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What we compareAB AirlinesBritish Midland International
Country in archiveUnited KingdomUnited Kingdom
Founded19931938
Founder—Roy Harben
HeadquartersLondon Stansted Airport, United Kingdom, United KingdomCastle Donington, England, United Kingdom
Name originThe sources used for this short profile do not explain the origin of the AB Airlines name.The airline took the name British Midland Airways on 1 October 1964, when it moved from Burnaston to East Midlands Airport. The name points to its English Midlands base. It was shortened to BMI after the 2001 rebrand.
Highlights—London Heathrow Airport, Manchester Airport
Earliest archived brand logo19931956
Latest archived logo19932010
Archived logo assets17

Logo dates are archive labels; symbols dated before a brand's founding are excluded from its earliest-logo date. Asset counts include all archived variants, not just redesigns. A dash means a value is unavailable.

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