I caught the tail end of Air Europe. I was left with a brand new type rating and just a few yours. Took me ages to get another job. However, the training was excellent and that helped in the long run.
Agree with most of what has been said. Great fun company, excellent operation but aggressive expansion and the Gulf War contributed to its demise. However . . . the full story of that demise and how it actually happened has yet to be told!
One memory of 'Harry' that I will treasure. Sumptuous Christmas bash in London. Harry grabs the microphone and yells out:
"Are yer all enjoying yerselves?"
Several hundred crew go "mumble, mumble, mumble"
"I didn't hear yer!"
All shout "YES WE ARE!"
We could do with a few more Harry's to liven the place up!