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KLM uk
KLM uk
1999 - 2003
> Merged with KLM Cityhopper
January 1998: KLM acquired majority ownership of AirUK and launched the brand name KLM uk based at Stansted
2000: KLM uk launched Buzz, a low-cost subsidiary
2003: Buzz was sold to Ryanair, at which point the remainder of KLM uk operations were merged into KLM Cityhopper
2000: KLM uk launched Buzz, a low-cost subsidiary
2003: Buzz was sold to Ryanair, at which point the remainder of KLM uk operations were merged into KLM Cityhopper
Keenair Services Ltd
Keenair Services Ltd
1968-1983
> Keenair Charter Ltd
17/09/1968: Keenair Services Ltd was officially launched by Jim Keen, not only for Air Taxi charter operations, but also aircraft maintenance and overhaul work, aircraft sales and airfield ownership. Based at Liverpool airport, the company initially started with a de Havilland Dragon Rapide but was soon replaced with a Piper Apache in October 1968. The fleet gradually increased with twin engine Piper Aztecs and Navajos.
27/05/1986: Jim Keen died unexpectedly and control of the Keenair companies passed to his wife Kath and son Martin.
By 1983 air taxi and charter work had effectively ceased and the last Aztec was sold on. The company would later restart charter operations under a new company Keenair Charter Ltd.
27/05/1986: Jim Keen died unexpectedly and control of the Keenair companies passed to his wife Kath and son Martin.
By 1983 air taxi and charter work had effectively ceased and the last Aztec was sold on. The company would later restart charter operations under a new company Keenair Charter Ltd.
Keenair Charter Ltd
Keenair Charter Ltd
1983-2003
> FlyKeen (Keenair Ltd)
Under the management of Martin Keen, Keenair Charter Ltd was a rebirth of Keenair Services Ltd back into Charter Operations.
Their AOC certificate was awarded in July 1995.
v Tap for operational details & Fleet History v
Their AOC certificate was awarded in July 1995.
v Tap for operational details & Fleet History v
Their first aircraft, a Piper Aztec, was received in June 1994. Further Aztecs were added but the family business sought larger aircraft to allow for longer distance passenger and freight charter work. , whose back into Charter work.
The fleet increased with a Britten Norman Islander shortly followed by a couple of Trislanders, and then two Embraer EMB-110 Bandeirantes. In April 2000, Keenair announced they were becoming a scheduled service airline, with regular flights connecting Liverpool and Cork, and regular night flights to Dublin and Belfast. Following a number of small airline collapses at Blackpool in late 2001, Keenair inherited the Blackpool routes to Belfast and the Isle of Man. A new family company, Flykeen, was introduced to carry out the Blackpool sector towards the end of 2001.
Following a decline in the Liverpool contract work, Keenair Charter Ltd was placed into administration and a receiver appointed on 22/10/2003. Although Keenair Charter Ltd had ceased trading, the other family businesses were unaffected and Liverpool Flying School Ltd and Keenair Ltd’s maintenance operations at Liverpool continued.
The fleet increased with a Britten Norman Islander shortly followed by a couple of Trislanders, and then two Embraer EMB-110 Bandeirantes. In April 2000, Keenair announced they were becoming a scheduled service airline, with regular flights connecting Liverpool and Cork, and regular night flights to Dublin and Belfast. Following a number of small airline collapses at Blackpool in late 2001, Keenair inherited the Blackpool routes to Belfast and the Isle of Man. A new family company, Flykeen, was introduced to carry out the Blackpool sector towards the end of 2001.
Following a decline in the Liverpool contract work, Keenair Charter Ltd was placed into administration and a receiver appointed on 22/10/2003. Although Keenair Charter Ltd had ceased trading, the other family businesses were unaffected and Liverpool Flying School Ltd and Keenair Ltd’s maintenance operations at Liverpool continued.
IATA: 5Q ICAO Code: JFK
Callsign: KEENAIR
Callsign: KEENAIR
Britten-Norman BN2A Mk.III-1 TrislanderG-AZLJ 13/11/96 > 02/09/99 (leased)G-BCCU 27/11/95 > 07/01/99 (leased)G-BEDP 04/06/96 > 20/12/96 (leased)
Embraer EMB-110 P1 Bandeirante
G-BGYT 17/11/1999 > 19/09/2003G-FLTY 17/11/1999 > 19/09/2003
Piper Aztec 250G-JANK 08/06/94 > 07/03/96G-TOMK 06/04/95 > 05/07/00
Embraer EMB-110 P1 Bandeirante
G-BGYT 17/11/1999 > 19/09/2003G-FLTY 17/11/1999 > 19/09/2003
Piper Aztec 250G-JANK 08/06/94 > 07/03/96G-TOMK 06/04/95 > 05/07/00
Kondair Cargo
Kondair Cargo
1977-1989
> Merged into TNT
1977: Commenced operations primarily as Air Taxi, Air Ambulance and light charter work
April 1989: Acquired by TNT and absorbed into their operations
April 1989: Acquired by TNT and absorbed into their operations
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