UK International Airlines
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| Founded | May 2007 | ||||||
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Commenced operations | October 2007 | ||||||
Ceased operations | December 2007 | ||||||
| Fleet size | 2 | ||||||
| Destinations | 3 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Sheffield, England, UK | ||||||
| Key people | Manawar Hussain Khaliq | ||||||
| Website | http://www.ukinternationalairlines.com | ||||||
UK International Airlines Ltd. was a British airline based in Sheffield, England, United Kingdom. It held a United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority Type A Operating Licence permitting it to carry passengers, cargo and mail on aircraft with 20 or more seats, for a very short period of time.[1] On 8 January 2008 the UK Civil Aviation Authority suspended the AOC and also suspended the route licences for both charter and scheduled operations held by the airline.[2]
History
UK International Airlines Ltd was formed in May 2007 to operate services between United Kingdom and Pakistan. The airline was awarded its worldwide scheduled Air Operator’s Certificate (AOC) [3] and Type A Operating Licence (OL) [1] on 5 September 2007 from the UK CAA.[4]
During September and early October UKIA’s aircraft were noted flying sub-services for Air Berlin and XL Airways. The airline commenced services on 19 October 2007 with a flight from East Midlands Airport to Sharjah and Islamabad using a leased Boeing 767.[5] Within a short period, the airline was in trouble and ceased operations on December 23, 2007. The company cited ongoing concerns about the fleet and problems with security at Islamabad International Airport.[6] The license and AOC was surrendered later on.
Fleet
- Boeing 767-200[7] registered as G-CECU. It was originally registered as N603UA with United Airlines. It was withdrawn and put into storage in Victoriaville Airport, California. It was in storage between 29 March 2005 and 30 August 2006. It entered service with UK International Airlines in Jan 2007. It was finally withdrawn from service on 23 December 2007 and put into storage at East Midlands Airport. It was scrapped at East Midlands Airport in April 2011.
- Boeing 767-200[7] registered as G-CEMK. It was intended to enter service with UK International Airlines but It never made it into service before the airline ceased operations. It was originally registered as N604UA with United Airlines in Jan 1983. It was put into storage at Brunei International Airport in December 2006 and was reregistered to G-CEMK in February 2007 but never entered service. In 2009 it was scrapped at Brunei International Airlines.
See also
References
- 1 2 "Type A Operating Licence Holders". UK Civil Aviation Authority.
- ↑ Civil Aviation Authority Licensing Notices No 1832a
- ↑ "AOC Holders". UK Civil Aviation Authority.
- ↑ Wickstead, M.J. (2014). Airlines of the British Isles since 1919. Staplefield (West Sussex - U.K.): Air Britain (Historians) Ltd. p. 418. ISBN 978-0-85130-456-4.
- ↑ "UKIA First Flight Press Release". UKIA.
- ↑ Civil Aviation Authority Official Record Series 2 Number 1844 dated 8 July 2008
- 1 2 "UK International Airlines". Air-Britain. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
External links
- UK International No longer active