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CityJet is an Airline based in Dublin , Ireland . It is an Air France subsidiary operating franchise services in Europe. Its main base is Dublin Airport , with a hub at Charles De Gaulle International Airport , Paris . The airline also provides an aircraft and crew service for Air France and its network partners at both Paris airports Flight International 3 April 2007 . HISTORY The airline was established on 28 September 1992 and started operations on 12 January 1994 . It was founded by Pat Byrne and began operations between London City Airport and Dublin under a franchise agreement with Virgin Atlantic Airways . On 4 July 1997 the airline began operations on the route using its own brand and identity. During this time the relationship with Air France began with CityJet operating the Paris to London City service on behalf of Air France. In May 1999 Air France took a 25% equity stake in partnership with Air Foyle Ireland, but assumed complete control in February 2000. It is wholly owned by Air France and has 654 employees (at March 2007). It carried over 1.1m passengers in the financial year 2004 and had profits of over € 7m. ScotAirways's scheduled routes from London City are being absorbed into the CityJet for Air France network. From September 3, all ScotAirways services will be operated under the CityJet brand, and ScotAirways' Do 328s will be painted in CityJet for Air France colors. DESTINATIONS Cityjet operates the following routes (April 2007)1: Air France by Cityjet
There is speculation that the airline may start services from Shannon Airport , following Aer Lingus 's decision to end the Heathrow flights there. Destinations that may be served from Shannon are Paris ( Charles De Gaulle International Airport ), Amsterdam Schipol and London City Airport Cityjet for Air France
Cityjet currently operate a Wet Lease for Scot Airways on the early morning rotation to Edinburgh from London City Airport to increase capacity on the route. FLEET The CityJet fleet consists of the following aircraft (May 2007) : In July 2006, the average age of the CityJet fleet was 19.7 years old and it is thus one of the oldest passenger fleets in Europe. The airline will replace the 146's with second-hand Avro RJ85 aircraft, which have been sourced from Mesaba in the USA. Deliveries are ongoing. At early July 2007 the fleet age has dropped to 16.1 years due to some of the new RJ85 aircraft entering the fleet. New aircraft registrations are EI-RJA to EI-RJP AND EI-RJR to EI-RJX EXTERNAL LINKS REFERENCES
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