Old, defunct and long ago airline names
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Brown Air
Channel Airways. I will never forget being shown inside one of their Viscounts at Bournemouth on a very hot day during a dock strike. It was full of raw meat and stunk quite a bit. It's next flight would be full of happy holiday makers off to Jersey.
probably smelt worse..............
Before I joined Channex, they used to do some passenger sub charter work with the Heralds. One day the carpets hadn't been removed for a freight flight carrying wet fish. The next flight was with passengers and the aircraft stank of fish. I'm sure the Pax were most impressed.
Instone is one of the oldest names, maybe the oldest, in the UK's air transport industry. It started life as Instone Air Line, created in 1919 primarily to support the Instone Shipping Line by flying bills of lading to ships' destinations before the ship arrived, to speed up clearance, but also offering passenger and cargo transport. The airline was amalgamated into Imperial Airways, and thus eventually into BOAC and therefore BA.
Unfortunately the OP can't have the name, because the company retained the name on amalgamation, and from 1976 to the present day operates as Instone Air, a specialist in transporting valuable live animals by air, all over the world.
Unfortunately the OP can't have the name, because the company retained the name on amalgamation, and from 1976 to the present day operates as Instone Air, a specialist in transporting valuable live animals by air, all over the world.
Here's a link to more information about this fascinating company, Instone Air. I first came across them when they brokered a dry charter of one of our aircraft to MAS in the late '70s. Their senior managers still looked and acted like a 19th century shipping line, which is what they were, of course.
Instone Air should be better known than it is, having achieved a large number of Firsts in the UK's aviation history, and still going strong.
Sorry; now back to the topic......................
Instone Air should be better known than it is, having achieved a large number of Firsts in the UK's aviation history, and still going strong.
Sorry; now back to the topic......................
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Of course, Instone made a reappearance as an airline in the 1980s - with a brace of Bristol Freighters!
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I see they had G-APSA... them was the days...
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Sadly according to my wife I have kept my diaries. We did a tip run last weekend and they came very close to going, as in box’s in the garage. I am back in the UK this weekend recovering from Carnival in Munich so will have a look to see what I can find.
I have not opened any that far back so a voyage of discovery for me. I do remember being being very stared at when boarding the Gulfstream as parked between two Britannia 737 with passengers queuing to board, as I was in my mid 20;s. My then MD was furious that they had done that for me, as he had flown with SAS to go to the same place via Copenhagen .
You have aged me with those memories, but in a nice way. The other odd carrier I used out of LBA was a Shorts operator on the Edinburgh route but the name escapes me at the moment. I remember some incredibly cold aircraft in winter with flexi hose piping hot air onboard.
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Sadly according to my wife I have kept my diaries. We did a tip run last weekend and they came very close to going, as in box’s in the garage. I am back in the UK this weekend recovering from Carnival in Munich so will have a look to see what I can find.
I have not opened any that far back so a voyage of discovery for me. I do remember being being very stared at when boarding the Gulfstream as parked between two Britannia 737 with passengers queuing to board, as I was in my mid 20;s. My then MD was furious that they had done that for me, as he had flown with SAS to go to the same place via Copenhagen .
You have aged me with those memories, but in a nice way. The other odd carrier I used out of LBA was a Shorts operator on the Edinburgh route but the name escapes me at the moment. I remember some incredibly cold aircraft in winter with flexi hose piping hot air onboard.
Cheers
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Air UK used to fly the 360 between Leeds Bradford and Edinburgh up until 1995. Then Gill Airways assumed the route, also using the 360. Occasionally the 330 was used.
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Gill Airway’s was indeed the airline I could not re call,and it would be winter 1996 when I flew with them.
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You got me up early rummaging around in the garage and disturbing a sleeping Field Mouse ! However we are in luck it appears to be Wednesday 20th June 1984 if that helps. I only flew with you that once as at that time I was not even the bag carrier assistant in my career. A gentleman responsible for my training called Alan Hepworth was a more regular flyer with you. A tall gent with beard and liking for Rock music, now sadly no longer with us. He was responsible for me being on the trip as we got on well, and he thought I would be a good fit on the team. The project was the Volvo design office in Marlowe. I did get on well with the team there and hence the Gulfstream ride which was later that summer.
I came back on the Friday with SAS via Copenhagen on a DC 9. I remember that flight more as I ended up going out with one of the CC for 6 months !! Kristina I wonder if you married the FO you dropped me for 🥲
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Gill Airway’s was indeed the airline I could not re call,and it would be winter 1996 when I flew with them.
Etops
You got me up early rummaging around in the garage and disturbing a sleeping Field Mouse ! However we are in luck it appears to be Wednesday 20th June 1984 if that helps. I only flew with you that once as at that time I was not even the bag carrier assistant in my career. A gentleman responsible for my training called Alan Hepworth was a more regular flyer with you. A tall gent with beard and liking for Rock music, now sadly no longer with us. He was responsible for me being on the trip as we got on well, and he thought I would be a good fit on the team. The project was the Volvo design office in Marlowe. I did get on well with the team there and hence the Gulfstream ride which was later that summer.
I came back on the Friday with SAS via Copenhagen on a DC 9. I remember that flight more as I ended up going out with one of the CC for 6 months !! Kristina I wonder if you married the FO you dropped me for 🥲
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Amberair was short lived -
Just for 1988 and was the phoenix that rose from the ashes of Airways International Cymru, Cardiff.
Callsign was "Diamond".
Amberair was originally going to be called Diamond Airways but British Midland Airways raised a legal objection to it shortly before launch due to infringement of its Diamond Service livery, the on- board product, and Trademark at the time.
British Midland was also running four 737-400s for Owners Abroad on dedicated charter contracts at the time and there were rumour that it was going to put the four aircraft under a different title - Diamond Line - to avoid confusion between the BMA charter 737s with 174Y seating capacity and pay for your drinks, versus those 737's running the scheduled services with greater legroom, and free drinks.
Diamond Airways changed its name about a month before starting operations and for its short life, and became Amberair.
Acquired by Paramount Airways 1989.
They had 2 737-200ADV flying mainly to Spain and the Greek islands from various UK airports.
G-BOSA (ex G-BAZI Britannia AW and then Airways International Cymru)
and G-BKMS
Just for 1988 and was the phoenix that rose from the ashes of Airways International Cymru, Cardiff.
Callsign was "Diamond".
Amberair was originally going to be called Diamond Airways but British Midland Airways raised a legal objection to it shortly before launch due to infringement of its Diamond Service livery, the on- board product, and Trademark at the time.
British Midland was also running four 737-400s for Owners Abroad on dedicated charter contracts at the time and there were rumour that it was going to put the four aircraft under a different title - Diamond Line - to avoid confusion between the BMA charter 737s with 174Y seating capacity and pay for your drinks, versus those 737's running the scheduled services with greater legroom, and free drinks.
Diamond Airways changed its name about a month before starting operations and for its short life, and became Amberair.
Acquired by Paramount Airways 1989.
They had 2 737-200ADV flying mainly to Spain and the Greek islands from various UK airports.
G-BOSA (ex G-BAZI Britannia AW and then Airways International Cymru)
and G-BKMS
