Originally Posted by
bean
No.BKS haf been operating 700 series since 1966. All that was required was a differences course to put them on the AOC. Look up posts by user Flightwatch who flew 748s and series 700s and 800 Viscounts for BKS. Yes BEA would have provided the necessary training. Thr same applied when Cambrian converted from 701 Viscounts to 806 Viscounts in 1971. Related in a excellent article by Ken Wakefield a very senior Cambrian Captain
Also. The Early BKS 700s were 700ds powered bu Dart 510s. Exactly the same engines as the ex BEA 806Xs