Loganair

File:BN2A Islander G-AVKC Loganair Lossie 09.09.67.jpg in 1967]]

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Loganair was established on 1 February 1962 by Willie Logan of the Logan Construction Company Ltd, operating as its air charter arm{{cite news |url=http://www.scotsman.com/business/scots-carrier-loganair-lands-seven-ba-routes-1-895702 |title=Scots carrier Loganair lands seven BA routes |work=The Scotsman |date=28 November 2003 |access-date=27 September 2014}} with a Piper PA-23 Aztec based at Edinburgh.{{cite web|title=Brief History|url=http://www.loganair.co.uk/loganair/brief-history|access-date=12 January 2016|website=www.loganair.co.uk|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160113030724/http://www.loganair.co.uk/loganair/brief-history|archive-date=13 January 2016|url-status=dead}}

In 1967, Loganair took delivery of three Britten-Norman Islander twin-engine eight-seat light commuter airliners and began regular flights between the Orkney Islands,{{cite news |url=http://www.scotsman.com/news/transport/loganair-is-like-no-other-airline-where-dogs-scurry-under-seats-for-take-off-geese-scatter-across-runways-and-the-view-from-the-window-catches-at-the-heart-1-2260558 |title=Loganair is like no other airline – where dogs scurry under seats for take-off, geese scatter across runways and the view from the window catches at the heart |work=The Scotsman |publisher=Johnston Press |date=29 April 2012 |access-date=14 February 2015}} and started operating in Shetland in 1970. In 1966, after Renfrew Airport closed, the airline established its head office at Glasgow Airport.Hutchison, Iain. The Story of Loganair. Kea Publishing, 1987. [https://books.google.com/books?id=mGhb1YCErM8C&dq=Loganair+%22head+office%22&pg=PA82 82]. Retrieved from Google Books on 30 June 2010. {{ISBN|0-906437-14-8}}, {{ISBN|978-0-906437-14-8}}.{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/society/2005/mar/15/uknews |title=Two missing after air ambulance crash |work=The Guardian |date=15 March 2005 |access-date=14 February 2015}} This aspect of Loganair's operations ceased on 31 March 2006 when the new contract for air ambulance work was awarded to Gama Aviation.

Between 1968 and 1983, the company was owned by the Royal Bank of Scotland, Towards the end of this period, Loganair bought Short 360 and Fokker F27 Friendship aircraft. The company brought jet aircraft into the fleet with two British Aerospace 146s. In December 1983 it became a subsidiary of the Airlines of Britain Group. Further aircraft were added to the fleet: British Aerospace Jetstream 31, British Aerospace Jetstream 41, and British Aerospace ATP aircraft. In the late 1980s Loganair was the fastest-growing scheduled operator at Manchester Airport, and, in terms of number of flights, was the airport's second-busiest carrier.{{cite news |url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/spl/aberdeen/loganair-joins-airport-protest-1.627951 |title=Loganair joins airport protest |first=Ian |last=Imrie |work=The Herald |publisher=Newsquest |date=18 May 1989 |access-date=14 February 2015}}

After a restructure of British Midland Group in early 1994, Loganair's routes outside Scotland and the aircraft used to operate them were transferred to Manx Airlines.{{Cite news |date=11 March 1994 |title=Loganair 'stripped' |work=The Shetland Times |pages=9}} In mid 1994, the airline became a franchisee of British Airways, operating the remaining Shorts 360 and BN-2 Islanders in the British Airways livery. This would stand until July 2008, when it became the new franchisee of Flybe.{{Cite news |title=Our Heritage - Loganair |url=https://www.loganair.co.uk/our-story/our-heritage/ |access-date=21 August 2024 |work=Loganair |language=en-GB}}{{Cite news |date=28 April 1994 |title=Loganair Deal |work=Stornoway Gazette and West Coast Advertiser |pages=1–2}}

In 1996 Airlines of Britain announced it would split its regional airlines into a separate grouping which would enable it to increase its franchise links with British Airways while British Midland looked to increase ties with Lufthansa. The new airline was renamed the British Regional Airlines Group (BRAL), with the British Airways franchise operations of Manx Airlines and Loganair operating under the British Regional Airlines banner.{{Cite web |last=1997-03-05T00:00:00+00:00 |title=Regionals split from British Midland |url=https://www.flightglobal.com/regionals-split-from-british-midland/64.article |access-date=2024-08-21 |website=Flight Global |language=en}}

In 1997 a management buy-out occurred with Loganair becoming independent of BRAL and operating just six aircraft (one de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter and five Britten Norman Islanders) with 44 staff.{{cite news |url=http://www.scotsman.com/business/management/adams-lands-chief-executive-s-job-at-loganair-while-harrison-pilots-board-1-2738700 |title=Adams lands chief executive's job at Loganair while Harrison pilots board |first=Peter |last=Ranscombe |work=The Scotsman |publisher=Johnston Press |date=16 January 2013 |access-date=14 February 2015}}

In June 2005, Loganair was awarded a contract from the Irish Government to operate a daily return service from Knock to Dublin. This public service obligation (PSO) route operated for a period of three years as British Airways, with effect from 22 July 2005. The operation ceased in July 2008, the contract having been lost to Aer Arann. The airline also bought routes from Citiexpress in March 2004.

Until October 2008, Loganair was a British Airways franchisee, operating flights sold through BA using BA flight codes. Loganair's inter-island operations between the Orkney and Shetland Islands carried out using Britten-Norman Islanders were removed from the franchise agreement in 2004. The flights have since been marketed under Loganair's own name, rather than British Airways'. Loganair became a franchise airline of Flybe, operating in the Flybe colours.{{cite press release |url=http://www.flybe.com/news/0801/14.htm | title=Flybe signs historic franchise deal with Loganair | publisher=Flybe | date=14 January 2008 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080117104330/http://www.flybe.com/news/0801/14.htm |archive-date = 17 January 2008}}{{cite news |url=http://www.scotsman.com/business/loganair-ties-up-deal-with-flybe-1-1073807 |title=Loganair ties up deal with Flybe |work=The Scotsman |publisher=Johnston Press |date=14 January 2008 |access-date=14 February 2015}} Flights are also operated under a codeshare agreement with British Airways connecting flights from Scotland to London. The franchise has been criticised by residents in the Scottish islands for what they perceive to be excessively high fares,{{cite web|title=FLYBE – Is it fleece me?|url=http://southscotlandlibdems.org.uk/en/article/2009/0360221/flybe-is-it-fleece-me|publisher=South of Scotland Liberal Democrats|access-date=9 June 2015|date=23 May 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150703212521/http://southscotlandlibdems.org.uk/en/article/2009/0360221/flybe-is-it-fleece-me|archive-date=3 July 2015|df=dmy-all}}{{cite web|title=Shetland MSP calls for lower airfares in the face of falling oil prices|url=http://www.deadlinenews.co.uk/2015/01/06/shetland-msp-calls-for-lower-airfares-in-the-face-of-falling-oil-prices/|publisher=Deadline News|access-date=9 June 2015|date=6 January 2015}} and a Facebook campaign set up in June 2015 to highlight the issue attracted over 7400 "likes" over the course of its first weekend.{{cite web|title=Islanders mount campaign against Flybe and Loganair prices|url=http://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/2015/06/08/islanders-mount-campaign-against-flybe-and-loganair-prices|work=The Shetland Times|access-date=9 June 2015|date=8 June 2015}}

On 8 July 2011, it was announced that Loganair had agreed to purchase Cambridge based ScotAirways. ScotAirways continued to trade as a separate entity (using its original name of Suckling Airways) and holding its own licences and approvals until April 2013.{{cite press release |url=http://www.loganair.co.uk/loganair/press-office/117/loganair-acquires-uk-charter-specialist-suckling-airways |title=Loganair acquires UK charter specialist Suckling Airways |publisher=Loganair |date=8 July 2011 |access-date=14 February 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110711143249/http://www.loganair.co.uk/loganair/press-office/117/loganair-acquires-uk-charter-specialist-suckling-airways |archive-date=11 July 2011 |df=dmy-all }}{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-14077485|title=Glasgow-based Loganair buys Cambridge charter Suckling |work=BBC News |date=8 July 2011 |access-date=27 September 2014}}

Services to Belfast and to Birmingham from Dundee ended on 2 December 2012.{{cite news |url=http://www.thecourier.co.uk/news/local/dundee/loganair-flybe-withdrawal-is-a-major-blow-for-dundee-airport-1.54138 |title=Loganair/Flybe withdrawal is a major blow for Dundee Airport |first=Andrew |last=Argo |work=The Courier (Dundee) |date=25 October 2012 |access-date=27 September 2014}} After CityJet had terminated its services between Dundee and London City Airport in January 2014, Loganair took over the route, operating from Dundee to London Stansted Airport, with the support of a PSO agreement.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-27731600 |title=Loganair to link to Dundee to London with daily flights |work=BBC News |date=6 June 2014}}

In May 2015, two Viking Air DHC-6-400 Twin Otter aircraft were acquired by Highlands and Islands Airports to be operated by Loganair on the Scottish Government's Public Service Obligation routes between Glasgow and Campbeltown, Tiree and Barra.{{cite journal|title=Viking Invasion|journal=Airliner World|date=July 2015|page=6}} In August 2015 the airline became part of a new regional airline group, Airline Investments Limited (AIL),{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-33766635|title=New regional airline group created|work=BBC News|date=3 August 2015}} along with East Midlands-based airline bmi regional.{{cite web |title=New regional airline group created: bmi regional and Loganair now part of AIL Group |url=http://www.bmiregional.com/press-release/new-regional-airline-group-created-bmi-regional-and-loganair-now-part-of-ail-group/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905233450/http://www.bmiregional.com/press-release/new-regional-airline-group-created-bmi-regional-and-loganair-now-part-of-ail-group/ |archive-date=5 September 2015 |date=3 August 2015 |access-date=27 October 2015 }}

On 21 November 2016, Flybe and Loganair announced that their franchise agreement would terminate on 31 August 2017. Despite headlines, it is unclear who initiated the termination.[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-38055208 Flybe terminates contract with Loganair] BBC News. 21 November 2016 Loganair later relaunched its website without renewed interline agreements with Flybe or Aer Lingus.[http://www.loganair.co.uk/loganair/press-office/256/scotland%26%23039%3bs-airline-spreads-its-wings loganair.co.uk - Scotland's Airline spreads its wings] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202001420/http://www.loganair.co.uk/loganair/press-office/256/scotland%26 |date=2 February 2017 }} 21 November 2016

In April 2017, pending the termination of the Flybe franchise agreement, Loganair unveiled its new independent corporate livery on Saab 340B Freighter G-LGNN. From 1 September the airline began operating "in its own right" for the first time in 24 years.{{Cite news|url=https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/picture-loganair-adopts-new-colours-after-flybe-spl-431703/|title=PICTURE: Loganair adopts new colours after Flybe split|date=22 November 2016|work=Flightglobal.com|access-date=20 August 2017|language=en-GB}} Loganair signed a codeshare agreement with British Airways (BA), effective from 1 September 2017 (coinciding with the launch of independent operations), allowing passengers to book through flights onto BA's global network.{{Cite web|url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/15477546.Rising_number_of_flights_spark_fear_that_island_airport_will_be_overwhelmed_with_passengers/?&lp=20|title=Rising number of flights spark fear that island airport will be overwhelmed with passengers|website=HeraldScotland|date=17 August 2017 |language=en|access-date=17 August 2017}}{{cite journal|title=Loganair Lands BA Tie-up|journal=Airliner World|issue=October 2017|page=5}}

In February 2019, following Flybmi's cessation of operations, Loganair announced that it was to take over Flybmi's routes from Aberdeen to Bristol, Oslo and Esbjerg, from Newcastle to Stavanger and Brussels,{{cite news |last1=Kaminski-Morrow |first1=David |title=Loganair picks up routes from failed sister carrier |url=https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/loganair-picks-up-routes-from-failed-sister-carrier-455850/ |work=Flightglobal.com |date=17 February 2019}} and from City of Derry Airport to London-Stansted.{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-foyle-west-47306725 |website=BBC News |access-date=22 February 2019 | title=City of Derry Airport: Loganair takes on London route |date=22 February 2019}} A BALPA tribunal into Loganair's swift action following the closure of Flybmi found that the carrier had been acting lawfully, despite the fact that it had created several contingency plans for the demise of UK airlines Eastern Airways and Flybe.{{Cite web |last=Walker |first=S |date=16 March 2020 |title=Employment Tribunals (Scotland) |url=https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5f1585c03a6f405c0afa7f9e/British_Airline_Pilots_Association_v_Loganair_Limited_-_4107788.2019_Fair_Judgment.pdf |website=gov.uk}}

In March 2020, following Flybe's cessation of operations, Loganair announced that it was to take over several Flybe routes from Scotland and Newcastle.{{Cite news|url=https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/transport/loganair-flights-will-replace-flybes-scottish-routes-full-2193598 |website=EdinburghEveningNews|title=The Loganair flights that will replace Flybe's Scottish routes |language=en|access-date=6 March 2020}}

In October 2022, Loganair confirmed that the existing sole owners, brothers Stephen and Peter Bond, were seeking a buyer to act as the company's "custodian for the next generation".{{cite news |title=Scottish airline Loganair goes on the market |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-63194336 |work=BBC News |date=9 October 2022}} The sale process was suspended in October 2023, with the Bond brothers retaining their stake while a fleet renewal programme is completed.{{cite news |title=Scottish airline Loganair no longer up for sale |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-67018371 |work=BBC News |date=5 October 2023}}

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{{as of|2019|September||df=}}, Loganair serves 44 destinations in the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man, the Republic of Ireland and continental Europe.[http://www.loganair.co.uk/destinations/ loganair.co.uk - Destinations] retrieved 23 November 2016 Part of Loganair's operations includes the world's shortest scheduled commercial route, between Westray Airport and Papa Westray Airport, a distance of 1.7 miles,{{cite news |url=http://flightclub.jalopnik.com/the-worlds-shortest-commercial-flight-takes-less-than-a-1697446932# |title=The World's Shortest Commercial Flight Takes Less Than A Minute |first=Chris |last=Clarke |work=Gawker Media / Jalopnik |date=17 April 2015 |access-date=18 April 2015}} and the use of Barra Airport, the only airport in the world to use a beach as a runway.

After the collapse of the original Flybe in March 2020, Loganair took over a number of former Flybe routes from Scotland, the North of England and other parts of the UK, with service beginning as little as 10 days later.{{cite web |title=Loganair steps in to safeguard UK air routes after Flybe collapse |url=https://www.loganair.co.uk/our-story/latest-news/2020/loganair-steps-in-to-safeguard-uk-air-routes-after-flybe-collapse |website=www.loganair.co.uk |access-date=5 March 2020}}

In March 2023, Loganair secured a lease from British Airways for 30 additional slot pairs at Heathrow, previously leased to the relaunched Flybe before its demise in January 2023, and called on the UK government to reform competition remedies in order to ensure that Heathrow slots remain permanently available for UK regional connectivity.{{cite news |last1=Massy-Beresford |first1=Helen |title=Loganair Renews Call For Permanent Heathrow Slots For UK Regionals |url=https://aviationweek.com/air-transport/airlines-lessors/loganair-renews-call-permanent-heathrow-slots-uk-regionals |work=Aviation Week Network |date=28 March 2023}}

Loganair has codeshare agreements with the following airlines (as of April 2022):

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• Aurigny{{Cite web | url=https://www.loganair.co.uk/our-story/latest-news/2021/boost-for-regional-connectivity/ | title=Boost for Regional Connectivity }}
• Blue Islands{{Cite web|last=McLoughlin|first=Rod|title=Codeshare brings access to new visitor markets|url=https://www.jerseyeveningpost.com/news/2020/07/11/codeshare-brings-access-to-new-visitor-markets/|access-date=2020-07-11|website=www.jerseyeveningpost.com|language=en}}{{cite news |url=https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/blue-islands/loganair-and-blue-islands-partnership-to-connect-channel-islands-and-uk-regions/ |title=Loganair and Blue Islands partnership to connect Channel Islands and UK Regions |publisher=aviation24.be |date=13 July 2020}}
• British Airways{{Cite web|url=https://www.loganair.co.uk/british-airways-codeshare/|title=British Airways Codeshare|website=Loganair|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-05-24}}
• KLM{{Cite web|url=https://klmf.ly/39lb9UC|title=KLM to add the Scottish islands to its network|website=KLM to add the Scottish islands to its network|language=en|access-date=2020-03-04}}

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Loganair has interline agreements with the following airlines (as of November 2023):

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• Aer Lingus{{Cite web |title=Loganair expands regional access to North America with Aer Lingus partnership |url=https://www.ttgmedia.com/news/loganair-expands-regional-access-to-north-america-with-aer-lingus-partnership-40550 |access-date=2023-06-01 |website=TTG |language=En}}
• Air France{{Cite web|url=https://www.hial.co.uk/whats-hot/better-connected/|title=Loganair customers are "Better Connected"|date=2018-04-16|website=HIAL|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-08-01}}
• Air Transat{{Cite web|url=https://www.transat.com/en-CA/corporate/media/news-releases/124417|title=Air Transat enhances its virtual interlining service: connectair by Air Transat|date=2022-04-13|website=Transat|language=en-CA|access-date=2022-04-13}}
• Emirates{{Cite web|url=https://www.loganair.co.uk/emirates-partner/|title=Emirates Partner|website=Loganair|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-05-24}}{{better source needed|date=June 2024}}
• Etihad Airways{{Cite web|title=Our Airline Partners {{!}} Loganair|url=https://www.loganair.co.uk/contact-us/travel-trade-support/our-airline-partners/|access-date=2021-09-22|website=www.loganair.co.uk|language=en-GB}}{{better source needed|date=June 2024}}
• Ethiopian Airlines{{Cite web|last=Ltd|first=Jacobs Media Group|title=Loganair issues expanded schedule for winter 2022-23|url=http://travelweekly.co.uk/news/air/loganair-issues-expanded-schedule-for-winter-2022-23|access-date=2022-02-16|website=Travel Weekly|language=en}}
• Finnair
• Hainan Airlines{{Cite web |last=Ltd |first=Jacobs Media Group |title=Manchester gains Beijing flight frequency boost |url=http://travelweekly.co.uk/news/air/manchester-gains-beijing-flight-frequency-boost |access-date=2023-11-20 |website=Travel Weekly |language=en}}
• Icelandair{{Cite web |title=Our Heritage {{!}} Loganair |url=https://www.loganair.co.uk/our-story/our-heritage/ |access-date=2023-07-25 |website=www.loganair.co.uk |language=en-GB}}{{better source needed|date=June 2024}}
• Luxair{{Cite web |title=Our Airline Partners {{!}} Loganair |url=https://www.loganair.co.uk/contact-us/travel-trade-support/our-airline-partners/ |access-date=2023-09-20 |website=www.loganair.co.uk |language=en-GB}}{{better source needed|date=June 2024}}
• Qatar Airways{{Cite web|url=https://www.loganair.co.uk/qatar-partner/|title=Qatar Partner|website=Loganair|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-05-24}}{{better source needed|date=June 2024}}
• Singapore Airlines
• Turkish Airlines{{Cite web|url=https://www.loganair.co.uk/turkish-airlines/|title=Turkish Airlines|website=Loganair|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-05-24}}
• United Airlines{{citation needed|date=June 2024}}
• Widerøe{{Cite web|url=https://www.loganair.co.uk/wideroe-codeshare/|title=Wideroe Interline|website=Loganair|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-08-16}}{{better source needed|date=June 2024}}

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{{As of|2024|09}}, Loganair operates the following aircraft:{{Cite web |date=2019-12-11 |title=Airline to offer cheaper travel for youngsters in bid to fill seats |url=https://www.shetnews.co.uk/2019/12/11/airline-to-offer-cheaper-travel-for-youngsters-in-bid-to-fill-seats/ |access-date=2019-12-12 |website=Shetland News |language=en-GB}}

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In June 2018, Loganair announced plans to add two additional Embraer ERJ-145 aircraft for summer 2019. The aircraft were to be transferred from sister company Flybmi, and would initially operate flights from Loganair's Glasgow base to Derry and Stornoway. Loganair also planned to use the Embraer ERJ-145 aircraft to launch new routes to European airports not previously served from Glasgow.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/68373-uks-loganair-to-add-maiden-regional-jets-in-2019|title=UK's Loganair to add maiden regional jets in 2019|website=ch-aviation}} In November 2018, the company announced that approximately twenty ATR 42 aircraft would be added to replace the Saab 2000 and Saab 340 aircraft in the third quarter of 2019.{{Cite web|url=https://www.shetnews.co.uk/2018/11/29/loganair-plans-to-revamp-fleet/|title=Loganair plans to revamp fleet|date=2018-11-29|website=Shetland News|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-02-18}}

In April 2019, its Dornier 328 fleet was withdrawn and stored.{{Cite web |title=Scotland's Loganair ends Do328 operations |url=https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/77582-scotlands-loganair-ends-do328-operations |access-date=2023-09-04 |website=ch-aviation |language=en}} Loganair returned the last of its Saab 2000 aircraft to the lessor on 25 March 2020.{{Cite web |title=UK's Loganair ends Saab 2000 operations |url=https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/88096-uks-loganair-ends-saab-2000-operations |access-date=2023-09-04 |website=ch-aviation |language=en}}

Its Saab 340s were retired in January 2024, to be replaced by eight new ATRs which will complement the existing ATR fleet.{{cite news |title=Loganair launches final stage of fleet renewal |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-63503449 |work=BBC News |date=4 November 2022}}{{cite web |title=Loganair late-Jan 2024 Saab 340 Farewell Flight |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240118-lmjan24sf3 |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=18 January 2024}} In January 2024, Loganair announced plans to introduce a hydrogen fuel cell-powered Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander on its Orkney island-hopping routes by 2027. The aircraft could be either a new build or a conversion of one of the airline's existing Islanders.{{cite news |last1=Perry |first1=Dominic |title=Loganair eyes hydrogen Islander flights by 2027 |url=https://www.flightglobal.com/air-transport/loganair-eyes-hydrogen-islander-flights-by-2027/156701.article |work=Flight Global |date=30 January 2024 }}

In September 2024, Loganair announced that it was exploring use-cases for hybrid-electric aircraft as part of an exclusive partnership with manufacturer Heart Aerospace.{{Cite web |date=2024-09-04 |title=Loganair exploring use of Swedish hybrid-electric aircraft |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c2edyvmzjdxo |access-date=2025-02-01 |website=BBC News |language=en-GB}}

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• On 12 June 1986, a DHC-6 Twin Otter aircraft with 16 people on board{{cite web|url=http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/33/CAP667.PDF |title=Review of General Aviation Fatal Accidents 1985-1994 |publisher=CAA |date=March 1997 |access-date=3 January 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151017075017/http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/33/CAP667.PDF |archive-date=17 October 2015 }} struck high ground on the island of Islay in poor weather. The pilots had mistakenly identified the coastal village of Laphroaig as the town of Port Ellen, near Islay Airport. There was one fatality, a pilot.{{Cite web|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19860612-0|title=Crash-aerien 12 JUN 1986 d'un de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 G-BGPC - Laphroaig, Isle of Islay|first=Harro|last=Ranter|website=aviation-safety.net}}
• In 1996, a Britten-Norman Islander was destroyed in Shetland. The accident occurred during a night time return flight to the aircraft's home base following a medical evacuation flight. The aircraft crashed short of the runway whilst attempting to land after a previous discontinued approach in strong gusting cross winds. The pilot had exercised his discretion to extend the period for which he was allowed to fly that day. The pilot's medical certificate had expired nineteen days earlier thus invalidating his pilot's licence. The pilot was killed in the crash and a doctor on board was seriously injured; a nurse seated at the rear of the aircraft sustained minor injuries.{{Cite web|url=http://www.aaib.gov.uk/cms_resources.cfm?file=/dft_avsafety_pdf_501869.pdf|title=AAIB Bulletin: 11/96|access-date=25 April 2021}}
• On 27 February 2001, Flight 670, a Short 360 registered G-BNMT operating a Royal Mail flight to Belfast, crashed into the Firth of Forth shortly after taking off from Edinburgh at 1730GMT. Both crew members were killed. There were no passengers on board. An Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) inquiry later blamed a buildup of slush in the aircraft's engines for the crash. Protective covers had not been fitted to the engine intakes while the aircraft was parked for several hours in heavy snow at Edinburgh.{{cite web|title=Air Accidents Investigation: 2/2003 G-BMNT|url=http://www.aaib.gov.uk/cms_resources.cfm?file=/2-2003%20G-BNMT.pdf|publisher=AAIB|access-date=19 February 2014}}{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/1193147.stm |title=Plane crash crew found dead |work=BBC News |date=27 February 2001 |access-date=27 September 2014}}
• On 15 March 2005, a Britten-Norman Islander crashed into the sea while descending toward Campbeltown Airport in western Scotland. The aircraft was operating on an unscheduled air ambulance flight. Both occupants, the pilot and one passenger (a paramedic with the Scottish Ambulance Service), died in the crash.{{Cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/aaib-reports/aar-2-2006-pilatus-britten-norman-bn2b-26-islander-g-bomg-15-march-2005|title=Aircraft Accident Report 2/2006 - Pilatus Britten-Norman BN2B-26 Islander, G-BOMG, 15 March 2005|website=GOV.UK}} As a result of this accident, the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) accepted Safety Recommendation UNKG-2006-101 from the UK's accident investigation report, which the European Commission adopted into regulation, making passenger shoulder harnesses mandatory on all commercial air transport aircraft weighing less than {{convert|5700|kg|lb|abbr=on}} and having fewer than nine passenger seats.{{cite book |url=https://www.gov.uk/aaib-reports/aar-2-2006-pilatus-britten-norman-bn2b-26-islander-g-bomg-15-march-2005 |title=Formal Report AAR 2/2006 Report on the accident to Pilatus Britten-Norman BN2B-26 Islander, G-BOMG, West-north-west of Campbeltown Airport, Scotland, on 15 March 2005|year=2006 |access-date=30 December 2015}}{{rp|page=67}}{{cite web|last1=European Aviation Safety Agency|title=OPINION NO 04/2011 OF THE EUROPEAN AVIATION SAFETY AGENCY of 1 June 2011 for a Commission Regulation establishing the Implementing Rules for air operations|url=http://easa.europa.eu/system/files/dfu/Opinion%2004-2011.pdf|publisher=European Aviation Safety Agency|access-date=9 January 2016}}{{rp|page=103}}{{cite web|last1=European Aviation Safety Agency|title=2011 Annual Safety Recommendations review|url=http://easa.europa.eu/system/files/dfu/safety-and-research-docs-safety-recommendations-review-2011-Annual-Safety-Recommendations-Review-2011.pdf|publisher=European Aviation Safety Agency|access-date=9 January 2016}}{{rp|page=88}}{{cite journal|last1=European Commission|title=COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 965/2012: CAT.IDE.A.205 Seats, seat safety belts, restraint systems and child restraint devices|journal=Official Journal of the European Union|date=25 October 2012|volume=965/2012|page=L/296 116|url=http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2012:296:0001:0148:EN:PDF|access-date=9 January 2016}}
• On 15 December 2014, Flight 6780, a Saab 2000 registered G-LGNO, was struck by lightning whilst approaching Sumburgh Airport. The flight subsequently suffered from control difficulties and nosedived from {{convert|4000|to|1000|ft|m|-2|abbr=on}} after the crew tried taking over the controls, but failed to achieve control. The pilot was under the belief that a lightning strike would automatically disengage the autopilot, and the control difficulties were due to opposition from the autopilot system trying to bring them back to the preprogrammed altitude, and it was determined that they only regained control due to a computer malfunction disabling the autopilot system. Once control was regained, they were able to safely return to Aberdeen. There were 33 occupants onboard and no injuries were reported. The subsequent investigation into the incident also revealed that the Saab 2000 was the only Saab model at the time that did not automatically disengage the autopilot with pilot manual control input.{{Cite news|title=Serious incident Saab 2000 G-LGNO, 15 Dec 2014|work=AviationSafetyNetwork|url=https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/174226|access-date=2020-04-13}}
• On 16 June 2020, a Loganair Embraer ERJ-145EP registered as G-SAJS sustained minor damage at its stand on the apron at Aberdeen Airport after it was struck in a low-speed collision by a Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 registered as G-JECK. The Dash 8, wearing the livery of the defunct airline Flybe, became wedged underneath the ERJ's right hand engine. No passengers were aboard either aircraft the time of the collision, and no injuries were reported.{{Cite web|last=Boal|first=Daniel|title=Planes collide on the tarmac of Aberdeen International Airport|url=https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/aberdeen/2265992/planes-collide-on-the-tarmac-of-aberdeen-international-airport/|access-date=2020-12-06|website=Press and Journal|date=16 June 2020 |language=en-US}}{{Cite news|date=2020-06-17|title=Planes wedged together after collision at Aberdeen Airport|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-53076806|access-date=2020-12-06}}

• Bryan Sutherland, engineer

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