British United Airways

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British United Airways was a major independent British airline that operated from the early 1960s until the 1970s, providing domestic and international scheduled and charter services before being reorganized into later carriers.

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British United Airways canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf airline
defunct airline
aircraftLiveryFeature blue and white colour scheme
stylised BUA titles
airlineAllianceStatus non-aligned
airlineType independent airline
callsign BRITISH NERFINISHED
ceasedOperations 1970
competitor British European Airways NERFINISHED
British Overseas Airways Corporation NERFINISHED
country United Kingdom
fleetIncluded BAC One-Eleven NERFINISHED
Bristol Britannia NERFINISHED
Douglas DC-3 NERFINISHED
Douglas DC-6 NERFINISHED
Handley Page Herald NERFINISHED
Vickers VC10 NERFINISHED
Vickers Viscount NERFINISHED
formedByMergerOf Air Charter NERFINISHED
Airwork NERFINISHED
Hunting-Clan Air Transport NERFINISHED
Scottish Airlines NERFINISHED
founded 1960
headquartersLocation London NERFINISHED
IATAcode BR NERFINISHED
ICAOcode BRI NERFINISHED
mainHub London Gatwick Airport NERFINISHED
notableRoute London Gatwick to East Africa NERFINISHED
London Gatwick to South America
London Gatwick to West Africa
operatedChartersFor inclusive tour operators
operatedFrom early 1960s
operatedUntil early 1970s
parentCompany British & Commonwealth Shipping Company NERFINISHED
regulatoryEnvironment operated outside the British state-owned airline corporations
reorganizedInto Caledonian//BUA NERFINISHED
roleInIndustry largest independent British airline of the 1960s
routeNetwork African routes
European routes
Middle Eastern routes
South American routes
domestic routes within the United Kingdom
secondaryHub London Heathrow Airport NERFINISHED
serviceType cargo services
charter passenger services
scheduled passenger services
successor British Caledonian NERFINISHED

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British Caledonian predecessor British United Airways