Come and Gone

[Guvnor]

Does anyone have a definitive list of UK airlines that have come and gone since about 1950? (that's a date, not a time - before some wise guy pops up!)

[Greg Baddeley]

There's a book - "British Independent Airlines 1946-1976", which is very comprehensive, but of course doesn't include the last 25 years; I don't have a copy, but if anyone's interested, it is currently available - I have the publisher's details.
Good for a nostalgia overload, 360 photos!!!

[brabazon]

I've had a look at that book too. Some interesting airlines are included. I can't think of a book which lists what's happened since then, but here are a few names I can think of that have come and gone in the more recent past:

Air Europe
Air Ecosse
Ambassador
BCal
Capital Airlines
Community Express
DanAir
Debonair
EuroDirect
EuroScot
Princess Air
Regional Airlines

I'm sure there are others - who have I missed off the list?

[Man-on-the-fence]

To add to the list

Laker
Courtline
British Island Airways (cant reemember if the went under or just renamed - apologies if I have got it wrong)

[pom]

Ace Freighters
Airways Cymru
BCAL
Berlin European
British Eagle
BUA
Dan Air
Donaldson
Excalibur
Inter European
Invicta
Scimitar

Sad thing, I worked for about half of these!

[chiglet]

British Caledonian
Excalibur
Air Furness
Air World
Channel Airways [may now be Channel Express]
Birmingham Exec. Aviation
Court Line
BrownAir
loads more but can't think
we aim to please, it keeps the cleaners happy

[itchypuss]

British Island Airways went bust

[goldenrivet]

Birmingham Exec didn't go bust, just changed their name to Birmingahm European, then temporarily merged with Brymon to become Brymon European, then demerged and bought out completely by Maersk under which they still trade as a BA franchise.

[MEVERTSGB]

Eastern Airways ......
They've been and gone before (see pic below).
and were also know as Genair and Leaseair ?

null http://www.airliners.net/open.file?id=001335

[MEVERTSGB]

Seems the photo insertion didn't work.

Here's the link
http://www.airliners.net/open.file?id=001335

web page (http://www.airliners.net/open.file?id=001335)

[Nightflyer]

Then there was:
Alidair
Air Manchester
Invicta
Pelican
Novair
Excalibur
Gill
Eurodirect
Redcoat
IAS
Anglo Air Cargo
Templewood
Tradewinds
Trans-Meridian
BIA
Morton Air Services
Ace Freighters
Others that were taken over:
Air Anglia
BKS
Northeast
Cambrian
Derby Airways

[TheLizard]

Without referring to the replies above:

AB Airlines / Air Bristol / AB Belfast / AB Shannon
Aberdeen Airways
Air Alba (renamed)
Air Anglia (merged into Air UK)
Air Bridge (Carriers)
Air Camelot
Air Commuter
Air Corbiere
Air EC
Air Ecosse
Air Envoy
Air Europe
Air Europe Express / Connectair
Air Exel
Air Freight
Air Furness
Air Intercontinental
Air International
Air Luton
Air Manchester
Air Metro
Air Orkney
Air Sarnia
Air Shetland
Air Sinclair
Air South West
Air UK (renamed)
Air UK Leisure
Air Wales (merged into Air UK)
Air Westward
Air Wight
Airways Int'l Cymru
Airworld
Aberdeen London Express (ALEX)
Alderney Air Charter (renamed)
Alidair / Alidair Scotland
All Leisure
Ambassador Airlines
Amber Airways
Anglo Cargo
Atlanta Airways (shortlived Caledonian "brand")
ATS Air Vulcan
Autair
Aviation West

That's just the "A"s since 1970 - only those names that have disappeared - if you want the rest, it'll take time!

[spekesoftly]

A few more:-

Centreline
Skyways
Starways
Silver City
Orion

[5552N0426W]

Another couple

******
Donaldson

Still thinking of more!

[5552N0426W]

Oops!!

Sorry about last posting - didn't see Donaldson before and finger trouble.

Should read ******

[nozee]

One more for the list Paramount Airways.

[dbromle]

Yorkshire European
Knightair

[chiglet]

Lizard
Good one matey
I'm not the only "anorak" around.
Seriously, Ab Fab :D :D :D
we aim to please, it keeps the cleaners happy

[Spoonbill]

:( PERIGRINE AIRWAYS :( - a great bunch of guys, many of whom are still around.
And, I'll mention it again as it's very close to my wallet - EASTERN AIRWAYS, who were, as has been correctly summised, Lease Air, Eastern Airways and then Genair before they went tits up. :p

[Viscount Sussex]

Euroair,
Highlands Express,
National Airways,
and a few others that change names or were taken over! :)

[ 11 November 2001: Message edited by: Viscount Sussex ]

[Captain Airclues]

Mercury Airlines (Manchester based DH Heron operator in the early 60's)

Airclues

[gofer]

In all of the above I missed

BAF
BEA
BOAC

The first was British Air Ferries, which dates me a bit Bristol 170's and Carvairs (Guppy DC4's) if I remember rightly.

The other 2 can't be that IMPORTANT - you could look at it as a name change to protect the guilty.

----------------------------------------------------
ups there goes another one! who was that then ? :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:

[chiglet]

Jersey Airlines, also with DH Herons :D
we aim to please, it keeps the cleaners happy

[luddite]

Has anyone mentioned Gill?
I don't merely have a list - most of them are in my logbook....

[Tarek Nor]

How about

Bon Accord Airways
Cas Air
Comunity Express
Harvest Air
Peach Air
TEA UK

:cool:

[ 11 November 2001: Message edited by: Tarek Nor ]

[EI - E I - O]

NIGHT FLYER, I believe TransMeridian, is still operation in the states, as far as I can remember, it went into chapter 11 alright, but came out again, its parent airline Translift/TransAer, although Irish, is now history,

[TheLizard]

Chiglet,
An "anorak", moi? ;-)

EI-EI-O,
I assume "Transmeridian" was meant as in Trans-Meridian (London), later Transmeridian Air Cargo, later British Cargo Airlines, who became another statistic. Had an off-shoot called TAC Heavylift, who continue as HC Airlines.

A few more for the pot:
Westair International Airways
Virgin Sun (only just history)
Venture Airways
Transglobe Airways
Tradewinds Airways
Tempair International Airlines
Tal-Air
Spacegrand
Skyways International / Coach Air
Skyways Cargo Airline
Sky Trek
Skyrover
Site Aviation

Cheers

[jetgirl]

If we are talking disappeared then how about Flying Colours...??

[spekesoftly]

And a few more:-

Dragon Airways
Federal Air Transport
Imperial Airways
Telair
Wright Aviation