Brymon European Airways was an

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formed in November 1992 by the

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Birmingham European Airways Birmingham European Airways was originally established in 1983 (as Birmingham Executive Airways). The airline as its name implies was based at Birmingham Airport (BHX/EGBB) in the UK and operated services geared towards business travellers. ...

and

Brymon Airways Brymon Airways was a British airline with its head office in the Brymon House on the property of Plymouth City Airport in Plymouth, Devon."World Airline Directory." ''Flight International''. 24–30 March 199961 "Brymon House, Plymouth City Ai ...

. The latter were the original operators of the Dash 7 aircraft in the UK and conducted the trials of the type at the embryonic

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. The merger was short-lived. In 1993, Brymon European was again split up. The Brymon operations were purchased by

British Airways British Airways plc (BA) is the flag carrier of the United Kingdom. It is headquartered in London, England, near its main Airline hub, hub at Heathrow Airport. The airline is the second largest UK-based carrier, based on fleet size and pass ...

(Brymon) and the former Birmingham European operations were purchased by

Maersk Air Maersk Air A/S was a Danish airline which operated between 1969 and 2005. Owned by the Maersk, A. P. Møller–Mærsk Group, it operated a mix of scheduled and chartered passenger and cargo services. Headquartered at Dragør, its main operating ...

to create Maersk Air UK Ltd.

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Defunct airlines of the United Kingdom Airlines established in 1992 Airlines disestablished in 1993