L'Avion / OpenSkies Business Class Flights - Timeline

L'Avion was a French "all-business class" airline that flew from Paris Orly to New York Newark. The carrier was bought out by British Airways' Euro subsidiary OpenSkies and has since been integrated. Let's take a look at the history of these carriers...

OpenSkies - L'Avion Time Line

2010	Feb: Paris - Washington Dulles service announced for May 2010.
	Jan: OpenSkies moves all JFK services to Newark airport.
2009	Dec: After seeking new investors BA announces they will retain full ownership of OpenSkies.
	Aug: Amsterdam service is suspended 2 months earlier than previously planned.
	Jul: BA announce they will stop the Amsterdam - New York service from October 2009.
	Apr: Rebranding of biz to "Biz Bed" and prem+ to "Biz Seat".
	Apr: L'Avion is "fully merged" into the OpenSkies brand.
	Jan: BA announce plan to sell some Boeing 757 aircraft originally earmarked for OpenSkies.
2008	Nov: British Airways announces curtailment of OpenSkies route network expansion.
	Oct: OpenSkies starts flying Amsterdam to New York JFK.
	Oct: OpenSkies scraps economy in favour of a 2 class cabin - premium economy "prem+" and business class "biz".
	Jul: BA's OpenSkies buys L'Avion for €68 million.
	Jun: OpenSkies starts flying a 3-class service from Paris to New York JFK.
	May: British Airways OpenSkies tickets go on sale.
	May: All business airline rival Silverjet runs out of cash.
	Apr: All business rival EOS Airlines goes bust.
	Apr: Official US-EU Open Skies agreement comes into effect.
2007	Dec: All business airline rival Maxjet goes bust.
	Jan: L'Avion flights between Paris and New York take off.

For more about this merged airline go here: OpenSkies British Airways

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