Lloyd International Airways
| Founded | 1961 |
|---|---|
| Ceased operations | 1972 |
| Hubs |
Cambridge Airport (1961—1963) London Gatwick Airport (1964—1966) London Stansted Airport (1967—1972) Berlin Tegel Airport (1966—1968) |
| Fleet size | 7 aircraft (1 Boeing 707-324C, 2 Boeing 707-321, 4 Bristol Britannia 307/312F [as of May 1972]) |
| Destinations | worldwide |
| Parent company |
Aviation Management (1961—1968) Lloyd International Airways (Holding) (1968—1971) Lloyd Aviation Holdings (1971—1972) |
| Headquarters |
Central London (1961—1967) London Stansted Airport (1967—1972) |
| Key people | J.Ortiz-Patiño, N.F. Mavroleon, C.B.M Lloyd, A.L. MacLeod, J.L. Marden, J.L.M. Crick, P.O. Scales, D.B. Ludbey, K.R. Begg, T.W. Fripp, F. Rossini, T.A. Geekie, M.D. Day, D.L. Willis, Capt. R.P. Wigley |
Lloyd International Airways Ltd was a private, British independentairline formed in 1961 to operate worldwide charter flights. It commenced operations with a single Douglas DC-4 piston airliner from Cambridge Marshall Airport. Lloyd International concentrated on passenger and cargo charters with four-engined, long-range aircraft. It also had links in Hong Kong since its inception and flew to the Far East regularly. During the mid-1960s, the airline began re-equipping its fleet with Bristol Britannia and Canadair CL-44 turboprops, all of which featured large cargo doors and palletised freight systems. Long-range Boeing 707 jets joined the Lloyd International fleet during the early 1970s for use on affinity group passenger and freight charters to North America and the Far East. Lloyd International ceased operations in June 1972.
In 1960, Brian Lloyd and Alastair Macleod, two experienced shipping managers and shipbroking partners, began formulating plans to take over an existing airline as part of a diversification strategy into the airline business. After months of unsuccessfully trying to raise capital for their planned acquisition, financial backing was finally obtained the following year from Bolivian tin magnate J. Ortiz-Patiño and Greek shipping magnate Nicholas Mavroleon to set up a new airline from scratch. This airline was to specialise in Far East "tramping", concentrating on ships' crews and freight. The founders chose the name Lloyd for their new venture. J. Ortiz-Patiño and Nicholas Mavroleon became the respective chairmen of the airline and of Hong Kong-incorporated Far East Aviation Company Ltd, a group holding company.
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