Peach Air
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| Founded | 30 October 1996 | ||||||
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Commenced operations | 1 March 1997 | ||||||
Ceased operations | 1 November 1998 (assets merged into JMC Air) | ||||||
Operating bases | Gatwick Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 6 | ||||||
| Parent company | Goldcrest Aviation + Caledonian Airways | ||||||
| Headquarters | Gatwick Airport | ||||||
Peach Air was a charter airline in the United Kingdom that operated for two years between 1997 and 1998.
History
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Peach Air Ltd. was formed on 30 October 1996. It was a joint venture between Caledonian Airways and charter broker Goldcrest Aviation. Operations began from Manchester and London-Gatwick airports on 1 May 1997, with wet-leased aircraft.[1] The prime inclusive tour contract was to service the Inspirations Group’s budget packages to Mediterranean basin resorts. This business continued until the take-over of the Inspirations holiday company and its subsequent absorption into Flying Colours Airlines, as of October 1998. Peach Air consequently ceased all flight operations on 1 November.[2]
In 1999, Thomas Cook completed the acquisition of Carlson Leisure Group, which operated Flying Colours ordered 2 Airbus A330-200 aircraft to begin long haul operations; these aircraft arrived after the JMC rebrand.
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. p. 351. 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. p. 351. ISBN 978-0-85130-456-4.
