Loganair buy Suckling
10.07.11
Loganair has continued its diversification by agreeing to buy executive charter operator Suckling Airways, the Scotsman reports. Scott Grier, chairman and controlling shareholder of Paisley-based Loganair, said the takeover of Cambridge-based Suckling would allow his airline to move into the executive charter market.
Loganair has been diversifying away from its traditional scheduled services by taking freight contracts with Royal Mail and newspaper distributors as well as transfers for workers in the oil and gas industry. Suckling runs ‘ad hoc’ flights for politicians, businessmen and football teams including Chelsea, Newcastle United and Norwich City using five 30-seat Dornier aircraft.
Mr Grier told The Scotsman: ‘Suckling will will continue to trade under its own brand and with operational independence. They're doing a good job and we want to let them carry on doing that.’ All 60 of Suckling's staff will join Loganair's 440 and no redundancies are expected.
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