RE: British Charter

Interesting that you point out B-Cal One-elevens. When BA took B-Cal over, they took on quite a few of their -500 series machines and based them at Birmingham, my local airport. These aircraft have since long gone, replaced by the B737-200, and now the 737’s have been replaced by the A319!

The One-eleven was a nice aircraft, but those Rolls-Royce Spey engines really made one hell of a noise on take off. It is nice to see a few of them still flying though, especially considering that most examples are approaching 30 years of age!!