Birmingham European Airways was originally established in 1983 (as Birmingham Executive Airways). The airline as its name implies was based at

Birmingham Airport Birmingham Airport , formerly ''Birmingham International Airport'', is an international airport located east-southeast of Birmingham city centre, west-northwest of Coventry slightly north of Bickenhill village, in the Metropolitan Borou ...

(BHX/EGBB) in the UK and operated services geared towards business travellers. The airline began operations on 6 June 1983 with three

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aircraft, flying services from Birmingham to Copenhagen, Zurich and Milan.Wright 1988, p. 16. A

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was introduced in February 1985, but it suffered severe reliability problems in the airline's service, and was retired at the end of the year. To replace the Saab, Birmingham Executive chose the Gulfstream I, operating a

wet-lease Aircraft leases are leases used by airlines and other aircraft operators. Airlines lease aircraft from other airlines or leasing companies for two main reasons: to operate aircraft without the financial burden of buying them, and to provide tempora ...

d aircraft from September 1986, with the airline receiving the first of its own Gulfstreams, fitted out as 24-seat airliners in February 1987.Wright 1988, pp. 16–17. Birmingham European Airways later introduced a number of

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aircraft into its fleet. The airline's route network included points such as Amsterdam, Milan, Oslo, Stuttgart, Newcastle, Belfast and Cork. In October 1992, Birmingham European merged with

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to form

Brymon European Airways Brymon European Airways was an airline formed in November 1992 by the merger of Birmingham European Airways and Brymon Airways. The latter were the original operators of the Dash 7 aircraft in the UK and conducted the trials of the type at the ...

. In January 2006 there was news of a new "Birmingham European Airways" being established, once again using Jetstream aircraft to serve European destinations from Birmingham and with the stated aim of starting operations during 2006.

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History of Duo Airways and its predecessors, including Birmingham European Airways (in German)New 'Birmingham European Airways' site
{{Airlines of the United Kingdom Defunct airlines of the United Kingdom Airlines established in 1983 Airlines disestablished in 1992 1983 establishments in England 1992 disestablishments in England

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