Motion History: Scotland's Four Month Airline - Highland Express

Scotland's Four Month Airline - Highland Express

Documentary (2020)

Production:
Ruairidh Mac Veigh (Editor)
Ruairidh Mac Veigh (Writter)
Ruairidh Mac Veigh (Narrator)

Documentaty on the shortest-lived airline Highland Express Airways.

Also from this series:
Motion History

Boeing 747-123

Registration G-HIHO, c/n 20108/87. Delivered new to American Airlines as N9669 in November 1970. Sold to National Airlines in July 1984. Purchased by Highland Express Airways in March 1987. Bought after bankrupt of the company by Qantas in February 1988, registered VH-EEI and leased to Air Pacific in April of the year. Return to Qantas in November 1989 as EI-CAI, then sold to Virgin Atlantic Airways in March 1990 re-registered G-VMIA named Spirit of Sir Freddie. Stored in January 2000 at Cotswold - Kemble (EGBP/GBA).

Reg.G-HIHO Boeing 747-123 of Highland Express Airways.

McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10

McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 of Laker Airways Skytrain.

Laker's Fleet

Grounded fleet at London Gatwick Airport (LGW/EGKK) the day after bankruptcy of the company on the 5th February 1982.
1 to 6 - McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 and 30.
7 to 8 - Boeing 707-158B or 351B.
9 to10 - BAC-111 series 300 or 400.

Douglas DC-8-63CF

Registration TF-FLC, c/n 46088/464. Delivered new to ONA-Overseas National Airways in May 1969, registered N865F and named Superb. Leased as OE-IBO to Austrian Airlines in September 1973. Returned to ONA as N865F in December 1974. Leased to Seaboard World Airlines in January 1975, then acquired by this company in October 1977. Leased to Loftleiðir-Icelandic Airlines in October 1977, with registration TF-FLC. Chartered by Saudia,Air India, Nigeria Airways in the meanwhile. Return to Seaboard World Airlines in April 1979 as N865F. Transfered to Flying Tiger Line after the merge with this company in September 1980. Chartered by ONA from June 1981 until September 1983. Lease and transfer to Emery Worldwide Airlines in July 1984, to Rosenbalm Aviation in 1985, Emery Worldwide again in 1991, Murray Air Inc in September 2000. Bought by Global Aviation Leasing in June 2013. Preserved at Yankee Air Museum, Willow Run, Detroit KYIP/YIP.
Same aircraft in other movies at IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft.