BCal
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BCal is the commonly used abbreviation for British Caledonian, a former independent British airline that operated international and domestic flights primarily from London Gatwick Airport.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| BCal canonical | 1 |
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British Caledonian
ⓘ
airline ⓘ defunct airline ⓘ |
| acquiredBy | British Airways NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alliance | British Caledonian Group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| callsign | CALEDONIAN NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ceasedOperations | 1988 ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| fleetIncludes |
Airbus A320 (ordered)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
BAC One-Eleven NERFINISHED ⓘ Boeing 707 NERFINISHED ⓘ Boeing 747-200 (leased) NERFINISHED ⓘ McDonnell Douglas DC-10 NERFINISHED ⓘ Vickers VC10 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| focusCity |
Aberdeen Airport
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Glasgow Airport NERFINISHED ⓘ London Heathrow Airport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formationMethod | merger of Caledonian Airways and British United Airways ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Adam Thomson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
British United Airways NERFINISHED ⓘ Caledonian Airways (1961) Ltd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Crawley, West Sussex, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| IATAcode | BR NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ICAOcode | BCA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1970 ⓘ |
| industry |
air transport
ⓘ
aviation ⓘ |
| legalForm | public limited company ⓘ |
| liveryFeature |
dark blue and gold tail design
ⓘ
lion rampant logo ⓘ |
| mergerCompletedOn | 1988-12-21 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the largest independent British international airline of the 1970s and 1980s
ⓘ
challenging the British Airways state monopoly on international routes from the UK ⓘ |
| operatedFromAirport |
Aberdeen Airport
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dubai International Airport NERFINISHED ⓘ Glasgow Airport NERFINISHED ⓘ Hong Kong Kai Tak Airport NERFINISHED ⓘ Houston Intercontinental Airport NERFINISHED ⓘ Johannesburg Jan Smuts Airport NERFINISHED ⓘ Lagos Murtala Muhammed International Airport NERFINISHED ⓘ London Gatwick Airport NERFINISHED ⓘ London Heathrow Airport NERFINISHED ⓘ Manchester Airport NERFINISHED ⓘ New York John F. Kennedy International Airport NERFINISHED ⓘ Rio de Janeiro–Galeão International Airport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatingPeriod | 1970–1988 ⓘ |
| parentCompany | British Caledonian Group plc NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryHub | London Gatwick Airport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceType |
charter flights
ⓘ
scheduled passenger flights ⓘ |
| slogan |
The way the world wants to fly
ⓘ
We never forget you have a choice ⓘ |
| successorAirline | British Airways NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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