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Airways on 30 November 1970. This sale specifically excluded BUIA. It therefore became a wholly owned subsidiary of B&C, which had taken direct control following its divestment of BUA. In July 1970 BUIA changed its name to British Island Airways (BIA) and adopted a new
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BUIA commenced operations on 1 November 1968 as a wholly owned subsidiary of BUA (Holdings) Ltd, taking over BUA's regional domestic and international routes, the majority of which served the
Channel Islands and the Isle of Man on a seasonal basis.
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In addition to scheduled and non-scheduled passenger services, BUIA also operated all-cargo services — both scheduled and non-scheduled.
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BUIA's creation followed the BUA group's 1968 reorganisation. It involved merging the operations of
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passenger flight. Eventually, all passenger flights were operated with
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BUIA's origins could be traced to the BUA group's acquisition of
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780:(various backdated issues relating to BUA and BUIA, 1960-1970)
791:"Aircraft (Gone but not forgotten: British Island Airways)".
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was one of the international scheduled freight destinations.
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of the BUA group of companies. It was a regional sister
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547:List of defunct airlines of the United Kingdom
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596:, Flight International, 26 March 1970, p. 475
336:BUIA's main operating bases were at Gatwick,
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215:was formed in November 1968 as part of a
265:based British United (Manx) Airways and
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529:BUIA employed 600 people at this time.
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379:with the two main Channel Islands of
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751:. London, UK: Sidgwick and Jackson.
401:BUIA gradually retired older piston
213:British United Island Airways (BUIA)
749:High Risk: The Politics of the Air
491:Handley Page HPR 7 Dart Herald 200
375:(BEA) on scheduled routes linking
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572:government-owned corporations
30:British United Island Airways
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274:British & Commonwealth
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766:"Flight International".
712:World Airline Survey ...
476:BUIA fleet in April 1969
415:Handley Page Dart Herald
373:British European Airways
342:Blackpool (Squires Gate)
594:World Airlines 1970 ...
533:Accidents and incidents
312:BUIA DH.114 Heron 1 at
1027:Isles of Scilly Skybus
1022:Hebridean Air Services
1007:Centreline Air Charter
747:Thomson, Adam (1999).
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225:British United Airways
184:London Gatwick Airport
85:British Island Airways
698:Independence for BUIA
613:BUA Group's Structure
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627:World Airline Survey
324:BUIA Dart Herald at
156:(as of March 1970)))
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1002:Bristow Helicopters
730:Fly me, I'm Freddie
641:BUA(CI) go it alone
501:Douglas DC-3 Dakota
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252:Silver City Airways
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181:Headquarters
161:Destinations
152:Douglas DC-3
115:Focus cities
82:1970 (became
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961:Wizz Air UK
946:TUI Airways
354:Isle of Man
338:Southampton
263:Isle of Man
146:Dart Herald
130:Isle of Man
98:Southampton
1110:Categories
1072:DHL Air UK
941:Ryanair UK
931:easyJet UK
722:References
407:turboprops
396:Düsseldorf
366:Paris Orly
189:Key people
154:freighters
136:Fleet size
987:AirTanker
900:passenger
844:Companies
801:2041-2150
776:0015-3710
581:Citations
482:Aircraft
403:airliners
239:to BUA's
103:Blackpool
50:Call sign
1032:Loganair
936:Jet2.com
856:Aviation
808:Aircraft
793:Aircraft
541:See also
389:Heathrow
385:Guernsey
352:and the
192:Hon. A.
141:aircraft
125:Guernsey
992:Aurigny
818:Portals
485:Number
358:Belfast
316:in 1969
296:A BUIA
288:History
284:(BIA).
241:Gatwick
229:Britain
227:(BUA),
221:airline
108:Gatwick
71:Founded
810:online
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427:livery
381:Jersey
377:London
362:Dublin
350:Jersey
346:Exeter
243:base.
233:Europe
204:Wg Cdr
194:Cayzer
165:Europe
120:Jersey
1065:cargo
970:minor
907:major
558:Notes
553:Notes
433:Fleet
272:When
797:ISSN
772:ISSN
753:ISBN
734:ISBN
451:C-47
411:DC-3
383:and
364:and
298:C-47
250:and
148:200,
93:Hubs
74:1968
45:ICAO
40:IATA
18:Buia
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