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AB Airlines, Ltd. (7L)

With effect from 01May97 the operations of Air Bristol Ltd and AB Shannon Ltd were combined in this name. At the same time a new colour scheme was adopted being basically that of European Aircharter with AB Airlines titles and “AB” in white on a red fin. At the time of the launch in the new name a twice daily schedule (except Saturdays) was started between Gatwick and Lisbon with a third leased Series 510ED in a two class 96 seat configuration. From Nov97 the Lisbon service was reduced to once daily while a daily service between Gatwick and Berlin-Schönefeld was inaugurated on 01Dec97. With effect from 22May98 once daily scheduled services were commenced from Shannon to both Stansted and Birmingham jointly marketed by AB Airlines and Aer Lingus though both routes were short lived and were withdrawn on 14Feb99. With the addition of two Boeing 737-300s to its fleet in Jun98, AB Airlines One-Elevens ceased flying the Lisbon schedules but were retained on one of the now double daily Berlin schedules and on two of the three daily Gatwick to Shannon schedules. The last BAe Airbus flight on the Filton-Toulouse shuttle was flown on 29May98 after the contract was terminated. The company was put into the hands of receivers on 29Jul99 at which time the One-Elevens were flying a daily rotation to Nice and three daily rotations to Shannon from Gatwick. Operations finally ceased on 09Sep99 and the aircraft were returned to European Aviation Ltd.

Aberdeen London Express Airlines, Ltd.

This company commenced a once daily Monday to Friday scheduled service between Aberdeen and Stansted on 31Oct94 with a Series 510ED leased from European Aircharter Ltd. Following poor loads the service was suspended on 06Dec94 and the carrier ceased operations.

AB Shannon, Ltd. (7L)

A subsidiary of the Air Bristol Group, AB Shannon was formed to operate a twice daily scheduled service between Shannon and Gatwick. Service commenced on 07Dec95 and was increased to thrice daily from Mar96 with one of the parent company’s leased Series 510EDs. From 01May97 this company and Air Bristol were both marketed as AB Airlines Ltd.

Air Belfast, Ltd. (7L)

This company, a subsidiary of the Air Bristol Group, was launched on 10Jan95. Operations commenced on 01Mar95 with a five times daily Monday to Friday scheduled service between Belfast International and Stansted with 104 seat single class Series 510EDs leased from Air Bristol Ltd. A reduced operation took place on Saturday and Sunday. The frequency was gradually reduced until the last flight took place on this route on 21Mar96. With effect from 23Nov95 a three times a day Monday to Friday schedule was due to have been introduced between Belfast International and Gatwick. However, the start of this new route was deferred at a late stage and abandoned when the Stansted route terminated and the company ceased to exist.

Air Bristol. (7L)

Air Bristol commenced operations on 11Oct93 flying a Monday to Friday “schedule” between Bristol-Filton and Toulouse on behalf of British Aerospace Airbus Ltd using leased European Aviation Series 510EDs. Additional ad hoc charter work was also undertaken. The fleet was expanded to four aircraft in Feb95. Two of these were used for operations by a new airline based at Belfast International called Air Belfast Ltd which commenced operations on 01Mar95. A new subsidiary called AB Shannon Ltd commenced operations on 07Dec95. One of Air Bristol’s Series 510EDs was exchanged for another at the end of Nov96 fitted with a 70 seat VIP interior prior to delivery for use on the BAE Toulouse shuttle. One aircraft was leased to Air UK Ltd from 18Aug to 27Oct96 for operation on the Aberdeen to Amsterdam schedules. From 01May97 Air Bristol Ltd and AB Shannon Ltd were merged to form AB Airlines Ltd.

Air Écosse, Ltd. (SM)

This company wet leased a Series 432FD from 23Jan to 06Feb84 for a proposed new route from Aberdeen to Heathrow. The license was not granted and the aircraft returned to British Island Airways Ltd.

Name used on the aircraft:-

G-AXMU bon accord

Air Manchester, Ltd.

This company arranged the lease of two Series 416EKs, One was delivered in May82 but the second although painted in the company’s colours was never accepted. A third aircraft, a Series 320L-AZ was also painted in the company colours but this too was not accepted due to financing problems. The single aircraft was mainly used in flying inclusive tour charters for Sureways Travel from Manchester to European holiday destinations. From Sep82 the aircraft was flown with British Air Ferries titles and flight numbers due to licensing problems in Spain. Operations had ceased by Nov82 and the aircraft put in store.

Air UK, Ltd. ( UK)

Formed from the merger of British Island Airways Ltd and Air Anglia Ltd on 16Oct79, Air UK Ltd inherited two Series 432FDs and a Series 409AY. They continued to be operated on inclusive tour and charter flights to Europe and North Africa. One Series 416EK was added in Dec79. The One Elevens were withdrawn when a new airline was set up to operate these aircraft independently using the former British Island Airways name on 01Jan82. Air UK later leased the two Series 432FDs from the new British Island Airways from May and Nov85 to Apr88 and Apr87 respectively. These were then used on the scheduled routes from Aberdeen to Amsterdam via Edinburgh and from Glasgow to Amsterdam via Leeds or Newcastle. One of these aircraft was later sub-leased to British Airways from late Nov86 until the end of Apr87. Air UK later commenced thrice weekly scheduled services with Series 510EDs on the Stansted to Brussels route with effect from 27Mar95 and throughout the summer in 1995. A Series 510ED from the European Airtransport fleet was used for this service and was leased for standby cover for the Air UK fleet at other times. The same company provided a Series 510ED to operate a daily scheduled service from Belfast International to Amsterdam from 15Jul to 26Oct96. A second Series 510ED was leased to provide standby cover for the rest of the Stansted based fleet during the same period. From 27Oct96 to 28Mar97 a similar aircraft was leased from European Aircharter Ltd to operate a daily Gatwick to Glasgow schedule. Any aircraft from the European Series 510ED fleet was used to fulfil these contracts. An Air Bristol Series 510ED was leased to operate schedules between Aberdeen and Amsterdam from 18Augto 27Oct96.

Airways International Cymru, Ltd. (AK)

This company purchased two Series 304AXs from Québecair in Canada with delivery in Mar and Nov84 having earlier leased a Series 432FD from Mar84. The leased aircraft was returned in Nov84. The aircraft operated inclusive tour and charter flights from the airline’s home base at Cardiff. One of the Series 304AXs was leased firstly to British Midland Airways from Nov85 to May86 and to Manx Airlines Ltd from May86 to early Dec87. The company ceased operations in Jan88.

Anglo Cargo Airlines, Ltd. (ML)

This company leased a pure cargo configured Series 487GK from TAROM with effect from mid Mar86. Initially operated in Romanian marks, the aircraft became British registered in Sep87 and was used for ad hoc cargo charter flights mainly within Europe. The company ceased operations on 13Jan92

Autair International Airways, Ltd. - see Court Line Aviation, Ltd.

Birmingham European Airways, Ltd. (VB)

This company purchased five Series 400s from British Airways plc. Prior to receipt of these the company had services between Birmingham and Milan and Copenhagen operated by aircraft drawn from the British Airways’ One-Eleven fleet over the previous winter period. These services were not operated by dedicated aircraft but by any Series 500 apart from the Series 510EDs. The new fleet of two Series 401AKs, two Series 408EFs and one Series 416EK were delivered between Jan and Jun90 and heralded the expansion of the company’s route network from Birmingham to include Amsterdam, Belfast, Copenhagen, Cork, Dublin, Geneva, Milan, Paris, Stockholm and Stuttgart. Schedules were also flown on behalf of British Airways between Birmingham and Brussels and Frankfurt and between Newcastle and Frankfurt from Oct90 to late Mar91. One of the aircraft was sold in late Jul91 after which British Airways Series 500s operated some schedules in the same manner as before. The company was merged with Brymon Airways Ltd to form Brymon European Airways Ltd on 25Oct92.

Names used on the aircraft:-

G-AVGP City of Coventry

G-AWBL City of Birmingham

G-BBME City of Nottingham

G-BBMF City of Leicester

G-BBMG Stratford upon Avon

British Air Ferries, Ltd. (VF)

The first use of a One-Eleven by this carrier was when they took over the operation of a Series 416EK formerly operated by Air Manchester on behalf of Sureways Travel at the beginning of Sep82 until the end of the summer programme. Later between Mar and May90 the company took delivery of three Series 201ACs on lease from Guinness Peat Aviation. Two of these were put into service on ad hoc charter work while the third was obtained for spares recovery only. A Series 476FM was leased in Apr91 and also flew ad hoc charters including a few schedules for British Airways in Sep92. In Dec92 the company leased the entire fleet of eleven Series 500s that had become available after the collapse of Dan-Air Services through ILFC. These comprised four Series 518FGs, two Series 509EWs, two Series 531FSs, one Series 517FE, one Series 515FB and one Series 520FN. In the end only five of these aircraft were put into service, five reduced to spares and the last sold in Nigeria. The first of these entered service on 07Dec92 and the last in late May93 in either a 119 seat single class or a 99 seat mixed class configuration. By this time the earlier used three aircraft had all been withdrawn from service (in Aug, Nov and Dec92) and the airline had been renamed as British World Airlines. This took place on 06Apr93 and the operational base was moved to Stansted. The company launched a three times weekly scheduled service from Stansted to Bucharest on 28Jun93 but this was discontinued in Mar94 due to poor loads. The five operational Series 500s were later bought from ILFC in Nov94. Two of these were leased to SABENA through Delta Air Transport NV with effect from 26Mar95 until 16Dec95 and again for two weeks in Apr96 though only one aircraft was used at any one time. During summer 1996 aircraft were based at both Stansted and Gatwick to operate inclusive tour flights to France, Italy and Spain together with ad hoc charters and ad hoc schedules for both Ryanair Ltd and Maersk Air Ltd. Series 500s were wet leased to Aer Lingus Commuter Ltd to operate seven times per week between Stansted and Dublin from 28Oct96 until 28Mar97. In Nov99 a Series 518FG was leased to Air Nostrum of Spain. The Series 520FN was withdrawn from service in Jan99 and sold in Nigeria the same month. Two further aircraft were withdrawn in Nov00 with the final aircraft ferrying to Southend for storage on 24Dec00.

Name used on the aircraft:-

G-OBWD City of Bucharest

British Air Services.

This organisation was formed on 02Feb67 by British European Airways as a holding company to manage Cambrian Airways and BKS Air Transport. One-Elevens of Cambrian Airways were flown with British Air Services titles before the fleet was fully integrated into that of British Airways plc on 31Mar74.

British Airways, plc. (BA & BZ)

At the time of the complete merger of British European Airways, British Overseas Airways Corporation and British Air Services Ltd at midnight on 31Mar74 to form British Airways plc, the airline had on strength 18 Series 510EDs, 3 Series 416EKs, 2 Series 408EFs and 2 Series 401AKs. The various component parts of the eventual British Airways had been previously been marketed as British Airways from 01Sep73. A Series 432FD was leased from Gulf Air from Aug to Nov77 while a new Series 537GF was leased from Cyprus Airways from Oct78 to Aug80. A Series 530FX was leased from British Caledonian from late Oct78 to late Apr79. All three of these aircraft were operated out of Birmingham and Manchester. Three new Series 539GLs, configured in a 99 seat single class layout, were delivered in Mar, Jun and Aug80 with two of the Series 416EKs being traded in part exchange in Jun and Aug of the same year. A Series 432FD was leased from Air UK from Oct86 to the end of Apr87 mainly to fly Irish Sea services. The aircraft continued to fly numerous routes over the European and Domestic network. Series 510EDs were progressively replaced on the internal German network as Boeing 737-236s came on strength, the last being withdrawn at the end of Mar86 when HS748s were deployed from Glasgow to cover the shorter or less densely travelled routes. The Series 510EDs were later used to operate shuttle back-ups from Heathrow to Belfast, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Manchester replacing retired HS Trident aircraft. The Series 400s were mainly used to operate domestic and regional services out of Birmingham, Manchester and Jersey. On 14Apr88 British Caledonian Airways Ltd merged into British Airways adding thirteen Series 500s of various types to the fleet. These were all deployed to Birmingham and Manchester by the end of the summer schedules in 1988 replacing the Series 400s which were then withdrawn. The three Series 539GLs were withdrawn in Mar91 and subsequently sold. With effect from 13Jan92, Boeing 737-236s replaced the One-Elevens in the shuttle back-up role with six of the Series 510EDs being retired to Hurn for storage on the same date where they joined an earlier retired aircraft which had arrived there in Nov91. From this date all remaining Series 510EDs were based at Manchester and all the other One-Elevens at Birmingham. From 01Aug92 the type was gradually withdrawn from Manchester with the last flight taking place on 24Dec92. The type was progressively withdrawn at Birmingham with effect from 01Dec92 with the last regular service taking place on 31May93. Two aircraft remained on strength after this time for ad hoc substitutions for both British Airways and Brymon European Airways culminating in the last revenue One-Eleven flight taking place on 01Jul93. On 08Nov92 Dan-Air Services was taken over but its remaining fleet of eleven Series 500s had been retired two days earlier and was not part of the agreement. See also Maersk Air Ltd.

Names used on the aircraft:-

 G-AVGP County of Nottinghamshire

G-AWBL County of Leicestershire

G-BBME County of Shropshire

G-BBMF County of Worcestershire

G-BBMG County of Gloucestershire

G-AVMH County of Cheshire

G-AVMI County of Merseyside

G-AVMJ Strathclyde Region

G-AVMK County of Kent

G-AVML County of Surrey

G-AVMM County of Gloucestershire & later County of Antrim

G-AVMN County of Essex

G-AVMO Lothian Region

G-AVMP Bailiwick of Jersey

G-AVMR County of Tyne & Wear

G-AVMS County of West Sussex

G-AVMT County of Glamorgan & later County of Berkshire

G-AVMU County of Dorset

G-AVMV County of Powys & later Greater Manchester Council

G-AVMW Grampian Region

G-AVMX County of Nottinghamshire & later County of East Sussex

G-AVMY County of Derbyshire

G-AVMZ County of Lancashire

G-AWYR County of Suffolk

G-AWYS County of Norfolk

G-AWYT County of Gwynedd

G-AWYU County of Avon

G-AWYV County of Powys

G-AXJK County of Hereford

G-AXJM County of Durham

G-AXLL County of Yorkshire

G-AYOP County of Humberside

G-AZMF County of Northumberland

G-AZPZ Dumfries & Galloway Region

G-BGKE County of Gwynedd & later County of West Midlands

G-BGKF County of Warwickshire

G-BGKG County of Staffordshire

G-BJRT County of South Glamorgan

G-BJRU County of West Glamorgan

British Caledonian Airways, Ltd. (BR)

This company was formed from the merger of Caledonian Airways (Prestwick) Ltd and British United Airways Ltd on 30Nov70, though the company was initially marketed as Caledonian//BUA until 01Nov71. Inherited from these two companies were eight Series 201ACs (one of which was sold in Sep71), eight Series 501EXs and four Series 509EWs. Two Series 530FXs, laid out in a 109 seat single class configuration, were ordered with delivery in Mar72 and the second after a year’s lease to Court Line Ltd, in Mar73. A Series 515FB was leased from mid Aug to mid Oct72 to cover an aircraft shortage following an accident to one of the Series 501EXs in Greece. All the Series 509EWs were disposed of, two in Oct75, one in Nov75 and the last in May76. One of the Series 501EXs was also sold in Sep76. Following the sale of the seven remaining Series 201ACs to Pacific Express Inc between Oct81 and Jun82, additional Series 500s were obtained to replace them. Two Series 528FLs and one Series 515FB were obtained from Hapag-Lloyd with two delivered in Oct81 and the other in Mar82. Following the last service by a Series 201AC between Paris-Charles de Gaulle and Gatwick on 21Mar82, four ex Laker Airways Series 320L-AZs were operated between Apr82 until sold between Sep and Nov83 while a Series 523FJ was bought in Dec83. The new company continued to operate the scheduled network built up by British United Airways and added a Gatwick to Paris schedule in Nov71. An Edinburgh to Copenhagen via Newcastle service was added in Nov72 and a Gatwick to Brussels route in Jun74. With effect from 01Nov74, in a major cost cutting exercise, service was withdrawn from Gatwick to Belfast, Gibraltar, Ibiza, Malaga and Palma, from Glasgow to Southampton and from Edinburgh to Copenhagen via Newcastle. A Gatwick to Algiers schedule was added in 1976. Charter and inclusive tour flights continued to be flown to Europe and North Africa. Aircraft were also leased out to Air Malawi, Air Malta, Austrian Airlines, British Airways and Transbrasil Airlines. The company merged into British Airways plc on 14Apr88.

Names used on the aircraft:-

G-ASJC City of Glasgow

G-ASJD City of Edinburgh

G-ASJE City of Dundee

G-ASJF Burgh of Fort William

G-ASJG Burgh of Paisley

G-ASJH Burgh of Hawick

G-ASJI Royal Burgh of Nairn

G-ASTJ Royal Burgh of Dunfermline

G-AWWX Isle of Skye

G-AWWY Isle of Iona

G-AWWZ Isle of Eriskay

G-AWYR Isle of Tiree

G-AWYS Isle of Bute

G-AWYT Isle of Barra

G-AWYU Isle of Colonsay

G-AWYV Isle of Harris

G-AXJK Isle of Staffa

G-AXJL Isle of Mingulay

G-AXJM Isle of Islay

G-AXLL City of Aberdeen

G-AXYD Isle of Arran

G-AYOP Isle of Hoy

G-AZMF Isle of Raasay

G-AZPZ City of Glasgow

G-BJRT New Town of East Kilbride

G-BJRU City of Edinburgh

British Eagle International Airways, Ltd. (EG)

This company initially leased two new Series 207AJs from Zambia Airways from Apr and May66 to Nov and Dec67. Three new Series 301AGs were taken on strength in Jun and Jul66 on lease from the Kuwait Finance Company. Two Series 304AXs were ordered new with 97 seat single class interiors and were delivered in Apr and May67 raising the company’s fleet to seven aircraft. The type inaugurated service on 09May66 and they were employed on a scheduled network serving Dinard, Djerba, Glasgow, La Baule, Liverpool, Luxembourg, Newquay, Palma, Perpignan, Pisa, Rimini, Stuttgart and Tunis. The type was also used on charter flights to both Europe and North Africa. Aircraft were also operated on behalf of KLM, Swissair and Scandinavian Airlines System. The airline ceased trading on 06Nov68.

Names used on the aircraft:-

G-ATPH Salute

G-ATPI Supreme

G-ATPJ Stalwart

G-ATPK Spur

G-ATPL Superb

G-ATTP Swift

G-ATVH Serene

British European Airways Corporation – BEA. (BE)

BEA ordered 18 Series 510EDs with options on a further six on 27Jan67. The options were never taken up. The aircraft were delivered between late Aug68 and mid Aug69 apart from one aircraft that was retained for Autoland development by BAC until May70. They initially operated in a 97 seat single class configuration. After ad hoc substitutions starting on 01Sep68, the type was introduced into regular service on 17Nov68 both on the Internal German Services (IGS) based on Berlin-Tempelhof and on the Heathrow to Manchester route. As the fleet built up it took over most of the IGS services, much of the Manchester scheduled network and was used on many of the Heathrow to Germany routes. A One-Eleven division was set up at Manchester during 1971. From here the aircraft were both maintained and controlled in their use on all IGS services and Manchester International and Domestic services excluding those to the Channel Islands. From Apr69 to the end of Oct72 services were operated on joint Air France/BEA services from Tempelhof to Frankfurt and Munich with aircraft painted in a neutral scheme using British Airways technical crew and with both Air France and BEA cabin crew. From 01Nov71 all IGS services were operated by One-Elevens after the last of the Viscounts was withdrawn. Cambrian Airways Series 400s were used to operate some IGS services between 1970 and Mar72 and also operated some Dublin to Birmingham and Manchester schedules. All four Cambrian aircraft were used at various times. One used Series 408EF and two used Series 401AKs were purchased for operation on the Birmingham network, although only the first had entered service prior to the complete merger of BEA and BOAC and that aircraft was painted in full British Airways colours. BEA officially ceased to exist on 01Apr74 after the formation of British Airways plc although trading in the British Airways name had started on 01Sep73.

British Island Airways, Ltd. (KD & UK)

This airline purchased a Series 409AY and two Series 432FDs previously operated by Gulf Air with delivery in Dec78 and Jan and Feb79 for inclusive tour and contract charter flights within Europe. On 16Oct79 the company was merged with Air Anglia Ltd to form Air UK Ltd but was reformed on 01Jan82 with the four One-Elevens then on strength with Air UK Ltd. The airline continued to operate inclusive tour and charter flights as before. A second Series 416EK was leased from British Aerospace for the summer in 1983. The company considerably expanded when it took delivery of a Series 523FJ and a 531FS from Cayman Airways Ltd in Apr and May84. It then added a Series 518FG and a 509EW obtained from Monarch Airlines Ltd in May and Oct85. A Series 561RC was leased from TAROM for the summer season in 1986 while two Series 525FTs were leased from the same source in early summer 1987. Following the delivery of the Series 500s, the Series 400s were leased out to several operators for varying periods of time. These included Air Écosse Ltd in Jan/Feb84, Air UK Ltd from Nov85 to Apr87 and from May85 to Apr88, Airways International Cymru Ltd from Mar to Nov84, Transport Aérien Transrégional from Mar and Apr89 to Feb90 and Virgin Atlantic Airways from Jan to Apr85. Services were also operated on behalf of Air Florida Inc from Gatwick to Amsterdam, Brussels, Düsseldorf and Frankfurt from May83 to Jul84. The company also flew its own scheduled routes with the One-Elevens from Gatwick to Catania, Malta and Palermo. All operations came to an end when the company collapsed on 01Feb90.

Names used on the aircraft:-

G-AWWZ Island Empress

G-AXBB Island Entente

G-AXLN Island Enterprise

G-AXMG Island Emblem

G-AXMU Island Esprit

G-AXOX Island Endeavour

G-AYWB Island Envoy

G-CBIA Island Ensign

British Midland Airways, Ltd. (BD)

 BMA initially ordered two Series 303s on 20Nov65 for spring 1967 delivery but cancelled the order the following year. In mid 1969 the company ordered two Series 523FJs followed by a third two months later. Configured with 119 passenger seats, the aircraft were delivered in Feb and Mar70. The aircraft were used on the company’s scheduled routes from East Midlands to Dublin, Jersey, Glasgow and Luton and from Jersey to Luton. A three times daily service was flown from Heathrow to Teesside with effect from 04May70. Service had previously been inaugurated on the East Midlands to Jersey route on 24Feb70. European inclusive tour charter flights were also flown from Belfast, Bristol, East Midlands, Glasgow, Luton and Manchester. One aircraft was leased to Court Line from late Feb72 to Sep73. This was replaced by another aircraft until Apr74. The aircraft were sold to Transbrasil in Mar and Sep73 and Apr74. A Series 401AK was leased from Dan-Air Services from late Oct82 to Jan83 and a Series 304AX from Airways International Cymru from early Nov85 until May67.

British United Airways, Ltd. (BR)

On 09May61 British United Airways became the launch customer for the One-Eleven with an order for ten Series 201ACs with an option on a further five. Laid out in a 69 seat single class configuration, they were delivered between Apr and Nov65. On 04Mar68 the company ordered five Series 501EXs initially for use in the inclusive tour role. Laid out in a 109 seat single class configuration, they were delivered between Apr and Jun69. Later a further three similar aircraft were ordered with delivery in Mar70. A Series 408EF was leased from Apr to Oct69 to cover the loss of an aircraft in an accident. The company launched the world’s first One-Eleven revenue service on 09Apr65 between Gatwick and Genoa and rapidly introduced the type on its scheduled routes from Gatwick to Amsterdam, Belfast, Edinburgh, Genoa, Gibraltar, Glasgow, Ibiza, Jersey, Le Touquet, Malaga, Palma, Rotterdam and Tunis replacing Vickers Viscounts and Bristol Britannias. The type was also used on schedules from Glasgow to Southampton and to Amsterdam via Newcastle. A weekly service from Gatwick to Lagos via Lisbon, Las Palmas, Bathurst, Freetown and Accra was operated with passengers and aircraft night-stopping at Las Palmas en route. The company merged with Caledonian Airways ( Prestwick) Ltd to form Caledonian//BUA on 30May70.

British World Airlines, Ltd. - see British Air Ferries, Ltd.

Brymon European Airways, Ltd. (BC)

This company started operations on 25Oct92 following the merger of Birmingham European Airways Ltd and Brymon Airways Ltd of Plymouth. The four One-Elevens previously with the former carrier continued in service. These comprised two Series 408EFs, a Series 406EK and a Series 416EK. A Series 501EX was leased from British Airways plc with effect from early Mar93. The aircraft were flown on scheduled routes from Birmingham to Amsterdam, Belfast, Copenhagen, Dublin, Geneva, Milan and Stuttgart. From Apr93 a Bristol to Paris schedule was also flown. The merger that created this carrier was reversed on 01Aug93 and the former Birmingham European Airways Ltd became Maersk Air Ltd after becoming a wholly owned subsidiary of Maersk Air I/S of Denmark.

Names used on the aircraft:-

G-AVGP City of Coventry

G-AWBL City of Birmingham

G-BBME City of Nottingham

G-BBMG Stratford upon Avon

Caledonian Airways ( Prestwick), Ltd. (CA)

This company announced an order for three Series 509EWs laid out in a 109 seat single class configuration with an option on a fourth on 14Mar68. This option was later taken up. The first three were delivered in Mar and Apr69 and the fourth in Mar70. The aircraft operated inclusive tour flights from Gatwick, Glasgow and Manchester to numerous destinations in Europe, North Africa and the Canary Islands. The company merged with British United Airways Ltd to form the interim Caledonian//BUA Ltd on 30Nov70 before finally becoming British Caledonian Airways Ltd on 01Nov71.

Names used on the aircraft:-

G-AWWX Flagship Isle of Skye

G-AWWY Isle of Iona

G-AWWZ Isle of Eriskay

G-AXYD Isle of Arran

Caledonian/BUA, Ltd. - see British Caledonian Airways, Ltd.

  Cambrian Airways, Ltd. (CS)

This company, which was part of BEA’s subsidiary British Air Services by the time One-Elevens were introduced, bought three used Series 416EKs and one Series 408EF which were delivered in Dec69, Jan and Apr70 and Feb71. The type inaugurated service on 15Jan70 between Heathrow and Liverpool. Schedules were also flown from Heathrow to Cork and the Isle of Man and from Liverpool to Dublin. In addition charter flights were flown from Bristol, Cardiff, Gatwick and Liverpool to European destinations. One aircraft at a time was rotated through Berlin to operate schedules on behalf of BEA on its internal German network between 1970 and Mar72 while Dublin to Birmingham and Manchester schedules were also flown on behalf of BEA in 1970. The Cambrian name ceased to be used with effect from 01Sep73. From this date all services were marketed in the British Airways name ahead of the complete merger of British Air Services with BEA and BOAC on 01Apr74.

Channel Airways, Ltd. (CW)

On 05Sep66 Channel Airways Ltd announced an order for four Series 408EFs with an option on two more. Only three aircraft were eventually delivered, the first being in an 89 seat configuration and the second two in a high density 99 seat configuration. This last seating plan necessitated a modification with two over-wing emergency exits each side (the only short fuselage One-Elevens to be so modified). The first aircraft was returned to the manufacturer on receipt of the second. The third aircraft was initially leased by British Caledonian before it entered service with Channel Airways in Oct69. The type entered service on 16Jun67 and was used on inclusive tour and holiday charter flights from Berlin, Bristol, Cardiff, East Midlands, Manchester, Southend, Stansted and Teesside to numerous European destinations. The type was occasionally used on scheduled services such as Southend to Rotterdam. The company entered receivership on 01Feb72 and the last One-Eleven ceased flying on 15Feb72.

Cityflyer Express, Ltd. (FD & BA)

This company leased an unknown Series 510ED from European Aircharter Ltd from late Mar97 to 07Apr97 to operate the four times daily schedule between Gatwick and Dublin pending delivery of its first BAe RJ100. A Series 510ED from the same source was used a standby aircraft at Gatwick from Oct97 to Jul98.

Court Line Aviation, Ltd. (OU)

This company, known as Autair International Airways Ltd until 31Dec69, ordered two Series 416EKs on 25Feb67 and a third later in the same year. Laid out in a high density 89 seat configuration, they were utilised on inclusive tour package flights mainly on behalf of Clarksons from the company’s Luton base. A further Series 416EK was leased from BAC from Mar to Nov69 and a Series 408EF from the same source from Dec68 to Feb70 though until late Mar69 the aircraft was only used by Autair at weekends. The airline ordered seven Series 518FGs which were all delivered in Court Line’s new corporate colours in a high density 119 seat configuration between Dec69 and Apr70. With the arrival of the new aircraft all but one of the Series 400s was retired, though this too was gone by mid Jan71. Two further Series 518FGs were added in Mar71, one of which was leased from British Caledonian until Dec72. A Series 521FH was also leased from Austral of Argentina for the summer peak in 1971 and was operated from April to October. Two used Series 517FEs were obtained in Sep and Dec71 to further expand the fleet. With the procurement of a 75% holding in LIAT of the West Indies by the Court Line Group in 1971, the company transferred one of its Series 518FGs to LIAT in Nov71 and this continued until it was replaced in Jun72 by a third Series 517FE which was obtained new by Court Line. Two British Midland Series 523FJs were leased in 1973, one from Mar to Sep and the other from Sep to Jan74. The two remaining Series 517FEs were also transferred to LIAT in Dec72 and Dec73. Other overseas leases were a Series 518FG to Aviateca of Guatemala from Nov70 to Apr71, a Series 518FG to LANICA of Nicaragua from Dec71 to Mar72, a Series 518FG to Cyprus Airways from May74 and a Series 518FG to Germanair from the same month. The aircraft were employed in Court Line service mainly flying inclusive tour flights for Clarksons but also for other organisations from Luton, Gatwick and several other provincial UK airports to Europe and North Africa until the company ceased trading on 15Aug74.