Scotland has five main international airports (Glasgow, Edinburgh, Aberdeen, Prestwick and Inverness Airport) which together serve 150 international destinations with a wide variety of scheduled and chartered flights.[99] Highland and Islands Airports operate 10 regional airports serving the more remote locations of Scotland.There is technically no national airline, however various airlines have their base in Scotland including Loganair (operates as a franchise of British Airways), bmi regional Flyglobespan, City Star Airlines, and ScotAirways.
 Loganair : Loganair is an airline based at Glasgow International Airport in Scotland. It operates scheduled services under a British Airways franchise in mainland Scotland and to Orkney, Shetland and the Western Isles, as well as to Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. Its tag line is "Scotland's Airline". It also provides sevices for the Scottish Air Ambulance Service and night mail services on behalf of Royal Mail. In addition to its main base at Glasgow, the airline has hubs at Edinburgh Airport , Inverness Airport and Aberdeen Airport.
The company holds a United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority Type A Operating Licence, it is permitted to carry passengers, cargo and mail on aircraft with 20 or more seats.
City Star Airlines : City Star Airlines is an airline based in Aberdeen, Scotland. It operates scheduled services between energy industry centres in Scotland and Norway, as well as charter services. Its main base is Aberdeen Airport.
BMI Regional : BMI Regional is a British regional airline based in Aberdeen, Scotland. BMI Regional is a trading name of British Midland Regional Limited which is a subsidiary of British Midland Airways Ltd. operating scheduled passenger services primarily within the UK. Its main base is Aberdeen Airport.
British Midland Regional Limited holds a United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority Type A Operating Licence, it is permitted to carry passengers, cargo and mail on aircraft with 20 or more seats.
ScotAirways : ScotAirways is a UK airline based in Dundee, Scotland. It operates regional services within the United Kingdom and to the Netherlands. It also operates ad hoc corporate charters for business and sporting organisations.
Suckling Airways (Cambridge) Ltd trading as Scotairways holds a United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority Type A Operating Licence, it is permitted to carry passengers, cargo and mail on aircraft with 20 or more seats.
Scotland
Scotland (Gaelic: Alba, Scots: Scotland) is a nation in northwest Europe and one of the four constituent countries[3] of the United Kingdom. It occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain and shares a land border to the south with England. It is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the southwest. Apart from the mainland, Scotland consists of over 790 islands.
Edinburgh, the country's capital and second largest city, is one of Europe's largest financial centres. Scotland's largest city is Glasgow, which is the centre of the Greater Glasgow conurbation. Greater Glasgow is home to approximately 40% of Scotland's population. Scottish waters consist of a large sector of the North Atlantic and the North Sea, containing the largest oil reserves in the European Union.
The Kingdom of Scotland was an independent state until 1 May 1707, when the Acts of Union (despite widespread protest across Scotland)[7] resulted in a union with the Kingdom of England to create the Kingdom of Great Britain.[8][9] Scotland's legal system continues to be separate from those of England, Wales, and Northern Ireland; and Scotland still constitutes a discrete jurisdiction in public and in private law. The continued independence of Scots law, the Scottish education system, and the Church of Scotland have all contributed to the continuation of Scottish culture and Scottish national identity since the Union.[11] However, Scotland is no longer a separate sovereign state and does not have independent membership of either the United Nations or the European Union.(source from WIKI) |
