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Old 17th Feb 2016, 15:49
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delboy1964
 
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Angel Ambassador Airways

I was a pilot on the B737-200 when first flown by the airline. They were leased from Britannia and used to meet contracts where only 130 pax could be booked initially from smaller airports eg BHX but also from Lut/Gat/Man. A very happy bunch of folks to work with. The airline was profitable but it was alleged that finance from liquidation (unpaid fuel/land fees/wages etc) could be used to buy British Caledonion then up for sale from BA and restart as Peach Air. Linked backers also started up Sabre Airways 2 weeks later with the same 2 B737's (now reregistered to allow release from BHX) with mainly the same crews. Same day,same way, same pay, same pax, different tie and cap badge. Another enjoyable bunch to fly with. Nice respray colour scheme and fairly reliable considering their age. Happy times.
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