2) Yes – April 2010

Ren, BA are dropping Open Skies!

Are they??

My understanding is that Openskies has/will transfer to a French AOC and continue with the four a/c they currently have. This being the two transfered from mainline and the two acquired when they took over L’Avion (Elysair) However, all previously proposed expansion plans have been shelved. As a result, the remaining B757’s with BA mainline are for disposal, and in fact do now have a potential undisclosed new owner awaiting following a letter of intent to purchase.

And you won’t get above 41000 now Concorde has gone.

Remember once hearing a Concorde flight northbound over Daventry at 410. Reckoned he could see the Clyde.

http://jethros.eu/fleets/fleet_listings/atlantic_airlines.htm

A couple more photo’s

http://jethros.eu/fact/pages/dhl.htm

I think you mean it’s a Boeing B727-17

Can’t help but wonder about the strain on those hinges!

Wasn’t it ‘BEA Airtours’ whilst the Comet’s were employed

Correct, BEA Airtours 1969 – 1974, British Airtours 1974 – 1988. Commonly known though just as Airtours.