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BA CityFlyer operates ten Avro RJ100s and two RJ85s on routes from London City airport.
Links: British Airways website
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British Airways CitiExpress was rebranded as BA Connect from February 1, 2006. It operated four BAe 146s and, initially, sixteen Avro RJ100s. The airline was sold to Flybe at the end of February 2007. The 146s were taken over by Flybe, while the RJ100s were retained by British Airways and transferred to BA CityFlyer.
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British Airways
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British Airways has, at various times, wet-leased BAe 146s and Avro RJs for short periods. During 2001, British Airways absorbed Gatwick-based CityFlyer Express, which had previously operated as a franchisee. CityFlyer's sixteen Avro RJ100s operated as part of British Airways' Gatwick fleet for a time, but then were transferred to British Airways CitiExpress, which operated them in full British Airways colors, alongside several BAe 146s formerly operated by franchisees British Regional Airlines and Manx British Airways CitiExpress was rebranded as British Airways Connect from February 1, 2006, and then later sold to Flybe in February 2007. The RJ100s were retained by British Airways and transferred to BA CityFlyer.
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British Airways CitiExpress
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British Airways CitiExpress (BACX) was formed in 2002 through the merger of British Regional Airlines (BRAL) and Brymon, and later also absorbed Manx. It operated five BAe 146s inherited from these airlines, and sixteen former CityFlyer Express Avro RJ100s. The airline was re-branded as British Airways Connect in February 2006.
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British European
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British European changed its name to Flybe in July 2002. The airline had previously been known as Jersey European Airways.
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British Midland Commuter/bmi regional
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British Midland Commuter (BMC), the regional subsidiary of British Midland, operated five BAe 146s on behalf of Lufthansa CityLine from early 2000 until the contract ended in late 2001. bmi regional (as it was by then known) then retained some aircraft for its own use until March 2002.
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British Regional Airlines
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British Regional Airways (BRAL) was merged with Brymon Airways to form British Airways CitiExpress in March 2002.
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buzz
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buzz was a low-cost airline created by KLM uk. It operated eight BAe 146-300s from January 2000 until March 2003, when it shut down following its sale to Ryanair.
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CityFlyer
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Gatwick-based CityFlyer Express was acquired by British Airways, for whom it had previously operated as a franchisee, in November 1999. During 2001, CityFlyer was absorbed into British Airways' Gatwick subsidiary, EOG.
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EuroManx
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Isle of Man-based EuroManx operated two former Azzurra Air Avro RJ70s from April to October 2005.
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Flightline
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Southend-based Flightline operates a variety of BAe 146-200s and -300s and an Avro RJ100 on ad hoc and long-term contracts. Current contracts include flying three BAe 146s on oil industry support flights between Aberdeen and Scatsta, one BAe 146 each on behalf of Swiss and Skyways, two BAe 146s for Aer Arann/Nex Aviation, and an Avro RJ100 on behalf of the Ford Motor Company.
Links: Flightline website
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Flybe
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Flybe operated a large fleet of BAe 146s (of all series), including several taken over from BA Connect, but has gradually replaced them with Embraer 195s. The last 146 was retired in October 2008.
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go
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Titan operated a BAe 146-200 on behalf of low-cost airline go from May to September 2001.
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Jersey European
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Exeter-based Jersey European Airways changed its name to British European in May 2000.
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Jet2
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Flightline operated a BAe 146-300 on behalf of low-cost airline Jet2 during the summer of 2006 and then again in the spring of 2007.
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KLM uk
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KLM uk transferred eight of its ten BAe 146-300s to low-cost subsidiary buzz in January 2000 and returned the other two 146s to BAE SYSTEMS.
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Manx
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Manx used BAe 146s from 1987 until its absorption into British Airways CitiExpress in 2002, mainly on its services from the Isle of Man to London.
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ScotAirways
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ScotAirways wet-leased two BAe 146s from Titan (at different times) to boost capacity on its Edinburgh to London City route during the early summer of 2005.
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Titan
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| Titan BAe 146-200QT freighter G-ZAPR (A J Best) |
Stansted-based Titan Airways operates three convertible 146-200QC and a full freighter BAe 146-200QT.
Links: Titan website
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