Daimler Airway

Daimler Airway was founded on 09Sep1921. Commenced operations on 02Apr1922. Acquired the assets of A.T&T and ceased operations on 01Apr1924. Merged with BRITISH MARINE AIR NAVIGATION, INSTONE AIR LINE & Handley Page Transport to form IMPERIAL AIRWAYS. Unfortunately had the first fatal accident involving a scheduled domestic carrier in 1923
– [Imperial Airways Limited was formed on 31Mar1924 by the merger of Handley Page Transport, Daimler Airways, British Marine Air Navigation & Instone Air Lines. Imperial Airways launched its first flight between London Croydon and Paris Le Bourget with a DH.34. Merged with BA to form BOAC in 1940]
– [On 24Nov1939, BOAC was created by Act of Parliament to become the British state airline by the merger of Imperial Airways and British Airways Ltd. Long-haul scheduled passenger and cargo services. Operations started on 01Apr1940, BOAC started operations as a single company. On 31Mar1974, both BOAC and BEA were dissolved, and their operations merged to form British Airways]
– [BRITISH AIRWAYS was formed in 1972 by a merger of BOAC, BEA, BEA AIRTOURS, NORTHEAST AIRLINES, CAMBRIAN AIRWAYS and BEA Helicopters and started operations on 1st April 1974. Acquired BCAL (1988), DAN AIR (1992) and BRYMON EUROPEAN AIRWAYS (1993). Launch customer for B777-200ER in 1997. Now privately owned (National carrier for the UK
~ scheduled passenger and cargo services]

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