Champagne Airlines
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 was sister company for helicopter activity.
In November 2005 authorization to operate air services was withdrawn following bankruptcy.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 with a serious cash shortage.[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
The Champagne Airlines fleet consisted of the following aircraft (at July 2005):[1]
- 2 Beechcraft King Air FGIML and FBXON
- 3 Fairchild Metro III FGTRB, FGPSN and FGJPN
- 1 cesna citation II FHACA
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Depeches UNAC 1 July 2005 (in French)
- ↑ CH-Aviation 19 October 2005
- ↑ DGAC 29 November 2005 (in French)
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