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| Founded | 1981[1] | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | 1981 | ||||||
| Ceased operations | 2020[2] | ||||||
| Hubs | Stockholm Bromma Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 3 | ||||||
| Destinations | seeBraathens Regional Airlines | ||||||
| Parent company | Braganza | ||||||
| Headquarters | Malmö, Sweden | ||||||
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| Website | flygbra.se | ||||||
Braathens Regional Aviation, was a Swedish airline based inMalmö. From 2016 it provided wet-leasing services in partnership with its sister airlineBraathens Regional Airways forBraathens Regional Airlines.[3]
Founded in 1981 asMalmö Aviation it operated domestic routes in Sweden from its hub atStockholm Bromma Airport. In February 2016, the airline merged withSverigeflyg to createBraathens Regional Airlines. As part of this merger, the airline changed its name to Braathens RegionalAviation and ceased operating its own flight network.
In 2020, due to theCOVID-19 pandemic, the airline ceased all operations. Its similarly named sister companiesBraathens RegionalAirlines andBraathens RegionalAirways continue to operate.[4][5]
The company was established in 1981, operating as aflight training school andair charter company.[citation needed] In the late 1980s it began operating cargo services on behalf ofTNT withBAe 146-200QT jet aircraft; as well as the turbopropFokker F27 Friendship and its derivatives, theFairchild F-27 and Fairchild Hiller FH-227.[6]
The company was sold toCity Air Scandinavia on 11 February 1992. A new companyMalmö Aviation Schedule was formed on 16 April 1993 under the ownership of Wiklund Inter Trade.Braathens of Norway acquired full control in August 1998 and in early 1999 integrated Braathens Sweden (formerlyTranswede) into Malmö Aviation. In December 2001 it became an independent airline owned by Braganza AS/Bramora. This was the result of theScandinavian Airlines (SAS) acquisition of Braathens in which Malmö Aviation, for legal reasons, was not included. It is now wholly owned by Braathens Aviation.[citation needed]
In September 2014, Malmö Aviation stated that it would no longer be theBombardier CS100's launch customer as previously planned.[7] This role was taken over bySwiss Global Air Lines.[8]
In March 2016, the operational part of Malmö Aviation was merged intoBraathens Regional Airlines together withSverigeflyg and the name was changed to Braathens Regional Aviation.[3] In March 2017, Braathens Regional Aviation announced the postponement all of its orders for theAirbus A220, then known as Bombardier C-Series, indefinitely after a new Swedish ticket tax will be introduced which is expected to reduce passenger numbers.[9] In May 2019, Braathens announced the cancellation of their A220-order which consisted of five -100 and five -300 series aircraft.[10]
In 2020, due to theCOVID-19 pandemic, the airline ceased all operations.[2]Braathens Regional Airlines andBraathens Regional Airways, also owned byBraganza continue to operate as of 2024.[11][12]
Braathens Regional Aviation did not operate flights under its own name. Instead the aircraft were used to operate flights for sister airlineBraathens Regional Airlines.
As of March 2020, the Braathens Regional Aviation fleet consisted of the following aircraft, which were all operated forBraathens Regional Airlines:
| Aircraft | In fleet | Orders | Passengers | Notes |
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| Embraer 190 | 3 | 2 | 106 | operated forBraathens Regional Airlines wet-leased fromGerman Regional Airlines and returned in April 2020[13][14] |
| Total | 3 | 2 | ||
During its operation, the airline utilised a variety of aircraft, including models from theBAe 146 series,Avro RJ series, and aSaab 2000.[citation needed]
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