REGIONAL JETS AT HEATHROW AND GATWICK

14th February 2006

EC-KYP Erj-190 Air Europa @ Gatwick 25jul09	5A-LAC CRJ900 Libyan @ Heathrow 05apr08	D-ACJH Lufthansa CRJ100 @ Heathrow 12jun04 (40th anniversary colours)	D-ACLD Lufthansa CRJ100 @ Heathrow 19nov05
D-ACPT Lufthansa CRJ700 @ Heathrow 27may06 in Star Alliance colours	D-ACRC Eurowings CRJ200 @ Heathrow 25jul06	D-ACSC Lufthansa Regional CRJ-700 @ Heathrow 24may08	EC-HSH Air Nostrum CRJ200 @ Gatwick 23sep03
F-GRGI Air France Emb145 @ Gatwick 17mar07	F-GRJI Air France CRJ100 @ Gatwick 29jul06	G-CCYH BMI Embraer145 @ Heathrow 27aug05	G-CDFS Embraer-135 BMI @ Heathrow 24may08

REGIONAL JETS
AT HEATHROW AND GATWICK

BMI - BRITISH MIDLAND AIRWAYS...
The airline dates back to the formation of DERBY AVIAITION LIMITED on the 16 February 1949.
In 1964 they boguht MERCURY AIRLINES and changed name to BRITISH MIDLAND AIRWAYS.
In 1982 BMA formed MANX AIRLINES and in 1983 BMA purchased 75% of LOGANAIR.
In 2000 the name was changed to BMI BRITISH MIDLAND and it joined the Star Alliance.
In January 2007 BMI bought BRITISH MEDITERRANEAN AIRWAYS.
In October 2008 BMI was bought by LUFTHANSA.

CROSSAIR......
Crossair was a regional airline based in Basel, Switzerland. It became Swiss International Air Lines after taking over most of the assets of Swissair following that airline's bankruptcy in 2002.

MAERSK....
MAERSK AIR.....
Maersk Air was a Danish low-fare airline, based in Copenhagen, which was part of the A.P. Moller-Maersk Group. It operated from 1969 to 2005, when it was bought by Icelandic investment group Fons Eignarhaldsfélag and subsequently merged with their other Danish acquisition the same year, Sterling European Airlines. The new company changed name to Sterling Airlines.

AIR EXEL.....
The airline was established on 26 April 1991 and started operations on 1 May 1991 working within the framework of a co-operative association with KLM, operating as KLM exel. The airline suspended operations on 31 January 2005 due to financial difficulties, but hopes to resume services.

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