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| Founded | 1992 | ||||||
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| Ceased operations | 2009 | ||||||
| Hubs | Birmingham | ||||||
| Fleet size | 1 | ||||||
| Parent company | Jutlandia Group | ||||||
| Headquarters | Birmingham, United Kingdom | ||||||
| Key people | David O'Brien Robert Davies, Terry Dixon | ||||||
| Website | http://www.hdair.com/ | ||||||
HD Air Limited (formerly BAC Express Airlines) was a British cargo airline based in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom. It operated contract services for the Royal Mail and other express courier companies, as well as ad hoc freight charters throughout Europe. The main operating bases were Aberdeen Airport, Coventry Airport, Inverness Airport and Luton Airport.
HD Air Limited held a United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority Type A Operating Licence, permitting it to carry cargo and mail.
History
The airline was established and started operations in September 1992 as BAC Aircraft.[1] It was formed as part of the BAC Group (established in 1982) and was renamed to BAC Express Airlines in 1995.[2] A majority holding (75%) was acquired by Air Contractors of Ireland on 27 February 2004 and subsequently sold to the 2morrow Group in 2005. In December 2007, the airline was re-branded HD Air to bring it into line with 2morrow Group sister company HD Ferries. In 2009 the Company was sold to Jutlandia Holdings
Fleet
The HD Air fleet consisted of the following aircraft (at Oct 2009):
See also
References
- ↑ "BAC Aircraft". Airline History. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
- ↑ "BAC Express Airlines". Airline History. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
External links
- HD Air official website
- HD Ferries official website Archived 20 April 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- 2morrow Group website