Champagne Airlines
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| Commenced operations | 1998 | ||||||
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| Ceased operations | 29 November 2005 | ||||||
| Fleet size | See Fleet below | ||||||
| Destinations | See Destinations below | ||||||
Champagne Airlines was an airline based in Reims, France. It was established in 1998 and operated air-taxi, executive services, and scheduled services. Its main base was Reims Airport (RHE), with hubs at Le Havre Octeville Airport and Paris - Le Bourget Airport. Heli-Champagne, its sister company, provided helicopter transport services.
In November 2005, authorization to operate air services was withdrawn following bankruptcy.
Code data
- ICAO Code: CPH
- Callsign: Champagne
Destinations
In July 2005, it was clear that the company was in debt and had a serious shortage of cash.[1] In October 2005, Champagne Airlines gave up its only scheduled route between Le Havre and Toulouse.[2] On 29 November 2005 the Direction Générale de l'Aviation Civile (DGAC) withdrew authorization for Champagne Airlines to operate air services following its bankruptcy.[3]
Fleet
In July 2005, the Champagne Airlines fleet consisted of the following aircraft:[1]
- 2 Beechcraft King Air FGIML and FBXON
- 3 Fairchild Metro III FGTRB, FGPSN and FGJPN
- 1 Cessna Citation II FHACA
References
- ^ a b Depeches UNAC 1 July 2005 (in French)
- ^ CH-Aviation 19 October 2005
- ^ DGAC Archived July 6, 2007, at the Wayback Machine 29 November 2005 (in French)
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