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Railway Air Services (RAS) was established in March 1934 by the railway companies GWR, LMS, LNER and SR and Imperial Airways, to operate routes linking up with Imperial's services within the UK.
August 1946: UK government forms British European Airways Corporation (BEA), and gets a monopoly of scheduled air services within the UK and to continental Europe.
01/08/1946: RAS operates all its services on behalf of BEA
31/01/1947: Operation are ceased and BEA retains the RAS aircraft, staff and routes.
August 1946: UK government forms British European Airways Corporation (BEA), and gets a monopoly of scheduled air services within the UK and to continental Europe.
01/08/1946: RAS operates all its services on behalf of BEA
31/01/1947: Operation are ceased and BEA retains the RAS aircraft, staff and routes.
Redcoat Air Cargo
Redcoat Air Cargo
1976-1982
1976: Operations began with cargo flights from the United Kingdom to West Africa using a Bristol Britannia leased from Geminair,
Several Britannias were aquired, some being ex Royal Air Force Transport Command aircraft.
1979: Operating freight charters for the Ministry of Defence.
1982: Company entered voluntary liquidation due to cash flow probems following an earlier crash of a Britannia in 1980 and subsequent delays in acquiring another aircraft.
Several Britannias were aquired, some being ex Royal Air Force Transport Command aircraft.
1979: Operating freight charters for the Ministry of Defence.
1982: Company entered voluntary liquidation due to cash flow probems following an earlier crash of a Britannia in 1980 and subsequent delays in acquiring another aircraft.
Regionair
Regionair
1987-1991
Region Airways Ltd was a charter and scheduled passenger service operating from Southend to Brussels/Rotterdam/Paris
1989: Acquired National Commuter Airways
1991: Ceased operations
1989: Acquired National Commuter Airways
1991: Ceased operations
Rock Hopper
Rock Hopper
2003 - 2006
Trading name changed > Blue Islands
2001: Airline initially established as Le Cocq's Airlink operating services between Bournemouth and Alderney.
29/08/2003: Trading name Rockhopper was adopted
14/02/2006: Trading name changed from Rockhopper to Blue Islands Ltd.
29/08/2003: Trading name Rockhopper was adopted
14/02/2006: Trading name changed from Rockhopper to Blue Islands Ltd.
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