British 90s "leisure airlines"

Charlie Bravo · Post by **Charlie Bravo** » 17 Aug 2006, 08:11

What happened to the Fk50 mate?

amo · Post by **amo** » 17 Aug 2006, 12:24

On my to do list - playing too much golf!

Jetset · Post by **Jetset** » 17 Aug 2006, 18:40

Anybody remember Novair? They flew DC10-10's and B737-400's I think out of Manchester and Gatwick. They went bump in 1990 after only a couple of years.

Andy did a nice repaint of the DC10. Just one of those obscure airlines that came and went.

Post by **Garry Russell** » 17 Aug 2006, 18:55

Hi Jetty....nice to see you around again

Novair was BCA Air Charter (British Caledonian Airways) renamed after it split or sold off.

They were an early user of the 737-400

Garry

Jetset · Post by **Jetset** » 19 Aug 2006, 20:36

Ah right thanks Garry.

Post by **Garry Russell** » 20 Aug 2006, 17:07

Jetty

And for anyone else interested but not familiar

BCA Charter was renamed Cal Air....I forgot that bit

Then it became Novair

http://www.airliners.net/open.file/0404131/L/

http://www.airliners.net/open.file/0199469/L/

The DC 10's were ex Laker and were DC 10-10

So they ended up as BCA Air Charter

The other two were G-BJZD & 'E

http://www.airliners.net/open.file/0818138/L/

http://www.airliners.net/open.file/0434293/L/

The Boeing 737-400's were a re-equipment programme

http://www.airliners.net/open.file/1035890/L/

Garry

Post by **Rick Piper** » 20 Aug 2006, 17:59

Hi Garry

I actually painted a Laker DC-10-10 a year or so back on the SGA model.

I think i uploaded it but can't remember.

checked!

http://library.avsim.net/download.php?DLID=33941

& the update i made
http://library.avsim.net/download.php?DLID=33974

But i bet it's wrong Garry.

took me ages to hand paint the Skytrain bit.

Regards
Rick

Jetset · Post by **Jetset** » 20 Aug 2006, 18:42

Thanks Garry, bit of a cheap repaint that. Just change the name and replace the lion with a star. Still rather effective I thought.

Post by **Garry Russell** » 22 Aug 2006, 17:57

Hi Rick

Just had a quick look at that.

Brilliant job on those titles..that .....putting lines and stars in lettering is one thing but getting them to fall right and look right is someone else

:roll:

BTW I've not counted the windows

Garry