Draft:Anglo Airlines
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| Founded | 1983 |
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Commenced operations | 1984 |
Ceased operations | 1992 |
| Hubs | London Gatwick airport |
| Fleet size | 4 at closure |
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Anglo Airlines dba Anglo Cargo was a cargo charter airline based in Great Britain. It was a significant "third force" in the airfreight transport of the 1980s.
History
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Anglo Airlines Ltd. was founded on October 17, 1983, but immediately became known as Anglo Cargo. The founders were the Oldhams. The husband, Terry, had founded Pelican Air Transport and was later a shareholder and joint managing director of British Island Airways.[1]
After purchasing the first Boeing 707F, the first flights began from London Gatwick airport in January of the following year, focusing on the African and Middle Eastern markets for the next two years.[2]
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The first scheduled flights began in early 1986, when the London-Khartoum route previously operated by Tradewinds Airways was taken over. Shortly thereafter, European flights began with a leased all-cargo BAC One-Eleven. It was also frequently used on behalf of DHL.[3][4]
In September 1989, a second B.707F was taken over, which proved very useful for weekly flights to Ghana. It also operated flights for major airlines such as British Airways and Singapore Airlines. The idea of operating passenger flights with leased B.737s starting in 1990 was abandoned.[5]
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The operational base was moved to Luton also because fleet maintenance was entrusted to local Monarch Aircraft Engineering. For the company, the cost was approximately £1.5 million per year for a single Boeing 707. In late summer 1991, a Boeing 757F (capable of carrying 38.5 tons of payload) was added to the fleet, replacing a Boeing 707.[6][7] The four-engine jetliner could no longer compete with rivals, mainly those used by small and short-lived Third World airlines (which charged fares of $1,500 per flight hour). But worldwide demand-cargo activity was by then in decline, and Anglo Cargo offers for flights with Boeing 707 had no answers at all.
Thus, operations ceased on January 11, 1992.[8] This was reportedly a necessary decision to protect assets and avoid administration. Since May 1991 alone, the airline had required an investment of £1.5 million.[9]
Fleet
[edit]Anglo Cargo fleet consisted of the following aircraft as of early 1992:
- 1 x leased BAC One-ElevenF
- 2 x Boeing 707F hushkitted
- 1 x leased Boeing 757F
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ Wickstead, M.J. (2014). Airlines of the British Isles since 1919. Staplefield (West Sussex - U.K.): Air Britain (Historians) Ltd. pp. 61–62. ISBN 978-0-85130-456-4.
- ↑ Wickstead, M.J. (2014). Airlines of the British Isles since 1919. Staplefield (West Sussex - U.K.): Air Britain (Historians) Ltd. pp. 61–62. ISBN 978-0-85130-456-4.
- ↑ Wickstead, M.J. (2014). Airlines of the British Isles since 1919. Staplefield (West Sussex - U.K.): Air Britain (Historians) Ltd. pp. 61–62. ISBN 978-0-85130-456-4.
- ↑ Mark Blacklock, "Freight fortunes", Flight International, 16 September 1989, pages 47-48
- ↑ Wickstead, M.J. (2014). Airlines of the British Isles since 1919. Staplefield (West Sussex - U.K.): Air Britain (Historians) Ltd. pp. 61–62. ISBN 978-0-85130-456-4.
- ↑ Wickstead, M.J. (2014). Airlines of the British Isles since 1919. Staplefield (West Sussex - U.K.): Air Britain (Historians) Ltd. pp. 61–62. ISBN 978-0-85130-456-4.
- ↑ Authur Reed, "A mom-and-pop operation", Air Transport World, March 1991, pages 83-84
- ↑ Wickstead, M.J. (2014). Airlines of the British Isles since 1919. Staplefield (West Sussex - U.K.): Air Britain (Historians) Ltd. pp. 61–62. ISBN 978-0-85130-456-4.
- ↑ Shahe Ouzounian, "Anglo Cargo suspends operations", Aircraft Leasing, December 1991-January 1992, page 8
Further reading
[edit]- Smith M.J. jr., The Airline Encyclopedia (1909-2000), page 530, Scarecrow Press, Lanham (Maryland), 2002