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Ambassador Airways
Founded	1992
Ceased operations	1994
Parent company	Best Leisure Group
Headquarters	United Kingdom

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In house airline of defunct tour operator Best Travel Ltd trading as Grecian and Cypriana Holidays. The fleet were based at Glasgow, Newcastle, Manchester, Birmingham, and Gatwick airports. When Best Travel Ltd went bankrupt on 28 November 1994 the fleet were impounded and operations ceased.

Fleet

G-BRJI Boeing 757,
G-BUDX Boeing 757,
G-SRJG Boeing 757,
G-BUDZ Boeing 757,
G-BAZH Boeing 737,
G-BFVB Boeing 737,
SX-BSH Airbus A320,
SX-BSJ Airbus A320

References

External links

Media related to Ambassador Airways at Wikimedia Commons

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-[[Image:Ambassador_A320.jpg‎|right|250px|thumb|Company Logo]]
+{{refimprove|date=October 2010}}
-'''Ambassador Airways''' is a former [[airline]] that was founded in 1992.
+{{Infobox Airline
-==Code Information==
+|airline        = Ambassador Airways
+|logo           = Ambassador_A320.jpg
+|logo_size      = 250
+|fleet_size     =
+|destinations   =
+|IATA           = B3
+|ICAO           = AMY
+|callsign       = AMBASSADOR
+|parent         = Best Leisure Group
+|company_slogan =
+|founded        = 1992
+|ceased         = 1994
+|headquarters   = [[United Kingdom]]
+|key_people     =
+|hubs           =
+|secondary_hubs =
+|focus_cities   =
+|frequent_flyer =
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+|alliance       =
+|website        =
+}}
+In house airline of defunct tour operator [[Best Travel Ltd]] trading as Grecian and Cypriana Holidays. The fleet were based at Glasgow, Newcastle, Manchester, Birmingham, and Gatwick airports. When Best Travel Ltd went bankrupt on 28 November 1994 the fleet were impounded and operations ceased.
-*ICAO Code: AMY
+[[File:G-BUDX.jpg|thumb]]
-*IATA Code: B3
-*Call Sign: Ambassador
-==History==
+==Fleet==
+*G-BRJI  Boeing 757,
+*G-BUDX Boeing 757,
+*G-SRJG Boeing 757,
+*G-BUDZ Boeing 757,
+*G-BAZH Boeing 737,
+*G-BFVB Boeing 737,
+*SX-BSH Airbus A320,
+*SX-BSJ Airbus A320
+==See also==
-Following the collapse of [[Air Europe]], there were capacity shortages amongst [[United Kingdom|British]] [[tour operator]]s and the airline founders hoped that there would be realistic chances of success for a new charter company, so they founded Ambassador Airways in 1992. <ref>Airlines Remembered by BI Hengi, Midland Publishing</ref>
+* [[List of defunct airlines of the United Kingdom]]
+==References==
-Delivery positions were quickly secured for two [[Boeing 757]]s, even though the necessary licensing procedures had not been completed. As the airline did not have its own operating licence, two 757’s from [[Caledonian Airways]] were used. Operating approval followed in the spring of 1993, with the first flight on May 21, 1993.
+{{Reflist}}
+==External links==
-From [[Newcastle, England|Newcastle]], [[Gatwick Airport|London Gatwick]] and [[Glasgow, Scotland|Glasgow]] flights were mainly operated to [[Cyprus]] and [[Greece]] but other [[Mediterranean]] destinations were frequently visited, as well as [[Birmingham]] and [[Manchester]].
+{{Commons category-inline|Ambassador Airways}}
+{{Portal bar|United Kingdom|Companies|Aviation}}
-In the summer of 1994 the fleet consisted of four 757s and two [[Boeing 737|B737-200s]]. Also, two [[Airbus A320]]s were operated exclusively for the tour operator Goldcrest.
+{{Airlines of the United Kingdom}}
-However, on November 28, 1994 Ambassador ceased flying. The tour operator Best Travel ltd trading as Greciana and Cypriana Holidays, heavily associated with the airline, went [[bankrupt]]. The business of another tour operator, Inspirations, was lost through its purchase of Caledonian Airways.
-The airline had hoped to start long haul operations in the summer of 1995 using a leased [[Tri-Star]] aircraft, but no such operations were undertaken.
-==Fleet list and A/C registrations==
-*4 - [[Boeing 757 | Boeing 757-200]] G-BUDX, G-BUDZ, G-SRJG, G-BRJI
-*2 - [[Boeing 737 | Boeing 737-200]] G-BAZH and G-BFVB
-*2 - [[Airbus A320| Airbus A320-221]] SX-BSH and SX-BSJ
-==External Links==
-*[[http://rzjets.net/operators/operator.php?opid=114|Fleet information]]
-==References==
-<references/>
 [[Category:Defunct airlines of the United Kingdom]]
 [[Category:Airlines established in 1992]]
+[[Category:Airlines disestablished in 1994]]
-{{Euro-airline-stub}}
+{{Europe-airline-stub}}