Flybe facts for kids

Flybe
Founded	1979 (as Jersey European Airways)
Operating bases	Aberdeen; Belfast City; Birmingham; Cardiff; East Midlands; Edinburgh; Exeter HQ; Glasgow; Guernsey; Inverness; Isle of Man; Jersey; Helsinki (Flybe Nordic); Manchester Hub; Newcastle; Southampton;
Focus cities	Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport
Frequent-flyer program	Rewards4all
Airport lounge	Flybe Executive Lounge
Subsidiaries	Flybe Nordic; Loganair
Fleet size	68
Destinations	102
Company slogan	Making Flying Better
Parent company	Rosedale (J.W.) Investments Limited
Headquarters	Jack Walker House; Exeter International Airport; Devon, United Kingdom
Key people	Jim French (CEO) [until 31 July 2013]; Saad Hammad (CEO) [from 1 August 2013]; Jack Walker (Founder); Andrew Knuckey (CFO); Mike Rutter (CCO); Andrew Strong (COO);
Revenue	£614.3 million (12 months to 31 March 2013)
Operating income	-£23.2 million (12 months to 31 March 2013)
Net income	-£41.8 million (12 months to 31 March 2013)
Website	www.flybe.com

Bombardier Q-8 from Flybe

Flybe Group PLC (Known as flybe) is a low-cost regional airline group in Exeter, Devon, England. It has over 180 routes to 65 European airports and is Europe's biggest regional airline. Over 6.7 million passengers travelled with them during 2010. The airline is on the London Stock Exchange (LSE: FLYB), and pays around 2,800 people.

Images for kids

A Jersey European Vickers Viscount in 1980
A Jersey European BAe 146 wearing the 1991-2000 livery
A British European CRJ-200 wearing the 2000-2002 livery
Former Jersey European logo, used from 1991–2000
ATR 72
Jack Walker House, Flybe head office at Exeter International Airport
Loganair Saab 340B at Leeds Bradford International Airport
Flybe Dash 8 Q400 wearing the new purple livery
Flybe DHC-8 Q400 in 2010 in the old livery
Flybe Embraer 195 wearing the "Welcome to Yorkshire" special livery
A Jersey European BAC 1-11 in 1998.
A former Flybe BAe 146