British United Air Ferries

• Aberdeen International Airport
• London Stansted Airport

British World Airlines was a British airline which was founded in 1963 under the name BUAF (British United Air Ferries).

History

It originated from the merger of the companies Channel Air Bridge, founded in 1959, and the Silver City Airways, which had been founded in 1948. 1967 there was a name change to British Air Ferries ( BAF).

This name reflects what the airline became famous. She offered with ATL 98 Carvair aircraft ferry services on the English Channel. The cars were loaded through the large front doors of these aircraft. Routes with this service there was on the Channel Islands, France, Belgium and the Netherlands.

In 1972 the airline was acquired by Trans Meridian Air Cargo, however, they were allowed to keep their corporate identity and relative autonomy could do business. Beginning of the 1980s BAF acquired the entire fleet of Vickers Viscount British Airways, which was the largest operator of the type at that time. The world's last passenger flight of a Viscount was held on 18 April 1996.

In 1988 the aircraft received a redesigned paint, but which did not last long.

1992 acquired BAF eight aircraft of the brand BAC 1-11 previous held by the bankruptcy Dan -Air and then operated under the final name British World Airlines, the airline that kept to its bankruptcy in December 2001. The name was after the bankruptcy of the company BWA Group plc. taken. However, the EU-wide approval on 21 March 2002 has been withdrawn. Former employees of the British World Airlines founded the airline Astraeus same time.

Fleet

(As of 1997)

• 2 ATR 72
• 5 BAC 1-11
• 1 BAe 146-300
• 8 Vickers Viscount 800

In addition, the company operating inter alia, following aircraft types:

• ATL -98 Carvair
• BAe 146-200
• BAe ATP
• Bristol 170 Freighter
• Canadair CL -44
• Douglas DC-4
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