Skipness - You are right, it wasn't 44 consecutive years. There was no BA MAN-JFK between 1981 (VC10s and 707s) and 1985 when the service re-commenced with KT (Br. Airtours) Tristars as BA183/182. Anyway, doesn't it go back further? - I'm sure that BOAC started service from Manchester to Idlewild via Prestwick/Gander/Montreal or similar route in the 1950s with Stratocruisers and DC-7s. A bit before my time - but only just! Sabena had of course beaten them to it.