Maersk Air UK Ltd was one of two airlines formed by the demerger of Brymon European Airways

Brymon European Airways

Brymon European Airways was an airline formed in November 1992 by the merger of Birmingham European Airways and Brymon Airways. The latter were the original operators of the Dash 7 aircraft in the UK and conducted the trials of the type at the embryonic London City Airport.The merger was...

 (the other was Brymon Airways

Brymon Airways

Brymon Airways is a former British airline with its head office in the Brymon House on the property of Plymouth City Airport in Plymouth, Devon...

). It was owned by Maersk Air

Maersk Air

Maersk Air was a Danish low-fare airline, based in Dragør, Dragør Municipality; Maersk was part of the A.P. Moller-Maersk Group. It operated from 1969 to 2005, when it was bought by Icelandic investment group Fons Eignarhaldsfélag and subsequently merged with their other Danish acquisition the same...

 of Denmark and was based at Birmingham Airport (BHX). In June 2003 the owners sold the company to a management team who renamed it Duo Airways

Duo Airways

Duo Airways was an airline based in the United Kingdom. Its main bases were Birmingham Airport and Edinburgh Airport. It ceased operations in May 2004.-History:The airline was formed by a management buyout of the former Maersk UK in June 2003...

. For the duration of its existence the airline operated as a British Airways

British Airways

British Airways is the flag carrier airline of the United Kingdom, based in Waterside, near its main hub at London Heathrow Airport. British Airways is the largest airline in the UK based on fleet size, international flights and international destinations...

 franchise from Birmingham, flying a number of European routes and domestic routes to Newcastle and Belfast International.

Fleet

The initial fleet consisted of a number of ex-British Airways BAC 1-11 400 & 500 series aircraft, as well as a BAe Jetstream 31 that operated on the Newcastle route. The parent airline facilitated fleet replenishment when the 1-11s were found to be beyond noise-compliance upgrading and Boeing 737-500's joined the fleet for a time. At the time of sale in 2003, Maersk Air Uk was a Bombardier

Bombardier Aerospace

Bombardier Aerospace is a division of Bombardier Inc. and is the third-largest airplane manufacturer in the world. It is headquartered in Dorval, Quebec, Canada.- History :...

 Bombardier CRJ100/200 and 700 series operator.

Maersk Air UK's fleet consisted of:

Maersk Air UK Fleet

Aircraft	Total	On Order	Notes
Boeing 737-500	6
Bombardier CRJ-200	10
Bombardier CRJ-700	5