Eastern L1011 at Manchester

[amarrahh]

I can remember the interest at the far end of the pier, I thought it was just the Eastern L1011 but maybe it was the Air Hostesses after all.

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Eastern Tristar by Amarrahh Tidacha, on Flickr

Eastern Tristar_1 by Amarrahh Tidacha, on Flickr

And the Old brickwork's was in full smoke.

My pictures are poor but they were taken with an old Kodak Instamatic Camera

AM

[kevmul]

As well as the L1011, the Saturn DC-8 is interesting. A Californian airline which ceased in 1976.

Kev

[robaero]

The Tristar might have been on a demmo flight for potential Airlines to view, it looks like it could be wearing Courtline titles.

[acklington]

Dec 18, 2017 21:33:59 GMT 1 robaero said:

The Tristar might have been on a demmo flight for potential Airlines to view, it looks like it could be wearing Courtline titles.

It was, and here it is arriving at Newcastle on 16th August 1972, reg was N305EA. Same date as your slide, and I recall it arriving at Newcastle early afternoon, so presumably from Manchester?
N305EA, 1st visit, Newcastle, 16 Aug 72 (3) gfw by Philip Pain, on Flickr

[thetexpat]

SATURN AIRWAYS, after absorbing the assets of defunct Universal Airlines in May 1972, it added nine Lockheed L-188 Electra aircraft to its fleet. Saturn also operated nineteen Lockheed Hercules aircraft.

Saturn was finally absorbed by Trans International Airlines in December 1976, making Trans International the largest air cargo operation at the time. Trans International went on to become Transamerica Airlines.

Transamerica Corporation later purchased Universal Airlines and in December 1976, Saturn Airways, and merged their operations into TIA. The airline remained focused on charter and cargo operations until the passage of the Airline Deregulation Act of 1978, which gave it the opportunity to offer scheduled passenger service.