Air Alderney

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Air Alderney
Air Alderney Logo.svg
IATA ICAO Callsign
-PUFPUFFIN
Founded31 January 2017
Commenced operations7 February 2022
Operating bases Biggin Hill Airport
Alderney Airport
Fleet size2
Destinations4
Headquarters Biggin Hill Airport
Key peopleDanny Brem-Wilson

Air Alderney Limited is an airline that has, for some years, been projected to serve the island of Alderney, part of the Bailiwick of Guernsey in the Channel Islands. Air Alderney was founded on 31 January 2017, and faced numerous delays in commencing operations. As of February 2024, the Air Alderney website has been taken down and the domain parked. [1]

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History

Britten-Norman Islander G-BJED of Air Alderney, May 2020 Air Alderney airplane (2020).jpg
Britten-Norman Islander G-BJED of Air Alderney, May 2020

The airline originally acquired permission to operate flights in early 2017, with licenses issued by the States of Alderney effective March 2018. [2] After a series of delays, Air Alderney planned to commence operations in February 2020, however the States of Alderney ruled that the airline's licenses were no longer valid. It has been reported that Air Alderney is intending to work alongside English airline Directflight, which operate regional flights in Shetland, Scotland. [3] [4] The licensing issues were later resolved and the CAA re-issued the required Operating License in late 2021. [5]

Air Alderney currently owns two Britten-Norman BN2B-26 Islander light aircraft. [6] [7] The airline plans to acquire a single Britten-Norman BN2A MkIII Trislander prior to commencing scheduled services in Q4 2022. [8] Working alongside Britten-Norman, the aircraft will be fully refurbished prior to commencing operations. [9]

The airline launched charter operations on 7 February 2022, operating flights between Alderney, Biggin Hill, Shoreham-by-Sea, Lydd, Guernsey and Jersey. In a social media statement Air Alderney indicated that they plan to launch scheduled services in 2022. In March 2023, Air Alderney announced that they would operate flights from Lydd Airport, starting in summer 2023. [10]

Destinations

CountryCityAirportNotes
Flag of Alderney.svg  Alderney Alderney Alderney Airport Base [11]
Flag of Guernsey.svg  Guernsey Guernsey Guernsey Airport
Flag of Jersey.svg  Jersey Jersey Jersey Airport
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Shoreham Brighton City Airport
Biggin Hill Biggin Hill Airport Base
Lydd Lydd Airport

Fleet

As of March 2022, Air Alderney appeared to have access to the following aircraft:

Air Alderney Fleet
AircraftIn serviceOrdersNotes
Britten-Norman BN2B-26 Islander 2
Britten-Norman BN2A MkIII Trislander 01from late 2022 [12]
Total21

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References

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