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A British Caledonian Helicopters Sikorsky S-61N at Aberdeen Airport in May 1986 A British Caledonian Helicopters Bell 214ST at Aberdeen Airport. During that year, BCal also established a wholly owned helicopter subsidiary [179] and it placed the UK launch order for a brand-new widebodied aircraft, the Airbus A310. [180]
BCal used the DC-10-10s to set up a new charter subsidiary named British Caledonian Airways Charter as a joint venture with the Rank Organisation [50] The latter aircraft and three second-hand One-Eleven 500s that had been acquired from other sources replaced BCal's seven, ageing One-Eleven 200s.
Airlink was the brand name of a helicopter shuttle service which ran between London's two main airports, Gatwick and Heathrow, between 1978 and 1986.Operated jointly by British Caledonian Airways and British Airways Helicopters using a Sikorsky S-61 owned by the British Airports Authority, the "curious and unique operation" [1] connected the rapidly growing airports in the years before the M25 ...
A British Caledonian Helicopters Sikorsky S-61N at Aberdeen Airport in May 1986. During that year, BCal also established a wholly owned helicopter subsidiary [181] and it placed the UK launch order for a brand-new widebodied aircraft, the Airbus A310. [182]
Between 1978 and 1986, a S-61 was used for an Airlink service between the London airports of Heathrow and Gatwick over a distance of 42 miles; it was operated jointly by British Caledonian Airways and British Airways Helicopters in partnership with the British Airports Authority (BAA). [16]
Another factor swinging Caledonian's short-haul re-equipment decision in favour of the British aircraft was the manufacturer's ability to offer the Scottish airline a high-density, 109-seat version featuring an increased range of 1,580 mi (2,540 km) (compared with 1,150 mi (1,850 km) for the baseline 97-seat, single-class One-Eleven 500 ordered ...
Cal Air International was initially conceived in early 1982 after the sudden demise of Laker Airways which had left a large gap in the UK Inclusive tour/charter market. The airline was a joint set up between British Caledonian and the Rank Organisation which already had its interests firmly established in the travel industry with its own tour operators: Blue Sky Travel/Holidays, Wings Holidays ...
The Government's conflict of interest as the sole owner of British Airways as well as the regulator for all British airlines. The 1976 "spheres of influence" policy that left both major British scheduled airlines with fragmented networks, thereby putting them at a competitive disadvantage vis-à-vis their main international rivals.