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Sabre Airways
Sabre Airways
1994 - 2000
> Excel Airways UK
Sabre Airways was a Gatwick based charter airline that was formed by Air Foyle to take over the capacity of the failed Ambassador Airways
17/12/1994: Commenced operations
November 2000: Renamed Excel Aiways following the 67% acquisition stake by Libra Holidays Group
17/12/1994: Commenced operations
November 2000: Renamed Excel Aiways following the 67% acquisition stake by Libra Holidays Group
Scimitar Airlines
Scimitar Airlines
1979 - 1982
January 1978: Airline applied for a cargo charter licence
Briefly operated cargo operations to West and Central Africa and the Middle East utilising 2no. second-hand convertible passenger/cargo configured Boeing 707s.
August 1979: Scimitar considered applying for a licence to carry passengers.
1980: CAA licence withdrawn
1982: Company went into liquidation following failed attempts to re-finance and restart operation
Briefly operated cargo operations to West and Central Africa and the Middle East utilising 2no. second-hand convertible passenger/cargo configured Boeing 707s.
August 1979: Scimitar considered applying for a licence to carry passengers.
1980: CAA licence withdrawn
1982: Company went into liquidation following failed attempts to re-finance and restart operation
ScotAirways
ScotAirways
1999 - 2011
> Suckling Airways
November 1984: Origins iniatially established as Suckling Aviation with operations commencing in 1986.
1999: Rebrand as ScotAirways following new funding
08/07/2011:Acquired by Loganair and continues as a separate entity rebranded as Suckling Airways
April 2013: Fully absorbed into Loganair, operations ceased as Suckling Aviation.
1999: Rebrand as ScotAirways following new funding
08/07/2011:Acquired by Loganair and continues as a separate entity rebranded as Suckling Airways
April 2013: Fully absorbed into Loganair, operations ceased as Suckling Aviation.
Scottish Airlines
Scottish Airlines
1946 - 1961
Scottish Airways Ltd
Scottish Airways Ltd
1937 - 1947
> British European Airways
12/08/1937: Airline established by a Group of investers including Whitehall Securities Corporation who had prviously set up British Airways Ltd operating in England.
31/01/1947: Nationalised and became part of BEA
31/01/1947: Nationalised and became part of BEA
Scottish European Airways
Scottish European Airways
1988 - 1990
1984: initially established as Scottish Executive Airways operating HS 748
1988: The operating authority of failed Chieftain Airways Ltd is acquired
1989: Inauguration of services between Glasgow Airport and Frankfurt and Brussels
April 1990: Enters liquidation, following suspension of License and impounding of aircraft.
1988: The operating authority of failed Chieftain Airways Ltd is acquired
1989: Inauguration of services between Glasgow Airport and Frankfurt and Brussels
April 1990: Enters liquidation, following suspension of License and impounding of aircraft.
Silver City Airways
Silver City Airways
1947 - 1962
> British United Air Ferries
25/11/1946: Corporated as Silver City Airways
1958: Acquired Dragon Airways, Lancashire Aircraft Corporation and Manx Airline
01/01/1963: Merged with Channel Air Bridge to form British United Air Ferries
1958: Acquired Dragon Airways, Lancashire Aircraft Corporation and Manx Airline
01/01/1963: Merged with Channel Air Bridge to form British United Air Ferries
Silverjet
Silverjet
2006 - 2008
June 1996: Jonathan Gordon (Managing Director of LyddAir) acquires Lydd International Airport and establishes Sky-Trek Airlines, a wholly owned subsidiary of his aviation consultancy, Atlantic Bridge Aviation previously established in 1988 .
June 1997: Scheduled flight operations commence from Lydd to Le Touquet.
2000: Operations suspended whilst company is reorganised
April 2002: Airline relaunched as LyddAir.
November 2018: LyddAir announces end of scheduled flights with focus on charter flights only.
June 1997: Scheduled flight operations commence from Lydd to Le Touquet.
2000: Operations suspended whilst company is reorganised
April 2002: Airline relaunched as LyddAir.
November 2018: LyddAir announces end of scheduled flights with focus on charter flights only.
Skydrift Air Charter
Skydrift Air Charter
1985 - 2019
March 1987: Air Charter Company established at Norwich Airport by Tabs Taberham, initially operating flights for southern North Sea oil exploration offshore crew rotations and transportation of drilling equipment.
2007: Introduction of Citation V for VIP charter
01/11/2016: Company dissolved.
06/03/2019: Re-established
19/11/2019: Company dissolved.
2007: Introduction of Citation V for VIP charter
01/11/2016: Company dissolved.
06/03/2019: Re-established
19/11/2019: Company dissolved.
Skysouth
Skysouth
2006 - 2009
Skyways Coach-Air Limited
Skyways Coach-Air Limited
1956 - 1971
> Skyways International
Skyways International
Skyways International
1971 - 1972
Skyways Limited
Skyways Limited
1946 - 1962
Taken over by Euravia
1946: Operator of non-scheduled air services in Europe established and was a major civilian participant in the Berlin Airlift.
31/03/1950: Airline put in voluntary liquidation and all remaining assets transferred to a new company bearing the Skyways name.
March 1952: Acquisition by the Lancashire Aircraft Corporation (LAC) with Stansted Airport becoming the focus of the combined group's operations. Skyways of London name introduced.
1955: Launch of the world's first Coach-Air operation resulted in a demerger with those services being transferred to new subsidiary Skyways Coach-Air Limited.
Autumn 1958: Skyways Coach-Air Limited becomes a separate legal entity as part of Skyways's reorganisation of operations.
October 1962: Acquired by Euravia, a new charter operator
1963: Skyways became a wholly owned subsidiary of Euravia and continued trading under the Skyways of London name until 1964
31/03/1950: Airline put in voluntary liquidation and all remaining assets transferred to a new company bearing the Skyways name.
March 1952: Acquisition by the Lancashire Aircraft Corporation (LAC) with Stansted Airport becoming the focus of the combined group's operations. Skyways of London name introduced.
1955: Launch of the world's first Coach-Air operation resulted in a demerger with those services being transferred to new subsidiary Skyways Coach-Air Limited.
Autumn 1958: Skyways Coach-Air Limited becomes a separate legal entity as part of Skyways's reorganisation of operations.
October 1962: Acquired by Euravia, a new charter operator
1963: Skyways became a wholly owned subsidiary of Euravia and continued trading under the Skyways of London name until 1964
South Coast Airways
South Coast Airways
1994 - 2002
Charter company based at Bournemoth Airport offering scenic flights
11/07/2002: Company ceased trading
11/07/2002: Company ceased trading
South East Air Ltd (SEA)
South East Air Ltd (SEA)
1985 - 1988
Operated HP Herald 214s and a Britten-Norman BN-2A-26 Islander as a member of the Express Aviation Group of Companies, with its' Head Office at Biggin Hill.
South West Aviation
South West Aviation
1966 - 1973
> Skyways Aviation
1966: air charter airline established at Exeter Airport
1973: Acquired by Skyways Aviation
1973: Acquired by Skyways Aviation
Southern Airways
Southern Airways
1936 - 1939
Southern International Air Transport
Southern International Air Transport
1976 - 1981
Spacegrand Aviation
Spacegrand Aviation
1978 - 1985
Merged into Jersey European Airways
1978: Airline established in Blackpool to provide a charter and regular service around the Irish Sea predominantly using de Havilland Twin Otters to serve the Isle of Man, Belfast, and Dublin airport.
1985: Amalgamated into Jersey European Airways.
1985: Amalgamated into Jersey European Airways.
Spartan Air Lines
Spartan Air Lines
1933 - 1935
Merged with United Airways Limited > British Airways Ltd
Specialist Aviation Services Ltd
Specialist Aviation Services Ltd
2015 - 2024
The SAS Group had origins in two companies, Police Aviation Services Ltd and Medical Aviation Services Ltd. Services included VIP Helicopter Maintenance, Offshore Operations and Night HEMS.
17/09/1984: Police Aviation Services Ltd > 01/06/2015 Specialist Aviation Services Ltd
2024: Company in Liquidation
V Operational details & Fleet History in drop down V
17/09/1984: Police Aviation Services Ltd > 01/06/2015 Specialist Aviation Services Ltd
2024: Company in Liquidation
V Operational details & Fleet History in drop down V
HQ: Redhill / Staverton
ICAO: PLC
Callsign: SPECIAL
AOC No. 1182
Fleet history
MD Helicopters MD 900 EXPLORER
G-EHEM 23/06/2017 > 29/02/2024
G-COTH 15/12/2010 > 31/05/2023
G-EHAA 07/05/2010 > 23/08/2023also whilst registered as G-GNAA 15/12/2004 > 07/05/2010G-GMPX 17/07/2017 > 22/06/2018G-SYPS 18/07/2017 > 22/06/2018G-WPAS 01/07/1998 > 12/09/2017G-YPOL 17/07/2017 > 05/03/2018
G-EHAA 07/05/2010 > 23/08/2023also whilst registered as G-GNAA 15/12/2004 > 07/05/2010G-GMPX 17/07/2017 > 22/06/2018G-SYPS 18/07/2017 > 22/06/2018G-WPAS 01/07/1998 > 12/09/2017G-YPOL 17/07/2017 > 05/03/2018
Leonardo AW169
G-MGPS 05/12/2018 > 12/02/2024
G-TCAA 30/08/2017 > 24/11/2021
G-TCAA 30/08/2017 > 24/11/2021
BOLKOW BO 105DBS-4
G-WYPA 31/08/2001 > 31/05/2017
Starways
Starways
1948 - 1963
Acquired by British Eagle
07/12/1948: Established at Blackpool
1950: Relocated to Liverpool
November 1963: Starways entered a co-operative agreement with British Eagle
31/12/1963: Last Starways flight, thereafter by British Eagle
1950: Relocated to Liverpool
November 1963: Starways entered a co-operative agreement with British Eagle
31/12/1963: Last Starways flight, thereafter by British Eagle
Streamline Aviation
Streamline Aviation
1980 - 2002
Acquired by Emerald Airways
1980: Established at Exeter Airport operating Charter services
1996: Acquired Southend based Willowair
October 2002: Acquired by Emerald Airways
1996: Acquired Southend based Willowair
October 2002: Acquired by Emerald Airways
1984: founded initially as Suckling Aviation by Roy and Merlyn Suckling, operating charter services from a grass runway in Ipswich.
26/04/1986: Scheduled services began between Ipswich Airport and Manchester and Amsterdam using a sole Dornier 228
1999: Rebranded as ScotAirways following 90% acquisition by owners of the Stagecoach transport company
08/07/2011:Acquired by Loganair but continued as a separate entity rebranded as Suckling Airways
April 2013: Fully absorbed into Loganair, operations ceased as Suckling Aviation.
26/04/1986: Scheduled services began between Ipswich Airport and Manchester and Amsterdam using a sole Dornier 228
1999: Rebranded as ScotAirways following 90% acquisition by owners of the Stagecoach transport company
08/07/2011:Acquired by Loganair but continued as a separate entity rebranded as Suckling Airways
April 2013: Fully absorbed into Loganair, operations ceased as Suckling Aviation.
Sunjet Airlines
Sunjet Airlines
2002-2003
> Now Airlines
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