5th February. Railway Air services. Last recorded railway letter from Glasgow. 17 February Highland Airways. Flight from BIF in Birmingham to Kirkwall. 18th February. Northern and Scottish Airways take over Isle of Man mail contract but under British Airways livery. 31 March. Atlantic Coast Air Services. Introduction of special cancel for air stamps. 01 April. Atlantic Coast Air Services. Second issue of air labels. 25 May Manchester was again taken out of the London - Glasgow route and Stoke-on-Trent put in its place as a request stop. 25 May. Railway Air Services. Nottingham replaced on Plymouth route, now Plymouth - Bristol. Weston-Super-Mare added. 25 May. Railway Air Services. The Liverpool to Shoreham service was re-routed to call at Ryde instead of Portsmouth 25 May. Railway Air Services. Spartan Airways move to the newly opened Gatwick Airport and fly to Ryde and Cowes. 1 July. Northern and Scottish Airways become wholly owned subsidiary of Whitehall Securities and British Airways. 04 September. Northern and Scottish Air Services. First emergency flight to Islay 03 October. Railway Air Services. Spartan Airways ceased operations as it amalgamated with British Airways. 31 October. British Airways. Last flown mail under mail contract. 01 November. Blackpool and West Coast Air Services. New contract. Liverpool - Isle of Man - Liverpool. 23 December. Highland Airways. Official emergency flight to Sanday to fetch mail from North Ronaldsay.