There were red faces all around when a WDL Aviation BAe 146-200 being operated for British Airways was sent in the wrong direction on 25 March. D-AMGL (msn E2055) began the day operating BA3270 from Dusseldorf to London City. She was then supposed to return to Dusseldorf as BA3271, but […]
After repeatedly operating on behalf of Air France subsidiary Hop!, Jota Aviation‘s Avro RJ85 G-JOTR (msn E2294) has recently been flying for rival British Airways on flights from London City. Her first assignment for British Airways was on 1 February: after positioning from Southend to London City on 31 January, she […]
British Airways has selected Embraer’s E-Jet family as a replacement for BA CityFlyer‘s fleet of ten Avro RJ100s and two RJ85s. The airline has placed an order for six 76-seat Embraer 170s and five 98-seat Embraer 190SRs, with three more of the latter on option. Deliveries are expected to begin […]
British Airways CitiExpress‘ Avro RJ100s have had a rocky transition to the new year. On 29 December, RJ100 G-BXAR (msn E3298) got stuck in the mud at Birmingham while undertaking high power engine runs, sustaining damage to the lower fuselage in the process. The hapless aircraft was further damaged on […]
British Airways CitiExpress has once again changed its fleet plans. Three of the BAe 146s that were to have been withdrawn will now stay, while six Avro RJ100s will leave the fleet. This will give the airline a fleet of ten RJ100s (five flying from Birmingham, four from London City, […]
As planned, British Airways CitiExpress has begun retiring its BAe 146s. Series 200 G-MIMA (msn E2079) was the first to leave the fleet. She flew her last revenue service (BA4328 from London Gatwick to the Isle of Man) on 3 May, and was then ferried to Stansted and stood down. […]
British Airways CitiExpress began services from London City on 30 March, with flights to Paris and Frankfurt. Three daily round trips will be flown to both cities, except on Sundays when only a single roundtrip will be flown. Flights to Glasgow will be added on 1 May. Five of the […]
British Airways CitiExpress (BACX) will fly their newly acquired Avro RJ100s from London City to Frankfurt, Glasgow, and Paris Charles de Gaulle beginning in April 2003. This will be the first time that British Airways will serve London City. The move is part of an extensive re-structuring of the regional […]
British Airways has begun transferring its Avro RJ100s to newly-formed regional subsidiary British Airways CitiExpress (BACX). BACX was formed in March by merging Brymon and British Regional Airlines. British Airways Regional is also being merged into BACX. The RJ100s were formerly operated by Gatwick-based CityFlyer, which was integrated into British […]
British Airways has taken a further step in its plan to re-structure its regional operations by merging its subsidiaries British Regional Airlines (BRAL) and Brymon to form British Airways CitiExpress (BACX). BRAL was bought by British Airways in March 2001, and the plan to merge it with Brymon was announced […]
