Elysair SAS, operating as L'Avion (French for "The plane"), was an airline headquartered in Paray Vieille Poste, France, near Wissous.[2]
It operated business class-only long-haul service between Orly Airport, Paris and Newark Liberty International Airport in the USA.[3]
The airline was sold to British Airways and has since merged with OpenSkies, a wholly owned subsidiary of British Airways.
History
Founded by young French entrepreneur Frantz Yvelin and run by CEO Marc Rochet and Frantz Yvelin, L'Avion was the marketing name for Elysair. It had been created as Elysair but changed to use the marketing name "L'AVION" in late autumn 2006 after market research showed the new name tested well in the US and in France. L'Avion kept Elysair as its call sign and corporate name. The first flight was on 3 January 2007 from Paris to Newark.