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I remember that Sabena BE200, wasn't that G-WSJE ? Smooth operation back in those days. Mainly newspapers printed in Holland and going to the UK and Denmark.
The operation was based at Southend and the aircraft that flew from Maastricht(?) with the WSJ newspapers had flown Southend to Copenhagen with papers, then picked up general freight before positioning in.
Newspapers were the main cargo, to Copenhagen, Bergamo amongst other destinations. Operations were also performed on behalf of the courier companies to BRU, DUB & ORK.
Good operation with the Be90 & 200 but then all got too big with Emb110 & SD3-30's
Yes, the Wall Street Journal was one of them. Printed in Heerlen and carried from Maastricht to Southend and Copenhagen each night on a 200. All single pilot operation, often shooting low-vis approaches in early morning, tired and beaten. Hard work. The operation was later supported by a 90 and a Navajo operated by AirStar (G-DIDI) which I believe was a sister company or affiliated somehow with NAA.
We're getting a little off-topic here but it proves that with the right weight and required range, the King Air 200 could be just the perfect airplane... Mail and papers don't need a cargodoor so plenty of airframes could be made fit for the job...