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Handley Page Transport
Handley Page Transport
1919 - 1924
Merged > Imperial Airways
Handley Page Transport Ltd was an airline company founded soon after the end of the WW1.
01/05/1919: Commenced operations
31/03/1924: The airline was merged with British Marine Air Navigation Co Ltd, Instone Air Line and Daimler Airway to form Imperial Airways.
01/05/1919: Commenced operations
31/03/1924: The airline was merged with British Marine Air Navigation Co Ltd, Instone Air Line and Daimler Airway to form Imperial Airways.
Harvest Air
Harvest Air
1973 - 1988
09/11/1973: Southend based crop-spraying and charter operator, founded by Nigel Brendish, operating a Douglas DC-3 G-AMPZ, 6 BN-2 Islanders, PA-25 Pawnee & Piper Aztec.
04/05/1982: Awarded an oil pollution control and spraying contract for the Department of Trade
25/09/1987: Nigel Brendish tragically loses life in a light aircraft crash, and Administrators are subsequently called in and dissolve the company
04/05/1982: Awarded an oil pollution control and spraying contract for the Department of Trade
25/09/1987: Nigel Brendish tragically loses life in a light aircraft crash, and Administrators are subsequently called in and dissolve the company
HeavyLift Cargo Airlines
HeavyLift Cargo Airlines
1980 - 2002
> HC Airlines
1978: Initially established as TAC Heavylift by Michael Hayles & Graham Pearce.
1980: Commenced operations
2001: Became HC Airlines
1980: Commenced operations
2001: Became HC Airlines
Highland Airways
Highland Airways
1991- 2010
Base: InvernessIATA: 8H ICAO: HWYCall sign: HIWAY
01/11/1991: Highland Airways was established and started operations initially operating for the first 4 years as a flying school known as Air Alba.
February 1997: The airline was renamed Highland Airways.
24/03/1997: Operations commenced with passenger and freight charters plus scheduled services from Inverness. Other services included newspaper distribution to the northern and Western Isles and charter services for corporate clients.
24/03/2010: Operations ceased and the airline was placed into voluntary administration.
February 1997: The airline was renamed Highland Airways.
24/03/1997: Operations commenced with passenger and freight charters plus scheduled services from Inverness. Other services included newspaper distribution to the northern and Western Isles and charter services for corporate clients.
24/03/2010: Operations ceased and the airline was placed into voluntary administration.
Highland Airways Limited
Highland Airways Limited
1933 - 1937
> Scottish Airways
03/04/1933: Highland Airways Limited was established in Inverness, by Ted Fresson, to provide passenger and freight air services between the Scottish mainland and the Northern Isles of Orkney and Shetland, and between their islands.
12/08/1937: The airline was taken over by Scottish Airways and was known as the Northern Division of Scottish Airways from August 1938.
12/08/1937: The airline was taken over by Scottish Airways and was known as the Northern Division of Scottish Airways from August 1938.
Highland Express Airways
Highland Express Airways
1984 - 1987
Base PrestwickIATA: VY ICAO: TTNCall sign: TARTAN
Highland Express Airways was a short-lived Scottish low-cost carrier that, whilst formed in 1984, operated transatlantic flights for just five months in 1987.
30/06/1987: Flights between Stansted and Newark, via Prestwick, commenced.
04/07/1987: Flights between Birmingham and Newark, via Prestwick, commenced.
A Gatwick and Newark via Prestwick route was also launched in November but Citicorp, the aircraft lessor, repossessed it.
v Tap for Fleet History v
30/06/1987: Flights between Stansted and Newark, via Prestwick, commenced.
04/07/1987: Flights between Birmingham and Newark, via Prestwick, commenced.
A Gatwick and Newark via Prestwick route was also launched in November but Citicorp, the aircraft lessor, repossessed it.
v Tap for Fleet History v
Fleet history
Boeing 747-123
G-HIHO 19/06/1987 > 02/03/1988
Boeing 747-123
G-HIHO 19/06/1987 > 02/03/1988
Hillman's Airways
Hillman's Airways
1931 - 1935
Merged > British Airways Ltd
Hillman's Airways was formed in November 1931 as Hillman's Saloon Coaches and Airways Limited by Edward Henry "Ted" Hillman, a coach operator in Essex.
25/12/1931: Commenced charter flight operations
01/04/1932: Commenced a scheduled service between Romford and Clacton-on-Sea.
30/09/1935: The airline merged with Spartan Air Lines and United Airways Limited to form British Airways Ltd.
25/12/1931: Commenced charter flight operations
01/04/1932: Commenced a scheduled service between Romford and Clacton-on-Sea.
30/09/1935: The airline merged with Spartan Air Lines and United Airways Limited to form British Airways Ltd.
Hot Air
Hot Air
1988 - 1989
> British Air Ferries
Hot Air was a subsidiary of Baltic Airlines, owned by Sean T Hully, operating Vickers Viscounts.
1989: Ceased operations when Baltic Airlines was merged into British Air Ferries
1989: Ceased operations when Baltic Airlines was merged into British Air Ferries
Hubbardair
Hubbardair
1982? - 1988?
Charter company based at Southend
Humber Airways
Humber Airways
1968 - 1975
1968: Air taxi operator based at Humberside Airport operating BN-2 Islanders and PA-23 Aztecs.
1975: Ceased operations
1975: Ceased operations
Hunting-Clan Air Transport
Hunting-Clan Air Transport
1946 - 1960
Hunting Air Travel < 1953 > merged with Airwork Services > British United Airways
01/01/1946: began trading as Hunting Air Travel Ltd. , a subsidiary of the Hunting Group of companies
1951: name changed to Hunting Air Transport
October 1953: name changed to Hunting-Clan Air Transport, following an agreement between the Hunting Group and the Clan Line group of companies.
June 1960: Hunting-Clan Air Transport merged with the Airwork group to form British United Airways (BUA).
1951: name changed to Hunting Air Transport
October 1953: name changed to Hunting-Clan Air Transport, following an agreement between the Hunting Group and the Clan Line group of companies.
June 1960: Hunting-Clan Air Transport merged with the Airwork group to form British United Airways (BUA).
Hunting Cargo Airlines
Hunting Cargo Airlines
1992 - 1998
> Air Contractors
30/06/1972: Originally established as ABC at East Midlands Airport
November 1972: Established as a Cargo Airline for Field Aircraft Services
September 1992: Company reorganised and became Hunting Cargo Airlines, after being briefly known as Air Bridge.
June 1998: Became Air Contractors, following the acquisition by Compagnie Maritime Belge and Safair, and relocated to Dublin.
November 1972: Established as a Cargo Airline for Field Aircraft Services
September 1992: Company reorganised and became Hunting Cargo Airlines, after being briefly known as Air Bridge.
June 1998: Became Air Contractors, following the acquisition by Compagnie Maritime Belge and Safair, and relocated to Dublin.
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