Peach Air

Peach Air
Lockheed L-1011-385-1 TriStar
IATA ICAO Call sign
— KGC GOLDCREST
Founded30 October 1996 (1996-10-30)
Commenced operations
1 March 1997 (1997-03-01)
Ceased operations
1 November 1998 (1998-11-01) (assets merged into JMC Air)
Operating bases
Gatwick Airport
Fleet size6
Parent companyGoldcrest Aviation + Caledonian Airways
HeadquartersGatwick Airport

Peach Air was a charter airline in the United Kingdom that operated for two years between 1997 and 1998.

History

Boeing 737-204(Adv)

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. 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.

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

References

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ 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.