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British United Island Airways
Founded	1968
Ceased operations	1970 (became; British Island Airways)
Hubs	Southampton,; Blackpool,; Gatwick
Focus cities	Jersey,; Guernsey,; Isle of Man
Fleet size	11 aircraft; (7 Dart Herald 200,; 4 Douglas DC-3 freighters; (as of March 1970)))
Destinations	Europe
Parent company	BUA (Holdings)
Headquarters	London Gatwick Airport
Key people	Hon. A. Cayzer,; Alan Bristow,; Wg Cdr L.B. "Bill" Elwin

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British United Island Airways (BUIA) was formed in November 1968 as part of a reorganisation of the BUA group of companies.^[2] It was a regional sister airline of British United Airways (BUA), Britain's largest wholly private, independent^{[nb 1]} airline of the 1960s. It operated a network of regional, short-haul scheduled routes linking a variety of destinations within Europe, including year-round services from both Channel Islands to BUA's Gatwick base.

BUIA's origins could be traced to the BUA group's acquisition of Jersey Airlines and Silver City Airways in 1962. BUA's management amalgamated the Channel Islands scheduled passenger and freight services of these airlines (named the Duchess Services by Jersey Airlines) and Silver City's northern division to create a single airline, BUA (C.I.).^[3]^[4]

BUIA's creation followed the BUA group's 1968 reorganisation.^[2] It involved merging the operations of Channels Islands-based BUA (C.I.), Isle of Man based British United (Manx) Airways and Morton Air Services.^[5]^[6]^[7]

When British & Commonwealth (B&C), the BUA group's majority shareholder, decided to sell BUA to Caledonian Airways in November 1970, BUIA was not part of this deal. Prior to BUA's sale to Caledonian, BUIA changed its name to British Island Airways (BIA).^[7]

History[edit]

BUIA commenced operations on 1 November 1968 as a wholly owned subsidiary of BUA (Holdings) Ltd,^[2] taking over BUA's regional domestic and international routes, the majority of which served the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man on a seasonal basis.^[5]^[6]

BUIA's main operating bases were at Gatwick, Southampton, Blackpool (Squires Gate), Exeter, Jersey and the Isle of Man.^[5]^[6] Services from Gatwick and Southampton to the Channel islands and from Blackpool to the Isle of Man and Belfast operated year-round. All other services were seasonal summer only services. Dublin and Paris Orly were among the international destinations served.

BUIA competed with British European Airways (BEA) on scheduled routes linking London with the two main Channel Islands of Jersey and Guernsey. While BUIA's flights used Gatwick as their London terminal, BEA served these routes from Heathrow.

In addition to scheduled and non-scheduled passenger services, BUIA also operated all-cargo services — both scheduled and non-scheduled. Düsseldorf was one of the international scheduled freight destinations.

BUIA gradually retired older piston airliners and mainline turboprops it inherited from BUA at the time of its creation. By 1968, BUIA had operated its last DC-3 passenger flight. Eventually, all passenger flights were operated with Handley Page Dart Herald turboprops, while a small number of DC-3s was retained for freight services and as backup aircraft.

B&C's disenchantment with BUA's financial performance resulted in the sale of BUA to the Scottish charter airline Caledonian Airways on 30 November 1970. This sale specifically excluded BUIA. It therefore became a wholly owned subsidiary of B&C, which had taken direct control following its divestment of BUA. In July 1970 BUIA changed its name to British Island Airways (BIA) and adopted a new livery.^[7]

Fleet[edit]

At the time of its inception, BUIA operated the following aircraft types:

Fleet in 1969[edit]

In April 1969 BUIA's fleet comprised 14 aircraft (7 turboprops + 7 piston airliners).

**BUIA fleet in April 1969**
Aircraft	Number
Handley Page HPR 7 Dart Herald 200	7
Douglas DC-3 Dakota	4
de Havilland DH 114 Heron	3
Total	14

BUIA employed 600 people at this time.^[8]

Accidents and incidents[edit]

There are no recorded accidents or incidents involving BUIA aircraft.

Notes[edit]

Notes

^ independent from government-owned corporations

Citations

References[edit]

Eglin, Roger & Ritchie, Berry (1980). Fly me, I'm Freddie. London, UK: Weidenfeld and Nicolson. ISBN 0-297-77746-7.
Thomson, Adam (1999). High Risk: The Politics of the Air. London, UK: Sidgwick and Jackson. ISBN 0-283-99599-8.
"Flight International". Flight International. Sutton, UK: Reed Business Information. ISSN 0015-3710. (various backdated issues relating to BUA and BUIA, 1960-1970)

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-| ceased = 1970
+| ceased = 1970 (became<br/>[[British Island Airways]])
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-| hubs = [[London Gatwick Airport|Gatwick]],<br/> [[Southampton Airport|Southampton]],<br/> [[Blackpool International Airport|Blackpool]],<br/> [[Jersey Airport|Jersey]],<br/> [[Guernsey Airport|Guernsey]],<br/> [[Isle of Man Airport|Isle of Man]]
+| hubs = [[Southampton Airport|Southampton]],<br/> [[Blackpool International Airport|Blackpool]],<br/>[[London Gatwick Airport|Gatwick]]
+| focus_cities = [[Jersey Airport|Jersey]],<br/> [[Guernsey Airport|Guernsey]],<br/> [[Isle of Man Airport|Isle of Man]]
+| frequent_flyer =
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-| fleet_size = 11 [[aircraft]]<br />(7 [[Handley Page Dart Herald|Dart Herald]] 200,<br />4 [[Douglas DC-3]] freighters<br/>[as of March 1970])[http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1970/1970%20-%200525.html])
+| fleet_size = 11 [[aircraft]]<br/>(7 [[Handley Page Dart Herald|Dart Herald]] 200,<br/>4 [[Douglas DC-3]] freighters<br/>(as of March 1970))<ref>[http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1970/1970%20-%200525.html ''World Airlines 1970 ...'', Flight International, 26 March 1970, p. 475]</ref>)
-| destinations = [[British Isles]],<br/> [[Continental Europe]]
+| destinations = [[Europe]]
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-| key_people = Hon. A. [[Cayzer Baronets|Cayzer]],<br/> [[Alan Bristow]]
+| key_people = Hon. A. [[Cayzer baronets|Cayzer]],<br/> [[Alan Bristow]],<br/>[[Wing commander (rank)|Wg Cdr]] L.B. "Bill" Elwin
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-'''British United Island Airways (BUIA)''' was formed in November 1968 as part of a reorganisation of the BUA group of companies.<ref name="BUA_Group_Structure">[http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1968/1968%20-%202298.html ''BUA Group's Structure'', World News ..., Flight International, 17 October 1968, p. 596]</ref> It was a regional sister [[airline]] of [[British United Airways]] (BUA), [[United Kingdom|Britain]]'s largest wholly private, independent airline of the 1960s. It operated a network of regional, short-haul scheduled routes linking a variety of destinations within the [[British Isles]] and [[Continental Europe]], including year-round services from both [[Channel Islands]] to BUA's [[London Gatwick Airport|Gatwick]] base.
+'''British United Island Airways (BUIA)''' was formed in November 1968 as part of a [[British United Airways#Reorganisation|reorganisation]] of the BUA group of companies.<ref name="BUA_Group_Structure">[http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1968/1968%20-%202298.html ''BUA Group's Structure'', World News ..., Flight International, 17 October 1968, p. 596]</ref> It was a regional sister [[airline]] of [[British United Airways]] (BUA), [[United Kingdom|Britain]]'s largest wholly private, independent<ref group=nb>independent from [[government-owned corporation]]s</ref> airline of the 1960s. It operated a network of regional, short-haul scheduled routes linking a variety of destinations within [[Europe]], including year-round services from both [[Channel Islands]] to BUA's [[London Gatwick Airport|Gatwick]] base.
-BUIA's origins could be traced to the BUA group's acquisition of [[Jersey Airlines]] and [[Silver City Airways]] in 1962. BUA's management amalgamated the Channel Islands scheduled passenger and freight services of these airlines (named the ''Duchess Services'' by Jersey Airlines) and Silver City's northern division to create a single airline, BUA (C.I.).<ref>[http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1963/1963%20-%200539.html ''Flight International'', 11 April 1963, ''World Airline Survey'', p. 517]</ref><ref>[http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1968/1968%20-%200046.html ''BUA(CI) go it alone'', Air Transport ..., Flight International, 11 january 1968, p. 48]</ref>
+BUIA's origins could be traced to the BUA group's acquisition of [[Jersey Airlines]] and [[Silver City Airways]] in 1962. BUA's management amalgamated the Channel Islands scheduled passenger and freight services of these airlines (named the ''Duchess Services'' by Jersey Airlines) and Silver City's northern division to create a single airline, BUA (C.I.).<ref>[http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1963/1963%20-%200539.html ''World Airline Survey'', Flight International, 11 April 1963, p. 517]</ref><ref>[http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1968/1968%20-%200046.html ''BUA(CI) go it alone'', Air Transport ..., Flight International, 11 January 1968, p. 48]</ref>
-BUIA's creation followed the BUA group's 1968 reorganisation.<ref name="BUA_Group_Structure"/> It involved merging the operations of Channels Islands based BUA (C.I.), [[Isle of Man]] based British United (Manx) Airways and [[Morton Air Services]].<ref name="New_BUA_Regional1">[http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1968/1968%20-%202300.html ''New BUA Airline'', Air Transport ..., Flight International, 17 October 1968, p. 598]</ref><ref name="New_BUA_Regional2">[http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1968/1968%20-%202301.html ''New BUA Airline'', Air Transport ..., Flight International, 17 October 1968, p. 599]</ref><ref name="BUIA_becomes_BIA">[http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1970/1970%20-%201419.html ''Independence for BUIA'', Air Transport, Flight International, 30 July 1970, p. 151]</ref>
+BUIA's creation followed the BUA group's 1968 reorganisation.<ref name="BUA_Group_Structure"/> It involved merging the operations of Channels Islands-based BUA (C.I.), [[Isle of Man]] based British United (Manx) Airways and [[Morton Air Services]].<ref name="New_BUA_Regional1">[http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1968/1968%20-%202300.html ''New BUA Airline'', Air Transport ..., Flight International, 17 October 1968, p. 598]</ref><ref name="New_BUA_Regional2">[http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1968/1968%20-%202301.html ''New BUA Airline'', Air Transport ..., Flight International, 17 October 1968, p. 599]</ref><ref name="BUIA_becomes_BIA">[http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1970/1970%20-%201419.html ''Independence for BUIA'', Air Transport, Flight International, 30 July 1970, p. 151]</ref>
 When [[British & Commonwealth Holdings|British & Commonwealth]] (B&C), the BUA group's majority shareholder, decided to sell BUA to [[Caledonian Airways]] in November 1970, BUIA was not part of this deal. Prior to BUA's sale to Caledonian, BUIA changed its name to [[British Island Airways]] (BIA).<ref name="BUIA_becomes_BIA"/>
 ==History==
+[[File:British United Airways C-47A.jpg|thumb|A BUIA [[Douglas C-47|C-47]] freighter at [[Berlin Tempelhof Airport|Berlin Tempelhof]] in July 1969]]
-BUIA commenced operations on [[1 November]], [[1968]] as a wholly owned subsidiary of BUA (Holdings) Ltd<ref name="BUA_Group_Structure"/>, taking over BUA's regional domestic and international routes, the majority of which served the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man on a seasonal basis.<ref name="New_BUA_Regional1"/><ref name="New_BUA_Regional2"/>
+[[File:G-AOXL DH114 Heron 1 BUIA LGW 29APR69 (6812537759).jpg|thumb|right|BUIA DH.114 Heron 1 at [[London Gatwick Airport]] in 1969]]
+[[File:HP Dart Hld G-APWH BUIA LGW 07.09.69 edited-4.jpg|thumb|right|BUIA Dart Herald at [[London Gatwick Airport]] in September 1969]]
+BUIA commenced operations on 1 November 1968 as a wholly owned subsidiary of BUA (Holdings) Ltd,<ref name="BUA_Group_Structure"/> taking over BUA's regional domestic and international routes, the majority of which served the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man on a seasonal basis.<ref name="New_BUA_Regional1"/><ref name="New_BUA_Regional2"/>
-BUIA's main operating bases were at Gatwick, [[Southampton Airport|Southampton]], [[Blackpool International Airport|Blackpool]], [[Exeter International Airport|Exeter]], [[Jersey Airport| Jersey]] and the [[Isle of Man Airport|Isle of Man]].<ref name="New_BUA_Regional1"/><ref name="New_BUA_Regional2"/> Services from Gatwick and Southampton to the Channel islands and from Blackpool to the Isle of Man and [[Belfast International Airport|Belfast]] operated year-round. All other services were seasonal summer only services. [[Dublin Airport|Dublin]] and [[Orly Airport|Paris Orly]] were among the international destinations served.
+BUIA's main operating bases were at Gatwick, [[Southampton Airport|Southampton]], [[Blackpool International Airport|Blackpool (Squires Gate)]], [[Exeter International Airport|Exeter]], [[Jersey Airport|Jersey]] and the [[Isle of Man Airport|Isle of Man]].<ref name="New_BUA_Regional1"/><ref name="New_BUA_Regional2"/> Services from Gatwick and Southampton to the Channel islands and from Blackpool to the Isle of Man and [[Belfast International Airport|Belfast]] operated year-round. All other services were seasonal summer only services. [[Dublin Airport|Dublin]] and [[Orly Airport|Paris Orly]] were among the international destinations served.
 BUIA competed with [[British European Airways]] (BEA) on scheduled routes linking [[London]] with the two main Channel Islands of [[Jersey]] and [[Guernsey]]. While BUIA's flights used Gatwick as their London terminal, BEA served these routes from [[London Heathrow Airport|Heathrow]].
-In addition to scheduled and non-scheduled passenger services, BUIA also operated all-cargo services - both scheduled and non-scheduled. [[Düsseldorf]] was one of the international scheduled freight destinations.
+In addition to scheduled and non-scheduled passenger services, BUIA also operated all-cargo services — both scheduled and non-scheduled. [[Düsseldorf]] was one of the international scheduled freight destinations.
-BUIA gradually retired older piston [[airliner]]s and mainline [[turboprop]]s it inherited from BUA at the time of its creation. By 1968, BUIA had operated its last [[Douglas DC-3|DC-3]] passenger flight. Eventually, all passenger flights were operated with [[Handley Page Dart Herald|Herald]] turboprops, while a small number of DC-3s was retained for freight services and as backup aircraft.
+BUIA gradually retired older piston [[airliner]]s and mainline [[turboprop]]s it inherited from BUA at the time of its creation. By 1968, BUIA had operated its last [[Douglas DC-3|DC-3]] passenger flight. Eventually, all passenger flights were operated with [[Handley Page Dart Herald]] turboprops, while a small number of DC-3s was retained for freight services and as backup aircraft.
-B&C's disenchantment with BUA's financial performance resulted in the sale of BUA to the Scottish [[charter airline]] Caledonian Airways on [[30 November]], [[1970]]. This sale specifically excluded BUIA. It therefore became a wholly owned subsidiary of B&C, which had taken direct control following its divestment of BUA. In July 1970 BUIA changed its name to British Island Airways (BIA) and adopted a new [[aircraft livery|livery]].<ref name="BUIA_becomes_BIA"/>
+B&C's disenchantment with BUA's financial performance resulted in the sale of BUA to the Scottish [[charter airline]] Caledonian Airways on 30 November 1970. This sale specifically excluded BUIA. It therefore became a wholly owned subsidiary of B&C, which had taken direct control following its divestment of BUA. In July 1970 BUIA changed its name to British Island Airways (BIA) and adopted a new [[aircraft livery|livery]].<ref name="BUIA_becomes_BIA"/>
-===Aircraft fleet details===
+== Fleet ==
 At the time of its inception, BUIA operated the following aircraft types:
 * [[de Havilland Heron|de Havilland DH 114 Heron]]
 * [[Douglas DC-3]]/[[C-47]]
 * [[Handley Page Dart Herald|Handley Page HPR 7 Dart Herald]]
 * [[Vickers Viscount]]
-====Fleet in 1969====
+=== Fleet in 1969 ===
 In April 1969 BUIA's fleet comprised 14 aircraft (7 turboprops + 7 piston airliners).
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+BUIA employed 600 people at this time.<ref>[http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1969/1969%20-%201817.html ''World Airline Survey ...'', Flight International, 10 April 1969, p. 564]</ref>
-BUIA employed 600 people at this time.
+==Accidents and incidents==
-(Source for the above fleet notes: [http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1969/1969%20-%201817.html ''Flight International'', 10 April 1969, ''World Airline Survey ...'', p. 564]
-===Accidents/incidents===
 There are no recorded accidents or incidents involving BUIA aircraft.
+==See also==
+* [[List of defunct airlines of the United Kingdom]]
 ==Notes==
+;Notes
-{{reflist}}
+{{Reflist|group=nb}}
+;Citations
+{{Reflist|30em}}
+==References==
+* {{cite book|author1=Eglin, Roger |author2=Ritchie, Berry  |name-list-style=amp | title=Fly me, I'm Freddie | publisher=Weidenfeld and Nicolson | place=London, UK | year=1980 | isbn=0-297-77746-7}}
+* {{cite book| author=Thomson, Adam | title=High Risk: The Politics of the Air | publisher=Sidgwick and Jackson | place=London, UK | year=1999 | isbn=0-283-99599-8}}
+* {{cite journal| title=Flight International | journal=Flight International    | publisher=Reed Business Information | place=Sutton, UK | issn= 0015-3710}} (various backdated issues relating to BUA and BUIA, 1960-1970)
+==Further reading==
+* {{Cite journal| title=Aircraft (Gone but not forgotten: British Island Airways) | journal=Aircraft | pages=66–70  |date=January 2012 | publisher=Ian Allan Publishing | place=Hersham, UK | issn= 2041-2150}} ([http://www.aircraftmagazine.co.uk ''Aircraft'' online])
+{{Portal bar|United Kingdom|Companies|Aviation}}
-==References/external links==
+{{Airlines of the United Kingdom}}
-* {{cite book| author=Eglin, Roger, and Ritchie, Berry | title=Fly me, I'm Freddie | publisher=Weidenfeld and Nicolson | place=London, UK | year=1980 | isbn=0-2977-7746-7}}
-* {{cite book| author=Thomson, Adam | title=High Risk: The Politics of the Air | publisher=Sidgwick and Jackson | place=London, UK | year=1999 | isbn=0-2839-9599-8}}
-* {{cite journal| title=Flight International | publisher=Reed Business Information | place=Sutton, UK | issn= 0015-3710}} (various backdated issues relating to BUA and BUIA, 1960-1970)
 [[Category:Defunct airlines of the United Kingdom]]
 [[Category:Airlines established in 1968]]
-[[Category:Airlines disestablished in 1990]]
+[[Category:Airlines disestablished in 1991]]
+[[Category:1968 establishments in the United Kingdom]]