Channel Airways

London Stansted Airport

Channel Airways ( until 1962 as East Anglian Flying Service under the corporate name ) was a resident of Southend -on-Sea UK carrier.

History

The airline Channel Airways was established on 16 August 1946 in Ipswich under the name East Anglian Flying Service ( EAFS ) of the former RAF pilot Jack Jones. Initially led the company opportunity services (Ad - hoc charter) by using aircraft of the type de Havilland DH89 from Ipswich Airport. In the 1950s, the company moved its headquarters to Southend -on-Sea. At the same time the fleet was modernized with machines of the type de Havilland DH104, which came on line routes from Southend to Birmingham and Ipswich used. In 1958 EAFS opened its first international scheduled flights to Rotterdam, which was flown by aircraft type Bristol Wayfarer. As of May 1959, the company also conducted international charter flights.

On October 25, 1962, the EAFS changed its name to Channel Airways. In December 1962, the Company adopted the fair, also based in Southend airline Tradair, whereby the Company received its first machines of the Vickers Viscount. In the 1960s, Channel Airways expanded its route network further. From Portsmouth Airport international connections to Paris -Le Bourget and Ostend was established. In addition, scheduled flights from Portsmouth, Ipswich and Bournemouth at the British Channel Islands were made. Channel Airways expanded from 1967 on the charter market and this earned eleven other machines of the Vickers Viscount. In June 1967, the Company received its first jet aircraft of the type BAC 1-11, which were used from the spring of 1968 on charter flights from London - Stansted airport to the Mediterranean. Hawker Siddeley Trident machines of the type complemented the fleet in the same year. In addition, the company took over in January 1970 four airplanes of the type de Havilland Comet, which also tourist charter flights from Berlin Tegel airport were offered beginning in March 1971. During the year 1971 Channel Airways ran into financial difficulties, resulting in the recruitment of flight operations on 29 February 1972.

Incidents

  • On May 6, 1962 Douglas C -47 (G- AGZB ) crashed on approach to the airport Portsmouth in poor visibility conditions against a hill. The three -man crew and nine passengers were killed.
  • On 3 May 1967, a Vickers Viscount 812 ( G- AVJZ ) crashed immediately after starting in Southend. The crew was on a training flight and had previously brought an engine feathered. In the fall, two people were killed on the ground.
  • On 4 May 1968, Vickers Viscount 812 ( G- APPU ) rolled over on the Southend Airport, the end of the runway and collided with an embankment. All 83 passengers survived the accident. The aircraft was written off as a total loss.

Used aircraft

  • BAC 111-400
  • Bristol 170 Wayfarer
  • De Havilland Dragon Rapide D.H.89
  • De Havilland Dove D.H.104
  • De Havilland Comet 4B D.H.106
  • De Havilland Heron D.H.114
  • Douglas DC-3/C-47
  • Douglas DC-4
  • Hawker Siddeley HS 748
  • Hawker Siddeley Trident 1E
  • Vickers Viking VC.1
  • Vickers Viscount Series 700 and 800
  • Former airline ( United Kingdom)
  • Former company (East of England)
  • Southend -on-Sea
IATA-Code International Civil Aviation Organization airport code Olympic Airlines Vickers VC.1 Viking
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