Air Alderney (London Biggin Hill) has asked the local government to grant it a ground handling licence, which would enable it to deploy up to ten BN-2 Islanders for its proposed Alderney base.
Chief executive Danny Brem-Wilson said the start-up was prepared to dedicate one of the ten BN-2s for year-round medevac services. The remaining nine would be used for scheduled services to Jersey, Guernsey, and Cherbourg. The company wants to build its own terminal and maintenance facility at Alderney.
To make its services viable, Air Alderney asked the government to grant it a ground handling licence, and implement "a commercially workable approach to landing fees for a local operator". Brem-Wilson said that Air Alderney's earlier attempt to start services from Alderney was hampered by the financial burden stemming from the lack of such solutions.
"The cost structure made sustainable flying impossible. At the time, every flight required the use of Aurigny Air Services as the compulsory ground handling agent, alongside standard airport charges set by the States of Guernsey. The combined effect of these costs meant that revenue generated by flights was effectively absorbed by fees before a viable operating margin could be achieved," Brem-Wilson said.
The start-up began charter services out of Alderney in 2022, but suspended all flight operations later the same year. At that time, it operated a single BN-2, which it has since sold to Hebridean Air Services.
According to ch-aviation research, while Air Alderney does not currently own any aircraft, Brem-Wilson personally owns two BN-2s: G-BTLY (msn 2253) and G-ILFA (msn 2243). Both were previously operated by FLN - Die Inselflieger. A photo posted by Air Alderney on Facebook in March 2025 also shows D-ILFH (msn 2212), another ex-FLN aircraft, but ch-aviation was unable to verify it was also sold to Brem-Wilson.
Air Alderney retains a valid UK air operator's certificate (AOC) issued under its legal name, Wessex Aviation.
Brem-Wilson's statement came shortly after Aurigny Air Services came under pressure from the Alderney population for alleged poor operational reliability. The airline used to deploy two in-house Do228-212(NG)s for Alderney services, but retired them earlier this year in favour of DHC-6-300s damp-leased from Skybus (United Kingdom). The flights are currently operated with a single Twin Otter seconded from Skybus' fleet. The airline had to cancel a series of flights in late March due to pilot sickness, which led to a local protest. Aurigny maintains that the overall reliability has improved since the replacement of the Do228s, but added that it was planning "immediate measures, together with Skybus, to strengthen operational robustness".
A second Twin Otter will be placed at Alderney in early April 2026. Skybus plans to induct the first Aurigny-dedicated aircraft in May 2026, followed by the second one in October 2026. The training of local staff should be completed by June 2026.
