 Avro York of Scottish Airlines in 1953 | |
| Founded | 1946 |
|---|---|
| Ceased operations | 1961 |
| Hubs | Prestwick Airport Stansted Airport |
| Fleet size | 3 (1 Douglas DC-3/C-47 Dakota, 2 Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer (as of January 1959)) |
| Destinations | worldwide |
| Parent company | Scottish Aviation |
| Headquarters | Prestwick Airport |
| Key people | I.C. Grant, D. McConnell, W.A. Wilkinson, Alastair Cormack, John Fussey, Group Capt.McIntyre. |
Scottish Airlines (Prestwick) Limited was formed in 1946 as a subsidiary of Scottish Aviation Limited.[1] The airline commenced worldwide passenger and cargo charter flights from bases at Prestwick and Stansted. It also participated in the Berlin Airlift,[2] became a trooping carrier for the British Armed Forces, and began contract flights on behalf of Air France, British European Airways (BEA), Compagnie Belge des Transports Aériens, Iceland Airways and KLM.[3]
Scottish Airlines also operated scheduled services in its own right between Prestwick Airport in Scotland and Ronaldsway Airport on the Isle of Man.[4][5][6][7] Scottish Airlines ceased operations in 1960.[8] Its aircraft and routes were taken over by Dan-Air in 1961.[6][7]
- ^ Flight International, 30 December 1948, Brevities, p. 784
- ^ Fly me, I'm Freddie!, Eglin, R. and Ritchie, B., Weidenfeld and Nicolson, London, 1980, pp. 14-19
- ^ Flight International, 22 January 1948, Airlines by Charter, p. 91
- ^ Flight International, 3 May 1957, World Airline Directory, p. 591
- ^ Flight International, 8 April 1960, Airlines ... of the world - The British carriers, p. 487
- ^ a b Aviation News - UK and Irish airlines since 1945 (Part 34 [Dan-Air Services], Vol 64, No 12, pp. 954/5, HPC Publishing, St Leonards on Sea, December 2002
- ^ a b The Spirit of Dan-Air, Simons, G.M., GMS Enterprises, Peterborough, 1993, pp. 34, 241
- ^ airliners.net, Remark