British Midland Airways Limited (trading as bmi or British Midland International) was an airline in the United Kingdom. It was acquired by International Airlines Group (IAG) in April 2012 and was merged into British Airways (BA) in October 2012. The airline flew to destinations in Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Central Asia from its operational base at London Heathrow Airport.
Derby Aviation received a licence in 1953 to operate scheduled flights. International services commenced in 1956. In 1959 Derby Aviation created Derby Airways as its airline business.Domestic scheduled flights within the United Kingdom were launched in the same year. In 1964, after buying schedule and charter airline Mercury Airlines, the company changed its name to British Midland Airways (BMA) and moved operations to East Midlands Airport. In 1985, BMA was branded simply British Midland. The airline joined Star Alliance in 2000. In 2002, BMI set up a low-cost subsidiary, Bmibaby, It was closed down by IAG in 2012. In 2009, following the complete takeover of BMI by Lufthansa, the airline announced a restructuring of its mainline and regional operations in an effort to suspend loss-making routes and adjust capacity.
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