Charter aircraft are a bit of a favourite of mines, so I thought I’d scan a few snaps of some of the colour schemes that are now gone for good. They are all scanned from 35mm photographs so please excuse the quality.
Feel free to add some of yours to the thread, from JMC to Caledonian and anything in between!
Now flying under the First Choice brand, I think I caught this Air 2000 Boeing 757 at Mombasa in 1997
A Boeing 767-300ER or the now defunct AV8 Air caught at Manchester in 2003. This aircraft was leased from Icelandair.
Now operating under the Thomsonfly brand, this Boeing 767 of Britannia Airways was snapped at Edinburgh back in 2002.
Taken at Glasgow in 1999, this Boeing 757 is from the now defunct Canadian carrier Canada 3000, an airline created by Air 2000.
With a history dating back to 1967, Monarch has a long and proud history. This A320 still flies with the airline, albeit in a different colour scheme.
A hybrid livery in which both airlines are now gone for good. Airtours International and the My Travel brand. Both airlines now swallowed up by the Thomas Cook brand, this 757 is still flying for the charter giant.
Airbus A320 in a hybrid Airtours and My Travel livery.
Boeing 767 again in a hybrid Airtours and My Travel livery.
By: Jet 22 - 18th August 2008 at 15:50
JMC, there livery on a DC10:D
By: jonezi06 - 18th August 2008 at 14:23
Thanks to my dad, his images make some now rare airlines …
All images taken at LBA, for more oldies, check out http://www.lbaviation.co.uk/page10.htm
Regards
Danny – lbaviation
By: Martin43 - 18th August 2008 at 13:19
Cougar Airlines with their Super 27’s, now that was a colour scheme!
By: NCLflying24 - 18th August 2008 at 12:42
Anyone got any of these?
Remember dealing with them some years ago!!!
Transwede MD87 (UK based charter unit)
Galaxy Airlines 737
Sabre 727
British World
Cronus Airlines
Flying Colours Airlines
Nordic European L1011 (NCL/MAN based)
Transaer
Seven Air – remember a 737 based in UK
Its always better to see the older ones scanned I think?!:D
By: Martin43 - 18th August 2008 at 12:28
Keeping with the charter theme, here’s some 35mm that i took as a kid way back yonder. The quality ain’t great and the scanner isn’t the best in the world and I’ve tried to give them a little life in CS2 so apologies in advance.
Now we’re talking 😀
By: NCLflying24 - 18th August 2008 at 12:25
I know we are reminsing, but another UK charter which has disappeared!!
By: Martin43 - 18th August 2008 at 11:54
Excellent shots guys, keep them coming if you have anymore!
By: OneLeft - 18th August 2008 at 11:35
As they are going to and all charter outfit what are the chances of Thomson Airways reverting back to a British classic?.
Thomson Airways is now Thomsonfly operating both charter and lo-co schedules with a very blurred crossover between the two.
I believe the intention is that it will be re-branded again as Tuifly giving it more chance of becoming a German classic. Can anyone confirm that this is still the intention?
1L.
By: cloud_9 - 18th August 2008 at 01:10
OMG this is certainly a trip down memory lane!!!:)
Seeing those pictures of the old Air 2000 and Britannia liveries certainly has brought back many memories of previous holidays when I was young – and I am only 22 years old now!:D
Thank you so much for sharing those, look forward to seeing more soon!
By: JetSet - 17th August 2008 at 23:14
Keeping with the charter theme, here’s some 35mm that i took as a kid way back yonder. The quality ain’t great and the scanner isn’t the best in the world and I’ve tried to give them a little life in CS2 so apologies in advance.
By: keithnewsome - 17th August 2008 at 22:32
More oldies, from an oldie !
By: heslop01 - 17th August 2008 at 18:29
Great shots all of these oldies!
By: Future Pilot - 17th August 2008 at 18:11
It would have been G-JOEM (c/n 449), now PK-YVD of Batavia.
Aha my bad :D, cheers for the correction Lance.
More fantastic shots though Martin! I’m afraid my collection only goes back so far but here’s a couple of airlines that are no longer with us.
I’ll keep digging around, I may find a few more but here’s a few from Brum again….
I know Duo aren’t strictly charter or anything but it was at the request of Scotty!
By: Martin43 - 17th August 2008 at 16:36
757 to mombassa didnt know they could do that type of route.:confused:
Yep, when we went it was via a tech stop in Cairo 😉
Wouldn’t mind seeing a few pics of some JMC, Flying Colours and Caledonian aircraft!
By: Grey Area - 17th August 2008 at 15:58
Not sure what the registration of that aircraft was but this is the only G-JOEY I know….
It would have been G-JOEM (c/n 449), now PK-YVD of Batavia.
By: Jet 22 - 17th August 2008 at 15:31
757 to mombassa didnt know they could do that type of route.:confused:
By: wilag - 17th August 2008 at 15:00
ohh what a blast from the past, please bring back the Britannia brand Thomsonfly, it still looks as fresh today as it did years back.
As they are going to and all charter outfit what are the chances of Thomson Airways reverting back to a British classic?.
By: OneLeft - 17th August 2008 at 14:11
it was only ever painted in full on one aircraft (G-JOEY)
Not sure what the registration of that aircraft was but this is the only G-JOEY I know.
Love the BY shots. I always think it’s so sad that such a great airline with such a long history has evolved (and coninues to do so) into what it is now.
1L.
By: Martin43 - 17th August 2008 at 13:54
A few more from me, all scanned from 35mm prints so please excuse the quality 😉
Air Scandic Airbus A300 at Manchester, this aircraft went off to Turkey after Air Scandic ended operations in 2005
Ex British Airways Boeing 747 at Manchester. European Aviation later retired these aircraft, some to the boneyards in America and some to Kemble for scrapping
Still in use today, this Airbus A300 has been with Monarch since it roled off the production line at Toulouse in 1991
A sight that may be gone but not forgotten, regular trips made by the huge DC10 at British airports. This aircraft was taken on by My Travel after they bought out Airtours, however, they were soon phased out and replaced by the newer A330
A troubled airline from the start. I’m not quite sure what went wrong at Air Scotland but with all the bad press, things were doomed from the start. Taken at Edinburgh, this 757 was leased from Greece Airways, SX-BLX I think was the reg
Back from winter lease with the Canadian outfit SkyService, this A320 was but straight back into service with My Travel
By: Tartan Pics - 17th August 2008 at 11:31
Excellent post here 🙂
Can’t locate any of my own, but, anyone any shots of some of the defunct airlines like… Excalibur,Ambassador, Air Scotland(:eek:) British Airtours,Orion,Sabre,Laker,Highland Express,Duo etc….??
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