CITYJET, the Air France subsidiary, based in Dublin, has confirmed the acquisition of 23 pre-owned Avro RJ85.
The ”planes will in the main replace the airline”s 17 BAe 146 aircraft, of which the Avro is a development.
The phased introduction of the new aircraft from November 2006 represents significant investment not only in fleet replacement, but also in the company”s future and comes after months of speculation of just where CityJet was going in terms of replacement aircraft.
A major player at London City Airport the announcement probably rules out Air France in terms of Airbus A318 operations at LCY.
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