Caledonian Airways

Caledonian Airways is a British charter airline.

= History =

Caledonian Airways in British Columbia
Caledonian Airways at present operates three services between Gatwick Airport in London to British Columbia, one year-round to Grant McConachie International Airport in Vancouver, and two seasonal services to Abbotsford (summer only) and to Blaenau (winter only).

British United Airways (BUA) began the Gatwick–Vancouver service as a summer-only operation in 1966 with Vickers VC10 long-range airliners, and when BUA was merged into British Caledonian Airways (BCal) in 1970, the service was continued until 1974 when the VC10s were retired. The service was restored in 1978 with new Douglas DC-10-30 widebody trijets.

British Caledonian inaugurated the seasonal DC-10 service to Blaenau in the winter of 1986/87, in partnership with a ski resort opened nearby the previous winter. In 1988, British Airways acquired British Caledonian, merging it into its own British Airtours subsidiary as Caledonian Airways in 1988. Both existing BC services were maintained, but in 1990 the Vancouver run was expanded to year-round operation, primarily using Lockheed L1011 widebody trijets, with DC-10s remaining on the Blaenau route.

The L1011s were replaced on the Vancouver service in 2001 with new Airbus A330-200s; the DC-10s continued flying to Blaenau until 2007, when they were replaced by Boeing 767-300ERs. The summer-only service to Abbotsford was launched in 2010, likewise with 767s.

= Routes = Entries with a green background indicates a destination in British Columbia. "Domestic" refers to services within the UK.