BRITISH MIDLAND GROUP

The Heart of Britain.
Connected as One.

One virtual aviation group, bringing together mainline passenger services, regional connections and European Cargo under British Midland Group management.

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OUR GROUP

Three businesses. A shared identity.

British Midland Ltd, British Midland Regional Ltd and European Cargo each have a distinct role within our flight simulation community. Our passenger flying is organised into three classes: Beating Heart, Pioneer and Foundry.

PARENT ORGANISATION

British Midland Group

A shared community, identity and operational infrastructure.

MAINLINE

British Midland Ltd

Beating Heart ClassPioneer Class

Passenger services from Birmingham, connecting Europe and beyond through our short-haul and long-haul networks.

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REGIONAL

British Midland Regional Ltd

Foundry Class

Regional services from Birmingham, East Midlands and London Heathrow.

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CARGO

European Cargo

Under Group management

Dedicated freight operations with an Airbus A340 fleet.

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BRITISH MIDLAND LTD

The Mainline Operation

Based at Birmingham, our mainline operation brings together two passenger classes with different aircraft and destinations.

Beating Heart Class

32 short-haul destinations across Europe, the Mediterranean and North Africa, operated with the A319, A320 and A321.

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Pioneer Class

10 long-haul destinations across North America, the Caribbean, the Middle East and Asia, operated with the Airbus A350-1000.

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British Midland mainline aircraft
BIRMINGHAM · BHXFrom the Heart of Britain

Beating Heart and Pioneer passenger services.

British Midland Regional aircraft
FOUNDRY CLASSCloser connections.

Regional, island and coastal flying from three bases.

BRITISH MIDLAND REGIONAL LTD

Regional by Design

Foundry Class

Foundry connects our regional bases with smaller airports, island communities and coastal destinations. The regional fleet includes the Fokker 100, ATR 72 and Embraer E190.

  • Birmingham (BHX)6 routes
  • East Midlands (EMA)6 routes
  • London Heathrow (LHR)4 routes

Fly to the Isle of Man, Southampton, Exeter, Cardiff, Newquay and Jersey, with destinations varying by base.

EUROPEAN CARGO

Freight across borders.

Under Group management

European Cargo brings dedicated freight flying to our virtual aviation community.

The European Cargo Virtual fleet comprises 10 Airbus A340 aircraft, supported by eight hubs across the United Kingdom, China and Austria.

European Cargo aircraft
EUROPEAN CARGO VIRTUALA dedicated cargo operation.

Freight flying across three countries.

ONE MIDLAND

Find your place in the Group.

From a regional hop to a long-haul departure, explore our network and join the British Midland Virtual community.

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