French Blue (airline)

French Blue
IATA ICAO Callsign
BF[1] FBU[1] FRENCH BLUE[2]
Founded 2016
Hubs Paris-Orly Airport
Fleet size 2
Destinations 3
Parent company Groupe Dubreuil
Headquarters Paris, France
Key people Marc Rochet
Website frenchblue.com

French Blue is a French low-cost, long-haul airline headquartered in Paris and based at Paris-Orly Airport. It operates a scheduled network between France and worldwide leisure destinations.

History

The airline was established in 2016, created by Groupe Dubreuil. Groupe Dubreuil is also the owner of Air Caraïbes.[3][4] The first flight to Punta Cana started on 10 September 2016.[5] French Blue operates some long-haul flights on behalf of Air Caraïbes since 1 July 2016.[6][7] The airline plans to hire 400 employees within two years.[8]

Destinations

French Blue serves the following destinations:[9]

Country City Airport Notes Ref.
 Dominican RepublicPunta CanaPunta Cana International Airport
 FranceParisOrly Airport
 RéunionSaint-DenisRoland Garros Airport[10]

Fleet

French Blue Airbus A330-300 taxing with a Corsair International A330 parked behind it

The French Blue fleet consists of the following aircraft as of June 2016:[11][12][13][14][15]

French Blue Fleet
Aircraft In Service Orders Passengers Notes
P Y Total
Airbus A330-300 1 — 28 350 378
Airbus A350-900 1 1 35 376 411 Deliveries begin June 2017.[16]
Total 2 1

References

  1. 1 2 "French Blue". ch-aviation. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  2. ↑ "JO 7340.2G Contractions" (PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. 5 January 2017. p. 3-1-45. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  3. ↑ "Long-haul budget airline French Blue sets two-year deadline to break even". Reuters. 2016-03-17. Retrieved 2016-06-05.
  4. ↑ http://www.tourmag.com/French-Blue-la-nouvelle-compagnie-low-cost-long-courrier-francaise_a79417.html
  5. ↑ "French Blue launches operations from Paris to Punta Cana". ATW Air Transport World. 13 September 2016.
  6. ↑ "French Blue lance le low-cost long courrier à 149 euros TTC ! (l'aller simple)". La Tribune. 7 June 2016.
  7. ↑ "Guadeloupe : 1ère escale de l’A330-300 de French Blue" [Guadeloupe : French Blue A330-300's first stopover]. TourMag. 5 July 2016.
  8. ↑ "French Blue, cette low-cost long-courrier qui veut secouer le marché" (in French). 17 March 2016.
  9. ↑ Liu, Jim (8 June 2016). "French blue Opens Reservation for Punta Cana Sep 2016 Launch". Airline Route. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
  10. ↑ "French Blue opens Reunion service from June 2017". Routes Online.
  11. ↑ http://www.journal-aviation.com/actualites/32904-air-caraibes-lance-french-blue-a-l-assaut-du-low-cost-long-courrier
  12. ↑ http://www.air-journal.fr/2016-03-19-frenchblue-decollage-annonce-de-la-low-cost-long-courrier-francaise-5159740.html
  13. ↑ "Air Caraïbes explose ses résultats avec des bénéfices record". May 8, 2016.
  14. ↑ "Startup French Blue takes its first aircraft". Air Transport World. 8 June 2016.
  15. ↑ "French Blue lance son aller-retour Réunion-Paris à partir de 618 euros" [French Blue to introduce Paris to Réunion round trip ticket from 618 euros]. Clicanoo (in French). 5 October 2016.
  16. ↑ https://m.planespotters.net/airframe/Airbus/A350/005/F-HREU-Frenchblue


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