CityJet
CityJet CRJ900LR with Irish registration | |||||||
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| Founded | 1992 | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | 1994 | ||||||
| Hubs | Copenhagen Airport Stockholm Arlanda | ||||||
| Fleet size | 25 (2023) | ||||||
| Parent company | Strategic Alliance of Regional Airlines (SARA) Air Nostrum (80%) CityJet (20%) | ||||||
| Headquarters | Dublin, Ireland | ||||||
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| Employees | 600 (2023) | ||||||
| Website | cityjet.com | ||||||
CityJet is an Irish regional airline with headquarters at Dublin Airport. It was founded in 1992 and has gone through a series of corporate structures. In 2023, it merged with Air Nostrum, forming Strategic Alliance of Regional Airlines (SARA).
The airline was sold to Air France in 2000 and then by Air France to Intro Aviation in May 2014; in March 2016 the airline was bought by founder Pat Byrne and other investors. CityJet ended its own-brand scheduled services in 2018 and is now a major provider of wet leasing to European airlines. Prior to the merger, in Summer 2023, CityJet was operating wet lease services on behalf of Brussels Airlines, Lufthansa and Scandinavian Airlines.
Over 450 of CityJet's 600+ staff are employed in Copenhagen in both flying and ground roles, making CityJet one of the most significant airline employers in Denmark, with further crew employed in Sweden. In addition to its head office at Dublin Airport and crew planning centre in Luton, CityJet has a maintenance hangar and offices in Copenhagen Kastrup Airport.