 Jersey Airlines Douglas C-47B Dakota landing at Manchester Airport in 1962 | |||||||
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| Founded | 1948 | ||||||
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| Ceased operations | 1968 (absorbed into British United Island Airways) | ||||||
| Hubs | States' Airport, Jersey Croydon Airport (November 1948 — May 1958) London Gatwick Airport (May 1958 — 31 October 1968) | ||||||
| Fleet size | 13 aircraft (1 Handley Page HPR.7 Dart Herald 200, 2 Handley Page HPR.7 Dart Herald 100, 6 Douglas DC-3 Dakota/ C-47 Skytrain, 4 de Havilland DH 114 Heron (as of April 1962)) | ||||||
| Destinations | Europe | ||||||
| Parent company | British United Airways (1962 – 31 July 1963) Air Holdings (1 August 1963 — 31 October 1968) | ||||||
| Headquarters | States' Airport, Jersey | ||||||
| Key people | M.L. Thomas, Capt. B.W. Gardiner, T.C. Chandler, H.F. Popham, Capt. J.A. Spencer, H.I. Allan | ||||||
Jersey Airlines was an early post-World War II private, independent[nb 1] British airline formed in 1948. In 1952, the airline operated its first scheduled service. Four years later, British European Airways (BEA) took a 25% minority stake in Jersey Airlines and made it an "associate". In June 1958, a Jersey Airlines de Havilland Heron became the first commercial airliner to arrive at the newly reconstructed Gatwick Airport. In 1960, Jersey Airlines ordered four state-of-the-art Handley Page Dart Herald 200 series turboprops. By 1962, BEA had sold its 25% minority holding in Jersey Airlines. The same year, Jersey Airlines became part of the British United Airways (BUA) group of companies. In August 1963, Jersey Airlines changed its trading name to British United (C.I.) Airways. Following the BUA group's 1967/8 reorganisation, BUA (C.I.) was absorbed into British United Island Airways (BUIA) in November 1968.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]
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- ^ The Family Firm
- ^ airline timetable images — British United (C.I.) Airways, formerly Jersey Airlines, Channel Islands
- ^ Flight International, 18 April 1958, World Airline Survey ..., p. 528
- ^ The early Days
- ^ Aeroplane – Air Transport: B.E.A. Breaks with Jersey, Vol. 101, No. 2610, p. 539, Temple Press, London, 26 October 1961
- ^ Flight International, 12 April 1962, World Airline Survey — The UK Carriers ..., p. 547
- ^ Aeroplane – Jersey Airlines bought by B.U.A., Vol. 103, No. 2640, p. 5, Temple Press, London, 24 May 1962
- ^ Aeroplane – World Transport Affairs: New name on U.K. domestic routes, Vol. 104, No. 2659, p. 12, Temple Press, London, 4 October 1962
- ^ Flight International, 11 April 1963, World Airline Survey, p. 517