London City Airways was an airline in the United Kingdom which was founded in 1986 by British Midland Airways to operate from London City Airport.
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| Founded | 1986 (as Eurocity Express) | ||||||
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Commenced operations | 28 October 1987 | ||||||
Ceased operations | 1 September 1990 (merged into British Midland Airways) | ||||||
Operating bases | London City Airport | ||||||
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| Parent company | British Midland Airways | ||||||
History
editThe airline was incorporated in 1986 as Eurocity Express Ltd. as a British Midland Airways fully-owned subsidiary. Operations began in the autumn of 1987 from London City Airport to Amsterdam, Brussels and Paris using two de Havilland Canada Dash 7. Together with Brymon Airways, with whom it competed directly on the Paris route, the airline was responsible for launching operations from the newly constructed airport. A summer schedule to Jersey and weekend ad hoc charters were added later on.
In early 1988, the airline was renamed London City Airways Ltd. so as to more closely identify with its base. Orders were placed for three de Havilland Canada Dash 7, the final airframes of this type that were produced. The two original aircraft were sold when the third aircraft arrived, but later in 1988, a further Dash 7 G-BOAZ was purchased from Maersk Air to increase the fleet to four aircraft.
The airline was disestablished in 1990 following sustained financial losses and all assets merged into parent airline British Midland Airways.
Fleet
editLondon City Airways operated only one aircraft type:
See also
editFurther reading
edit- Reed, Arthur (January 1987). "New Eurocity Express". Air Transport World. Great Denver compound: 80-81.
- Wickstead, M.J. (2014). Airlines of the British Isles since 1919. Staplefield (West Sussex - U.K.): Air Britain (Historians) Ltd. p. 309. ISBN 978-0-85130-456-4.
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