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HD Air Limited (formerly BAC Express Airlines) was a British cargo
HD Air official websiteHD Ferries official website
2morrow Group website
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HD Air Limited (formerly BAC Express Airlines) was a British cargo airline
An airline is a company that provides civil aviation, air transport services for traveling passengers or freight (cargo). Airlines use aircraft to supply these services and may form partnerships or Airline alliance, alliances with other airlines ...
based in Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire ( ; abbreviated ''Oxon'') is a ceremonial county in South East England. The county is bordered by Northamptonshire and Warwickshire to the north, Buckinghamshire to the east, Berkshire to the south, and Wiltshire and Glouceste ...
, United Kingdom. It operated contract services for the Royal Mail
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and other express courier companies, as well as ad hoc freight charters throughout Europe. The main operating bases were Aberdeen Airport, Coventry Airport, Inverness Airport and Luton Airport.
HD Air Limited held a Civil Aviation Authority (United Kingdom), United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority Type A Operating Licence, permitting it to carry cargo and mail.
History
The airline was established and started operations in September 1992 as BAC Aircraft. It was formed as part of the BAC Group (established in 1982) and was renamed to BAC Express Airlines in 1995. A majority holding (75%) was acquired by Air Contractors of Ireland on 27 February 2004 and subsequently sold to the 2morrow Group in 2005. In December 2007, the airline was re-branded HD Air to bring it into line with 2morrow Group sister company HD Ferries. In 2009 the company was sold to Jutlandia HoldingsFleet
The HD Air fleet consisted of the following aircraft (at Oct 2009): *1 Shorts 360See also
* List of defunct airlines of the United KingdomReferences
External links
HD Air official website
2morrow Group website
{{Navbox Airlines of the United Kingdom Defunct airlines of the United Kingdom Defunct cargo airlines Airlines established in 1992