British Airways

To mark the return of British Airways on the London Heathrow-Guernsey route today here's a lookback at the one & only time a BA Airbus has visited the island.. Airbus A.319 G-EUPC visited on15th July 2012, in the special Firefly livery. The aircraft was bringing in the Olympic flame for parade through St. Peter Port. This airframe was retired from service on 14th August 2021 and broken up at St Athan in early 2022.

Pic - Andy Smith

 Cessna's Golden Eagle

G-OABI Cessna 421C Golden Eagle. Circa 1980's?

Pic - JP Masterman

 JEA Friendship

VH-EWY Fokker F.27-500 Friendship, Jersey European Airways.

Pic - Tony Carre

 Star Air

OY-SRC Fokker F.27-600 Friendship was operated by Star Air.

Pic - Tony Carre.

 Swiss Dash

HB-IVX de Havilland Canada DHC.7 Dash 7 wears the marks of Tassilli Airlines. The aircraft was at Guernsey for maintenance with Anglo Normandy. It is unsure if the frame was ever delivered to the airline. The airframe is/was derelict in Malta.

Pic - Tony Carre.

 Airliner Trio

Images - Damian Wood

G-BHMX Fokker F.27-200. Air UK

1989

G-CPTL Shorts 360. Capital Airways. 

1989

G-AZSU Hawker Sideley HS.748. Danair

1989

 Valetta.

WJ504 Vickers Valetta C2 operated by the Royal Air Force is seen here on 29 July1963, this aircraft was the last Valetta that was built.

Pic - Colin Smith

 Hercules

XV292 Lockheed Hercules C-130K Hercules C1P. Royal Air Force. 1997.

Pics - Mick Kaill.

 Neptune 903

G-CLNK ATR72-201F is one of four ATR's that were operated by West Atlantic, the aircraft is the sole remaining prop aircraft in the West Atlantic fleet & operates the weekday EMA-GCI-JER & JER-GCI-EMA service for DHL. It has been reported that West Atlantic are currently reviewing
their prop fleet so it's days may shortly be numbered.   
Pic taken in 2012 by JP Masterman

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EJ-FLCB Bombardier BD-700 Global Express.

2021

Pic - JP Masterman