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British Caledonian Airways & associated airlines
Posted: Mon Feb 14, 2022 3:49 pm
by Hugh McMillan
https://youtu.be/eK8CwsyEzAc
45 photos in a slide show
British Caledonian Airways & associated airlines.
Taken at Gatwick. Heathrow, Glasgow and Prestwick.
Re: British Caledonian Airways & associated airlines
Posted: Mon Feb 14, 2022 8:38 pm
by PiperOne
Good selection of BR and KT equipment, the Tristar outside the BA hangar was quite impressive.
Re: British Caledonian Airways & associated airlines
Posted: Mon Feb 14, 2022 8:50 pm
by Paris
Fantastic selection of photographs, with some sadly missed examples of old GLA favourites. Special liking from myself the aircraft showing ‘Caledonian’ only & not British Caledonian as of course they were…. As Scottish an airline as bowler hats, frogs legs & Paella… great nostalgic shots.
Re: British Caledonian Airways & associated airlines
Posted: Mon Feb 14, 2022 9:51 pm
by bill
Great slides Hugh. Was there ever a better looking 747 than the one in BCAL colours?
Re: British Caledonian Airways & associated airlines
Posted: Sun Feb 20, 2022 10:18 pm
by atuk
Great photos. My first ever flight was a BCal 1-11 from GLA-NCL. Great airline but pity they lost the plot in the late 70s, early 80s. As an independent it was assumed they would join the industry group of UK private sector airlines raising concerns regards the privatisation of BA however they ignored this and went it alone to campaign against BA and Laker. Whilst concentrating on others business they took their eye off the ball and lost sight of their own business.
This situation was repeated again in 1990-91= when ILG, owners of Air Europe, tried the same tactics against Dan Air London.