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1967
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886 FLIGHT International, I June /967 Passengers leave One-Eleven G-ATTP at Glasgow Airport BRITISH EAGLE'S ONE-ELEVEN OPERATION BY ARTHUR NORMAN ALTHOUGH THE WELL KNOWN EAGLE INSIGNIA did appearbriefly during 1962 on two Boeing 707s for mid-Atlantic^ operations, it was the BAC One-Eleven which Mr Harold Bamberg first ordered in September 1965, that became the first real entry into the jet field by his reconstituted British Eagle International. Vital to the promotion of the airline's extensive and hotly competitive UK domestic and European operations in both the scheduled and inclusive-tour fields, the timing of the One-Eleven order enabled it to take full advan- tage of the heavier, more powerful and longer-range One- Eleven 300. In addition to being an ideal UK domestic jet, this later model has also made possible non-stop operation from London to North African destinations on a year-round basis— hitherto the domain of the Britannia—and from UK provincial cities to the key Mediterranean coastal holiday resorts. One- Eleven stages now range from London-Liverpool, 40min (165 miles), to London-Tunis, 2hr 45min (1,138 miles), and over 250,000 One-Eleven passengers have been carried to date. Six One-Elevens are at present operated; another has recently been wet-leased for 13 months to Swissair to enable that carrier to bridge its short-haul capacity gap caused by delayed deliveries of its own DC-9s. First-hand impressions of the impact of the One-Eleven on British Eagle's operation—after nearly a year of operation as the airline's leading aircraft type—show a quite exceptional record of public acceptance and operational versatility together with convincing demonstration of the integrity of its numerous design features for intensive duty cycles. British Eagle began One-Eleven operations on May 9, 1966 —initially with two aircraft leased from the Zambian Govern- ment—to inaugurate its UK domestic jet service between London (Heathrow) and Glasgow, now Europe's busiest air route. The first One-Eleven service began a week after the opening of the new Glasgow airport and only two weeks after delivery of the first aircraft. The One-Eleven also began to replace the Viscount on the London-Liverpool service and was introduced on year-round scheduled services between London and Luxembourg, Stuttgart, Tunis and on to the holiday island resort of Djerba. During the summer season scheduled One-Eleven services were begun between London and Newquay, Dinard, La Baule, Perpignan, Palma, Pisa/ Florence and Rimini. From April 1, One-Elevens have been operating all British Eagle's international scheduled services from London, except that to Innsbruck (One-Eleven trials were successfuly com- pleted there last October). A further major expansion in One- Eleven services is planned for this summer, linking Newquay with Liverpool, Glasgow, Manchester and Birmingham. A One of Eagle's One-Elevens, G-ATVH (ex-Zambia), is on 13-month lease to Swissair. It is seen here on the apron at Kloten Airport, Zurich
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