AirUk Reunion, Items of Interest
Air UK Managers and Handling company’s representative’s meeting 1995. Photo Edward Marshall collection. Air UK Managers meeting Gatwick Airport November 1990. Photo Edward Marshall collection. Edward Marshall Manager Southampton being interviewed at Southampton Airport by Radio Solent, Captain Chris Forrester in cockpit. Photo Edward Marshall collection. Marc Fraser Pilots Assistant […]
Pictured in front of an F27 Southampton Traffic staff members Sheena, Barry Proctor, Sarah White and Carol Cox. Checking tyre pressures on Herald G BAZJ is Budge Pantaky. In the centre of the picture is Andrew Strawbridge with his family, a young deaf boy who had a great interest in […]
Thank you to Alf van der Kwaak for sending through the following information. As maintenance engineer I used to service the AirUK aircraft in the 90’s in AMS. Today I ran into an article on the internet, involving an ex AirUK BAe146-300 (G UKHP). Possibly this is of interest for […]
Pictured at the Air UK ticket Desk in the old terminal at Southampton Bob Paige, Edward Marshall, Jock Colquhoun, Chris Slater, Mike Parker, Roy Coleman, Jill Mason, Barry Friend, Pat Richardson, Mark Slater, Vivien Rose, Deborah Andrews, Pauline Jones, Darren Wheeler, Kate Strawbridge, John Bromley and Ted Hickman. Photo Edward […]
The September 2015 issue of Airliner World has an eight page article on Air UK, where they say “We chronicle the history of the ‘third force’ in British aviation, Air UK”. The September 2015 issue also includes a Free 2015 Global Airline Guide.
EI BSE Avro 748 series 1. Dublin August 1988 Ryanair was chartered on the 14 September 1987 to operate between STN and GCI. Photo Dave Welch. G ARRW Avro 748 series 1. Bournemouth September 1991 Chartered from British Independent Airways on the 18 Oct 1990 for use on services from […]
G AZUK BAC One Eleven 476FM. Frankfurt mid 1980s Chartered from Mediterranean Express a Luton based company. They operated on our behalf the UK 153/186/187/188/189 between STN and GCI and four rotations between GCI and SOU on the 03 November 1987. Photo Stefan Martin. G BUPS ATR 42-300 Guernsey July […]
Jock Colquhoun Senior Line Station Engineer pictured with one of his support staff at Southampton on a snowy day in 1984. Other Engineers at the time Pat Samways, Budge Panthaky, Arthur Stear & Ted Hickman vehicle Engineer. The stands behind Jock are tail props for Aurigny Trislander aircraft. Photo Barry […]
G BRAB BAe 146 – 300. Palma May 1993 This aircraft was chartered by AirUK from British Aerospace from 30 Apr to 26 Aug 1992. It operated in an all-white colour scheme with no titles. It operated amongst other flights STN/JER/STN in June 1992 and the UK837/842 Amsterdam to Teeside […]
PH AHN Boeing 757 – 236. Amsterdam June 1991 Used by Air UK leisure in May and June 1991, we are uncertain if it operated on AirUK scheduled services during that time. Photo Alastair T. Gardiner. EI CPY BAe 146 – 100. Glasgow May 1999 Used by AirUK between October […]
