Airlines You'd Like to Bring Back
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In-flight reading
My first-ever flight and it was a Comet with Dan Air working for MATO (Midland Air Tour Operators) the concern from which 'Deadly' Doug Ellis of Aston Villa fame made his pile.
Fantastic experience just getting on the plane, window seat what could be better. My thoughtful wife handed me some reading material, I think it was called 'Great Disasters of the World'.
I opened the pages and there staring at me - the Comet disasters!!!
A quick check, this one did not have square windows. phew!!!
Fantastic experience just getting on the plane, window seat what could be better. My thoughtful wife handed me some reading material, I think it was called 'Great Disasters of the World'.
I opened the pages and there staring at me - the Comet disasters!!!
A quick check, this one did not have square windows. phew!!!
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Surely someone has to mention...
1. Skyways - for their Fairchild Hiller FH227 (Fokker F27 lookalikes..G-SKYA, G-SKYB)
Not many airliners that fly down wind with the main gear lowered and the nose wheel still retracted - as a standard mechanism of decaying airspeed. It always looked strange! But I miss it!
2. And of course Channel Airways, for their motley bunch of aircraft, cunning use of Continental's colour scheme, two 748 overruns on the same day - landing on the wet grass at Portsmouth... and I think the highest seat density Tridents ever flown! Oh and the Stansted Comets too!
FF
Not many airliners that fly down wind with the main gear lowered and the nose wheel still retracted - as a standard mechanism of decaying airspeed. It always looked strange! But I miss it!
2. And of course Channel Airways, for their motley bunch of aircraft, cunning use of Continental's colour scheme, two 748 overruns on the same day - landing on the wet grass at Portsmouth... and I think the highest seat density Tridents ever flown! Oh and the Stansted Comets too!
FF
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BCAL and Air Europe rate very well for me. Both were excellent at onboard service. Anyone other than me remember the AE hot breakfasts on LGW-PAR on a 757? It was a much loved service.
I am surprised that anyone has mentioned the Trident. Most pax wished that they had an alternative. It was a horrible noisy and very cramped machine. If you sat at the back auto-approaches were an extremely noisy experience.
I am surprised that anyone has mentioned the Trident. Most pax wished that they had an alternative. It was a horrible noisy and very cramped machine. If you sat at the back auto-approaches were an extremely noisy experience.
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Who amongst you lot out there has flown on the most defunct airlines?
Airtours, Danair, Air Sarnia, BCAL, Flightline, European Air Charter, Buzz, British World, GB Airways, Malta Air Charter
Do Air 2000 (now First Choice) and Thomsonfly (now Thomson Airways) count?
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Who amongst you lot out there has flown on the most defunct airlines
Transglobe Airways
Dan-Air Services
Transaer
Caledonian Airways
British Caledonian
Trans World Airways
Eastern Airways
Pan American World Airways
British European Airways
BOAC
Ansett Airways
Australian Airlines
Air 2000
Airtours
Court Line Aviation
Spantax
Orion
Excel Airways (XL)
Aviogenex
Britannia Airways
Air Europe
Some of the above airlines were absorbed by others but non are still flying.
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My 6 Are
1. Alidair With there viscounts
2. ABC With there Argosy
3. Orion With there 737s
4. Transeuropa With there Caravelles
5. Spantax With there Coronado.
6. Brymon With there Twin Otters.....
1. Alidair With there viscounts
2. ABC With there Argosy
3. Orion With there 737s
4. Transeuropa With there Caravelles
5. Spantax With there Coronado.
6. Brymon With there Twin Otters.....
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BCAL(BR) in First Class. Happy memories of flights HKG - LGW. Never had such generous measures of malt as on those flights.
Air Commuter / Venture Airways CVT-PAR. A happy little band of people who made flying fun. Once did an ex CVT sector on a Viscount with only 6 pax on.
Air Commuter / Venture Airways CVT-PAR. A happy little band of people who made flying fun. Once did an ex CVT sector on a Viscount with only 6 pax on.
Non-iron,
I think discussion of this incident is going a little off-thread but I'll try. I did work for Knightair but I joined in 1996, after said incident, so I don't know the circumstances all that well. There's probably an AAIB report out there somewhere on the web. Agreed, there were no survivors.
I think discussion of this incident is going a little off-thread but I'll try. I did work for Knightair but I joined in 1996, after said incident, so I don't know the circumstances all that well. There's probably an AAIB report out there somewhere on the web. Agreed, there were no survivors.
SSK
Not just on the shuttle, but I also had it on the CDG/EDI via Brum service & although I didn't experience it personally, my old man (thankfully) had a similar experience coming home via Lagos in the '70's, although I think there may have been a degree of self interest in the decision of the flight crew to volunteer to fly home a little earlier than planned ........
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Donkey497: If they overbooked and the flight was full they put on another aircraft as a back-up
I presume you're talking about the GLA/EDI/BFS Shuttle?
I worked on the BOAC check-in desk at LHR in 69-70. There was a period in Summer 1970 when for ten straight days there was not a single empty seat on a US-bound departure. Every flight left several customers behind. No compensation, no care & attention, they were simply told 'come back and try again tomorrow'.
Donkey497: If they overbooked and the flight was full they put on another aircraft as a back-up
I presume you're talking about the GLA/EDI/BFS Shuttle?
I worked on the BOAC check-in desk at LHR in 69-70. There was a period in Summer 1970 when for ten straight days there was not a single empty seat on a US-bound departure. Every flight left several customers behind. No compensation, no care & attention, they were simply told 'come back and try again tomorrow'.
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MY flights on air lines no longer flying
Bea
Baf
Bwa
Pan Am
Twa
B Cal
Air Inter
Sabena
Dan Air
Skyways
Intra
Airtours (ba)
Airtours
European Air Charter
Cougar
Prime
Tea
Laker
Translift
Transaer
Debonair
Southern International
Polar
Britannia
Classic
Air Ops
Peach
Air Holland
Aer Turas
Air Provence
Air Toulouse
Air Charter
Corse Air
Air Liberte
Sabre
Pegasus
Orion
London European
Airworld
Minerve
Dutchbird
Electra
Euralair
Sterling
Futura
Flightline
Axis
British Eagle
Channel Airways
Channel Express (i Suppose)
This Makes 50 And I Am Sure I Have Missed Out One Or Two Somewhere. Maybe I Am A Bit Of A Jonah !
Baf
Bwa
Pan Am
Twa
B Cal
Air Inter
Sabena
Dan Air
Skyways
Intra
Airtours (ba)
Airtours
European Air Charter
Cougar
Prime
Tea
Laker
Translift
Transaer
Debonair
Southern International
Polar
Britannia
Classic
Air Ops
Peach
Air Holland
Aer Turas
Air Provence
Air Toulouse
Air Charter
Corse Air
Air Liberte
Sabre
Pegasus
Orion
London European
Airworld
Minerve
Dutchbird
Electra
Euralair
Sterling
Futura
Flightline
Axis
British Eagle
Channel Airways
Channel Express (i Suppose)
This Makes 50 And I Am Sure I Have Missed Out One Or Two Somewhere. Maybe I Am A Bit Of A Jonah !
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Glutton for punishment
RYR at MAN, BHX and STN - I can just smell the smoked Salmon. The smiling hosties, great departure times and the tasteful decor.
Nostalga is for oldies (bring on the old days vis 150 yds fog, 100 ft cloud base and worried relatives). my handle says it all.
CAT III NDB
Nostalga is for oldies (bring on the old days vis 150 yds fog, 100 ft cloud base and worried relatives). my handle says it all.
CAT III NDB
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Agree with Brakes to Park. I thought that Maersk were excellent. Like GB I thought that their service was often far superior to mainline BA.
I well remember the short lived Paramount, also. We travelled IT from BHX to MAH on one of their MD83s. Having never heard of them we dropped them a line ahead of the flight and no. 1 son got a goody bag by return (and a nice welcome on board).
I well remember the short lived Paramount, also. We travelled IT from BHX to MAH on one of their MD83s. Having never heard of them we dropped them a line ahead of the flight and no. 1 son got a goody bag by return (and a nice welcome on board).
