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What we compareBritish Midland InternationalAB Airlines
Country in archiveUnited KingdomUnited Kingdom
Founded19381993
FounderRoy Harben—
HeadquartersCastle Donington, England, United KingdomLondon Stansted Airport, United Kingdom, United Kingdom
Name originThe 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.The sources used for this short profile do not explain the origin of the AB Airlines name.
HighlightsLondon Heathrow Airport, Manchester Airport—
Earliest archived brand logo19561993
Latest archived logo20101993
Archived logo assets71

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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