Originally Posted by
GBYAJ
G-BJXJ, always thought it was odd that DA got rid of one of their most modern aircraft to a rival. However, have now read how senior managers at DA tried to persuade Fred Newman to modernise with 737’s and when he didn’t they left for Air Europe, Air 2000 etc.. probably replaced XJ with a 1-11 or 727…
Ironically, two or three years earlier, Dan Air took on one of the OSL -2U4s from Britannia and re-registered her G-ILFC, then WGEL.