Airlines
British Caledonian
A Gatwick-based international airline created through the combination of Caledonian Airways and British United Airways. British Airways acquired it in 1988.
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Dan-Air
Dan-Air developed into a major British charter and scheduled carrier. British Airways acquired parts of its operations in 1992 as the airline ceased independent trading.
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Monarch Airlines
Monarch was a major British leisure airline, later operating scheduled flights. It entered administration in October 2017 following prolonged financial pressure.
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British Midland / bmi
British Midland grew from regional aviation into a Heathrow-based airline and later used the bmi name. International Airlines Group acquired bmi from Lufthansa in 2012 and…
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Flybe (original airline)
Originating as Jersey European Airways, Flybe became a prominent regional airline. The original company entered administration in March 2020; a later separate Flybe operation also ceased…
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British Airtours
A British Airways charter subsidiary known earlier as BEA Airtours and later rebranded Caledonian Airways after the British Caledonian acquisition.
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Caledonian Airways (1961)
The original Caledonian Airways was a Scottish-founded charter airline that combined with British United Airways to create British Caledonian in 1970. Not the later BA-associated Caledonian…
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Air UK
Air UK was a regional British carrier created from a merger of several regional airlines. KLM became its owner and the airline adopted the KLM uk…
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Britannia Airways
Britannia Airways became a leading British holiday charter carrier, closely linked to the Thomson travel business. It was renamed Thomsonfly in 2005.
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Laker Airways
Founded by Freddie Laker, this airline became famous for Skytrain low-fare transatlantic flights. The original UK carrier collapsed in 1982. Later ventures used the Laker name…