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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
> liquidation
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1980: CAA licence withdrawn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1980: CAA licence withdrawn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 (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
Liquidation
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 (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
Dissolved
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 (2006-2009)
Skyways Coach-Air Limited (1956-1971) > 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
Ceased trading
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
Ceased trading
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 (1936-1939)
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 (1933-1935) Merged with United Airways Limited > British Airways Ltd
17/09/1984: Police Aviation Services Ltd > 01/06/2015 Specialist Aviation Services Ltd
2024: Company in Liquidation
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
2024: Company in Liquidation
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
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 (2002-2003) > Now Airlines
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