Although Brymon seemed the obvious carrier to expand at the new LCY it was BMA's Eurocity Express that took over....
The earliest scheduled Brymon flights were operated in 1987 to and from Plymouth, Paris.
In 1987 the CAA threw Brymon off the Paris route but reinstated it soon after.
Brymon Airways expanded at LCY in 1990 and allied with Air France. Brymon soldiered on at LCY with ties with AF and SN, with Paris, Lille and Strasbourg.
1991 hit a recession, Brymon made huges losses, and BAE failed to secure a 146-300 order from Brymon.
Brymon was key in establishing London City Airport but British Midland wanted a slice of the action and formed EuroCity Express, quickly renamed to London City Airways to capitalise on this, even going as far as operating identical routes against Brymon.
London City Airways was incorporated in 1986 as Eurocity Express and operations started in mid-1987.
In 1988, the airline was renamed as London City Airways so as to identify more closely with its base. The airline was closed in 1990 following sustained financial losses. The aircraft were transferred to the parent British Midland Airways.
In 1992
Brymon European Airways was formed in from the merger of Brymon Airways and Birmingham European Airways. Already after half a year, the airline was split. The former Brymon part reverted to Brymon Airways and the Birmingham part became Maersk Air Ltd., a subsidiary of Maersk Air of Denmark.