LUTON History and Nostalgia
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Yes I would much rather have a picture of the real thing. When no such picture is forthcoming, I can replicate one with FS2004. Isn't a "computer mock up" picture better than no picture? Anyway I have removed it as it seems to be causing offence to the narrow-minded.
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the girls could be clarksons holiday reps on the terminal tours/ticket desk rather than court line aviation ground reps?
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The lady on the right is sporting the bog-standard bouffant hairdo of that era. My BOAC girlfriend had one of those too. It was rather silly of me to remark that her uniform forage cap perched precariously on top was a triumph of engineering over gravity. She gave me a slap that damn dear knocked me into the middle of next week.
I mention this because, in the background, between their heads, another triumph of engineering over gravity is taking place - just!
I mention this because, in the background, between their heads, another triumph of engineering over gravity is taking place - just!
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Rog, Yes GD ( Ex BEA) was first and was based in Southend. Skyways put a Dak through the fence in Southend and GD operated that summer for them ( that was were the pic was taken??). G-AJIC went to Fields Wymeswold after purchase and was modified for Aerial Photo Survey. It went out to Sierra Leone for Hunting Surveys taking Happy Snappies !! The filming was done at 20,000 ft !!
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I didn't mean to take offence I liked it actually and I replied in the way that I did in a nostalgic way nothing more you shouldn't of deleted it definitely not :-)
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If I am right courtline acquired a coach company beleive it was originally Hilton or hillside I remember they also was painted up in colourful colours and operated at the north London air terminal
seawards coaches ?
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also costins of luton maybe
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also costins of luton maybe
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Court Line's coach fleet continues operations 'for the present'
A GO-AHEAD to stay in operation has been given to Court Line Coaches Ltd by Mr Rupert Nicholson, who has been appointed to wind up the Court Line holiday giant which collapsed last week. Court Line Coaches has a fleet of 59 coaches and its managing director Mr Ron Keech told CM on Tuesday that the company has been told it could continue trading. He had however, "no idea" what might happen in a few months' time.
The coach subsidiary has not itself gone bankrupt and is a viable entity. Staff were working normally this week although an estimated 10 per cent may have to be laid off. The spokesman pointed out that only 16 per cent of its business was dependent on the Court Line holiday business and that it has several major contracts with other concerns.
A GO-AHEAD to stay in operation has been given to Court Line Coaches Ltd by Mr Rupert Nicholson, who has been appointed to wind up the Court Line holiday giant which collapsed last week. Court Line Coaches has a fleet of 59 coaches and its managing director Mr Ron Keech told CM on Tuesday that the company has been told it could continue trading. He had however, "no idea" what might happen in a few months' time.
The coach subsidiary has not itself gone bankrupt and is a viable entity. Staff were working normally this week although an estimated 10 per cent may have to be laid off. The spokesman pointed out that only 16 per cent of its business was dependent on the Court Line holiday business and that it has several major contracts with other concerns.
The Coach Company concerned was Hillside Coaches formed in 1953 by Ron and Cynthia Keech as Diadem Coaches. They first became became closely associated with Autair in 1963 and provided services between Luton Airport and The North London Air Terminal. As Autair expanded so did Hillside, eventually to be taken over by Court Line. I gleaned this gen from Graham Simons' book 'Colours in the Sky'.
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do newer 737's still have the options of fwd airstars?
you can still go up back on an MD80 meridiana have some left on line
you can still go up back on an MD80 meridiana have some left on line