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Hebridean Air Services

British airline

Hebridean Air Services is a small Scottish airline based in northern Scotland owned by Airtask Group Ltd. The airline flies charter, scenic, aerial photography and scheduled flights. It is the only airline to operate a service between Oban, Coll, Tiree and Colonsay islands; routes subsidised by Argyll and Bute Council. Since April 2024 they have also operated flights between Benbecula and Stornoway subsidised by Comhairle nan Eilean Siar.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1995Founded1

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Oban Airport 02
Photo: Florian Decker, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons4

Hebridean Air Services is a small Scottish airline based in northern Scotland owned by Airtask Group Ltd. The airline flies charter, scenic, aerial photography and scheduled flights.2

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While the airline's primary base is Oban Airport, where scheduled flights are operated from, it also offers charter services to airports and airfields within Scotland. During the summer months they also offer scenic flights from both Oban and Stornoway.

Fleet

As of 2025, Hebridean Air Services operate 3 Britten-Norman BN-2B-26 Islanders, registration G-HEBS, G-HEBO and G-BLNI. G-BLNI is the newest addition to their fleet, being acquired in early 2025 from Alderney's Air Alderney.

Previously operated

Britten-Norman BN2A Mk. III-1 Trislander

From Wikipedia’s article on Hebridean Air Services, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

Timeline

  1. 1995Founded Founded1

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