Air Alderney Limited is an airline that has, for some years, been projected to serve the island of

Alderney Alderney (; french: Aurigny ; Auregnais: ) is the northernmost of the inhabited Channel Islands. It is part of the Bailiwick of Guernsey, a British Crown dependency. It is long and wide. The island's area is , making it the third-largest ...

, part of the

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in the

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. Air Alderney was founded on 31 January 2017, and faced numerous delays in commencing operations.

History

The airline originally acquired permission to operate flights in early 2017, with licenses issued by the

States of Alderney The States of Alderney (French: ''États d'Aurigny'') is the parliament/council and the legislature of Alderney, part of the Bailiwick of Guernsey. The origin of the States is unknown, but has operated from the medieval period. The States of A ...

effective March 2018. 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planned to commence operations in February 2020, however the States of Alderney ruled that the airline's licenses were no longer valid.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

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, which operate regional flights in

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. The licensing issues were later resolved and the

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re-issued the required Operating License in late 2021. Air Alderney currently owns two Britten-Norman BN2B-26 Islander light aircraft. The airline plans to acquire a single Britten-Norman BN2A MkIII Trislander prior to commencing scheduled services in Q4 2022. Working alongside Britten-Norman, the aircraft will be fully refurbished prior to commencing operations. The airline launched charter operations on 7 February 2022, operating flights between Alderney,

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Guernsey Guernsey (; Guernésiais: ''Guernési''; french: Guernesey) is an island in the English Channel off the coast of Normandy that is part of the Bailiwick of Guernsey, a British Crown Dependency. It is the second largest of the Channel Islands ...

and

Jersey Jersey ( , ; nrf, Jèrri, label=Jèrriais ), officially the Bailiwick of Jersey (french: Bailliage de Jersey, links=no; Jèrriais: ), is an island country and self-governing Crown Dependencies, Crown Dependency near the coast of north-west F ...

. In a social media statement Air Alderney indicated that they plan to launch scheduled services in 2022.

Destinations

Fleet

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

References

External links

* {{Airlines of the United Kingdom Airlines established in 2017 Airlines of the United Kingdom Transport in Alderney Aviation in Guernsey