Chalair Aviation
Encyclopedia
Chalair Aviation, previously Chalair, is an airline
with its head office on the grounds of Caen – Carpiquet Airport in Carpiquet
, France
. It provides scheduled services with the A5 Airlinair
code under a franchise
agreement, using Beechcraft turboprops, as well as corporate shuttle services, freight (including toxic and corrosive material), business and sanitary flights, pilot certification and training, aircraft management and engineering, noticeably in La Réunion
and neighboring islands (such as a rather epic landing on a beach in Tromelin Island
, as can be seen from the company's website), and JAR Part 145 maintenance services. Its base is Caen
. The airline now employs a total 42 persons, among them 27 are pilots, and plans to fly 35,000 scheduled passengers in 2007.
Starting 1997, besides business and freight flights, Chalair Aviation began operating a Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner
for scheduled flights between Le Mans
and Eindhoven
and an ATR 42
between Cherbourg
and Orly, with their own IATA code, M6, abandoned since — but a new designator is expected soon.
Chalair Aviation plans to open new routes in 2007 - 2008.
The airline's medium term target is to expand the fleet with 20-seater plus turboprops.
Between 1997 and 2004, Chalair Aviation operated one Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner
, one ATR 42
and three Cessna Citation II
, then CJ2 jets.
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...
with its head office on the grounds of Caen – Carpiquet Airport in Carpiquet
Carpiquet
Carpiquet is a commune in the Calvados department in the Basse-Normandie region in northwestern France. Caen – Carpiquet Airport is located in Carpiquet.-Geography:Carpiquet is on the western side of the Caen metropolitan area...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. It provides scheduled services with the A5 Airlinair
Airlinair
Société Airlinair is an airline based in Rungis, France, operating scheduled regional flights , and aircraft lease services. The airline has set up bases at Paris-Orly Airport and Lyon-Saint Exupéry Airport...
code under a franchise
Franchising
Franchising is the practice of using another firm's successful business model. The word 'franchise' is of anglo-French derivation - from franc- meaning free, and is used both as a noun and as a verb....
agreement, using Beechcraft turboprops, as well as corporate shuttle services, freight (including toxic and corrosive material), business and sanitary flights, pilot certification and training, aircraft management and engineering, noticeably in La Réunion
Réunion
Réunion is a French island with a population of about 800,000 located in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar, about south west of Mauritius, the nearest island.Administratively, Réunion is one of the overseas departments of France...
and neighboring islands (such as a rather epic landing on a beach in Tromelin Island
Tromelin Island
Tromelin Island is a low, flat 0.8-square-kilometre island in the Indian Ocean, about east of Madagascar . There are no harbours or anchorages and access by sea is difficult. The island has a 1,200-metre airstrip. It is a French territory...
, as can be seen from the company's website), and JAR Part 145 maintenance services. Its base is Caen
Caen - Carpiquet Airport
Caen la Mer Airport or Aéroport de Caen la Mer is an airport located in Carpiquet and 6 km west of Caen, both communes of the Calvados département in the Basse-Normandie région of France....
. The airline now employs a total 42 persons, among them 27 are pilots, and plans to fly 35,000 scheduled passengers in 2007.
Starting 1997, besides business and freight flights, Chalair Aviation began operating a Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner
Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner
The Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner or the Fairchild Aerospace Metro is a 19-seat, pressurised, twin turboprop airliner first produced by Swearingen Aircraft and later by Fairchild at a plant in San Antonio, Texas, United States....
for scheduled flights between Le Mans
Le Mans
Le Mans is a city in France, located on the Sarthe River. Traditionally the capital of the province of Maine, it is now the capital of the Sarthe department and the seat of the Roman Catholic diocese of Le Mans. Le Mans is a part of the Pays de la Loire region.Its inhabitants are called Manceaux...
and Eindhoven
Eindhoven Airport
-Facilities:Passenger facilities available include: Exchange office, Lost property office, Luggage lockers, Baby changing area and a Health centre. Wireless internet access is provided free of charge throughout the airport. A business lounge is available too. Major car rental companies have their...
and an ATR 42
ATR 42
-Civil operators:The largest operators of the ATR-42 are FedEx Express, Airlinair, TRIP Linhas Aéreas,and Mexico City-based Aeromar respectively. Number of aircraft as of 2010:Some 70 other airlines operate smaller numbers of the type....
between Cherbourg
Cherbourg - Maupertus Airport
Cherbourg – Maupertus Airport or Aéroport de Cherbourg - Maupertus is an airport located 11 km east of Cherbourg-Octeville, between Maupertus-sur-Mer and Gonneville. These are all communes of the Manche département in the Basse-Normandie région of France...
and Orly, with their own IATA code, M6, abandoned since — but a new designator is expected soon.
Chalair Aviation plans to open new routes in 2007 - 2008.
Destinations
Chalair operates services to the following scheduled domestic destinations (as of April 2010):- From Bordeaux: RennesRennes - Saint-Jacques AirportRennes – Saint-Jacques Airport or Aéroport de Rennes - Saint-Jacques is an airport about 6 km southwest of Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine, in the region of Brittany, France....
— five flights per week (weekdays)
- From Bordeaux: BrestBrest Bretagne AirportBrest Bretagne Airport , formerly known as Brest Guipavas Airport, is an airport serving the French city of Brest. It is located in the commune of Guipavas and 10.2km northeast of Brest, within the département of Finistère....
— five flights per week (weekdays)
- From RennesRennes - Saint-Jacques AirportRennes – Saint-Jacques Airport or Aéroport de Rennes - Saint-Jacques is an airport about 6 km southwest of Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine, in the region of Brittany, France....
: Clermont-Ferrand
- From RennesRennes - Saint-Jacques AirportRennes – Saint-Jacques Airport or Aéroport de Rennes - Saint-Jacques is an airport about 6 km southwest of Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine, in the region of Brittany, France....
: MulhouseEuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-FreiburgEuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg is an international airport northwest of Basel , southeast of Mulhouse , and south of Freiburg . It is located in France, on the administrative territory of the commune of Saint-Louis near the Swiss and German borders...
— nine flights per week (weekdays and Sunday evening)
- From Clermont-Ferrand: Lille
- From Clermont-Ferrand: MarseilleMarseille Provence AirportMarseille Provence Airport or Aéroport de Marseille Provence is an airport located 27 km northwest of Marseille, on the territory of Marignane, both communes of the Bouches-du-Rhône département in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur région of France...
- From Clermont-Ferrand: StrasbourgStrasbourg AirportStrasbourg Airport or Aéroport de Strasbourg is an airport located in Entzheim and 10 km west-southwest of Strasbourg, both communes of the Bas-Rhin département in the Alsace région of France. The number of passengers for 2009 was listed at 1,109,397.-Local Transport:The airport is served by...
- From Clermont-Ferrand: Toulouse
- From Caen: Paris-Orly Airport for AirlinairAirlinairSociété Airlinair is an airline based in Rungis, France, operating scheduled regional flights , and aircraft lease services. The airline has set up bases at Paris-Orly Airport and Lyon-Saint Exupéry Airport...
Fleet
The Chalair fleet consists of the following aircraft (at July 2007)- 1 Beechcraft 90 King AirBeechcraft King AirThe Beechcraft King Air family is part of a line of twin-turboprop aircraft produced by the Beech Aircraft Corporation...
- 4 Beechcraft Super King Air 200sBeechcraft Super King AirThe Beechcraft Super King Air family is part of a line of twin-turboprop aircraft produced by the Beech Aircraft Corporation . The King Air line comprises a number of model series that fall into two families: the Model 90 series, Model 100 series , Model 200 series and Model 300 series...
- 4 Beechcraft 1900D AirlinersBeechcraft 1900The Beechcraft 1900 is a 19-passenger, pressurized twin-engine turboprop airplane manufactured by the Beechcraft Division of the Raytheon Company . It was designed, and is primarily used, as a regional airliner...
- 1 Learjet 45Learjet 45-See also:-References:* Taylor, Michael J.H. Brassey's World Aircraft & Systems Directory 1999/2000. London:Brassey's, 1999. ISBN 1 85753 245 7.-External links:*...
(since the end of June 2007, for business flights)
The airline's medium term target is to expand the fleet with 20-seater plus turboprops.
Between 1997 and 2004, Chalair Aviation operated one Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner
Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner
The Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner or the Fairchild Aerospace Metro is a 19-seat, pressurised, twin turboprop airliner first produced by Swearingen Aircraft and later by Fairchild at a plant in San Antonio, Texas, United States....
, one ATR 42
ATR 42
-Civil operators:The largest operators of the ATR-42 are FedEx Express, Airlinair, TRIP Linhas Aéreas,and Mexico City-based Aeromar respectively. Number of aircraft as of 2010:Some 70 other airlines operate smaller numbers of the type....
and three Cessna Citation II
Cessna Citation
The Cessna Citation is a marketing name used by Cessna for its line of business jets. Rather than one particular model of aircraft, the name applies to several "families" of turbofan-powered aircraft that have been produced over the years...
, then CJ2 jets.