#CALAIR RANK REGISTRATION#

In Nov-08 it underwent the MD-10 conversion with the MD-11 'glass cockpit' and 2 crew operation. It was sold to ILFC International Lease Finance Corporation in Nov-92 as N581LF and remained stored at Waco until Feb-94 when was converted into a freighter with a main-deck cargo door and leased to FedEx Federal Express as N10060 in Aug-94.

The aircraft was initially stored at Prestwick, Scotland, and later, ferried to Waco, TX, USA in Nov-90 for continued storage. Rank Leisure closed the company down at the end of Mar-90 (and I was out of a job!). When B.Cal was taken over by British Airways, they didn't want Cal Air (they already had British Airtours which became Caledonian Airways Mk:2) and B.Cal's 51% was sold to the Rank Leisure Group.Ĭal Air was renamed Novair International in Dec-88. The company was renamed Cal Air International Airways in Oct-85. It was transferred to British Caledonian (Charter) Ltd on 01-Mar-82. The leases of 2 Laker DC-10-10's were transferred and British Caledonian took delivery of G-GFAL on 22-Feb-82 when it was re-registered G-BZJD. They entered into discussions with British Caledonian Airways and as a result B.Cal and Rank Leisure formed British Caledonian Charter with a 51%/49% holding. The Rank Leisure Group and Thomson Holidays had a big summer charter programme with Laker Airways and were suddenly short of capacity. Laker Airways ceased operations on 05-Feb-82 and the aircraft was repossessed by Mitsui Leasing.

#CALAIR RANK REGISTRATION#

BCA Charter & British Caledonian Charter, renamed Cal-Air International and later Novair International.įirst flown by McDonnell Douglas in Dec-78 using the test registration N1002D, this aircraft was delivered to Laker Airways in Feb-79 as G-GFAL. Replacing an earlier scanned 6'x4' print with a better version 22-Apr-21 (DeNoise AI 10-Aug-22).Įx Laker Airways G-GFAL. G-BJZD 3 Douglas DC-10-10 Cal Air International MAN JAN88

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