Only a spotter but I'm pretty sure the first jet airliner at LBA/EGNM was Aer Lingus BAC 1-11 208AL EI-ANE bringing Leeds United home from their European Fairs Cup victory in 1968.
BA Leeds flights callsign was NE/Northeast until around 1976 when Northeast/Cambrian/Scottish/Channel divisions combined. For a year or so the domestic flights were BE/'Bealine' with a leading 4 applied to the former NE flight numbers while the sole international sector to Dublin was BA/'Speedbird'.
Presumably this caused some c/s confusion on airways and by 77 Northeast returned as a c/s followed later by BZ flight numbers and he c/s Albion which lasted until BA mainline/regional withdrew from LBA c1978/9.
If plans announced on last few days proceed they'll return in October using minibuses to LHR.
Last edited by Airbanda; 13th May 2012 at 07:40.