Highland Airways is an airline based in Inverness, Scotland. It operates passenger and freight charters as well as scheduled services from its main base at Inverness Airport, Inverness. In addition, reconnaissance flights are undertaken for the Scottish Fisheries Protection Agency. Aircraft are also based at Glasgow International Airport and Aberdeen Airport. IATA airline designators, sometimes called IATA reservation codes, are two-character codes assigned by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) to the worlds airlines in accordance with the provisions of Resolution 762. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with ICAO airline code. ... Most airlines employ a distinctive and internationally recognised call sign that is normally spoken during airband radio transmissions as a prefix to the flight number. ... Benbecula Airport (IATA: BEB, ICAO: EGPL) is located on the island of Benbecula in the Outer Hebrides, off the West Coast of Scotland. ... Inverness Airport (IATA: INV, ICAO: EGPE) is situated at Dalcross, 9 miles (15 km) east of the city of Inverness in the Scottish Highlands. ... Sumburgh Airport is the main airport serving Shetland in Scotland. ... Stornoway Airport is an airfield outside the town of Stornoway on the Isle of Lewis, off the coast of Scotland. ... Inverness Airport (IATA: INV, ICAO: EGPE) is situated at Dalcross, 9 miles (15 km) east of the city of Inverness in the Scottish Highlands. ... Motto: (Latin) No one provokes me with impunity1 Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow Official language(s) English, Gaelic, Scots2 Government  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - UK Prime Minister Tony Blair MP  - First Minister Jack McConnell MSP Unification    - by Kenneth I 843  Area    - Total 78,772 km... A Boeing 747-400 of Virgin Atlantic Airways An airline provides air transport services for passengers or freight. ... Inverness (Inbhir Nis in Scottish Gaelic) is the only city in the Highland council area and the Highlands of Scotland. ... Motto: (Latin) No one provokes me with impunity1 Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow Official language(s) English, Gaelic, Scots2 Government  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - UK Prime Minister Tony Blair MP  - First Minister Jack McConnell MSP Unification    - by Kenneth I 843  Area    - Total 78,772 km... Inverness Airport (IATA: INV, ICAO: EGPE) is situated at Dalcross, 9 miles (15 km) east of the city of Inverness in the Scottish Highlands. ... Mixed reconnaissance patrol of the Polish Home Army and the Soviet Red Army during Operation Tempest, 1944 Reconnaissance is the military term for the active gathering of information about an enemy, or other conditions, by physical observation. ... Ensign of the Scottish Fisheries Protection Agency The Scottish Fisheries Protection Agency (SFPA) is an executive agency of the Scottish Executive, part of the Scottish Executive Environment and Rural Affairs Department. ... Glasgow International Airport (IATA: GLA, ICAO: EGPF), located in Renfrewshire, 8 miles (13 km) west of Glasgow, near the towns of Paisley and Renfrew, is the largest and busiest airport in Scotland, and sixth busiest in the UK [1]It was the first airport in Scotland to handle over one... Aberdeen Airports main terminal building Aberdeen Airport, Aberdeen International Airport or Aberdeen Dyce Airport (IATA: ABZ, ICAO: EGPD) is the third largest airport in Scotland, and one of the UKs top 10 by number of flights [1]. The airport is located in Dyce, approximately 5 nautical miles (9...

The company holds a United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority Type A Operating Licence, it is permitted to carry passengers, cargo and mail on aircraft with 20 or more seats. ^[1] The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) is the public corporation which oversees and regulates all aspects of aviation in the UK. It was established in 1972. ...

History

The airline was established and started operations in 1991. It was originally founded as Air Alba, operating for four years as a flying school. It was renamed Highland Airways in March 1997. When the newspaper industry relocated their charter departure point for Scottish islands to Inverness in 1998, Highland won the contract to provide two BAe Jetstream 31 aircraft per day for this task. One of these aircraft also carried business and leisure passengers on its "Island hopper" service as well as freight. The Handley Page HP.137 Jetstream is a small twin turboprop airliner, with a pressurised fuselage, designed to meet the requirements of the United States feederliner and regional airline market. ...

Highland also expanded into contract work for the oil industry based in Aberdeen during 1998. Highland aircraft facilitated crew changes, business delegations, emergency freight or technician movements for the industry, meaning Highland Airways aircraft were regular visitors to the west coast of Ireland, the Faroe Islands and destinations in Norway including Stavanger and Bergen. The airline also began operating corporate charter services, most notably for BAE Systems, providing a daily service between Glasgow and the company's Filton Aerodrome, as well as flights for financial companies, electronics, utilities, whiskey and the public sector. The Oil industry brings to market what is currently considered the lifeblood of nearly all other industry, if not industrialized civilization itself. ... For other uses, see Aberdeen (disambiguation). ... County Rogaland District Jæren Municipality NO-1103 Administrative centre Stavanger Mayor (1995-) Leif Johan Sevland (H) Official language form BokmÃ¥l Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 406 71 km² 68 km² 0. ... County Hordaland District Midhordland Municipality NO-1201 Administrative centre Bergen Mayor (2004) Herman Friele (H) Official language form Neutral Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 215 465 km² 445 km² 0. ... BAE Systems plc is the worlds fourth largest defence contractor[2] and a commercial aerospace manufacturer. ... For other uses, see Glasgow (disambiguation). ... Bristol Filton Aerodrome (EGTG) lies on the A38 on the border between Filton and Patchway, within South Gloucestershire. ... Whisky (or whiskey) is an alcoholic beverage distilled from grain, often including malt, which has then been aged in wooden barrels. ...

General aviation and ground handling facilities were established at Inverness under the name Highland Aviation Services, initially developed to serve the airline's own handling needs, expanded to Stornoway, Benbecula, Inverness and Glasgow, and now provides solutions to other operators.

Highland Airways secured the Royal Mail daytime delivery contract from Glasgow to the Western Isles, sub-contracting a Shorts 360 for the work. The aircraft, based at Glasgow, also operates ad hoc freight charters between Royal Mail work, mainly at night and on Sundays. Royal Mails logo Royal Mail is the national postal service of the United Kingdom. ... The Western Isles are an archipelago in Scotland. ... The Shorts 360 is a commuter aircraft built by Short Brothers of Belfast, Northern Ireland, which is now a division of Bombardier of Canada. ...

Experience with Jetstream, Cessna and ATR aircraft allow the airline to carry out engineering work for third party operators at its engineering facility, and has recently managed an ATR 42 in operation for Air Lithuania. Cessna Aircraft Company, located in Wichita, Kansas, is a manufacturer of general aviation aircraft, from small two-seat, single-engine airplanes to business jets. ... Air Lithuania (IATA code TT) is regional airline, subsidiary of Lithuanian Airlines. ...

Highland has also won a 5 year contract to operate, crew and maintain two Cessna F406 reconnaissance aircraft on behalf of the Scottish Fisheries Protection Agency. These aircraft are based in Inverness and wear SFPA markings.

Highland Airways is owned by Atlantic Holdings (95%).

Destinations

Highland Airways operates services to the following domestic scheduled destinations (at February 2007): 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the Anno Domini (common) era. ...

• Scotland
  • Benbecula
  • Inverness (Inverness Airport)
  • Shetland Islands
  • Stornoway (Stornoway Airport)
• Wales
  • Anglesey (RAF Valley)
  • Cardiff

Note: Service between Benbecula and Stornoway is under contract from Comhairle nan Eilean Siar. Motto: (Latin) No one provokes me with impunity1 Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow Official language(s) English, Gaelic, Scots2 Government  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - UK Prime Minister Tony Blair MP  - First Minister Jack McConnell MSP Unification    - by Kenneth I 843  Area    - Total 78,772 km... Benbecula (Scottish Gaelic: Beinn na Faoghla, meaning the mountain of the ford) is an island of the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. ... Inverness (Inbhir Nis in Scottish Gaelic) is the only city in the Highland council area and the Highlands of Scotland. ... Inverness Airport (IATA: INV, ICAO: EGPE) is situated at Dalcross, 9 miles (15 km) east of the city of Inverness in the Scottish Highlands. ... The Shetland Islands, also called Shetland (archaically spelled Zetland) formerly called Hjaltland, comprise one of 32 council areas of Scotland. ... Lews Castle in Stornoway Boats in Stornoway Stornoway from the ferry Another picture of Lews Castle Bayhead, Stornoway // About the Town Stornoway (Steòrnabhagh in Scottish Gaelic) is a burgh on Lewis, in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland, with a population of approximately 5,600 people in the town itself... Stornoway Airport is an airfield outside the town of Stornoway on the Isle of Lewis, off the coast of Scotland. ... This article is about the country. ... Anglesey (Welsh: , pronounced (IPA)), is an island and county at the northwestern extremity of Wales. ... RAF Valley is a Royal Air Force station on the island of Anglesey, Wales. ... Cardiff (English:  Welsh: ) is the capital, largest and core city of Wales. ... The Outer Hebrides or Western Isles (officially known by their Gaelic name, Na h-Eileanan Siar) comprise an island chain off the west coast of Scotland. ...

Fleet

The Highland Airways fleet consists of the following aircraft (at August 2006) ^[2] :

• 3 BAe Jetstream 31

Other aircraft (at June 2005): The Handley Page HP.137 Jetstream is a small twin turboprop airliner, with a pressurised fuselage, designed to meet the requirements of the United States feederliner and regional airline market. ...

• 3 Cessna F406 (incl. 2 for SFPA contract)
• 1 Cessna F404
• 1 Cessna F402
• ATR 42

Cessna Aircraft Company, located in Wichita, Kansas, is a manufacturer of general aviation aircraft, from small two-seat, single-engine airplanes to business jets. ... Cessna Aircraft Company, located in Wichita, Kansas, is a manufacturer of general aviation aircraft, from small two-seat, single-engine airplanes to business jets. ... The Cessna 402 is a 6 to 10 place light twin piston engine aircraft. ... Categories: Stub | International airliners 1980-1989 ...

External links

• Highland Airways
• Photos of Highland Airways aircraft

References

1. ^ Operating Licence
2. ^ Flight International, 3-9 October 2006

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Airlines of Scotland

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See also Defunct airlines of Scotland Flight International is a magazine relating to airlines, general aviation, and aerospace manufacture. ... A Boeing 747-400 of Virgin Atlantic Airways An airline provides air transport services for passengers or freight. ... Motto: (Latin) No one provokes me with impunity1 Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow Official language(s) English, Gaelic, Scots2 Government  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - UK Prime Minister Tony Blair MP  - First Minister Jack McConnell MSP Unification    - by Kenneth I 843  Area    - Total 78,772 km... Image File history File links Flag_of_Scotland. ... Air Scotland ceased trading on 22nd January 2007. ... BMI Regional is an airline based in Aberdeen, United Kingdom. ... City Star Airlines is an airline based in Aberdeen, Scotland. ... Flyglobespan Boeing 737-683 registered G-CDKD, landing on Runway 05 Glasgow International Airport, Scotland. ... Loganair is an airline based at Glasgow International Airport (GLA) in Scotland. ... ScotAirways is an airline based in Dundee, Scotland. ...