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Monthly Archives: August 2016

Dan-Air

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Dan-Air started off in May 1953 with a single Douglas DC-3 and stuck around until 1992 when they were sold to British Airways for the nominal amount of £1.  The name originates from

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Alidair

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Alidair operated from January 1972 to March 1981 when, after a name change, they became the short-lived Inter City Airlines, lasting only until

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British Air Ferries (BAF)

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British Air Ferries operated between September 1967 and April 1993 before becoming known

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British World Airlines (BWA)

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British World Airlines operated between April 1993 and December 2001.  Prior to 1993 they were known as

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Flightline

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Flightline were based in Southend-on-Sea and operated from 1990 to 2008.  They regularly visited Sumburgh after

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Wideroe

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Wideroe are a Norwegian airline and have a long history dating back to the early 1930’s. In May 1995 Wideroe offered a summer route

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Atlantic Airways

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Atlantic Airways are the national airline of Faroe and launched in 1987. In 2006 they became a regular

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Highland Airways (2)

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Highland Airways started operations in 1991 as Air Alba before being renamed to Highland Airways in 1997. In 1998 Highland Airways won the contract

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DirectFlight

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DirectFlight was established in 1983 DirectFlight operated in Shetland from 1991 to 2004 for the Scottish Fisheries

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BenAir

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BenAir are a Danish company who visit Sumburgh six days a week on a contract with Royal Mail. On the 6th September 1999 LN-PBB, a Cessna 208B

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