Very sad day for aviation in general..
I spent 10 happy years in engineering at LTN from 1980.. From boy to man you could say. My wife is also an ex BAL girl and still happily married with 3 kids living in OZ..
If it was not for Bernard Pinchin (ex Bristol Britannia Flight Eng) and the other training guys I would not be where I am today.. All the staff from the cleaners and up to the mgmt levels of all depts were many of the best in their field.. I have many many fond memories of my time there.
Some really great people went into making BAL the best charter airline in the world...
Thomson Holidays for allowing the demise of this once great icon and
TUI for not recognising the value and heritage of the brand.....
RIP the old lady..... Gone but never forgotten
Shaun Grady.....