British Midland International
British Midland Airways Limited was an airline in the United Kingdom with its head office in Donington Hall in Castle Donington, close to East Midlands Airport, England. The airline flew to destinations in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, North America and Central Asia from its main hub at London Heathrow Airport, where at its peak it held about 13% of all takeoff and landing slots and operated over 2,000 flights a week. BMI was a member of Star Alliance from 1 July 2000 until 20 April 2012.
Canadair C-4 Argonaut G-ALHS of Derby Airways at Manchester Airport on 20 August 1962
Douglas C-47 Dakota wearing British Midland's initial colour scheme in 1965
British Midland Airways Viscount 814 G-BAPF at Paris Orly in June 1981
British Midland Airways Boeing 707-338C G-BFLE at Paris Charles de Gaulle in 1982
Donington Hall is a mansion house set in parkland near Castle Donington village, North West Leicestershire. The Hall and Estate was purchased in April 2021 by MotorSport Vision, which also operates the neighbouring Donington Park racing circuit.
Donington Hall