British Midland Airways Limited

British Midland Airways Limited, known as BMI,^[1] was an airline based at Donington Hall in Castle Donington in the United Kingdom, close to East Midlands Airport. The airline flew to places in Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Central Asia from its base at London Heathrow Airport, where it held 11% of all take off and landing slots and ran over 2,000 flights a week.

British Midland International

IATA ICAO Callsign BD BMA MIDLAND
Founded	1938 as Air Schools Limited
Ceased operations	27 October 2012 (integrated into British Airways)
Hubs	London Heathrow Airport
Frequent-flyer program	Diamond Club
Alliance	Star Alliance
Subsidiaries	bmibaby BMI Regional
Fleet size	27
Destinations	35
Company slogan	Better for Business (2009–2010)
Parent company	International Airlines Group Lufthansa (until 20 April 2012)
Headquarters	Donington Hall, Castle Donington, United Kingdom
Key people	Peter Simpson, MD Vagn Sørensen, Chairman Wolfgang Prock-Schauer, CEO

BMI was owned by Lufthansa, who announced an agreement in December 2011 to sell the airline to the owner of British Airways, International Airlines Group. The deal did not include Bmibaby and BMI Regional..^[2] BMI Regional was sold to Sector Aviation Holdings for £8 million in May 2012.^[3] In April 2012, it was announced that bmi (excluding bmibaby) was to be fully merged into British Airways by the end of October 2012.

British Midland Airways Limited had a Civil Aviation Authority Type A Operating Licence, which allowed it to carry passengers, cargo and mail on aircraft with 20 or more seats,^[4] and was a 3-star airline by Skytrax.