Dan-Air Merges into British Airways

DALLAS — Today, in 1992, the subsidiary of the Davies and Newman shipbroking company, Dan-Air (DA), was sold to British Airways (BA) in 1992.

Dan-Air (Dan Air Services Limited) was created in 1953, and operations commenced with a charter flight from Southend (SEN) to Shannon (SNN) via Manchester (MAN) using a single Douglas DC-3 (G-AMSU).