Yeah, I think you're right, chaps.
'T.E.A.L.' - Tasman Empire Airways Limited.
Still, I somehow doubt that even the boldest of Kiwi entrepreneurs would have had the balls (or backing) to try that one on.
I'll be mischievious and drift a bit...
A fellow PPRuNer, Fantome, who used to work on the flying boats, reported, on another thread, that a visiting rugby team arrived
in New Zealand one day, only to find that the place was closed.
(Laughter from the sound-effects man, please.)
I recall, back in the day, at our Rose Bay Flying Boat Base here in Sydney, Short Sandringhams doing run-ups at 5am so that
the arrival time at the destination would coincide with high tide.
The neighbours, of course, weren't necessarily happy, but, it was music to my ears at least.
These days, the NIMBYs get stroppy when a Beaver floatplane takes off.
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Last edited by Stanwell; 27th Jul 2016 at 08:01.