London City Airways was an airline in the
United Kingdom which was founded in 1986 by
British Midland
British Midland Airways Limited (trading at various times throughout its history as British Midland, bmi British Midland, bmi or British Midland International) was an airline with its head office in Donington Hall in Castle Donington, close ...
to operate from
London City Airport.
History
The company was incorporated in 1986 as Eurocity Express. Operations began in the summer of 1987 from its base at
London City Airport to
Amsterdam,
Brussels and
Paris using two
de Havilland Canada Dash 7. Together with
Brymon Airways, with whom it competed directly on the
Paris route, the airline was responsible for launching operations from the newly constructed airport. A summer schedule to
Jersey and weekend ad hoc charters were added later.
In 1988, the airline was renamed as London City Airways so as to identify more closely with its base. Orders were placed for three
de Havilland Canada Dash 7, the final airframes of this type that were produced. They took up the recently released British Airways unused Concorde registrations G-BOAW, AX and AY. The two original aircraft were sold when the third aircraft arrived, but later in 1988, a further Dash 7 G-BOAZ was purchased from
Maersk Air
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to increase the fleet to four aircraft.
The airline was closed in 1990 following sustained financial losses. The aircraft were transferred to the parent
British Midland Airways.
Fleet
London City Airways operated only one aircraft type:
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de Havilland Canada Dash 7
See also
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BA CityFlyer
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Odyssey Airlines
Odyssey Airlines is a British startup airline headquartered in London with a planned base at London City Airport. It was founded in 2010 and is preparing to launch operations in late 2020 / early 2021.
History
The airline incorporated in S ...
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List of defunct airlines of the United Kingdom
External links
Airlines Remembered: London City AirwaysLondon City Airways Tribute
{{Airlines of the United Kingdom
Defunct airlines of the United Kingdom
Airlines established in 1986
Airlines disestablished in 1990