Jersey Airlines
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| Founded | 1948 | ||||||
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| Ceased operations | 1968 | ||||||
| Hubs | States' Airport, Jersey Croydon Airport (1948 - 8 June 1958) London Gatwick Airport (9 June 1958 - 31 October 1968) | ||||||
| Fleet size | 14 aircraft (1 de Havilland DH 114 Heron, 8 de Havilland DH 104 Dove, 3 de Havilland DH 89 Dragon Rapide, 2 Airspeed Consul [as of April 1958]) | ||||||
| Destinations | British Isles, Continental Europe | ||||||
| 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 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. This flight carried [Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom|Queen Elizabeth II]] who performed the opening ceremony. 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]