Aquila Airways
Other Business Names:
- Aikman, Barry
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Southampton, City of Southampton, Hampshire, South East, England
Sectors:
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Transport services
Air transport services
Notes:
Established 1948 by Barry Aikman, initially as a freight carrying business using Sunderland flying boats. Subsequently provided scheduled and chartered passenger flights on short haul routes. 1954 acquired by British Aviation Services and continued until 1958
Publications:
- Eagles over Water. From Solent to the sun. The story of Aquila Airways by Hull, Norman
- Flying to the Sun. A history of Britain's holiday airlines by Woodley, Charles
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Aikman, Barry
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Southampton, City of Southampton, Hampshire, South East, England
Sectors:
- Transport services Air transport services
Notes:
Established 1948 by Barry Aikman, initially as a freight carrying business using Sunderland flying boats. Subsequently provided scheduled and chartered passenger flights on short haul routes. 1954 acquired by British Aviation Services and continued until 1958Publications:
- Eagles over Water. From Solent to the sun. The story of Aquila Airways by Hull, Norman
- Flying to the Sun. A history of Britain's holiday airlines by Woodley, Charles