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British European started life as Jersey European in 1979, from the merger of Intra Airways and Express Air Services. In 1983 the Jersey European was taken over by Jack Walker's Walkersteel group, who already owned charter airline Spacegrand Aviation. The two airlines were initially run separately until 1985, when they merged under the Jersey European name and Exeter became the airlines headquarters. Over the next few years Jersey European took delivery of new and larger aircraft to add to its fleet. In 1986 three Shorts 360 aircraft joined the fleet and three British Aerospace HS-748's arrived soon afterwards. As passenger numbers continued to increase, Jersey European took delivery of six Fokker F27's in 1990. A new appearance was also launched in 1990 which featured a new livery and new crew uniforms. In 1991 the airline acquired its first London route from London Gatwick to Guernsey, and soon afterwards from London Gatwick to Jersey. Jersey European received their first jet aircraft in 1993 with the arrival of three BAe 146 'whisper jets'. The new aircraft proved to be such a success that a fourth was added to the fleet the same year. With the arrival of the new jets, Jersey European launched a Business class product, making it the first domestic airline to offer a two-class service. 1995 saw more BAe 146 jets joining the fleet, bringing the total number of jets to seven. Jersey European's route network expanded into Europe with a code-share agreement with Air Inter, offering flights between London Stansted and Marseilles. In 1996 the first franchise routes in conjunction with Air France began from London Heathrow to Toulouse and Lyons. Jersey European's franchise partnership with Air France grew in 1997 with the introduction of flights from Birmingham and Glasgow to Paris. Five more BAe 146 aircraft were also added to the fleet in 1997 to allow further route expansion. 1999 was a year for orders within the airline, with eleven Bombardier Dash 8s and four Canadair Regional Jets being ordered. 1999 also the airline establishing a new base at London City Airport with flights to Dublin and Edinburgh. On June 1, 2000 Jersey European changed its name to British European, to better reflect the fact that it is now the UK's third largest domestic airline.

British European Fleet
G-JEBA	BAe 146-300
G-JEBB	BAe 146-300
G-JEBC	BAe 146-300
G-JEBD	BAe 146-300
G-JEBE	BAe 146-300
G-JEAM	BAe 146-300
G-JEAJ	BAe 146-200
G-JEAK	BAe 146-200
G-JEAR	BAe 146-200
G-JEAS	BAe 146-200
G-JEAV	BAe 146-200
G-JEAW	BAe 146-200
G-JEAX	BAe 146-200
G-JEAO	BAe 146-100
G-JEAT	BAe 146-100
G-JEAU	BAe 146-100
G-JECA	CRJ-200ER
G-JECB	CRJ-200ER
G-JECC	CRJ-200ER
G-JECD	CRJ-200ER
G-JEDX	Dash 8Q-202
G-JEDY	Dash 8Q-202
G-JEDZ	Dash 8Q-202
G-JEDA	Dash 8Q-314
G-JEDB	Dash 8Q-314
G-JEDC	Dash 8Q-311
G-JEDD	Dash 8Q-311
G-JEDE	Dash 8Q-311
G-JEDF	Dash 8Q-311
G-BKMX	Shorts 360-100
G-OBHD	Shorts 360-100

British European (JY / JEA)
Chief Executive	Barry Perrott
Employees	1,400
Ownership	Walker Aviation Group (100%)
Passengers	2,107,528 (1999)
Fleet	BAe 146, CRJ-200, Dash-8
Aircraft on order	Dash-8-400, Avro RJX
Load Factor	55.4% (1999)
Partner Airlines	n/a
Head Office	British European, Hangar 3, Exeter Airport, Exeter, Devon, EX5 2DB, United Kingdom.
Telephone	01392 366669
Fax	01392 366151
Website	www.britisheuropean.co.uk

British European BAe-146
G-JEAW
Photo By Viktor Laszlo

British European Dash-8
G-JEDE
Photo By Chris Sheldon

British European CRJ-200
G-JECA
Photo by Chris Sheldon


UK Departure & Destination Airports	International Destinations
Aberdeen, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Belfast City, Isle of Man, Blackpool, Leeds/Bradford, Birmingham, Bristol, Luton, Stansted, Heathrow, Gatwick, London City, Southampton, Exeter, Jersey and Guernsey.	Dublin, Shannon, Cork, Toulouse, Lyons and Paris Charles de Gaulle.

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Date: 16 November 2001

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want inforamtion on belfast 2 birmingham and cant find it!

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Date: 16 November 2001

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want inforamtion on belfast 2 birmingham and cant find it!

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Rating: 5 - Excellent
Date: 27 November 2001

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Name: anne roddy
Rating: 5 - Excellent
Date: 28 November 2001

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I have flown with British European 3 times in the last 8 months I flew from Belfast to Bristol on each occasion and found the service excellent

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Rating: 4 - Good
Date: 28 November 2001

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Name: Roy Prescott
Rating: 1 - Very Poor
Date: 29 January 2002

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Want to book Belfast to Bristol but cant find it on your site. Also flybe.com does not come up

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Rating: 1 - Very Poor
Date: 28 February 2002

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Rating: 1 - Very Poor
Date: 28 February 2002

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Rating: 5 - Excellent
Date: 08 March 2002

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I think british European is one of the best airlines i've flown on. The staff are pleasant and smiling the seats are very comfortable in there blue leather.

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Date: 30 May 2002