Air Europe - some of the best years of my life!
Air Europe achieved a number of 'firsts' - events that all involved could be, and indeed were, immensely proud of. E.g. It was the first charter airline to start off with brand new equipment; it was the first charter airline to provide a quality cabin service; the first new airline to be immediately profitable; the first airline to take advantage of airline competition policy in Europe; and the first airline to bring down business class fares within Europe; the first European airline to gain ETOPS approval for the B757 (
albeit working in cooperation with Monarch Airlines, who actually operated the first ETOPS flight on 1st May 1988) ... and so the list goes on.
Harry, RIP