The Avro Canada Jetliner

[albatross]

A sad story.

You Tube

[India Four Two]

An excellent documentary.

I had no idea that the original concept was an Avon-powered twin.

[Gne]

Is there more to this than the video says? Perhaps a similar story and backroom (and dirty) politics to the Avro Arrow?

Gne

[chevvron]

The Avro Ashton was a similar looking aircraft but developed from the Tudor.

[DaveReidUK]

I remember doing a regional jet presentation to Air Canada in the late 1980s.

After we had finished, one wizened exec went to his filing cabinet and pulled out a dusty brochure from 1949 ...

[sandringham1]

Originally Posted by DaveReidUK

I remember doing a regional jet presentation to Air Canada in the late 1980s.

After we had finished, one wizened exec went to his filing cabinet and pulled out a dusty brochure from 1949 ...

In similar vein, when a certain favorite airline was going through the pain of ATP service introduction someone found a Flight Magazine piece from 1946, and the subject the problems BOAC were having with the Tudor service introduction.