egnxema
9th Sep 2007, 19:35
In another post it is suggested that Loganair is to buy the name Scottish Airways off BA.
Is there a website showing who currently own what names of defunct airlines?
I guess TUIfly own quite a list now, including Orion Airways, Air2000, Britannia, Leisure International Airlines, etc.
If I wanted to set up an airline called British Island Airways - who own the rights to the defunct BIA name? Is it KLM? as BIa became part of AirUK which became KLMuk. BUt KLMuk became Buzz which became Buzz Stansted with was bought by Ryanair. So do Ryanair own the BIA rights??
Thinking about it - Orion was a very highly thought of carrier in its day. Maybe the newly formed TUI/First Choice company should consider ressurecting the name Orion for the merged Thomsonfly/First Choice Airlines. TUIfly is just so............naff???
Is there a website showing who currently own what names of defunct airlines?
I guess TUIfly own quite a list now, including Orion Airways, Air2000, Britannia, Leisure International Airlines, etc.
If I wanted to set up an airline called British Island Airways - who own the rights to the defunct BIA name? Is it KLM? as BIa became part of AirUK which became KLMuk. BUt KLMuk became Buzz which became Buzz Stansted with was bought by Ryanair. So do Ryanair own the BIA rights??
Thinking about it - Orion was a very highly thought of carrier in its day. Maybe the newly formed TUI/First Choice company should consider ressurecting the name Orion for the merged Thomsonfly/First Choice Airlines. TUIfly is just so............naff???