Finist'air is a French regional airline based at Brest Bretagne Airport. It provides passenger service, air taxi, and freight transport and currently transports 3,000 passengers annually.

Finist'air
Cessna 208 Caravan
IATA ICAO Call sign
- FTR FINISTAIR
Founded1981
Fleet size1
Destinations2
HeadquartersBrest, Brittany, France
Key peopleLoïc Andro (CEO)
Websitefinistair.fr

History

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Finist'air was founded in 1981 by the government of the Finistère departément to transport passengers between Ouessant (in the Ponant Islands) and Brest. It was taken over by W3 in March 2020.[1]

Destinations

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Two daily flights are operated on the Brest-Ouessant route.[citation needed]

Seasonal flights from Brest to Jersey, and from Jersey to Alderney are operated in the summer.[2]

Fleet

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In the past years the airline has always operated Cessna aircraft such as Cessna 207, Cessna 208, Cessna 210. The airline now flies a Cessna 208 Caravan.

References

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  1. "Transport. Finist'air investit 2 M€ pour des vols moins polluants". Agence API (in French). 13 November 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
  2. Farmer, Archie (29 March 2026). "Air service extended for summer period". BBC News. Retrieved 11 June 2026.

Further reading

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  • A.Chambers-L. Watkins-P. Donaldson, "French Connections", Commuter World monthly magazine, U.S.A., June-July 1987
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