Airlines no longer operating

[pppdrive]

Looking at all of the Airlines I have flown on, I noticed that the vast majority of them are no longer operating. Perhaps I'm a jinx on the aviation industry !! My list for anyone who is interested;

Air Ferry, BKS Air Transport, British Eagle, Trans Union, Channel Airways, Air Spain, British United Airways, all of whom have ceased ops. Monarch (still operating), Skyways Coach Air, BOAC (still operating as BA), Ansett, TAA (now part of Qantas), Pan-Am, American Airlines (still operating), Air New Zealand (still operating), BCAL, British Airways (still operating), MAS (still operating), Arkia (still operating), Air Bridge Carriers (now Air Contractors), Aer Mediterranean, Britannia (now Thomsons), Altair, Air Europe, Sunstate (now part of Qantas), Flight West, Majestic Airways, Garuda (still operating), Easyjet (still operating), Spanair (still operating), Onurair (still operating), Flybe (still operating), Manx2 (FLM Aviation & Vanair) (still operating).

So, a hefty percentage that I've flown on have ceased. Anyone else like to add their details just out of interest.
Paul

[wieesso]

Modern Air
Flugzeugbilder.de Suche: Airline: Modern Air (http://www.planepictures.net/search4.cgi?stype=airline&srng=2&srch=Modern%20Air)
Flew twice with one of their Convair CV-990
Martin

[mally35]

Lloyd International

Donaldson

[purplehelmet]

dan-air, british airtours, air ops international, airtours,futura,air plus comet,air 2000.

[Capetonian]

I think for many of us, naming all those we've flown on would just become a long boring list and end up as willy-waving contest.

A few I've flown on that no longer exist are :

Flitestar (ZA)
Nationwide (ZA)
Air Cape (ZA) (absorbed by SAA)
CAA (Rhodesia) (split into 3)
Air Rhodesia (became Air Zimbuggered)
EAA (Kenya) (split into 3)
BCAL (GB)
DanAir (GB)
Laker Airways (GB)
PanAm
TWA
PSA (US)
Allegheny (US)
UTA (FR)
CP Air (CA)
Sabena

Must be more I can't think of.

[paulc]

Have flown on the following airlines that are no longer around

Dan Air
Laker
Britannia
British airtours
British Caledonian
Caledonian
TWA
Virgin Express
Wardair
Viva (spain)
Balkan (TU154)
Air UK
Ansett

[merlinxx]

Those that I have worked for from 1964 to 1984:

BUA (LGW), Dan Air (LGW & LTN), African Safari (NBO), BEA/British Airtours (LGW), Tradewinds (LGW), IAS/Bitish Cargo (LGW), UACI (JED)

Then gave up and went into Flt Ops Support

[crewmeal]

Among the regional ones:-

Birmingham Executive Airways
Birmingham European
Brymon
Maersk
BA regional

[Fly380]

mally35 wrote Lloyd International

Donaldson

Yep - worked for both of them.:uhoh:

[Cymmon]

Caledonian
Britannia
Aviogenex
Flying Colours
Air Inter
L'aeropostale (?)
Northwest (does this count?)
Aeroflot (Uzbek, Tadzik and Khazak directorates)
Janus Airways
:\Dan Air

[Level bust]

The following are no longer with us that I have flown with:

Channel A/W
Autair/Court Line
British Caledonian
Britannia (although now Thomson)
Euroair
London European
Pan Am
Inex Adria (Before they became Adria)
Manx
Air Europe Express
Air UK
City Flyer Express
Debonair
Royal A/L (Canada)
Silverjet

[Agaricus bisporus]

Don't forget that the mere fact they're not operating is not in itself always a bad thing.

Ths loss of Dan and particularly B. Cal and Go is tragic and much to be lamented, the loss of grubby little operations like Debonair and one half (the Western half) of Virgin Express is probably of great benefit to aviation. Pan Am and TWA were landmarks in sadness at the demise of historic names though also in chronic mismanagement, yet there are also dreadful companies still surviving that have no right to.

C'est a vie.

[NG_Kaptain]

BWIA. Who I worked for.

[ericlday]

Flown on Braniff Airlines

[Capetonian]

A few others I remember flying on that no longer exist :

Interflug - the old East German carrier
CSA - Czechoslovak Airlines before the countries split
Swissair - the old one
Zambia Airways - the original one that split off from CAA
Zimex - a short lived domestic carrier in Zim
Aces - an excellent Colombian airline absorbed into Avianca

[Sir George Cayley]

Air Ferry
Invicta
Channel
Skyways Coach Air
Spacegrand
North Eastern (HS121)
Cambrian
Manchester Airways
Imperial

SGC

[tonytales]

A few more now extinct airlines-
Colonial Airlines (absorbed into Eastern)
Eastern Air Lines (spent 22 years there)
Mackey (absorbed into Eastern)
Caribair Puerto Rico - (absorbed by Eastern)
Prinair (flew in their DH Herons)
Trans Carribean (worked on their DC4, DC6, DC6B, DC8-51)
Panair do Brasil (worked on their L049)
Trans Atlantica Argentina (worked on their L-1649A)
CINTA (worked on their "Super" DC-4)
Overseas National (worked on their DC6, DC8s)
Coastal Cargo - (worked on their L049)
Seaboard and Western (became Seaboard World) worked their DC4, L1049D, CL-44)
Aerovias Halcon (Argentina) (worked on their C46)
VIASA - (worked their L1049)
Orion Air (USA) (worked for them)
Emery Worldwide (Orion Air flew B727 for them)
Worldways Canada (Eastern worked their L1011)
Pace Airlines (worked for them)
Tradewinds Airline (worked for them)

[ICT_SLB]

In the entrance to the Airport Hilton* at Dorval (Montreal), there's a wall built of rocks each one from an airlines' home area & with the contributing airlines' name etched into the surface. With a couple of exceptions, I doubt any of the airlines are still flying including Allegheny, Mohawk, Braniff, Piedmont & Wardair.

*A check on Google still shows its distinctive circular construction in the overhead photo but a note says that the hotel may have closed.

[Airclues]

GB Airways
Brymon
Morton Air Services
Skyways Coach-Air
BUA
BKS
British Eagle
Alidair
BOAC
BEA
TWA
Eastern Airlines
PSA

[Hen Ddraig]

Two which have not appeared so far

Starways
Canadian

I have used many othres but they have already been mentioned



Time to spare, go by air

Hen ddraig

[Evanelpus]

Two which have not appeared so far

Starways
Canadian

Drat, beat me to it. I've flown both Canadien and CP Air:ok:

[WHBM]

Remember all that has gone is normally just the business structure of the relevant operator. The routes carry on with someone else unless they are quite unworthwhile, the airframes carry on to new duties elsewhere unless nobody wants them.

I remember, for example, that great service by Wardair on charter flights from the UK to Canada, partially aided by the excitement of flying transatlantic which none of my schoolmates had done. Well Wardair have gone, and it gets more "what a shame" comments than most from those who remember it. But in its place I have two (soon to be three) daily scheduled carriers London to Vancouver where I can choose what days I like rather than having to build the year's holiday plan around a handful of charter flights arranged at least 6 months beforehand. Everyone I know has now made it to North America, generally multiple times (I've done two round trips in one week). Compared to inflation, fares are now the same, or cheaper, on the scheduled operators. I can hop over for the weekend without it costing a month's salary. That's all worth way more than some nicely served drinks (and BA is about the same with these too).

As far as the standards of some of those IT operators to the Mediterranean are concerned (including a number mentioned above), than goodness they have gone.

[thrubwell]

british island Airways
eastern provincial airlines
fiji airways
trans canada
ansett

flown on all of em, mind you i was a lot younger then

[Hen Ddraig]

One that nobody wants to admit to flying with

Flyglobespan.com

[ZOOKER]

Sagittair
Alidair,
Air Bridge Carriers, later Hunting Cargo Airlines.
Hot-Air.
Lionair.
Emery Airfreight, (Rosenbaum).
Kestrel.
Balair.
Universal Airlines.
Bavaria Flug.
Phoenix.
Trans-Polar
Air Trader.
invicta.
Transamerica.
Seaboard World.
Northwest Orient.
Air Hong Kong.
Court Line.
Go.
Autair.
Spacegrand.
Aer Turas.
Midland air Cargo.
Kar-Air.
Fragteflug Iceland.
Air Spain.
Highland Express.
Emerald, (Jemstone).
Knight Air.
Capital, (Leeds). Formerly Brown Air?
Air Belfast.
European Air Charter.

[TheiC]

Gill Airways
Euro Direct

Came to mind, and then I discovered that wikipedia have beaten us to it with comprehensive lists of defunct airlines by country...

[ZOOKER]

Instone Airline.
Air Ecosse.
Cal-Air.
Nov-Air.
Trans International.
Air Furness.
Air international.
Loftleidair.
Wardair.
BEA Helicopters.
Swissair.
Heavylift.
Air Wales? (RTF c/s Red Dragon).
Dan-Air Metropolitan? (Twin Otters).
Spantax.

[MReyn24050]

Not forgetting Air Safaris.
Air Safaris Limited was formed on 26 November 1959 with four-engined Handley Page Hermes and twin-engined Vickers Vicking airliners to operate scheduled and charter flights based at London Gatwick Airport. Originally started as Meredith Air Transport in 1952 as a Dakota operator it changed name in November 1954 to African Air Safaris Limited and in 1956 bought a Handley Page Hermes from the British Overseas Airways Corporation. It acquired two Vikings in 1959 and with a move to Gatwick Airport became Air Safaris When the company ceased operations on 2 November 1961 it had five Hermes and eight Vikings.

[Capot]

BAF - British Air Ferries hasn't been mentioned yet; it deserves to be if only as an metaphor for how dodgy an airline can be if the owner knows what he is doing, as he did.

Its welcome demise marked the end of a lucrative source of additional income for CAA staff who suffered temporary loss of sight and hearing when necessary. Perhaps only to be replaced, of course. Who knows.......?

[EI-BUD]

Some that I can think of

Duo
Avair
Ireland Airways
Iona Airways
Eirjet
London European Airways
Platinum Air 2000
Futura
Futura Gael
Euroceltic
Capital Airlines
BMed
World Airlines (small 146 operator at LCY)
AB Airlines/Air Bristol
Air Atlantis (Portugal)
Air Sul (Portugal)
Viva Air (Spain)
Clickair (merger with Vueling)
Highland Airways (J31 operator)
Air Wales
Palmair
Maxjet

EI-BUD

[ZOOKER]

Capot,
interesting. Go on..........

[ZOOKER]

Air Columbus.
horrific yellow and blue stripes on a 727.

[EI-BUD]

And
Sabena
Air Jet (still operating?)
Air Littoral
Air Inter
Laker (if not mentioned yet, probably was I expect)
JetMagic (may we never forget a great little airlines with Embraer's)!

EI-BUD

[ZOOKER]

Inter-City Airlines. SH33s EGNX to EBBR.
Air UK Leisure.
Airtours.
JMC Airlines.
Virgin Sun.
Crossair.
Air Afrique.
Air Liberte.
LTU.

[seacue]

I'll try to remove the common ones:

AL Allegheny
AO Aviaco (Spain)
BC Brymon Airways
BE Brit Europ AW (BA)
BN Braniff (old)
BOAC Brit Ovrs AW (BA)
Capital AL (merged into UA)
CO Continental (new)
EA Eastern AL
IL Icelandic
IT Air Inter (France)
LI LIAT
LX Luxair
MO Mohawk
NW Northwest AL
NY New York Air
OG Air Guadeloupe
OZ Ozark
PA PanAM
PQ Prinair (PuertoRico)
PW Pacific Western
QL Air Florida
SK Scandanavian
SN Sabena
SO Southern AW
Sw Swissair
TE Air New Zealand
THY Turkish AL
TU Tunisair (CM_Charter)
TW TWA
UA United
US US Air (see AL MO)
UT UTA (France)
WA Western AL
WM Windward Is AW

Local Service

AtlanticCoastAL(UAxp)
Executive Air Svcs(AEagle)
XV President'l(UAxprs)
AL? Henson (USAir Expr)
AA Eagle (Calif)
Delta Express (Skywest)
Air Litoral (as LH)
Jersey European (as AF)

Non-scheduled Airlines

WO World AW charter
Capitol charter
TransAmerica charter
SF Air Tour (France)
ATA American Trans Air
ACI Air Chrtr Intl (AF)
CRS Corsair(France)
EBA EuroBelgian Airline
IW Minerve (France)

[Capetonian]

I think Canadian was the successor to Canadian Pacific (CP).

Who was the airline that operated car carriers across the channel from Kent (Lydd?) to somewhere in northern France - it might have been Le Touquet. They were big ugly front loading things. Was it BAF that someone has already mentioned?

Found one : Photos: Aviation Traders ATL-98 Carvair Aircraft Pictures | Airliners.net (http://www.airliners.net/photo/British-Air-Ferries/Aviation-Traders-ATL-98/1917941/&sid=8522afadef88ce2f6eeeb7a529f7aaf5)

[Capot]

Was it BAF?

Yes. The clue was, eeeerrrrr, in the very nice pic supplied.

[greencoconut]

british island Airways
eastern provincial airlines
fiji airways
trans canada
ansett
@thrubwell fiji airways was simply rebranded as air pacific. she (only just) lives on.

[Little Blue]

'One that nobody wants to admit to flying with

Flyglobespan.com'

You should have tried working for 'em !!

[26er]

No one seems to have mentioned Mediterranean Express which operated a BAC 1-11/475 out of Luton for about six months in 1987. They still owe me a month's salary. I realised that things were a bit unsure when the accountant stood at the bottom of the steps on one of the last flights and collected a bundle of cash from the charterer.

The aircraft was ex Fawcett of Peru. Another was obtained and flown back to Luton but it never operated.

[WHBM]

Who was the airline that operated car carriers across the channel from Kent (Lydd?) to somewhere in northern France - it might have been Le Touquet.
This went through several iterations of name. Started in the 1950s as Silver City Airways, operating from Lydd to Le Touquet, while a competitive servce was started by Freddie Laker's original company Air Charter's as subsidiary Channel Air Bridge from Southend to Calais and Ostend. Both later expanded elsewhere as well. Both had the Bristol Freighter as their mainstream fleet, but Laker then did some home-made rebuilds of DC4s as the Carvair.

The two carriers got merged up, along with several other airlines, into British United Airways, and the combined operation was branded as such, then the car services was renamed as British United Air Ferries (BUAF), and the Cravars covered both departure points. The market fell away substantially each year as new car-ferry ships came into service, and finally the operation was sold off as British Air Ferries (BAF), which ultimately got out of the cross-channel business altogether and went on to be a major ACMI charter operator.

[Krakatoa]

There was Chieftain Airways out of Glasgow 1987. Operated for six weeks.

[Hussar 54]

EI-BUD mentioned Air Jet....

Eventually swallowed up into TNT along with most of Jet Services International....

Worked for them for a few years after thinking that F27's were a step up from B99's at TAT, which is another to add to the list....Should have stayed put, as I was still flogging around on the F27 when my mates were working on shiny, newish F28's and, I believe, but I'm open to correction here, wearing shiny, newish BA uniforms....

[The SSK]

TAT was certainly a BA franchisee for a while, I did a Brussels-Nice roundtrip with them once, I don’t think the F28s were so shiny then.

[thrubwell]

cambrian

no one seems to have mentioned them yet..if you have i apologise

[Planemike]

From East Africa (Kenya), we have............

Wilson Airways (ceased operations in 1939 at start of WWII)
East African Airways (bankrupt 1977) ................

Planemike

[WHBM]

Cambrian

no one seems to have mentioned them yet..if you have i apologise
But not forgotten - because they did my first ever flight, and so, having started the fascination, got me into all this in the first place.

Vickers Viscount 700 G-AMOO Liverpool to Isle of Man. About 20 minutes airborne (almost visible from one another on a clear day). Four engines ...... !

[dingle dongle]

In Australia in my memory.

Australian National Airlines .
Guinea Airways .
Queensland Airlines .
Butler Air Transport . All sucked into Ansett
MacRobinson Miller Airlines .
Mandated Airlines .
-----------------------------------------------------------

Trans Australian Airlines .
Ansett . Murdered by a vindictive Prime Minister.
East West Airlines .

[Anilv]

Worked in SIN in the early nineties, I remember Air Swazi Cargo which used to fly betwegen SIN and MTS, Manzini in Swaziland. This routing was neccessary to get around the embarago which was in force against South Africa at the time.

This flight was operated back-to-back with the Air Hong Kong (pre CX), some of the load was transloaded in SIN and that was how South Africa got its VCRs in the bad old days.

Air Swazi Cargo - a/c were 3d-ASC and ASB. Two letter airline code was GK.

Air Hong Kong operated VR-HKK and HKL and if I am not mistaken HKG as well. Two letter code was LD and airline number was 288.


Anil

[Basil]

thrubwell,
As I guess you will be aware, Cambrian and Northeast together with BOAC and BEA merged to form British Airways in 1974.

[Coquelet]

Sabena
BUAF
Channel Airways
Lebanese International
Spantax
Swissair
Sterling
Delta Air Transport
BEA
BAF
BIAS
Intra Airways
BUIA
Rig Air
Linjeflyg
Pan American
Balair
Loftleidir
BIA
Dan Air
Pomair
Aviaco
British Caledonian
TEA
Cruzeiro do Sul
VASP
Britannia
TWA
International Air Bahamas
General Air
Braniff
Air Inter
Sobelair
Itavia
Air Zaïre
EBA
Virgin Express
VLM
Clickair

[Saint-Ex]

I can`t find Ace Freighters or Ace Scotland in previous lists.

[C118BFE]

I worked for parttime-Slick and Zantopp.Strictly on a "fix me,I'm broke" mechanic position @ NAS Dallas,TX.

[Carnydude]

I recall flying on holiday to Spain in the 80's with a company called Orion Airways, a B 737 I think. Don't think that operates now.

[brakedwell]

Orion was absorbed by Britannia in 1988. Another UK charter airline, Paramount (MD80's), started operating in May1987 and went bust in 1989.

[irishair2001]

Howabout,

Air Spain
Progressive Airways
Clyden Airways
Air Trans Africa
CargOman
Eirjet
JetGreen
Treffield International
Maitland Drewery
Air Siam
Air Commerz
Germanair
Bavaria Flug
TransPolar
Sud Flug International
Atlantis
Manx Airlines
Hispania
Aviaco
African Safari Airways
Hot Air
Blue Scandinavia
T A E
Transeuropa
Viva
Centennial
Nortjet
Lineas Aereas Canarias
Canafrica
AirSur
Oasis
Air Europa Express
Translift/ TransAer

[Capetonian]

HPgLXG9EPIw
Some interesting shots of ex-Interflug aircraft in Germany, commentary in German but worth watching even venn you are nicht Cherman schpeaking.

[Derwent Dale]

The one's I worked for are :

BMA
T.E.A.(UK)
Excalibur
Debonair
Britannia
BA Connect

[seacue]

I was SLF on 8 airlines on Coquelet's list. Plus PSA and Agony/Allegheny

[Jerbourg]

A few now defunct airlines I've flown on..


Euroair
British Midland
Guernsey Airlines
Helios
Baltic Airlines (UK)
Novair International
Air Europe Express
TAT
Inter European Airways
British World Airlines
Excalibur
B'Cal & B'cal Helicopters
British Air Ferries
Air UK

[evansb]

There are 106 entries under Wikipedia List of defunct airlines of Canada.
http://i1047.photobucket.com/albums/b477/gumpjr_bucket/jetsgo3.jpg

[Phileas Fogg]

Has this one been mentioned yet?

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5d/Air_Manchester_BAC_1-11_Manchester.jpg

[Allan Lupton]

Like seacue I too was SLF on 8 airlines on Coquelet's list.
Plus a few more like Hunting Air Services (or whatever they were called in 1948), Silver City and some of the Ansett regionals.

Certainly don't miss some (e.g. Pan Am., Air Inter). . .

[Capetonian]

I am surprised nobody's yet mentioned

http://simviation.com/hjg/aircraft/boeing/b707-420/707-420_varig_1962_441_pp-vjb.jpg

[ian16th]

I am surprised nobody's yet mentioned I mentioned them on another thread somewhere.

The shortest flight time from Johannesburg to the USA west coast and 2 night stopover in Rio for US$45:ok:

Their business class catering was the best I came across.

[NorthernChappie]

Two more I have flown with.

Air Toulouse - Caravelle :ok: out of Glasgow in 1992 on 1st wedding anniversary bash to Paris.

Air Caribbean.

[seacue]

I traveled to/from Utica/Rome (NY) in December 1958. I suspect this meant flying on Mohawk Airlines - at least from UCA to Newark. Mohawk eventually merged into Allegheny/US Air.

That would add another defunct airline to my list,

[Phileas Fogg]

Thank heavens for small mercies

http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviation-photos/middle/3/7/4/0678473.jpg

[ian16th]

Airline no longer operating and a/c no longer operating!

I flew in one of these, circa 1974, from Copenhagen (Katstrup) to Sonderburg (SP)

http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviation-photos/middle/7/5/5/0000557.jpg

[J. A. Faulkner, Jr.]

Midway Airlines

[Meikleour]

How about Pelican Air Transport (late '70s) and its phoenix - Anglo Cargo

[Volume]

There are some I flew on, which are now gone (Airline and Airplane...)
Bavaria (BAC 1-11)
Spantax (CV-990)
LTU (L-1011)
Istanbul Airlines (Caravelle)
Augsburg Airways (subcontractor for Lufthansa)
Contact Air (subcontractor for Lufthansa)
WDL (BAe 146)
OLT (Saab 2000)

[dabchick]

Who remembers Paramount Airways from the 1980's.
Was cabin crew for them. A great outfit who had a sad end.

[VC10Conway]

Wow. Didn't realise I'd flown with so many airlines that no longer operate (at least not under their original name).

Aero Lloyd
Air Southwest
Air UK
Atlas Blue
British Midland
British Caledonian
Business Air
Buzz
Caledonian Airways
Cimber
Compass Airways
Dan Air
Go
Hapagfly
JAT
Kingfisher Airlines
KLM uk
Olympic Airways
Panam
Swissair
TWA
VLM (although they're back now, aren't they?)

[GGR155]

Air Europe not featuring large in here?

[sparkie320]

Air Ecosse- large Banderantie operator and a rather nice Royal Mail SD360 G-RMSS which i saw at Biggin Hill few times, and i belive the Banderantie were G-POST and G-DATA

Amberair-737 charter operator

Comunity Express-think operated Jetstream 31s

London City-Dash 7 operator out of London City, didnt it become part of BMI

Princess Air- 146 operator used the QC version

Brymon European

Berlin European- didnt Monarch assist them with 737s

Peach Air - Tristars and 737s didnt they have a good time breaking down a lot

Excalibur a nice A320 operator

Dan Air of course and i have great photo's of there 727s at Lasham minus engines following there departure

Wonder what we be remmbering in the future of the current airlines

[evansb]

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http://i1047.photobucket.com/albums/b477/gumpjr_bucket/vintage_chicago_and_southern_air_lines_sticker-r232f8cf9956e4c6ab8588aa6bd227b39_v9waf_8byvr_324.jpg
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[surely not]

A few that seem to have escaped mention so far (or maybe I missed them!)

JFA (Jersey Ferry Airlines) from Portsmouth to Jersey and back on a Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer.

Netherlines

Genair

Connectair

NLM

Loganair

Libyan Arab

Command Airways

British Eagle

[pigboat]

Wheeler Airlines
Pacific Western Airlines
Nordair
Eastern Provincial Airways (Who also flew Carvairs and Dart Heralds.)
Quebecair (One of the few North American airlines to operate the Bac1-11.)
Hollinger Ungava Transport Ltd.
Northern Wings (Gave me my first job.)
Austin Airways Ltd.
Maritime Central Airways
Transair Ltd.
A. Fecteau Transport Aerien
Royalair
Wien Alaska
Lambair
Norcanair
Queen Charlotte Airlines
St. Felicien Air Service Ltee.
Yukon Southern Air Transport

[Phileas Fogg]

http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviation-photos/middle/1/8/0/0545081.jpg

http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviation-photos/middle/3/4/6/0276643.jpg

http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviation-photos/middle/6/7/1/0962176.jpg

http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviation-photos/middle/4/3/9/0096934.jpg

http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviation-photos/middle/3/9/3/0540393.jpg

http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviation-photos/middle/6/7/3/0502376.jpg

[spacegrand]

East African
Misrair
Humber
JF
Gill
Air Anglia
Royal Swazi

[cavortingcheetah]

Transkei Airways.
Bop Air. (Bophutatswana Airlines)
Eagle Air (EGSH and under the wood pile too?)
Air Kilroe (Someone must have got this one?)
Suckling. ("" " ")
Gandalf (Bergamo..schedules to London City in a DO328. among other routes.)

[TCU]

Contiflug, flew a lovely BAe146-200 (D-ACFA) between London City and Berlin Templehof in the early 90's. Sadly both German airline and Berlin airport no longer with us

[spacegrand]

Went to SA with AV8.

[Phileas Fogg]

Thanks for the reminder :)

http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviation-photos/middle/9/1/4/0766419.jpg

[brakedwell]

Gone but not forgotten.

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c32/sedgwickjames/aviation/OELAUMaldives_zpsd23e7e60.jpg

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c32/sedgwickjames/aviation/OELAUViewfromfrontsteps_zpsc1233fdf.jpg

[oxenos]

Brown air (seriously)
Based Leeds/Bradford.

[Phileas Fogg]

Yep,

Brown Air with their Gulfstream 1, chartered it on a number of occasions, then they became Capital Airlines with a small fleet of Sheds, they took Air UK on, head to head, on the Leeds Belfast route whilst taking out full page ads in the Yorkshire Post slating off Air UK claiming that their Sheds were quicker and superior to Air UK's Fokkers ..... Air UK simply reduced their fares on the route to a level that Capital couldn't compete with and the rest is history.

Here's another one:

http://www.hampshireairfields.co.uk/handdaf/por/sdo01Small.jpg

[lotus1]

What about british independent I flew to liege with them on there 748 to liege to see the Belgium grandprix of92 flew through a great storm out bound from stanstead great experience should have seen the rest of the passengers face also had the privilege of meeting a young Michael Schumacher who had just one the race who kindly signed race day programmes what a day

[Capetonian]

I seem to remember flying from BRU - JER in about 1992 on an airline called Scotair, probably on a HS748.

[Phileas Fogg]

How about this lot ... Ryanair bought them out to commence Ryanair's UK based operations ... If only we'd known at the time :)

http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviation-photos/middle/7/1/7/0243717.jpg

[Phileas Fogg]

And then there were this mob, allegedly the only mob mad enough to put BAC1-11's thru GCI ... I worked with the former chief pilot, it's rumored they wore brown underpants for GCI operations :)

http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviation-photos/middle/6/3/3/0529336.jpg

[mustbeaboeing]

EUROFLITE.

Commenced operations with Cessna 404 (Titan) aircraft and ending with Embraer Banderainte E110

Principally operating Luton (LTN). Brussels (BRU). Luton (LTN)

With an 'add on' to / from East Midlands (EMA) at times.

They were an 'off shoot' of Executive Express based at Luton early 1980's