CityJet

CityJet is an Irish airline that flies regional jets on behalf of other airlines. Its head office is at Dublin Airport in Ireland. The company was formed in 1993.

CityJet sells capacity to customer airlines under wet lease agreements. This means it supplies the aircraft, crew, maintenance and insurance while the customer airline sells the seats. Its flights appear as operated by CityJet on the booking systems of the customer airlines. The company names Brussels Airlines, Lufthansa and SAS as airlines it flies for.

CityJet does not sell tickets or run scheduled flights under its own name. It also does not offer charter flights, and it no longer takes ad hoc charter work. Passengers with questions about a flight must contact the airline that sold the ticket. CityJet cannot handle customer service, claims or EU261 requests for these flights. Airlines and brokers can ask the company about ACMI service through its contact form.

The company holds an Air Operator Certificate issued by the Irish Aviation Authority. It also holds an operating licence from the Commission for Aviation Regulation in Ireland.

The fleet is made up of Bombardier CRJ regional jets. CityJet is moving to a single type fleet of CRJ900 aircraft, each with 88 or 90 seats. It also operates the CRJ1000, which seats 100. Both types use two General Electric CF34-8C5 engines. The CRJ900LR has a range of 2,871 km and the CRJ1000 reaches 3,056 km. Both cruise at 447 knots and fly up to 41,000 feet.

The company says the CRJ burns the least fuel per trip in its class. It adds that the CRJ is approved to use sustainable aviation fuel. On regional routes, it says aircraft with 180 or 190 seats would burn almost 50 percent more fuel for the same journey.

CityJet also has a base at Hangar 3 in Copenhagen Airport. Its customers' flights run across Europe.

Services

• Wet lease flying
• ACMI services
• Regional jet capacity for airlines