British Midland Airways Limited (trading at various times throughout its history as
British Midland,
BMI British Midland,
BMI or
British Midland International) was an airline with its head office in
Donington Hall in
Castle Donington, close to
East Midlands Airport, in the United Kingdom. The airline flew to destinations in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, North America and Central Asia from its operational base at
London Heathrow Airport, where at its peak it held ca. 13% of all takeoff and landing slots and operated over 2,000 flights a week. BMI was a member of
Star Alliance from 1 July 2000 until 20 April 2012.