Air Alderney
IATA ICAO Callsign
- PUF PUFFIN
Founded31 January 2017
Commenced operations7 February 2022
Operating basesBiggin Hill Airport
Alderney Airport
Fleet size2
Destinations4
HeadquartersBiggin Hill Airport
Key peopleDanny Brem-Wilson
Websitewww.airalderney.co.uk

Air Alderney Limited is an airline that has, for some years, been projected to serve the island of Alderney, part of the Bailiwick of Guernsey in the Channel Islands. Air Alderney was founded on 31 January 2017, and faced numerous delays in commencing operations.

History

Britten-Norman Islander G-BJED of Air Alderney, May 2020

The airline originally acquired permission to operate flights in early 2017, with licenses issued by the States of Alderney effective March 2018.[1] After a series of delays, Air Alderney planned to commence operations in February 2020, however the States of Alderney ruled that the airline's licenses were no longer valid. It has been reported that Air Alderney is intending to work alongside English airline Directflight, which operate regional flights in Shetland, Scotland.[2][3] The licensing issues were later resolved and the CAA re-issued the required Operating License in late 2021.[4]

Air Alderney currently owns two Britten-Norman BN2B-26 Islander light aircraft.[5][6] The airline plans to acquire a single Britten-Norman BN2A MkIII Trislander prior to commencing scheduled services in Q4 2022.[7] Working alongside Britten-Norman, the aircraft will be fully refurbished prior to commencing operations.[8]

The airline launched charter operations on 7 February 2022, operating flights between Alderney, Biggin Hill, Shoreham-by-Sea, Lydd, Guernsey and Jersey. In a social media statement Air Alderney indicated that they plan to launch scheduled services in 2022. In March 2023, Air Alderney announced that they would operate flights from Lydd Airport, starting in summer 2023. [9]

Destinations

Country City Airport Notes
 AlderneyAlderneyAlderney AirportBase[10]
 GuernseyGuernseyGuernsey Airport
 JerseyJerseyJersey Airport
 United KingdomShorehamBrighton City Airport
Biggin HillBiggin Hill AirportBase
LyddLydd Airport

Fleet

As of March 2022, Air Alderney appeared to have access to the following aircraft:

Air Alderney Fleet
Aircraft In service Orders Notes
Britten-Norman BN2B-26 Islander 2 — —
Britten-Norman BN2A MkIII Trislander 0 1 from late 2022[11]
Total 2 1

References

  1. ↑ "Air Alderney eyes UK, France flights using Islanders". ch-aviation. 7 March 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  2. ↑ "Alderney to Jersey air link delayed by at least three months". ITV News. 30 December 2020. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  3. ↑ Morris, Michael (31 December 2019). "Delay to start of Air Alderney links". Jersey Evening Post. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  4. ↑ "UKs Air Alderney secures its OL".
  5. ↑ "G-INFO search | Civil Aviation Authority". siteapps.caa.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-11-04.
  6. ↑ "Aircraft register (G-INFO) | Civil Aviation Authority".
  7. ↑ "UKs Air Alderney adds Trislander to fleet".
  8. ↑ "Air Alderney Facebook Flyer March 2022". Facebook.
  9. ↑ "Air Alderney Facebook Flyer March 2022". Facebook.
  10. ↑ "MyWebsite". Archived from the original on 2019-11-13. Retrieved 2021-03-18.
  11. ↑ "UK's Air Alderney adds Trislander to fleet".
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