Operating bases Parent organization Spartan Aircraft Ltd Founded 1934 | Parent company Spartan Aircraft Ltd | |
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Ceased operations 1935 merged into Allied British Airways Destinations | ||
Not be confused with the American airline United Airlines or the Bangladeshi airline United Airways
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United Airways Ltd, also known as United Airways Blackpool, was a British airline between 1934 and 1936.
History
United Airways Ltd was formed on 4 April 1935 as a sister company to Spartan Air Lines Ltd, to operate services to the Isle of Man, connecting with services from London (Heston Aerodrome) to Stanley Park Aerodrome (Blackpool) in a similar manner to Spartan's services from London to the Isle of Wight. It also operated flights from Blackpool to Glasgow and Carlisle)
It was amalgamated with other British airlines to form Allied British Airways on 30 September 1935. The new company changed its name to British Airways Ltd on 11 December 1935.
Aircraft operated
The airline operated the Armstrong Whitworth Argosy, de Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide and Spartan Cruiser.