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BA CityFlyer
File:BA CityFlyer logo.png
IATA ICAO Call sign
CJ CFE FLYER
Founded2007
Operating basesLondon City Airport
Frequent-flyer programExecutive Club
AllianceOneworld
Fleet size13
Destinations18
Parent companyBritish Airways, International Airlines Group
HeadquartersDidsbury, Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Key peopleAndy Kerswill (MD)
Websitewww.britishairways.com

BA CityFlyer is a wholly owned subsidiary airline of British Airways based in Didsbury, Manchester, England.[1] It operates a network of domestic and European services from London City Airport. The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of British Airways and all services operate with BA's full colours, titles, and flight numbers.[2]

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.[3]

History

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.[4]

Destinations

Main article: BA CityFlyer destinations

Fleet

Embraer E-170 at Cagliari-Elmas Airport in August 2011

As of 11 July 2011, the BA CityFlyer fleet consists of the following aircraft with an average age of 1.1 years:[5]

BA CityFlyer Fleet
Aircraft In Fleet Orders Passengers Notes
Embraer E-170 6 0 76
Embraer E-190 7 1 98
Saab 2000 0 1 50 Aircraft to be leased from Eastern Airways
Total 13 2

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-170s and 5 Embraer E-190s, deliveries of which commenced in September 2009.[6] 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 and the third in March 2012 which is to be delivered in the late summer 2012. [7]

BA Cityflyer lease aircraft from Eastern Airways


On 9th May 2012 BA Cityflyer announced that they would begin flights between London City Airport and Isle of Man Airport starting 28th May 2012. The route will be served 5 x weekly by a BA Cityflyer Embraer E-170 through until 25th June 2012. From the 25th June 2012 flights will increase to up to 3 x daily and the 76 seater Embraer E-170 will be replaced by a 50 seater Saab 2000 which will be leased from Eastern Airways on a long term basis. The Saab 2000 will be painted in full British Airways livery prior to entering service. Fights will be operated by Eastern Airways crew in British Airways uniforms and the onboard service will be identical to that offered on all BA Cityflyer domestic services[8]

Statistics

BA Cityflyer carried over 1.1 million passengers during 2011, a 41% increase since 2010 and a record total for the airline.[9]

Year Total passengers Total flights Load factor Passenger change YoY
2008 713,670 15,687 43.9%
2009 699,670 14,197 49.0% Decrease002.0%
2010 798,523 14,330 66.0% Increase014.1%
2011 1,125,758 19,099 68.0% Increase041.0%
Source: UK Civil Aviation Authority [9]

Accidents and incidents

A BA CityFlyer Avro RJ100, operated until 2009

On 13 February 2009, BA CityFlyer Flight 8456, an Avro RJ100, registered G-BXAR, flying from Amsterdam 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.[10][11] The aircraft was damaged beyond economic repair and was written off by insurers in May 2009.[12]

References

  1. ^ "Our Locations." (Archive) BA CityFlyer. Retrieved on 5 March 2010.
  2. ^ "UK & Ireland Airlines Guide 2011". Airliner World: p.4. March 2011. {{cite journal}}: |page= has extra text (help)
  3. ^ Civil Aviation Authority – Operating Licence Holders
  4. ^ "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 27 March 2007. p. 83.
  5. ^ BA Cityflyer Fleet
  6. ^ "British Airways orders 11 Embraer 170/190SRs for CityFlyer". Flightglobal. Retrieved 22 December 2008.
  7. ^ "British Airways adds Venice to London City Network". Retrieved 27 March 2012.
  8. ^ BA Cityflyer lease Eastern Airways aircraft to operate new Isle of Man Service
  9. ^ a b "UK Airline Statistics | Data | Economic Regulation". UK CAA. 2010-04-19. Retrieved 2012-04-11.
  10. ^ [1]
  11. ^ "London City Airport crash jet 'not properly serviced'". BBC News. 11 February 2010.
  12. ^ "BA jobs go after plane write-off". BBC News. 25 May 2009.
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