Originally Posted by
bean
No chance. The largest aircraft used by them were two leased heralds in 1978
Air UK did lease 2 1-11s from BIA for a period in the eighties based at ABZ and GLA until replaced by new 146s
If you go to jet photos and search for Air Ecosse they have a BIA 1-11 with Air Ecosse markings. It was a wet lease of G-AXMU. In fact the Air UK operation was to replace the F28’s which had been sold and they needed to replace the capacity until the following season. The 146’s came much later.