December 31, 2008, there are 876 firm orders for E-Jets and 810 Option ....
 on 23 November 2006 when the first of six on order was delivered. The 100 seat aircraft will operate domestic and intra-European services in full Air France
Air France

Air France , based in Paris, France, is one of the world's largest airlines. It is a subsidiary of the Air France-KLM Group and a founding member of the SkyTeam global airline alliance....
 colours . Régional received its first Embraer 170 of 6 orders, which wears the new Régional logo, on September 2nd 2008.

The Embraer 190s are part of a new order over the Air France-KLM group with another 18 further options. 2 Fokker F70s have been transferred to KLM Cityhopper
KLM Cityhopper

KLM cityhopper is the regional airline subsidiary of KLM based in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. It operates international services within Europe. It is based at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Amsterdam....
, to be followed by 3 more in the near future.

By 2010 Régional will only operate Embraer jet aircraft, making the company one of the largest Embraer operators in Europe.

The last propeller aircraft Embraer EMB 120 left the fleet on October 10th, 2008 replaced by the ERJ-135

Incidents and accidents

  • On 25 January 2007, Air France Flight 7775 from Pau
    Pau Pyrénées Airport

    File:Tour Pau.jpgPau Pyr?n?es Airport is an airport serving Pau, Pyr?n?es-Atlantiques, France. It is located 10 kilometres northwest of Pau in Uzein, a Communes of the Pyr?n?es-Atlantiques d?partement of the Departments of France of Pyr?n?es-Atlantiques ....
     to Paris
    Charles de Gaulle International Airport

    Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport , also known as Roissy Airport , in the Paris area, is one of the world's principal aviation centres, as well as France's main international airport....
     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
    Bureau d'Enquêtes et d'Analyses pour la sécurité de l'Aviation Civile

    The Bureau d'Enqu?tes et d'Analyses pour la s?curit? de l'Aviation Civile is an agency of the French government, responsible for investigating Accidents and incidents in aviation and making safety recommendations based on what is learned from those investigations....
     revealed that the cause of the accident was ice on the wings of the aircraft involved.


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