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.

Reg.TF-FLC Douglas DC-8-63CF of Loftleiðir-Icelandic Airlines.

Various Aircraft

London Gatwick Airport (LGW/EGKK).
1 - McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 of Laker Airways.
2 - Lockheed L-1011-1 TriStar of Air Atlanta Icelandic.
3 - Unknown Airbus A320.
4 - Boeing 747-200 of Pakistan International Airlines.

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Boeing 747-243B

Registration G-VGIN, c/n 19732/134 built in April 1971. Delivered new to Alitalia as I-DEMU named Geo Chavez. Leased to Overseas National Airways as N358AS in November 1981, then to National Airlines in December 1983. Sold to CAAC as B-2440 in May 1985. Send back to Boeing Company in December 1985. Sold to Virgin Atlantic Airways in January 1986, registered G-VGIN named Scarlet Lady. Sold to Kabo Air as in October 2001. Stored to Mojave (MHV) in 2007.

Reg.G-VGIN Boeing 747-243B Scarlet Lady of Virgin Atlantic Airways.

Boeing 747-212B

Registration G-TKYO, c/n 21939/449 built in May 1980. Delivered new to Singapore Airlines as 9V-SQN. Bought by IFLC in March 1989, immediatly leased to Virgin Atlantic Airways registered G-TKYO named Maiden Japan. Transfered to GPA in December 1994 and leased to Tower Air as N616FF. Bought by FINOVA and converted as Freighter in October 2000. Leased as N525UP to United Parcel Service Airlines until December 2000. Return to FINOVA and re-registered N319FV in October 2004. Bought by Kalitta Air in December 2004 and registered N703CK. Stored at Oscada Wurtsmith USA (KOSC/OSC) in January 2013.

Reg.G-TKYO Boeing 747-212B Maiden Japan of Virgin Atlantic Airways.

Boeing 747-287B

Registration G-VIRG, c/n 21189/274 first flight in November 1975 as N1791B. Delivered new to Aerolíneas Argentinas as LV-LZD. Return to Boeing Company in January 1982 as N354AS, sold to Virgin Atlantic Airways in June 1984 registered G-VIRG named Maiden Voyager. Sold to Kabo Air as 5N-NNN in December 2001.Stored at Southern California Logistics, Victorville USA (KVCV/VCV) in July 2008.