British Caledonian posted losses in its final years as an independent airline.

Caledonian in turn objected to the other independent airlines' applications.

The independent airline, which uses Boeing 737's, has been making the trip for 10 years.

When First Choice was an independent airline, 450 employees worked there.

An independent airline that operated between 1987 and 2005.

Pure jet operations began on 27 March 1962, the first by a British independent airline.

The next few months could be the most challenging in the history of an independent airline which has survived when scores of others have disappeared.

Aeroflot was split up, eventually becoming several independent airlines.

This was the first time that an independent airline had placed an order for brand-new jets.

In the 1980's, the number of independent regional airlines declined from almost 250 to almost 170.