A bit of in depth history to support Golf Charlie Charlies post
British & Commonwealth actually owned the Clan Line & therefore co owned British United Airways with Airwork after the merger with Hunting Clan through Air Holdings in 1960. They eventually bought out BUA & BUA (CI) from Air Holdings who were left with BUAF (later to become BAF & British World) & various other companies including an unusual L1011 distributorship deal which lead to them taking Air Canadas' Vanguards in part exchange for Tristars.
BUA(CI) which was the old Jersey Airlines based in Jersey & also had operational control over BUA(Manx) had a dreadful summer of 1968 when the entire airline from pilots to cleaners went on strike & Alan Bristow closed it down.
It reformed as BUIA using the manx element plus the remainder of Morton Air Services & changed its name to BIA when BUA was sold to Caledonian by British & Commonwealth. BIA not being part of the deal.
Last edited by bean; 26th Mar 2006 at 11:56.