Defunct airlines of the United Kingdom

Air Caledonian was an airline based in Prestwick, Scotland, United Kingdom. It was a short-lived regional airline operating services from Prestwick to the Scottish islands. Its main base was Prestwick International Airport. It ceased operations in 2005. ...more on Wikipedia about "Air Caledonian"

Air Cordial was an airline based in Manchester, United Kingdom. It operated international charter flights to holiday destinations on behalf of Air Scandic, which went into liquidation and suspended flights in September 2005. Its main base was Manchester International Airport. ...more on Wikipedia about "Air Cordial"

Air Scandic was an airline whose registered office was in Jersey, Channel Islands. It operated charters for various UK tour operators and was principally based at Manchester Airport. The airline also operated (mainly on a seasonal basis) from Glasgow, East Midlands, London Stansted and Newcastle airports to holiday destinations in Europe. The carrier also operated a small number of charter flights to Orlando in Florida during the peak summer season. In September 2005 however the business went into liquidation and was forced to close. ...more on Wikipedia about "Air Scandic"

AirUK was an airline formed from the merger of British Island Airways, Air Anglia, Air Wales and Air Westward in 1980. It operated flights mainly from London Stansted Airport and other regional airports to destinations in Northern Europe. ...more on Wikipedia about "AirUK"

Amber Airways was an airline based in the United Kingdom. ...more on Wikipedia about "Amber Airways"

Aquila Airways was founded by Barry Aikman using two ex Royal Air Force Short Sunderland flying boats for freight work. During the Berlin Airlift a further 10 Sunderlands were acquired, flying from the River Elbe to Lake Havel. In association with BEA and BOAC Aquila later operated scheduled and charter flights from Southampton to Portugal, Spain and Jersey, as well as freight work as far as Australia. ...more on Wikipedia about "Aquila Airways"

AV8 Air was an airline based in the United Kingdom. It was established in June 2003 and started operations on 25 November 2003. It was launched as a subsidiary of tour operator CT2 and began operations on 7 April 2004 with a long-haul flight to Cape Town using a Boeing 767-300ER aircraft. A Boeing 757-200 aircraft was used on short-haul flights to Mediterranean resorts, but the airline ceased trading after only four months. ...more on Wikipedia about "AV8 Air"

Birmingham European Airways was originally established in 1983 (as Birmingham Executive Airways). The airline as its name implies was based at Birmingham Airport (BHX/EGBB) in the UK and operated services geared towards business travellers. The fleet initially included Jetstream 31 aircraft. A Saab 340 was later introduced which suffered severe reliability problems in the airline's service, and which was replaced by a Gulfstream I . Birmingham European Airways later introduced a number of BAC 1-11 aircraft into its fleet. ...more on Wikipedia about "Birmingham European Airways"

Bookajet is an aircraft charter and management company with a head office at London Farnborough Airport. The company manages executive jets worldwide. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bookajet"

Britannia Airways was the largest charter airline in the United Kingdom, rebranded as Thomsonfly in 2005. Its main bases are London Gatwick (LGW), London Luton (LTN), Birmingham (BHX) and Manchester (MAN). ...more on Wikipedia about "Britannia Airways"

British Airtours was a charter subsidiary of British Airways. ...more on Wikipedia about "British Airtours"

British Airways Ltd was a private airline company operating in Europe in the 1930s. It was first formed as Allied British Airways in October, 1935 by the merger of Spartan Air Lines and United Airways (no relation to the US carrier United Airlines). It rapidly acquired Hillman's Airways, adopted its definitive name, and transferred its UK base to the new Gatwick Airport. Its corporate emblem was a winged lion. ...more on Wikipedia about "British Airways Ltd"

British Caledonian was an airline formed from the merger in 1970 of British United Airways and Caledonian Airways. It was formed to compete on international routes against the state monopoly carriers BEA and BOAC. The airline's base was Gatwick Airport, and as an inheritance of the Caledonian Airways roots, there was also an extensive hub operated from Prestwick Airport. ...more on Wikipedia about "British Caledonian"

British European Airways, or BEA, was formed in 1946 by an Act of Parliament. The airline operated European and North African routes from a variety of airports around the United Kingdom. BEA was also the largest domestic airline within the United Kingdom at the time, operating flights to major British cities, including London, Manchester, Edinburgh, Belfast and Glasgow. ...more on Wikipedia about "British European Airways"

The British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) was the exclusive British state airline from 1939 until 1946 and the long-haul British state airline from 1946. The company started life with a merger between Imperial Airways and British Airways Ltd. BOAC was merged with British European Airways in 1974 to form British Airways, following a British Act of Parliament in 1971. ...more on Wikipedia about "British Overseas Airways Corporation"

British South American Airways (BSAA) was a British state-run airline of the 1940s. Originally named British Latin American Air Lines (BLAIR) it was split off from British Overseas Airways Corporation to operate their South Atlantic routes. It commenced transatlantic services in March 1946, with a BSAA plane making the first operational flight from London Heathrow Airport. ...more on Wikipedia about "British South American Airways"

Brymon European Airways was an airline formed in November 1992 by the merger of Birmingham European Airways and Brymon Airways. The latter were the original operators of the Dash 7 aircraft in the UK and conducted the trials of the type at the embryonic London City Airport. ...more on Wikipedia about "Brymon European Airways"

buzz was a low-cost airline based at London Stansted operating services to Europe. ...more on Wikipedia about "Buzz (airline)"

Caledonian Airways was a Scottish international airline formed in 1961, initially using Douglas DC-7s. ...more on Wikipedia about "Caledonian Airways"

CityFlyer Express was a short haul regional airline based at London Gatwick Airport in England. It became a wholly owned subsidiary of British Airways and operated as an independent company until its absorption into British Airways Regional in 2001. Most of the former airline's routes are now operated by British Airways Citiexpress. ...more on Wikipedia about "CityFlyer Express"

Court Line was a UK holiday charter airline in the late 1960s and early 1970s. It pioneered (in conjunction with Clarksons Holidays) the concept of cheap and cheerful package tours to Spain and other destinations, thus establishing a whole new way of holidaymaking for the British. ...more on Wikipedia about "Court Line"

Dan-Air was an airline based in the United Kingdom that commenced operations in 1953. It operated for most of its existence from London Gatwick Airport. It was eventually absorbed into British Airways in the mid 1990s. It operated a large fleet of De Havilland Comet aircraft, becoming the last airline to operate the type. It was also one of the last carriers outside of the third world to operate the BAC 1-11. ...more on Wikipedia about "Dan-Air"

Debonair was a British airline operating mainly from London Luton Airport offering flights to and from Spain, France, Germany and Italy. It ceased operations in October 1999. ...more on Wikipedia about "Debonair"

Duo Airways was an airline based in the United Kingdom. Its main bases were Birmingham International Airport and Edinburgh Airport. It ceased operations in May 2004. ...more on Wikipedia about "Duo Airways"

Flykeen Airways was a regional airline based in Blackpool, United Kingdom. It operates charter as well as scheduled services from its main base at Blackpool Airport. In 2005 its ownership changed and the name was changed to A2B Airways. ...more on Wikipedia about "Flykeen Airways" http://www.shortopedia.com - forget the rest.

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