Janes Aviation is a British cargo airline based at

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. Janes Aviation Limited holds a

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Type A Operating Licence, it is permitted to carry passengers, cargo and mail on aircraft with 20 or more seats.

History

Janes Aviation (1987-1992)

On 1 December 1987 Andy Janes and his wife Hilary formed Janes Aviation as a cargo airline at

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. The airline operated

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, Dart Herald aircraft. In 1992 the company was renamed

Emerald Airways Emerald Airways was an airline based in Liverpool, United Kingdom. It operated contract and ad hoc freight services throughout the UK and Europe for postal, newspaper and freight companies and passenger services to Ireland under the brand FlyJ ...

with new partners and an involvement with

EuroManx EuroManx was a Isle of Man, Manx airline based at Isle of Man Airport, Ronaldsway Airport, which operated scheduled domestic passenger services as well as business charters. On 9 May 2008 the airline announced that it was ceasing all operations ...

it started low-cost passenger services. In October 2002, Emerald bought

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based Streamline Aviation. In June 2005, EuroManx successfully bought the passenger service of Emerald Airways, which was operating low cost services from

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to the

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, using

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s. The airline AOC licence was suspended in May 2006 and the company went into liquidation.

Janes Aviation (2006-2010)

Andy Janes now without any connection to the failed

re-formed his original company Janes Aviation Limited in October 2006. On 28 April 2008 the airline was granted a Type A Operating Licence from the

. The airline also hold an Air Operators Certificate No. 2318 to operate the

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Fleet

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