HISTORY:
The carrier was formed on 1 January, 1980, by merging Air Anglia, Air Wales, Air West and British Islands Airways (BIA) into a single entity. All four airlines were members of the British & Commonwealth Shipping Group. BIA, formed in 1970, had previously undergone several changes of identity, its earliest antecedents (Jersey Airlines, Manx Airlines and Silver City Airways) dating back to the early post-war years. Exeter-based Air Westward, formed in 1977 by Westward TV, was taken over in March 1979 and absorbed as BIA/Air West. Air Anglia, itself formed in 1970 from merger of Norfolk Airways, Anglia Air Charter and Rig Air, was acquired in April 1979. Cardiff-based Air Wales, formed in August 1977, ceased operations in April 1979 and was taken over and absorbed into Air Anglia in June 1979.
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