Aviation Traders
Bournemouth International Airport, Christchurch,
Dorset. BH23 6NW
Telephone:+44 (0)1202 581 900
Formerly Britavia, Aviation Traders Ltd
is a Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) and Ministry of Defence (MoD) Approved
Design Consultancy, and offers a broad range of design, development and
modification services to civil and military operators and aircraft
manufacturers.
history
Aviation Traders was established by Freddie Laker at
Rochford Aerodrome near Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England in 1949 and was
one of many seeking to develop a successor to the Douglas DC-3 aircraft
that had been so prominent during and after the Second World War. The
outcome of their work was the ATL90 Accountant that first flew on 9th July
1957. This was designed for 28 passengers and, like the more successful
Avro 748, Handley Page Dart Herald and Fokker Friendship, was powered by
two Rolls-Royce Dart turboprop engines. Unfortunately the market was
saturated and the Accountant attracted no orders.
