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'''Ambassador Airways''' is a former [[airline]] that was founded in 1992. |
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==Code information== |
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|airline = Ambassador Airways |
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|logo = Ambassador_A320.jpg |
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|IATA = B3 |
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|callsign = AMBASSADOR |
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|founded = 1992 |
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|ceased = 1994 |
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|headquarters = [[United Kingdom]] |
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'''Ambassador Airways''' was a short-lived [[United Kingdom|British]] airline, which was founded in 1992. Flight operations only took place during a brief period in 1994, with the airline being dismantled thereafter.<ref>[http://airfleets.net/flottecie/Ambassador-history-b757.htm Ambassador Airways code data and fleet entry dates at airfleets.net]</ref> |
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*IATA Code: B3 |
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*Call Sign: Ambassador |
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==Fleet== |
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The Ambassador Airways fleet consisted of the following aircraft:<ref>[http://www.planespotters.net/Airline/Ambassador-Airways Ambassador Airways fleet list at planespotters.net]</ref> |
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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> |
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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. |
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From [[Newcastle upon Tyne|Newcastle]], [[Gatwick Airport|London Gatwick]] and [[Glasgow]] flights were mainly operated to [[Cyprus]] and [[Greece]] but other [[Mediterranean]] destinations were frequently visited, as well as [[Birmingham]] and [[Manchester]]. |
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|[[Airbus A320]] |
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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. |
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However, on November 28, 1994 Ambassador ceased flying. The tour operator Best Travel ltd trading as Grecian 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. |
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|[[Boeing 737-200]] |
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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. |
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|[[Boeing 757-200]] |
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==Fleet list and A/C registrations== |
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*4 - [[Boeing 757| Boeing 757-200]] G-BUDX, G-BUDZ, G-SRJG, G-BRJI |
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*2 - [[Boeing 737| Boeing 737-200]] G-BAZH and G-BFVB |
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*2 - [[Airbus A320| Airbus A320-221]] SX-BSH and SX-BSJ |
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==External links== |
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*[http://rzjets.net/operators/operator.php?opid=114|Fleet information] |
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Ambassador Airways was a short-lived British airline, which was founded in 1992. Flight operations only took place during a brief period in 1994, with the airline being dismantled thereafter.[1]
Fleet
The Ambassador Airways fleet consisted of the following aircraft:[2]
| Aircraft | Number |
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| Airbus A320 | |
| Boeing 737-200 | |
| Boeing 757-200 |