For the proposed Canadian airline, see Connect Airlines. For the defunct Swiss airline, see Connect Air. For the defunct British airline, see Connectair.
Connect Airways Limited
Company type
Private limited company[1]
Industry
Aviation
Founded
18 December 2018 (2018-12-18)[1]
Founders
Virgin Atlantic Stobart Aviation
Defunct
10 March 2020
Fate
Under administration
Headquarters
Exeter Airport, Devon, England
Key people
Mark Anderson, CEO
Products
Airlines
Owners
Virgin Atlantic (30%)
Stobart Aviation (30%)
Cyrus Capital Partners (40%)[2]
Subsidiaries
Flybe
Website
connect-airways.com
Connect Airways was a consortium formed in December 2018[1] to acquire the British regional airline Flybe,[2] which had put itself up for sale in November 2018 after issuing a profit warning the previous month,[3] The consortium comprised Virgin Atlantic and the Irish wet-lease specialist airline Stobart Air.[2]
The consortium was founded by Virgin Atlantic, Stobart Aviation and Cyrus Capital Partners through its Luxembourg-based vehicle DLP Holdings.[2] Virgin and Stobart each held 30% of the capital with Cyrus holding the remaining 40%.[4] Cyrus Capital had previously worked with Virgin Group on the launch of its Virgin America airline and its subsequent sale to Alaska Airlines.[5]
The purchase of the operating assets of the Flybe Group was completed on 21 February 2019.[6]
On 5 March 2020, the consortium was unable to commit further financial support and Flybe entered administration, ceasing all operations.[7] On 10 March 2020,[8] Connect Airways in turn entered administration.[9]
^ abc"Connect Airways Limited – Overview (free company information from Companies House)". beta.companieshouse.gov.uk. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
^ abcdCite error: The named reference flightglobal-20190111 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^"Flybe up for sale after profit warning". BBC News. 14 November 2018.
^Flybe to Become Virgin Connect Airliner World December 2019
^Dyson, Molly. "Virgin Atlantic and Stobart agree Flybe take-over". buyingbusinesstravel.com. Archived from the original on 2019-01-11. Retrieved 2019-01-11.
^Cite error: The named reference cityam-20190221 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^Cite error: The named reference Flight5march2020 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^"EY Connect Airways limited | EY UK". www.ey.com. Retrieved 2023-04-16.
^"Stobart Air parent Connect Airways in administration". ch-aviation. 18 March 2020.
ConnectAirways was a consortium formed in December 2018 to acquire the British regional airline Flybe, which had put itself up for sale in November 2018...
former chief pilot for British private airline Laker Airways. Following the collapse of Laker Airways in 1982, Fields and Hellary decided to establish a...
BA Connect was a regional airline and a wholly-owned subsidiary airline of British Airways. It was headquartered in Didsbury, Manchester, England, it...
assets were transferred to ConnectAirways on 21 February 2019, despite a last-minute rival bid. On 18 March 2020, ConnectAirways entered administration...
Jetstar Asia, Qantas, Samoa Airways, Singapore Airlines, and Solomon Airlines. Finally, Fiji Airways has been a Oneworld Connect Member of the Oneworld airline...
acquisition of Brymon Airways in May, formed British Airways Citiexpress (later BA Connect). In September 1998, British Airways, along with American Airlines...
Propius Leasing from the ConnectAirways bankruptcy administrators. Stobart Group initially paid €344,000 to ConnectAirways administrators EY, the deal...
American Airlines, British Airways, Cathay Pacific, Finnair, Iberia, Japan Airlines, Malaysia Airlines, Qantas, Qatar Airways, Royal Air Maroc, Royal Jordanian...
Nigerian national airline launched as Virgin Nigeria, shares sold in 2010 ConnectAirways (Flybe): 30% stake held through Virgin Atlantic. Entered administration...
United States Department of Homeland Security unbanned Etihad Airways and exempted Etihad Airways from the 2017 electronics ban after the airline enhanced...
Romania Former America Books Brides Cars Care Charter Cinemas Comics ConnectAirways Flybe Tigerair Australia Digital Digital Help Drinks Cola Vodka Electronics...
Tiger Airways Australia Pty Ltd, operating as Tigerair Australia, was an Australian low-cost airline. Founded by Tiger Airways Holdings, it commenced services...
Qatar Airways Company Q.C.S.C. (Arabic: القطرية, al-Qaṭariyya), operating as Qatar Airways, is the flag carrier of Qatar. Headquartered in the Qatar Airways...
Romania Former America Books Brides Cars Care Charter Cinemas Comics ConnectAirways Flybe Tigerair Australia Digital Digital Help Drinks Cola Vodka Electronics...
During the early 2000s, British Airways scaled down operations from Manchester Airport with the sale of their BA Connect subsidiary to Flybe and the ending...
Romania Former America Books Brides Cars Care Charter Cinemas Comics ConnectAirways Flybe Tigerair Australia Digital Digital Help Drinks Cola Vodka Electronics...
Virgin Atlantic and British Airways, which viewed Virgin as an emerging competitor. Virgin subsequently accused British Airways of poaching its passengers...
Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) was the British state-owned airline created in 1939 by the merger of Imperial Airways and British Airways Ltd. It continued...
Air Nigeria (originally Virgin Nigeria Airways, and then Nigerian Eagle Airlines) was the national flag carrier of Nigeria, which operated scheduled regional...
Romania Former America Books Brides Cars Care Charter Cinemas Comics ConnectAirways Flybe Tigerair Australia Digital Digital Help Drinks Cola Vodka Electronics...
Romania Former America Books Brides Cars Care Charter Cinemas Comics ConnectAirways Flybe Tigerair Australia Digital Digital Help Drinks Cola Vodka Electronics...
Romania Former America Books Brides Cars Care Charter Cinemas Comics ConnectAirways Flybe Tigerair Australia Digital Digital Help Drinks Cola Vodka Electronics...
US Airways had 343 mainline jets, as well as 278 regional jet and turboprops flown by contract and subsidiary airlines under the name US Airways Express...
later joining Oneworld. US Airways joined the alliance in May 2004, becoming its second US-based airline. In November Adria Airways, Blue1 and Croatia Airlines...
Global Information