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Northeast Airlines

1951–1976 British regional airline

Northeast Airlines (NEA) – known as BKS Air Transport until 1970 – was an airline based in the United Kingdom that operated from 1952 until 1976, when its operations and fleet merged into British Airways.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Nov 1, 1970Founded1
  • HeadquartersNewcastle upon Tyne1

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Northeast Airlines Trident Fitzgerald
Photo: Steve Fitzgerald, GFDL 1.2, via Wikimedia Commons3

Northeast Airlines (NEA) – known as BKS Air Transport until 1970 – was an airline based in the United Kingdom that operated from 1952 until 1976, when its operations and fleet merged into British Airways.2

Acquisitions

  1. Succeeded BKS Air Transport1
  2. Succeeded by British Airways1

Timeline

  1. Mar 31, 1976Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. Nov 1, 1970Founded Founded1

Sources

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