Star Air B767 Freighter Callsigns
I notice this evening on FR24 a couple of Star Air B767-2 freighters operating BFS and EDI to EMA are showing Titan Airways flight prefix (AWC). Is this because of CAA requirements post leaving EU and UK domestic flights ?
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I'd say that that is as good a conclusion as any. They continue to operate normal schedules until things settle down, or they get a UK AOC.
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There used to be a lot of this sort of thing about 20 years ago, before some EU treaty or other.
I remember using Channex, Heavylift, Eurotrans, Speedbird, Nitro, Qualitay, Whitestar, depending who had the route license for the operation. Now we are out I guess it's back to that. I never quite understood why the EU allowed N reg. aircraft with American crews to operate internal European cargo flights. (Fedex and UPS). |
I never quite understood why the EU allowed N reg. aircraft with American crews to operate internal European cargo flights. (Fedex and UPS). |
Except that (with Fedex for sure) they have European based N registered B757s.
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American Express One International 727's used to operate different sectors inside Europe, during the 90's got to fly with them a few times!
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It's a shame thery don't carry on the Maersk tradition of using "Blue star" as a call sign.
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Originally Posted by crewmeal
(Post 10963856)
It's a shame thery don't carry on the Maersk tradition of using "Blue star" as a call sign.
Blue background with a white star. |
Whitestar belonged to Maersk subsidiary Star Air. Bluestar was Maersk Air UK.
Maersk Air themselves used the stunningly unoriginal callsign Maerskair. :O |
Originally Posted by dixi188
(Post 10962567)
There used to be a lot of this sort of thing about 20 years ago, before some EU treaty or other.
I remember using Channex, Heavylift, Eurotrans, Speedbird, Nitro, Qualitay, Whitestar, depending who had the route license for the operation. Now we are out I guess it's back to that. I never quite understood why the EU allowed N reg. aircraft with American crews to operate internal European cargo flights. (Fedex and UPS). |
Originally Posted by DaveReidUK
(Post 10964149)
Whitestar belonged to Maersk subsidiary Star Air. Bluestar was Maersk Air UK.
Maersk Air themselves used the stunningly unoriginal callsign Maerskair. :O The name Air UK belonged to another airline and so Maersk couldn't use it in the title. |
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