British United Island Airways

British United Island Airways (BUIA) was formed in November 1968 as part of a reorganisation of the BUA group of companies.

It operated a network of regional, short-haul scheduled routes linking a variety of destinations within Europe, including year-round services from both Channel Islands to BUA's Gatwick base.

[5][6] BUIA's main operating bases were at Gatwick, Southampton, Blackpool (Squires Gate), Exeter, Jersey and the Isle of Man.

BUIA competed with British European Airways (BEA) on scheduled routes linking London with the two main Channel Islands of Jersey and Guernsey.

Eventually, all passenger flights were operated with Handley Page Dart Herald turboprops, while a small number of DC-3s was retained for freight services and as backup aircraft.

A BUIA C-47 freighter at Berlin Tempelhof in July 1969
BUIA DH.114 Heron 1 at London Gatwick Airport in 1969
BUIA Dart Herald at London Gatwick Airport in September 1969