HD Air Ltd

Infobox Airline
airline = HD Air Ltd

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fleet_size = 5
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ICAO = RPX
callsign = RAPEX
parent = 2morrow Group
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founded = 1992
headquarters = Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
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hubs = Aberdeen Airport
Coventry Airport
Inverness Airport
Luton Airport
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website = http://www.hdair.com/

HD Air Limited (formerly BAC Express Airlines) is a British cargo airline based in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom. It operates contract services for the Royal Mail and other express courier companies, as well as ad hoc freight charters throughout Europe. The main operating bases are Aberdeen Airport, Coventry Airport, Inverness Airport and Luton Airport.

HD Air Limited holds a United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority Type A Operating Licence, permitting it to carry cargo and mail.

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. A majority holding (75%) was acquired by Air Contractors of Ireland on 27 February 2004 and subsequently sold to the 2morrow Group in 2005. In December 2007, the airline was re-branded HD Air to bring it into line with 2morrow Group sister company HD Ferries.

Fleet

The HD Air fleet consists of the following aircraft (at May 2008):

*5 Shorts 360

External links

* [http://www.hdair.com/ HD Air official website]
* [http://www.hdferries.com/ HD Ferries official website]
* [http://www.2morrowgroup.com/ 2morrow Group website]

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