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British Midland International

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Fleet size not recorded
Founded
1938 (as Air Schools Limited)
Callsign
MIDLAND
Headquarters
Donington Hall, Castle Donington, England
Hubs and bases
London–Heathrow, Manchester
Ceased operations
27 October 2012 (merged into British Airways)

What they fly

  • — 162
  • — 144
  • Airbus A319-100 11
  • Airbus A320-200 7
  • Airbus A321-200 7
  • Airbus A330-200 3

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About the airline

British Midland Airways Ltd. - trading at various times throughout its history as British Midland, and bmi British Midland International - was an airline in the United Kingdom with its head office in Donington Hall in Castle Donington, close to East Midlands Airport, England. The airline flew to destinations in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, North America and Central Asia from its main hub at London Heathrow Airport, where at its peak it held about 13% of all slots and operated over 2,000 flights a week. BMI was a member of Star Alliance from 1 July 2000 until 20 April 2012. British Midland Airways/bmi British Midland International was acquired from Lufthansa by International Airlines Group (IAG) on 20 April 2012, and was integrated into British Airways (BA) by 27 October 2012. Subsidiaries Bmibaby and BMI Regional were also purchased, although IAG did not wish to retain either. BMI Regional was sold to Sector Aviation Holdings in May 2012 and operated under the flybmi brand until it went into administration on 16 February 2019, whereas Bmibaby closed down in September 2012. British Midland Airways Limited held a Civil Aviation Authority (CAA)…

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