BAC Express Airlines is a cargo airline based at Horley, United Kingdom. It operates contract services for the Royal Mail, FedEx and other express courier companies. The airline also provides ad hoc freight charters throughout Europe. Its main bases are Edinburgh Airport (EDI) and Exeter International Airport (EXT). It also has hubs at Hamburg Airport (HAM), Birmingham International Airport (BHX), Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG), Paris and Cardiff International Airport (CWL). A Boeing 747-400 of Virgin Atlantic Airways, one of the UKs largest airlines. ... Horley is a town in Surrey, UK, situated between Reigate, Redhill and Gatwick, famous for having the UKs largest Waitrose. ... Royal Mail is the national postal service in the United Kingdom. ... The Federal Express was a passenger train operated on the Poughkeepsie Bridge Route. ... World map showing location of Europe A satellite composite image of Europe Europe is geologically and geographically a peninsula, forming the westernmost part of Eurasia. ... Edinburgh Airport, (also called Turnhouse) located in Edinburgh, Scotland, is the sixth largest international airport in the UK. Its IATA Airport Code is EDI. It is located 13 km (8 miles) West of the city centre. ... Exeter International Airport is an airport in the county of Devon, in England. ... Hamburg Airport was built in 1911 and covered 44 hectares. ... There are two cities named Birmingham with international airports: See either Birmingham International Airport (UK) Birmingham International Airport (US) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Charles de Gaulle International Airport (French: A roport de Roissy-Charles de Gaulle), also known as Roissy Airport (or just Roissy in French), serving Paris, is one of Europes principal aviation centers, as well as Frances main international airport. ... The Eiffel Tower has become a symbol of Paris throughout the world. ... Cardiff International Airport serves the city of Cardiff and its environs, but is also important for the whole of South Wales. ...

Code Data

• ICAO Code: RPX
• Callsign: Rapex

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History

The airline was established and started operations in September 1992. It was formed as part of the BAC Group (established in 1982) and was renamed from BAC Aircraft in 1995. The company is associated with BAC Leasing and BAC Support. A majority holding was acquired by Air Contractors of Ireland on 27 February 2004. The BAC Express Airlines fleet is leased out to Air Contractors. 1992 is a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1982 is a number and represents a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar Events January January 6 - William Bonin is convicted of being the freeway killer. January 8 - AT&T agrees to divest itself of twenty-two subdivisions January 11 - Mark Thatcher, son of the British Prime... 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Air Contractors is a freight airline based in Ireland, operating services for major parcel carriers in Europe. ... February 27 is the 58th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

External Links

• BAC Express Airlines (http://www.bacexpress.com/)