BKS Air Transport Timetable dated APRIL 1, 1966

 BKS Air Transport Timetable dated APRIL 1, 1966

55  years ago BKS Air Transport issued this timetable

 

A few words about the company

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BKS Air Transport was  founded in 1952 and  changed its name into Northeast  on November  1,   1970. Northeast  became part of the  British Airways in 1973 and was fully amalgamated in 1976. In fact the last flight as a standalone airline  occurred  on March 31 , 1976.

BKS were the founders' initials  : James Barnby, T D 'Mike' Keegan^] and Cyril Stevens

1966 saw the introduction of a new livery, an In-flight magazine and a new route to San Sebastian with a return to Bordeaux (this service is not reflected in this timetable). The company carried 480,145 passengers and will be the penultimate year that saw Airspeed ambassador passenger services as the type will be retired on October 31, 1970

ROUTES OPERATED BY THE HAWKER SIDDELEY AVRO 748

In red regular scheduled services ,in blue seasonal lines , in green Joint operations HS748 & Vickers Viscount

ROUTES OPERATED BY THE AIRSPEED AS57 AMBASSADOR

In red regular scheduled services, in blue seasonal lines 

ROUTES OPERATED BY THE VICKERS VISCOUNT

In red regular scheduled services ,in blue seasonal lines , in green Joint operations HS748 & Vickers Viscount

ROUTES OPERATED BY THE BRISTOL BRITANNIA

In red regular scheduled services ,in blue seasonal lines

FLEET

BKS Air Transport operated a variety of airliners as evidenced by the timetable analysis.

The company had a fleet of 3 HS748

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The company had also  5  Airspeed ambassadors , all bought from BEA

G-ALZR

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G-ALZT

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G-AMAD

By Richard John Goring (Transportraits), CC BY-SA 2.0, Link

The company also employed 4 Bristol 175 Britannia mostly for its charter work but run some scheduled services

G-APLL

By Richard John Goring (Transportraits), CC BY-SA 2.0, Link

Three Vickers Viscount series 700 completed the fleet, the 700 series will be replaced by the 800 series in 1968

 

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OTHER

Diecast model 1/400 Bristol Britannia 175 G-ANBH

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