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  BMI British Midland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
That year, British Midland and British Airways agreed to route swapping, resulting in British Midland Airways relinquishing its continental routes from Birmingham to Brussels and Frankfurt and BA handing over its routes from Liverpool to Heathrow, Belfast, Dublin, Jersey, the Isle of Man and Glasgow.
British Midland become the first airline to offer a vegetarian choice of in-flight meals on UK domestic services, and one of the first airlines in Europe to introduce a vegetarian option, in 1992.
In February 2001 a new corporate identity was unveiled, rebranding the airline bmi british midland (though bmi officially doesn't mean anything, it implies 'British Midland International') featuring a brighter blue and replacing the grey with white, bringing a more modern and fresh appearance with sweeping curves.
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 British Midland
British Midland and the Star Alliance of global airlines are seeking investment of £50m at Heathrow airport to develop transfer services between three terminal buildings, as part of a strategy to develop a long-haul network out of the UK.
British Midland has confirmed that Lufthansa is acquiring a 20% stake in the company for £91m, and 3,000 new jobs will be created over the next two years at Manchester and Heathrow airport and at its Castle Donington office.
British Midland is aiming to move back into the long-haul market and has asked for clearance to serve up to 10 US cities once the transatlantic market is fully opened up by the UK and US governments.
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 Bmi (airline) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
bmi, formerly known as British Midland, is the second largest full-service scheduled airline in the United Kingdom.
Based at Donington Hall, close to Nottingham East Midlands Airport, it flies to destinations across Europe, and to the United States, India and Saudi Arabia.
Scandinavian Airlines (SAS), a shareholder in British Midland since 1987, sold some of its stake to Lufthansa in 1999 on the condition that British Midland joined the Star Alliance, which it did in July of the following year.
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 World Airline News: British Midland Takes to the Courts for Final Push to Fly from Heathrow
British Midland exercised its final option in pursuing the right to fly trans-Atlantic routes from London's Heathrow Airport last week when it met with the European Commission (EC) to discuss how the restrictive Bermuda II bi- lateral agreement between the UK and the United States violates European Union competition laws.
British Midland also criticized the UK government for allowing Virgin Atlantic to continue codesharing with Continental Airlines [CAL] on flights from Heathrow in a Feb. 1, 2001 letter to the Prime Minister.
Continental was opposed to the United-British Midland codeshare from Heathrow.
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 British Midland Airways -- Recommendations and Resources   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
British Airways Ltd was not really a competitor to the better known Imperial Airways which flew to far-flung parts of the British Empire, enjoyed state subsidy, and used British-built aircraft, often antiquated.
The airline was established on 31 March 2002 from the merger of British Airways subsidiaries Brymon Airways and British Regional Airlines (acquired by BA in 2001).
British Mediterranean Airways was established in 1994 by a group of private investors and began operations on 28 October that year with an Airbus A320, flying from London Heathrow to Beirut, the Lebanese capital.
www.becomingapediatrician.com /health/23/british-midland-airways.html   (1612 words)

  
 Smiliner: BAe 146/Avro RJ Operators - United Kingdom
British Airways CitiExpress (BACE) was formed on 31 March 2002 through the merger of British Regional Airlines (BRAL) and Brymon.
British Midland Commuter (BMC), the regional subsidiary of British Midland, operated five BAe 146s on behalf of Lufthansa CityLine from early 2000 until the contract ended in late 2001.
British Regional Airways (BRAL) was merged with Brymon Airways to form British Airways CitiExpress in March 2002.
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 RTE Business - British Midland to reveal new look next month
British Midland, the UK's second largest airline, confirmed today that it would announce a new name and livery for its fleet next month.
In September, British Midland said it was to resume flights to the US after an 18-year absence, operating daily services from Manchester to Washington DC and Chicago from the spring.
Lufthansa, which owns a 20% stake in British Midland, is believed to have put pressure on the airline not to drop the word British from its name, arguing it was associated with safety, reliability and quality of service.
www.rte.ie /business/2001/0112/britishmidland.html   (229 words)

  
 guichett - 31992D0213 -   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
British Midland was able to interline with British Airways until the latter's withdrawal from the route at the end of March 1991.
British Midland's success appears to be due to a large extent to its ability to benefit from the significant growth of the number of passengers on the route between 1989 and 1990 by providing extra capacity at a time when there was demand for it.
The fact that British Midland has been able to continue operations notwithstanding the handicap imposed on it by Aer Lingus, is due in the first place to British Midland's determination to succeed in the face of unusual difficulties; it does not mean that the refusal had no effect on competition.
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 LogoLounge.Com
However, it also showed that the former British Midland brand was perceived as being too confined to the Midlands region and a strictly short-haul enterprise.
The new bmi british midland brand is centered on a new service philosophy, built on the existing strengths of the company.
The new bmi british midland livery will be introduced across the company, including the entire aircraft fleet, over the next 18 months.
www.logolounge.com /articles?Archive=True&ArticleID=59   (871 words)

  
 Midland in Heathrow slots line
SIR Michael Bishop, chairman of the airline British Midland, said yesterday that he was "very confident" of getting approval this year to fly from Heathrow to the United States.
He said he believed the British and US governments were now ready to do a "mini deal" this summer which would result in a phased introduction of an "open skies" deal, allowing new British and American carriers to fly from the US into Heathrow.
British Midland has already ordered three Airbus aircraft with options for a further nine for the transatlantic routes.
www.telegraph.co.uk /htmlContent.jhtml?html=/archive/2000/05/10/cnmid10.html   (383 words)

  
 British Midland digs in over slots
BRITISH Midland is ready to resist pressure to surrender take-off and landing slots at London's Heathrow airport as part of an Anglo-American transatlantic air pact designed to pave the way for an alliance between British Airways and American Airlines.
British Midland-the second biggest operator at Heathrow, with 16pc of the available slots, compared with British Airways' 38pc-feels that BA and American should make the sacrifice to accommodate the American carriers.
British Midland's managing director, Austin Reid, says his airline is concerned that the government will intervene to try to make capacity available for more American carriers.
www.telegraph.co.uk /htmlContent.jhtml?html=/archive/1996/09/09/cmid09.html   (288 words)

  
 World Airline News: British Midland Takes Leap of Faith - Brief Article
British Midland confirmed Feb. 23 that it had completed an order for up to 12 Airbus A330-200, as reported in World Airline News Jan. 21.
British Midland has lobbied hard with both U.S. and UK governments to re-establish routes to New York and open Chicago.
It will not be long before British Midland's intentions are open knowledge, according to information uncovered by WAN late this week - the carrier is expected to place at least two new applications to the UK's Civil Aviation Authority Feb. 29 for new long-haul routes.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0ZCK/is_8_10/ai_59636716   (643 words)

  
 World Airline News: Manchester Provides Stage for British Midland's Trans-Atlantic Evolution
British Midland's launch of trans-Atlantic service from the UK's Manchester Airport in April 2001 transitions the carrier from primarily a short- haul operator to an airline capable of serving two major U.S. destinations and connections beyond them.
The agreement enables British Midland to partner with United on the initial destinations to Washington, D.C. and Chicago, Ill., and 20 additional destinations within the U.S. The arrangement also provides British Midland with an opportunity to feed traffic from Manchester to Glasgow and Aberdeen in Scotland and Western Europe destinations.
British Midland has taken under careful consideration other elements relating to its Manchester service, including having an attractive product on the airplane and ensuring that connections beyond Washington and Chicago are ample, Jenks said.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0ZCK/is_3_11/ai_69390225   (702 words)

  
 BBC News | BUSINESS | British Midland: Aiming for the US
Both the words "British" and "Midland" have been kept as part of the airline's identity.
British Midland had hoped to be able to offer flights between London Heathrow and the US through a code-sharing agreement with its partner United Airlines.
Rival British Airways already flies between Heathrow and the US Sir Michael appeared to believe that the US is using the issue as a bargaining chip in its negotiations with the UK over possible revisions of the Bermuda II aviation agreement of 1977.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/business/1143137.stm   (870 words)

  
 Guardian Unlimited | The Guardian | Lufthansa gains a larger slice of British Midland
British Midland's founder, Sir Michael Bishop, has loosened his control of Britain's second largest airline by allowing the German carrier Lufthansa to raise its stake by 10% to just under 30%.
A statement yesterday from British Midland said: "The proposed sale will allow certain individual shareholders within BBW to partially realise their investments in the company.
British Midland, which recently rebranded its main business BMI British Midland, has been eyed as an acquisition opportunity by rival airlines for years.
www.guardian.co.uk /business/story/0,3604,773506,00.html   (334 words)

  
 British Midland Airline   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
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 British Midland (BMA) Fokker 100   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
British Midland is the UK's second largest scheduled airline, operating over 2000 flights a week to 32 cities in Europe, 18 of which are served from London Heathrow.
British Midland's most recent announcement is its return to the transatlantic market in April and May 2001, when it will begin direct scheduled services from Manchester Airport to Washington Dulles and Chicago O'Hare respectively.
British Midland operates a modern fleet of 55 aircraft including six Fokker 100 and three Fokker 70.
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 KLM joins Midland pursuit - Sep. 27, 1999
LONDON (CNNfn) - The battle to be British Midland's alliance partner heated up Monday as rival suitors for the U.K. airline made their closing pitches ahead of a final decision expected next month.
     British Midland is barred from flying to the United States from Britain by the current aviation treaty between the two countries.
British Airways and Lufthansa are the continent's largest airlines.
money.cnn.com /1999/09/27/worldbiz/british_mid   (398 words)

  
 BBC News | ENGLAND | British Midland increases flights
In August BMI British Midland announced all its flights from London would go to Belfast City rather than Belfast International, to take advantage of new facilities.
BMI British Midland said the move proves it is committed to a comprehensive service to Northern Ireland.
BMI British Midland employs a staff of 5,500 across the UK with the largest number of jobs at Heathrow.
news.bbc.co.uk.edgesuite.net /1/low/england/1583181.stm   (437 words)

  
 Lufthansa bags U.K. partner - Oct. 20, 1999
Lufthansa would also recruit British Midland to the Star airline alliance in which UAL Corp's (UAL) United Airlines is also a member.
BA enjoys a competitive advantage with 38 percent of the available slots; British Midland's 14 percent share would give Star members a total of 26 percent of available capacity.
British Midland has up to now remained independent, but created a patchwork of 18 separate alliances to feed passengers onto other airline'' flights.
money.cnn.com /1999/10/20/europe/british_midland   (426 words)

  
 RTE Business - British Midland to cut 600 jobs
Airline BMI British Midland, which operates services on the Dublin-Heathrow and Dublin-East Midlands routes, is planning to cut 600 jobs - over 10% of its entire workforce.
Rival British carriers BA and Virgin Atlantic have already axed 7,000 and 1,200 jobs, respectively, and trimmed capacity, while US carriers have made even deeper cutbacks.
British Midland staff on strike as new image is unveiled
www.rte.ie /business/2001/1003/britishmidland.html   (147 words)

  
 Business Wire: Landor Lifts British Midland Brand Onto New Plane. @ HighBeam Research   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The airline -- to be known as bmi british midland -- has coordinated this launch with its aggressive move into the global aviation market.
The new brand has been developed in preparation for bmi british midland's launch of long-haul scheduled services from Manchester to Washington, D.C. in April, and from Manchester to Chicago in May.
bmi british midland is now an exciting alternative to its UK competitors, and the rebranding will help the airline to build preference and loyalty though distinction and differentiation."
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 Caribbean Net News: British Midland to operate non-stop service from Manchester to Antigua
LONDON, England: British Midland Airways Limited (BMI), the UK's second largest full service airline, has announced its intention to operate non-stop services from Manchester to Antigua starting in November of this year.
According to Commercial Director for BMI Andrew Jansen, they are proposing to operate three or four weekly flight on a year round basis to Antigua and other destinations in the Lesser Antilles.
Sir Ronald added that if British Midland decides to fly to Antigua, this will be a profitable route for the airline and the people of Antigua and Barbuda.
www.caribbeannetnews.com /2004/01/15/bmi.htm   (396 words)

  
 Airwise News - bmi
British airline bmi plans to launch daily services to Mumbai and has identified 14 other long-haul routes it would like to fly, the carrier said on Thursday.
The British and Indian governments reopened bilateral air service talks on Tuesday aimed at increasing the number of flights allowed between the two nations.
British airline bmi said on Tuesday passenger numbers rose 11.2 percent in 2004 after it launched new long-haul routes and expanded its low cost business.
news.airwise.com /airlines/bmidland.html   (243 words)

  
 British Midland Flights   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Sometimes it applies to an area or territory currently or formerly under British rule, for example the British Virgin Islands, the British Indian Ocean Territory or British Columbia, now a province of Canada.
Peoples generallyconsidering themselves to be British include the English, Scottish, Welsh, Northern Irish (though many in Northern Ireland do not regard themselves as British), Manx, as well as the people in the nations of Jersey, Guernsey, Gibraltar and Bermuda.
In a linguistic context, it refers to the various forms of the English language known as British English.
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