This article is about the British airline. For other airlines, see Orion (disambiguation).
Orion Airways
IATA
ICAO
Callsign
KG
ORN
ORION
Founded
1979
Ceased operations
1989
Hubs
East Midlands Airport
Secondary hubs
List of hubs
Manchester Airport
Gatwick Airport
Birmingham Airport
Fleet size
21
Destinations
charter
Parent company
Horizon Travel
Headquarters
East Midlands Airport
Orion Airways (known simply as 'Orion') was an airline based in the United Kingdom with its head office on the grounds of East Midlands Airport in Castle Donington, North West Leicestershire.[1] It was established as the charter airline of Horizon Travel and went on to develop scheduled services. The airline operated a fleet of Boeing 737-200s, Boeing 737-300s and Airbus A300s between 1979 and 1989.
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