Peach Air

[bmibaby.com]

I'm considering a job over at Thomas Cook Airlines, and have been reading up about the history of the airline, when I found a picture for an airline called Peach Air, owned by Caledonian Airways.

Can anyone tell me what this airline was? Why it was launched? What they were like?

Any information appreciated.

[jmc757]

They were a part of Caledonian. Think Goldcrest (tour op/broker) had soemthing to do with it as well. Flew Tristars and a 737-200 for a short time. Not sure why they were set-up? Piccy: http://www.airliners.net/open.file/613418/M/ (http://) .

Shouldn't be too worried about not knowing much about them, sure Thomas Cook won't mind. As long as you know the whole Caledonian/Flying Colours - JMC - TCX sure you'll be Ok.

[jetstream7]

Not part of Caledonian.

The 737s were operated by Sabre and the Tristars by Air Atlanta Icelandic iirc...

(Edit to add.. I should be more precise.. not part of Caledonian, but definitely associated with them...)

[411A]

...and indeed "Goldcrest' was the call sign.

They used exclusively British cabin crew on the TriStars...nice bunch of folks.

[Wycombe]

Remember paxing on the L1011's, to/from ACE in '97 IIRC.

Cabin-wise they were a state.

G-CEAP (which I think was the back-up a/c) was the worst...really falling to bits.

[Montana]

Peach is an anagram of cheap. The boys at Goldcrest thought it was funny, thigh slapping eh?

[Musket90]

GCEAP is definitely falling to bits. It's the Tristar presently parked northside at Stansted with no engines and not much else remaining either.