In February 1921 those assets needed to form a new business to continue Air Express were purchased from the liquidator (Searle) to form what became Daimler Airway.

From October 1922 until early 1924, Daimler Airway operated daily scheduled flights from Alexandra Park Aerodrome Manchester to Croydon Airport London.

As a result of the crash, Daimler Airway temporarily suspended their service between Croydon and Manchester, due to having no aircraft to operate it.

Seven aircraft operated from formation in 1924, four inherited from Instone Air Line and three from Daimler Airways.

In 1922 under the name of Daimler Airway services extended to scheduled flights London to Berlin and places between.

They were intended to replace the older single-engine de Havilland aircraft that Imperial Airways had inherited from its constituent companies, mainly Daimler Airway.

A German airline, Aero-Lloyd was in negotiation with Daimler Airway to start a service between London and Berlin.

Searle also became the managing director of Daimler Airway.

Some relief was achieved when in March 1924 Daimler Airway and its management became the major constituent of Imperial Airways.

April 10 - Daimler Airways begins the first scheduled airline service between London and Berlin (via Bremen and Hamburg).