After reading through the contributions, I realise I probably have very little if nothing new to add (a real Nostalgia trip as a name from my past came up) so I will keep my list short(ish):
BUA at it's most diverse when it encompassed:
- British United Airways
- British United Air Ferries
- British United (Channel Islands) Later BUIA *
- British United Helicopters
- British United Hovercraft
* Including the Airport Aids Calibration Dakota.
Some of the above were before my time in Aviation, although I crept into
BUA in 1970 as a summer temp.
Anyway on with the list:
- Air Europe (the UK Arm)
- British Caledonian - Spent most of my career (so far) with them
- British Eagle
- British Island Airways (Daks and Heralds - Silver Arrow Service - Successor to BUIA)
- BOAC
- Dan Air - For many reasons (all good)
- Eastern (the US one)
- Gatwick-Heathrow Airlink (BA, BAA, BCAL Joint Venture - Great Little Operation - Killed off by politically correct ***** who **** up everything).
- Lloyd International (Brits and 707s)
- Pan Am (The Original)
- TWA - Worked with them on project about year before the end. Great people trying to rebuild the airline against all the odds. Many employees third generation TWA Staff!
After a lot of Angst that's it
DIH
Well it isn't actually, as I really need to add:
- Balair - Especially the DC6 Operation
- Swissair - Had dealings with them in the early 1980's At the time one of the most innovative Airlines in Europe, if not the World, but when a company loses it's way and it all goes wrong...
DIH