BRA (airline)
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| Founded | 1976 (as Golden Air) | ||||||
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| Fleet size | 20 | ||||||
| Destinations | 16 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Trollhättan, Sweden | ||||||
| Website | flygbra.se | ||||||
BRA,[1] legally Braathens Regional Airways AB (previously Golden Air and Braathens Regional), is a Swedish regional airline with its head office on the property of Trollhättan-Vänersborg Airport in Trollhättan.[2] It operates scheduled services between several domestic destinations within Sweden, as well as Helsinki in Finland and ad hoc charter services. Its main base is Trollhättan-Vänersborg Airport, with hubs at Stockholm-Bromma Airport and Ängelholm-Helsingborg Airport. BRA is the successor of the Sverigeflyg brand.
History
The airline was originally registered as Golden Air Flyg AB in September 1976 and operated air taxi and charter services. It underwent several changes until being restructured under the current ownership in August 1993. It started operations on 15 August 1993. It was long wholly owned by shipping company Erik Thun and had 56 employees (at March 2007).[3]
In 2012, Golden Air was acquired by Braathens Aviation and the main Trollhättan - Bromma route was taken over by Sverigeflyg.[4] On 1 January 2013, Golden Air changed its name to Braathens Regional. At the end of 2015, Malmö Aviation flew under the ICAO code of Braathens Aviation, ending the use of the Scanwing callsign that was previously operated by Malmö - as of 29 Febr 2016, the airline was fully incorporated into Braathens Regional.
In March 2016, Braathens Regional changed its name to Braathens Regional Airlines or BRA for short[5][6] and merged with Malmö Aviation and Sverigeflyg including its subsidiaries to form a larger Swedish regional airline.
Destinations
As of April 2016, BRA serves a network of 16 scheduled destinations:[7]
- Ängelholm base
- Göteborg
- Malmö
- Östersund
- Halmstad
- Kalmar
- Mora
- Norrköping
- Ronneby
- Stockholm base
- Sundsvall
- Trollhättan
- Umeå
- Visby
- Växjö
Fleet
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As of February 2016 the Braathens Regional Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft:[8]
| Aircraft | In fleet | Orders | Passengers | Notes |
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| ATR 72-500 | 5 | — | 72 | |
| ATR 72-600 | 3 | 6 | 72 | + 6 Options |
| Saab 2000 | 12 | — | 50 | |
| Total | 20 | 6 |
References
- ↑ https://www.flygbra.se/#m
- ↑ "Contact Us." Golden Air. Retrieved on 23 May 2012. "Golden Air Flyg AB Trollhättan-Vänersborg Airport 461 93 Trollhättan"
- ↑ "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 3 April 2007. p. 87.
- ↑ "Nya Golden Air". Golden Air. Retrieved 2013-04-13.
- ↑ https://www.behance.net/gallery/34560659/BRA-Braathens-Regional-Airlines
- ↑ http://www.aerotelegraph.com/braathens-aviation-schweden-tauft-sich-um-in-bra
- ↑ flygbra.se - BRA Destinationer (Swedish) 25 April 2016
- ↑ "Braathens Regional Aircraft Fleet". Braathens Regional. Retrieved 2013-12-19.
External links
Media related to Braathens Regional Airlines at Wikimedia Commons
