PyranAir

PyranAir Ltd. is the flag carrier airline and largest airline in Pyrenacia. It begun operations in March 1976, flying its first flight from Bilbao to Madrid. It has two main hubs (Bilbao Airport and Girona-Costa Brava Airport) and flies to 35 destinations in Europe as of November 2016. It seeks to extend the number of destinations to 55 by December 2017, including 3 American destinations (New York, Boston and Los Angeles).

History
PyranAir was founded in January 1976 by Jerome Leroux, a French-Pyrenacian from Tarbes. He created the airline named "Compagnie Aérienne Nationale de Pyrénacie" or CANP for short. The first operation took place on the 26th March 1976 with a flight from Bilbao to Madrid. By 1978, CANP had created flights to 5 destinations. In 1994, Jerome Leroux stepped down as CEO of CANP and his eldest son, Martin took up the role, rebranding the name of the airline to PyranAir. He also took the airline from an airline with 8 destinations to an airline with 35 destinations.

Destinations
These are the current destinations of PyranAir as of November 2016.

Further expansion
In November 2016, Martin Leroux confirmed that PyranAir would take on a massive expansion during the year of 2017 and would add on an extra 20 destinations, including 3 on the American continent and 3 on the African continent. This sparked a debate on whether PyranAir needed the expansion and whether or not it would make it go bankrupt. However Mr. Leroux insisted that the expansion would be a good move for the economy of Pyrenacia, especially the Tourism Industry as well as a good move to bring the airline from small airline to a competitive medium-sized airline.

Destinations for expansion
These are all 20 destinations in the upcoming PyranAir expansion.

Fleet
PyranAir has a fleet of 30 aircraft. Most of the fleet are built by Boeing but some by Airbus. PyranAir is currently looking into buying another 15 Boeing aircraft for their 2017 expansion including two Airbus A330s.

Partnerships
PyranAir is one of the two founding members of the Mapperdonia Skies Alliance, the largest airline alliance in Mapperdonia. It also has a strong partnership with WestAir, which customises some of PyranAir's airplanes.

Subsidary
PyranAir currently owns one subsidary airline, PyranAir Regional which covers regional domestic flights. It operates out of the two main bases, Bilbao and Girona-Costa Brava.



Accidents and incidents

 * Lleida Airport Plane Crash: At 15:00 GMT on November 15th 2013, a Norwegian Air Shuttle Boeing 737-800 was taking off from Lleida and heading to London-Gatwick Airport. At the same moment, a PyranAir Regional Airbus A318 was taxiing to the terminal after landing from Bilbao. As a result of poor vision at Lleida Airport, the two planes collided and caught fire. Out of 347 people caught up in the accident, 178 died making it one of the most deadly aircraft collisions in history. Pyrenacian Prime Minister, Estefan Ramirez called for 3 days of national mourning for the victims of the accident.