Air Ecosse

Air Ecosse
IATA ICAO Call sign
EC ECS Air Ecosse
FoundedJune 1977
Ceased operations
January 1987 (asserts sold to Malinair in 1987, and to Peregrine A.S. on 1 November 1988)
HubsAberdeen Airport
DestinationsScotland
Northern England
Parent companyFairflight Charters
HeadquartersAberdeen, Scotland, UK

Air Ecosse was a Scottish commuter airline based in Aberdeen operating in the late 1970s to late 1980s. They flew between Aberdeen and cities in northern England, such as Liverpool and Carlisle as well as to Edinburgh and Glasgow[1]. They also carried out mail flights for the Royal Mail[2].

History

Air Ecosse (Charters) Ltd. was formed in June 1977 as a subsidiary of Fairflight Charters based at Biggin Hill (Kent - England).[3][4] The company's first flight was in July 1977 and until 1981 only on-demand flights were operated.[5]

After the company name was changed to simply Air Ecosse Ltd. the first scheduled flights started in 1981 from Aberdeen to Dundee, Glasgow, Manchester, Wick and Sumburgh.[6] In the 1980s, the airline started flights to other destinations such as Edinburgh, Liverpool and Carlisle. On April 4, 1983 it inaugurated schedules to London Heathrow airport, becoming the first Scottish commuter airline to serve the capital.[7][8] The airline also started flights for the Royal Mail with Short 360[9][4]. By 1985 the company had 165 employees.[6]

All flight operations were discontinued on January 19, 1987[10]. Shortly thereafter the assets were sold to Malinair and, in November of the following year, to Peregrine Air Services (which was named after the famous bird of prey with the same name).

Aberdeen Airways

Aberdeen Airways
IATA ICAO Call sign
SM AAW Granite
Founded7 March 1989
Commenced operations
March 1989
Ceased operations
1992
Parent companyPeregrine Air Services
HS.748

Aberdeen Airways was established on 7 March 1989 by merging some of the assets of Air Ecosse and Malinair[11][12], starting flight activities a few days later. It initially operated as the scheduled division of Peregrine Air Service[13], but on 11 February 1991 it became a subsidiary of the French airline Air Provence[14]. Aberdeen Airways subsequently also filed for bankruptcy protection, moved to East Midlands (EMA) and finally ended operations in summer 1992. It was declared bankrupt in the following month of November.

Destinations

Denmark

England

Faroe Islands

Northern Ireland

Scotland

The Republic of Ireland

Fleet

Air Ecosse had the following aircraft in their fleet at the time that operations ceased;

See also

References

  1. ↑ Wickstead, M.J. (2014). Airlines of the British Isles since 1919. Staplefield (West Sussex - U.K.): Air Britain (Historians) Ltd. pp. 30–31. ISBN 978-0-85130-456-4.
  2. ↑ Wickstead, M.J. (2014). Airlines of the British Isles since 1919. Staplefield (West Sussex - U.K.): Air Britain (Historians) Ltd. pp. 30–31. ISBN 978-0-85130-456-4.
  3. ↑ Wickstead, M.J. (2014). Airlines of the British Isles since 1919. Staplefield (West Sussex - U.K.): Air Britain (Historians) Ltd. pp. 226–227. ISBN 978-0-85130-456-4.
  4. 1 2 "Air Ecosse - Britain's Bygone Airways - Britains Bygone Airlines". Archived from the original on 29 September 2017. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  5. ↑ Wickstead, M.J. (2014). Airlines of the British Isles since 1919. Staplefield (West Sussex - U.K.): Air Britain (Historians) Ltd. pp. 30–31. ISBN 978-0-85130-456-4.
  6. 1 2 Imrie, Ian (30 June 1981). "How it can pay to think small when island hopping". The Glasgow Herald. p. 9. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
  7. ↑ "Royal Mail Special delivery by air ecosse", Aircraft News, Spring 1983, Short Brothers, Belfast
  8. ↑ Learmount, David (20 August 1983). "British commuters grow". Flight International. London: 496.
  9. ↑ "Royal Mail Special delivery by air ecosse", Aircraft News, Spring 1983, Short Brothers, Belfast
  10. ↑ "Another Scottish airline takes off". The Herald. 8 March 1989. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
  11. ↑ "Those Were the Days 1987: Stylish tartan look for cabin crew at new Scots airline". 24 May 2018.
  12. ↑ Wickstead, M.J. (2014). Airlines of the British Isles since 1919. Staplefield (West Sussex - U.K.): Air Britain (Historians) Ltd. p. 10. ISBN 978-0-85130-456-4.
  13. ↑ Flight International weekly magazine, 11 October 1989, p.48
  14. ↑ Wickstead, M.J. (2014). Airlines of the British Isles since 1919. Staplefield (West Sussex - U.K.): Air Britain (Historians) Ltd. p. 10. ISBN 978-0-85130-456-4.
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