United Airways Ltd

United Airways was founded in April 1935 by the wealthy investor, Clive Pearson, to run the Blackpool Corporation Airport. Pearson had a long-standing interest in aviation and had previously invested in related businesses. Pearson chose Walter Thurgood to be in charge, as he was already sucessfully running Jersey Airways and had started Guernsey Airways.

The company planned to fly Spartan Cruisers from Spartan Air Lines and Dragon-Rapide aircraft from De Havilland, alongside some additional pleasure aircraft to be flown from Blackpool. The company flew from Blackpool to Leeds, Heston, the Isle of Man, Carlisle, and in conjunction with Northern & Scottish airlines, to Campbelton, Islay and Glasgow.

In September 1935 the company merged with Spartan Airways, becoming Allied British Airways in 1936. This company would become the more familiar British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) in 1939.