BA CityFlyer
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BA CityFlyer is a wholly owned subsidiary
airline
of British Airways
based in Didsbury
, Manchester
, England
. It operates a network of domestic and Europe
an services from London City Airport
. Aircraft are operated on a franchise agreement with British Airways, in full colours and both titles, using British Airways flight numbers.
BA Cityflyer Limited holds a United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority Type A Operating Licence, it is permitted to carry passengers, cargo and mail on aircraft with 20 or more seats.
British Airways' sale of BA Connect
to Flybe
in 2007
did not include the London City Airport
operation and its associated fleet of ten Avro RJ100 regional jet aircraft. This led to BA
's decision to resurrect erstwhile Gatwick
-based CityFlyer Express
, which it had integrated into its Gatwick mainline short-haul operation in 2001
following that airline's acquisition in 1999, as a new wholly owned subsidiary to take over this operation as of March 2007. BA CityFlyer was awarded an Air Operators Certificate on 8 February 2007 and started operations on 25 March 2007.
Prior to 2009, BA CityFlyer operated a fleet of Avro RJ85 and Avro RJ100 aircraft. In December 2008 the airline signed a contract with Embraer
to modernise the fleet with an order for 11 E-Jet
aircraft, comprising 6 Embraer E-170
s and 5 Embraer E-190SR
s, deliveries of which commenced in September 2009. On Wednesday 14 July 2010, BA CityFlyer operated the last revenue sector with a RJ85.
BA CityFlyer had options on 3 E-190SRs; it converted two into firm orders in October 2010.
suffered a nose-gear collapse whilst landing at London City Airport
. None of the 67 passengers or 4 crew members were seriously injured in the incident, but 2 passengers were sent to hospital, one of whom suffered minor injuries. After a normal approach and touchdown, the nose landing gear fractured due to the presence of a fatigue crack in the upper internal bore of the landing gear main fitting. The crack had formed as a result of poor surface finish during manufacture and the incomplete embodiment of a manufacturer's service bulletin which the landing gear maintenance records showed as being implemented at its last overhaul in June 2006. The aircraft was damaged beyond economic repair and was written off by insurers in May 2009.
Subsidiary
A subsidiary company, subsidiary, or daughter company is a company that is completely or partly owned and wholly controlled by another company that owns more than half of the subsidiary's stock. The subsidiary can be a company, corporation, or limited liability company. In some cases it is a...
airline
Airline
An airline provides air transport services for traveling passengers and freight. Airlines lease or own their aircraft with which to supply these services and may form partnerships or alliances with other airlines for mutual benefit...
of British Airways
British Airways
British Airways is the flag carrier airline of the United Kingdom, based in Waterside, near its main hub at London Heathrow Airport. British Airways is the largest airline in the UK based on fleet size, international flights and international destinations...
based in Didsbury
Didsbury
Didsbury is a suburban area of the City of Manchester, in Greater Manchester, England. It lies on the north bank of the River Mersey, south of Manchester city centre, in the southern half of the Greater Manchester Urban Area...
, Manchester
Manchester
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...
, England
England
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. It operates a network of domestic and Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
an services from London City Airport
London City Airport
London City Airport is a single-runway airport. It principally serves the financial district of London and is located on a former Docklands site, east of the City of London, opposite the London Regatta Centre, in the London Borough of Newham in east London. It was developed by the engineering...
. Aircraft are operated on a franchise agreement with British Airways, in full colours and both titles, using British Airways flight numbers.
BA Cityflyer Limited holds a United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority Type A Operating Licence, it is permitted to carry passengers, cargo and mail on aircraft with 20 or more seats.
History
BA Connect
BA Connect was a fully owned subsidiary airline of British Airways. Headquartered in Didsbury, Manchester, England, it operated a network of domestic and European services from a number of airports in the United Kingdom on behalf of British Airways...
to Flybe
Flybe
Flybe Group PLC is a British low-cost regional airline headquartered at the Jack Walker House at Exeter International Airport in Devon, England...
in 2007
2007 in aviation
This is a list of aviation-related events from 2007:-January:*1 January – Adam Air Flight 574, a Boeing 737, disappears in Indonesian airspace with 102 people on board....
did not include the London City Airport
London City Airport
London City Airport is a single-runway airport. It principally serves the financial district of London and is located on a former Docklands site, east of the City of London, opposite the London Regatta Centre, in the London Borough of Newham in east London. It was developed by the engineering...
operation and its associated fleet of ten Avro RJ100 regional jet aircraft. This led to BA
British Airways
British Airways is the flag carrier airline of the United Kingdom, based in Waterside, near its main hub at London Heathrow Airport. British Airways is the largest airline in the UK based on fleet size, international flights and international destinations...
's decision to resurrect erstwhile Gatwick
London Gatwick Airport
Gatwick Airport is located 3.1 miles north of the centre of Crawley, West Sussex, and south of Central London. Previously known as London Gatwick,In 2010, the name changed from London Gatwick Airport to Gatwick Airport...
-based CityFlyer Express
CityFlyer Express
CityFlyer Express was an independentindependent from government-owned corporations, short-haul regional airline with its head office in the Iain Stewart Centre adjacent to London Gatwick Airport in Crawley, West Sussex, England....
, which it had integrated into its Gatwick mainline short-haul operation in 2001
2001 in aviation
This is a list of aviation-related events from 2001:-January:* January 31 – Two Japan Air Lines airliners – a Boeing 747-446 operating as Flight 907 and a Douglas DC-10-40D operating as Flight 958 – nearly collide over Suruga Bay, Japan, passing within 100 meters of one another...
following that airline's acquisition in 1999, as a new wholly owned subsidiary to take over this operation as of March 2007. BA CityFlyer was awarded an Air Operators Certificate on 8 February 2007 and started operations on 25 March 2007.
Fleet
As of 11 July 2011, the BA CityFlyer fleet consists of the following aircraft with an average age of 1.1 years:| Aircraft | In Fleet | Orders | Options | Passengers | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Embraer E-170 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 76 | |
| Embraer E-190SR | 7 | 0 | 1 | 98 | |
| Total | 13 | 0 | 1 |
Prior to 2009, BA CityFlyer operated a fleet of Avro RJ85 and Avro RJ100 aircraft. In December 2008 the airline signed a contract with Embraer
Embraer
Embraer S.A. is a Brazilian aerospace conglomerate that produces commercial, military, and executive aircraft and provides aeronautical services....
to modernise the fleet with an order for 11 E-Jet
Embraer E-Jets
The Embraer E-Jets are a series of narrow-body, twin-engine, medium-range, jet airliners produced by Embraer, a Brazilian aerospace conglomerate that produces commercial, military, and corporate aircraft. Announced at the Paris Air Show in 1999, and entering production in 2002, the aircraft series...
aircraft, comprising 6 Embraer E-170
Embraer E-Jets
The Embraer E-Jets are a series of narrow-body, twin-engine, medium-range, jet airliners produced by Embraer, a Brazilian aerospace conglomerate that produces commercial, military, and corporate aircraft. Announced at the Paris Air Show in 1999, and entering production in 2002, the aircraft series...
s and 5 Embraer E-190SR
Embraer E-Jets
The Embraer E-Jets are a series of narrow-body, twin-engine, medium-range, jet airliners produced by Embraer, a Brazilian aerospace conglomerate that produces commercial, military, and corporate aircraft. Announced at the Paris Air Show in 1999, and entering production in 2002, the aircraft series...
s, deliveries of which commenced in September 2009. On Wednesday 14 July 2010, BA CityFlyer operated the last revenue sector with a RJ85.
BA CityFlyer had options on 3 E-190SRs; it converted two into firm orders in October 2010.
Accidents and incidents
On 13 February 2009, BA CityFlyer Flight 8456, an Avro RJ100, registered G-BXAR, flying from AmsterdamAmsterdam
Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...
suffered a nose-gear collapse whilst landing at London City Airport
London City Airport
London City Airport is a single-runway airport. It principally serves the financial district of London and is located on a former Docklands site, east of the City of London, opposite the London Regatta Centre, in the London Borough of Newham in east London. It was developed by the engineering...
. None of the 67 passengers or 4 crew members were seriously injured in the incident, but 2 passengers were sent to hospital, one of whom suffered minor injuries. After a normal approach and touchdown, the nose landing gear fractured due to the presence of a fatigue crack in the upper internal bore of the landing gear main fitting. The crack had formed as a result of poor surface finish during manufacture and the incomplete embodiment of a manufacturer's service bulletin which the landing gear maintenance records showed as being implemented at its last overhaul in June 2006. The aircraft was damaged beyond economic repair and was written off by insurers in May 2009.