Berlin Tegel Airport European headquarters from Frankfurt to Berlin on 1 May 1984. Pan Am began introducing widebodied aircraft on its Berlin routes in the mid-1980s. Up to four Airbus A300s replaced 727-200s on Berlin–Frankfurt. The A300s were subsequently replaced with Airbus A310s. The longer-range A310-300s that joined Pan Am's fleet from 1987 enabled reintroduction of non-stop, daily Tegel–JFK scheduled services. Pan Am Express, the regional commuter arm of Pan Am, began operating from Berlin Tegel in November 1987 with two Avions de Transport Régional (ATR) 42 commuter turboprops. It operated year-round scheduled services to secondary and tertiary destinations that could not be
Brighton City Airport flights, including the experience of flying in two T-6 Harvard World War II training aircraft. On 2 May 2014, Brighton City Airport Ltd (BCAL) took ownership of the airport and its operations, which at the time was named Shoreham Airport, taking over from Albemarle. Once the takeover was completed, the airport was officially renamed as Brighton City (Shoreham) Airport. Since June 2015, Wild Life Festival, a live music event developed by Disclosure and Rudimental has been held at Brighton City Airport. The airport used to host the Royal Air Forces Association (RAFA) Shoreham Airshow (for around 25 years). On 22