On 31st March 1950
issued share
capital was Rs.800,580 (£60,043) all owned by BOAC. As
early as its first full year of operations, 11% of the
company's revenue mileage consisted of pilgrimage
traffic to Jeddah, the airport for Mecca. It was for
this reason that company Dakotas were supplemented by Yorks leased from Skyways for periods in 1954 and 1955,
repainted in BOAC style with white fuselage top and blue
cheat line.
1955 The 100%
shareholding passed to Associated British Airlines
(Middle East) Ltd and to B.O.A.C. Associated Companies
Ltd. in 1957. The Dakotas carried the bulk of the
traffic until 28th February 1960, when the first former BOAC Canadair C.4s commenced operations, followed by V.760
Viscounts in September 1963. Three Avro 748, Series 2 were ordered in
May 1960 but cancelled in May 1962.
1st January 1962 saw agreement
with EAAC to pool services between Nairobi & Aden.
air services continued under increasing difficulties due to
political unrest, until operations ceased on 30th June
1967
prior to the British withdrawal from the Federation and
Protectorate of South Arabia, as the Colony was then
styled.
