The company's first planes were Handley Page Type O/400 bombers modified for passenger use.
Per a request from the Air Ministry, the Handley Page Type W8 was later used for flights to both Paris and Brussels.
On 31 March 1924 the assets and operations of Handley were merged with three other British airlines to found Imperial Airways.
That company remained dormant until reconstituted to take over operations for Miles Aircraft in 1947 as Handley Page (Reading) Ltd.
The aerodrome closed in 1929 due to suburban development, and the Golders Green Estate was built on the site.