IAS Cargo Airlines

IAS Cargo Airlines
IATA ICAO Call sign
FF — —
Founded1967
Ceased operations1979
HubsLondon Gatwick

International Aviation Services Limited, trading as IAS Cargo Airlines from 1975,[1] is a defunct wholly privately owned, independent[nb 1] British airline that was based at London Gatwick Airport in the United Kingdom. It commenced operations in 1967 and went bankrupt in 1980, following a merger with London Stansted based Trans Meridian Air Cargo (TMAC) to form the short-lived British Cargo Airlines.[2][3][4]

IAS Cargo Bristol Britannia, Gatwick 1973
IAS Cargo Douglas DC-8-55, Paris - Charles de Gaulle 1978
  1. ^ IAS Cargo Airlines - Airline Profile: Number fifty-five, Flight International, 22 May 1976, p. 1357
  2. ^ www.airlinehistory.co.uk The World’s Airlines, past, present & future by David Lyall - IAS Cargo Airlines
  3. ^ www.airlinehistory.co.uk The World’s Airlines, past, present & future by David Lyall - British Cargo Airlines
  4. ^ British Cargo Airlines goes into receivership but continues flying, Air Transport, Flight International, 15 March 1980, p. 827


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