Originally Posted by
Flightrider
And one final question - does anyone know why the last two Tristar 200s were named after birds rather than continuing the flow of roses at that time - did they simply run out? I can't think so, but am just intrigued to know why the sudden change part-way, which was most unlike BA at the time. 'HBP - Osprey - was the last aircraft still flying in the old Negus & Negus scheme in about 1988, if I remember rightly.
Explained in the very first post (originally delivered to British Airtours, who named their aircraft after birds).