G-BIMB Airbus A300B4-203 Laker Airways MAN 07FEB82
Replacing an earlier scanned slide with this one 09-Jan-16. This must have been either the beginning or the end of the film roll and, sadly, the slide has faded in the years since I did the first scan. I was trying to decide if I should leave the original scan or use this one... in the end I used this one!
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G-BIMB impounded at Manchester (MAN) after Laker ceased operations in Feb-82. A colleague I later worked with at Cal Air/Novair was Purser on the last flight. They were half way to Tenerife (TFS) when the Capt told them they were returning to Manchester.
First flown with the Airbus test registration F-WZEL, this aircraft was delivered to Laker Airways as G-BIMB in Jan-81. A year later, in Feb-82 Laker ceased trading and the aircraft was impounded at Manchester.
It was released to the lessor, GPA Group Ltd 2 weeks later and stored at Bournemouth, UK. It was leased to Air Jamaica in Feb-83 as 6Y-JMK. Returning to GPA Group in Oct-96, it was stored at the British Aerospace airfield at Bristol-Filton.
The aircraft was transferred to Airplanes Finance Ltd in Apr-98 and leased to TransAer International Airlines as EI-TLQ. As well as operating it's own services, TransAer was a major ACMI airline (Aircraft, Crew, Maintenance & Insurance) and the aircraft operated some short & long-term leases to other airlines including 'jmcAIR' between May/Oct-00.
The aircraft had to be returned to TransAer before the summer season was over when they suddenly ceased trading on 20-Oct-00 and the aircraft was repossessed and stored at Bordeaux, France.
In May-01 it was leased to HC Airlines (HeavyLift Cargo) as G-HLAD. It was to be sub-leased to their new passenger division, Breeze Airlines. However the name was changed to Prime Airlines before delivery.
Prime Airlines ceased trading in Sep-02 and the aircraft was repossessed, ferried to Marana, AZ, USA, and permanently retired. It was last noted at Marana in Oct-04 and was subsequently broken up.
There is also a photo in my database of this aircraft when it was with Prime Airlines. Just type G-HLAD into the 'Photos, people or groups' box at top right of this page and enter.
G-BIMB Airbus A300B4-203 Laker Airways MAN 07FEB82
Replacing an earlier scanned slide with this one 09-Jan-16. This must have been either the beginning or the end of the film roll and, sadly, the slide has faded in the years since I did the first scan. I was trying to decide if I should leave the original scan or use this one... in the end I used this one!
Attn Group Moderators.. If you don't think that this photo reaches your group standards, please feel free to delete it from your group...
G-BIMB impounded at Manchester (MAN) after Laker ceased operations in Feb-82. A colleague I later worked with at Cal Air/Novair was Purser on the last flight. They were half way to Tenerife (TFS) when the Capt told them they were returning to Manchester.
First flown with the Airbus test registration F-WZEL, this aircraft was delivered to Laker Airways as G-BIMB in Jan-81. A year later, in Feb-82 Laker ceased trading and the aircraft was impounded at Manchester.
It was released to the lessor, GPA Group Ltd 2 weeks later and stored at Bournemouth, UK. It was leased to Air Jamaica in Feb-83 as 6Y-JMK. Returning to GPA Group in Oct-96, it was stored at the British Aerospace airfield at Bristol-Filton.
The aircraft was transferred to Airplanes Finance Ltd in Apr-98 and leased to TransAer International Airlines as EI-TLQ. As well as operating it's own services, TransAer was a major ACMI airline (Aircraft, Crew, Maintenance & Insurance) and the aircraft operated some short & long-term leases to other airlines including 'jmcAIR' between May/Oct-00.
The aircraft had to be returned to TransAer before the summer season was over when they suddenly ceased trading on 20-Oct-00 and the aircraft was repossessed and stored at Bordeaux, France.
In May-01 it was leased to HC Airlines (HeavyLift Cargo) as G-HLAD. It was to be sub-leased to their new passenger division, Breeze Airlines. However the name was changed to Prime Airlines before delivery.
Prime Airlines ceased trading in Sep-02 and the aircraft was repossessed, ferried to Marana, AZ, USA, and permanently retired. It was last noted at Marana in Oct-04 and was subsequently broken up.
There is also a photo in my database of this aircraft when it was with Prime Airlines. Just type G-HLAD into the 'Photos, people or groups' box at top right of this page and enter.