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British Airtours [a wholly owned subsidiary of then state-owned British Airways] adopted the Caledonian Airways name when the newly privatised British Airways completed the acquisition of the rival British Caledonian (BCal) in April 1988. Caledonian Airways was eventually sold to UK tour operator Inspirations in 1995, marking BA's exit from the mainstream inclusive tour (IT) market. In 1999, Thomas Cook acquired Inspirations and merged Caledonian Airways with Flying Colours to form JMC Air Services, a forerunner of the UK arm of the present day Thomas Cook Airlines.
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I remember flying on a chartered British Airtours Boeing 737 flight from Manchester to Los Angeles in 1983 . That was a loooooong flight. Had to stop in Bangor to refuel if i recall.
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That aircraft is still flying Air Tanzania
https://www.airfleets.net/ficheapp/plane-b737-22030.htm
https://www.airfleets.net/ficheapp/plane-b737-22030.htm
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Just checked with my cousin who was with me (my memory has faded a bit) and he said we stopped in Newark, not Bangor. Even more confused now because of the range???
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Or without ETOPS authority - which the KT 737 did not have. I had to be either a 707 or 757 and I think 1983 was too early for the -e4 ETOPS 757s.
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