Britannia Airways and the Boeing 707
Does anybody know what prompted Britannia to take on a couple of these aeroplanes ? I believe it was 1971 and they were dry-leased from either World Airways or British Caledonian. Whatever the reason, they didn't stop that long and both were in the hands of BCAL by 1973. Was the plan to boost capacity on the busier Mediterranean routes or to get a piece of the ABC transatlantic market alongside BMA, Donaldson et al ? Britannia could have bought a brand new pair of 707s built to their -04 specification but they opted for the used/lease direction, perhaps suggesting an evaluation of the aircraft before committing to new, which never happened.
Thankyou.