L'Avion
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{{Short description|Former French airline}} |
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'''Elysair SAS''', |
'''Elysair SAS''', trading as '''L'Avion''' (French for "The plane"), was an airline headquartered in [[Paray Vieille Poste]], near [[Wissous]], France."[https://web.archive.org/web/20070630142015/http://www.lavion.fr/index.php/aide_contact/contact Contact]." L'Avion. Retrieved on 1 September 2009. "Elysair SAS Batiment 519 5 allée du commandant Mouchotte Paray Vieille Poste 91781 Wissous Cedex " It operated a business class-only long-haul service between [[Orly Airport (Paris)|Orly Airport]], Paris and [[Newark Liberty International Airport]] in the [[United States|USA]]. |
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It operated business class-only long-haul service between [[Orly Airport (Paris)|Orly Airport]], Paris and [[Newark Liberty International Airport]] in the [[United States|USA]].{{cite news | title= Directory: World Airlines | work= [[Flight International]] | page= 105 | date= 2007-04-03}} |
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The airline was sold to [[British Airways]] and has since merged with [[OpenSkies]], a wholly owned subsidiary of British Airways. |
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==History== |
==History== |
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Founded by young French entrepreneur [[Frantz Yvelin]] and run by CEO Marc Rochet and Frantz Yvelin, L'Avion was the marketing name for '''Elysair'''. It |
Founded by young French entrepreneur [[Frantz Yvelin]] and run by CEO Marc Rochet and Frantz Yvelin, L'Avion was the marketing name for '''Elysair'''. It changed the marketing name to "L'Avion" in late autumn 2006 after a market researc] showed the new name tested well in the US and in France. Elysair was kept as call sign. The first flight was on 3 January 2007 from Paris to [[Newark, New Jersey|Newark]]. The airline had plans to expand to the [[Middle East]].[http://www.ameinfo.com/110575.html AMEInfo] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070320021933/http://www.ameinfo.com/110575.html |date=March 20, 2007 }} |
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Similar to the concept that was later used by [[Silverjet]], L'Avion offered a premium-only service on |
Similar to the concept that was later used by [[Silverjet]], L'Avion offered a premium-only service on Transatlantic routes. It used two [[Boeing 757|Boeing 757-200]] aircraft, modified by Gamco in Abu Dhabi with detailed engineering and on site supervision at Gamco by Northview Aviation, and maintained by Lufthansa Technik. H4 Aerospace had helped to get the certification. The aircraft were had accomodation for a total of only 90 passenger in a 2x2 abreast. The seating and service level was totally ''business class''. It offered laptop power at every seat, French food and wine, and seats that reclined by 140 degrees.[http://us.lavion.com/index.php/the_company/our_commitments/comfort_and_quality Comfort and quality / Our commitments / The company - L'Avion] {{webarchive |url=https://archive.today/20070218175452/http://us.lavion.com/index.php/the_company/our_commitments/comfort_and_quality |date=February 18, 2007 }} L'Avion featured "On-Demand" digEplayer XT individual units with a 7" screen. |
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L'Avion was wholly owned by Société de Participation Aérienne (SPA) and had about 100 employees in 2008. On 2 July 2008 [[British Airways]] announced it had agreed to buy L'Avion for £54 million. The deal was completed in July 2008 and resulted in the full integration of L'Avion with [[OpenSkies]].[http://ukpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5jLYcFv5ruWSGX2PHvSFPFcy7WZjg BA buys French airline for £54m]{{dead link|date=November 2012|bot=Legobot}} Operations of the two airlines were merged on 4 April 2009, with the former now operating as OpenSkies, a wholly British Airways owned French airline subsidiary. |
L'Avion was wholly owned by Société de Participation Aérienne (SPA) and had about 100 employees in 2008. On 2 July 2008 [[British Airways]] announced it had agreed to buy L'Avion for £54 million. The deal was completed in July 2008 and resulted in the full integration of L'Avion with [[OpenSkies]].[http://ukpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5jLYcFv5ruWSGX2PHvSFPFcy7WZjg BA buys French airline for £54m]{{dead link|date=November 2012|bot=Legobot}} Operations of the two airlines were merged on 4 April 2009, with the former now operating as OpenSkies, a wholly British Airways owned French airline subsidiary. |
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==Fleet== |
==Fleet== |
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When merged with OpenSkies, the L'Avion fleet consisted of the following aircraft:{{cn|date=August 2025}} |
When merged with OpenSkies, the L'Avion fleet consisted of the following aircraft:{{cn|date=August 2025}} |
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