Originally Posted by
DanAir89
airways international cymru bac 1-11, paramount md83 perhaps?
iea actually started in 1987 with one 737-200 when the planned 2 x 737-300 fell through.
Following the demise of Laker Airways a 1-11 operation, Air Manchester, popped up but only for one season, meanwhile some ex-Laker management were involved in developing another 1-11 operation, a Castle Air based at EMA, around the time that was deemed never to start Sir Freddie put the group in contact with a Tony Clemo in Cardiff, Red Dragon Travel I, who had aspirations to become an airline entrepreneur, Air Cymru subsequently set-up and operated for a few years, going to a degree B737, before folding in, I think, 1988 before Amber Air started up with a single B737 for not so long before being bought out by Paramount Airways of Bristol, I believe, to enable Paramount to go B737 rather than stuck with them only able to operate MD products ... Tony Clemo subsequently served a prison sentence for tax evasion.
IEA was totally separate, Aspro Holidays was started from a corner grocer's shop in Cardiff and, as already mentioned, developed their in-house airline IEA in 1987, a single B737-200 for a summer only 1987 before going 2 x B737-300 for 1988 and it went from there.