Three Carr brothers, Henry, Arthur, and Francis, join Thomas Hudson in forming this independent at London (Croydon) on April 25, 1947. Employing an Airspeed AS.65 Consul and a Percival Proctor 1, revenue charter services are initiated in May. In December, a second Consul and a de Havilland DH 89A Dragon Rapide, christened The Shanklin Flyer, are acquired.
In the spring of 1948, the company is named a domestic associate of British European Airways Corporation (BEA) and with additional Dragon Rapides, begins flying London-Southampton-Sandown summer operations in July-September. These summer services are also flown during 1949 and 1950. In 1951, scheduled services are inaugurated over the Isle of Man route from London as well as over a new route to Jersey.
Services continue apace in 1952. The DH 89A Ventnor Flyer is destroyed in a crash on the Isle of Islay on April 19. In October, a Percival
P. 50 Prince is added to fly on behalf of Standard Motor Company; this aircraft is badly damaged in a forced landing on February 6, 1953. A final summer season is flown with four Airspeed Consuls, the last Dragon Rapide (the company’s first DH 89A of 1947) having been sold in April. At the season’s conclusion, the company is shut down.
AIR ERITREA, S. A.: Eritrea (1993-1994) . The new national flag carrier of Eritrea is established as Asmara in May 1993. Operations commence and continue with a single Boeing 707-320C. As a result of political problems, the company fails within a year.
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