Air Lycanth

Air Lycanth is the flag carrier and only airline of Lycanthia, connecting Lycanthia with Australia, Arcacia and the South Pacific. It is based at Aéroport Lycanth and operates a small fleet of 4 aircraft to a handful of destinations.

History
Air Lycanth began operating in the early 1960s. Prior to this, Lycanthia had limited air services. A once-per-day Arcacian Airlines flight between Providence and Sydney would stop over in Lycanthia using a Douglas DC-3. At the time, Lycanthia was served only by a small aerodrome with a grass runway.

In 1960 the government of Lycanthia committed to paving the runway at the newly designated Aéroport Lycanth in order to allow jets to land. The work was completed by 1961 and included the southern end of the runway being built on reclaimed land. The government also committed to starting Lycanthia's own airline. They purchased a single Sud-Aviation Caravelle VI-R and Air Lycanth began flights in early 1962.

The Caravelle was the airline's only aircraft until 1976, when it purchased a Boeing 737-100. In 1985, the Caravelle was retired after having flown for the airline for 23 years. A second 737, this time a -200 was purchased to replace it. By 1995, the airline began to struggle and was forced to sell one of its aircraft and severely contract its operations. By 2000, it had managed to break even, but had to remain a small operation as the cost of expansion was prohibitive.

By 2008, Air Lycanth, like most of Lycanthia's economy, was in severe trouble. Lycanthia was hit extremely hard by the Global Financial Crisis and Air Lycanth was haemorrhaging money badly. In 2009, Lycanthia signed an amicable protectorate agreement with Arcacia and the economy was injected with a large amount of cash. Part of this agreement saw a 49% share of Air Lycanth moved to Arcacian Airlines.

Air Lycanth was then given 3 Boeing 737-800s and was able to sell its ageing -200. The ability to expand its operations coupled with the financial security of a partnership with Arcacian Airlines has seen the airline flourish. The airline also has an Embraer 170 in its fleet, which it uses for shorter, lower demand flights.

Destinations

 * Lycanthia
 * Lycanthia (Hub)
 * Arcacia
 * Providence
 * Australia
 * Sydney
 * Melbourne
 * Brisbane
 * Canberra
 * New Zealand
 * Auckland
 * Christchurch
 * New Caledonia
 * Nouméa

Fleet
As of 2011, the Air Lycanth fleet included


 * 3 x Boeing 737-800


 * 1 x Embraer E-170