TV Airline comes to life - REDAIR
I noticed in Flight this week an article about RedAir - a new carrier operating a DC10 from Gambia to the UK.
The name made me think and a quick rummage through some old photo's came up with the picture of a Britannia fuselage on the back of a low-loader at Luton with Redair on the side.
Further musing's brought up the name of a TV series 'Bucannear (?)' from the early eighties concerning the torrid going-on's on a freight airline called REDAIR. (I think they used Cranfield with a few palm tree's or something to represent a tropical destination). It stuck in my mind because Hannah Gordon was in it (Sorry must lie down for a few moments.......)
A quick search on the net produced a potted history of Redcoat Air Cargo (the real company) and the name Lynn Wilson who is both associated with the new Redair and was with Redcoat from the begining.
It can't think of any other examples of an airline appearing first on TV then in real life (and with the same people involved).
Good Luck to all involved.