ScotAirways commenced services in April 1986 as Suckling Airways, a regional airline based in eastern England, and named after founders Roy and Merlyn Suckling. Early airports served included Ipswich, Cambridge, Manchester and Amsterdam. Services were operated by a fleet of Dornier 228 aircraft, and the airline quickly became known for providing an on-time, reliable and friendly service to its customers, who were mainly business people from the local areas served by Suckling Airways.
Throughout the 1990's, Suckling revised and expanded its operations, including establishment of a head office at Cambridge Airport, and new operating bases at Luton, Southampton, and Stansted, together with routes such as Cambridge/Amsterdam, London Luton/Paris CDG, London Stansted/Zurich and Southampton/Amsterdam. A major change however occurred in 1999, when a decision was taken to focus on London City Airport as the main operating hub, and then, in October 1999, to reflect the growing services to and from Scotland, a launch of a new brand, 'ScotAirways'.
Jet services commenced between London City Airport and Edinburgh in May 2005.
ScotAirways Director Merlyn Suckling (right) cuts the 20th Anniversary cake at the Business Travel Show 2006 at Olympia with Steve Savage, former Director of Carlson Wagonlit Travel.
Established: 1986 • Fleet: 7 • Pilots: 44 full time, 2 part time
Certificate: 718346 (GB)
Email: operations@scotairways.co.uk
URL: http://www.scotairways.com
Bases
CAMBRIDGE, UNITED KINGDOM
CAMBRIDGE ARPT., NEWMARKET RD., CAMBRIDGE CB5 8RT, GB
Phone: +44 1223-293777
Fax: +44 1223-293731
Fleet
| # |
Type |
Common Name |
Category |
Seats |
Retail rate/hr |
| 7 |
DO-328 |
|
Turboprop Airliner |
32 |
£3,500/hr |