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In November 1972, Laker Airways became the first airline outside North America to operate the McDonnell Douglas DC-10 widebody when it took delivery of a pair of new series 10 aircraft [nb 17] from McDonnell Douglas Corporation's (MDC) …

2024年3月15日 · Sir Frederick Alfred Laker was a British aviation entrepreneur who revolutionized transatlantic travel during the 1970s. Laker was the first to develop a low-cost, no-frills model with his McDonnell Douglas DC-10 'Skytrain' flights between London Gatwick Airport (LGW) and New York John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK).

2020年4月18日 · Various short clips of Freddy Laker Skytrain DC-10s. From the ticket counter to the apron, rollout and takeoff. Laker Airways pioneered affordable travel across the Atlantic

2023年6月4日 · McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30(F) with registration CP-2555 (ex XA-DUH, N8228P, N833LA) airframe details and operator history including first flight and delivery dates, seat configurations, engines, fleet numbers and names

For the „Skytrain“ project, Laker chose the DC-10-10 and introduced it in November of 1972 on the charter flights to the holiday destinations in the Mediterranean sea. The inaugural revenue service from London-Gatwick to Mallorca was the first DC-10 service in Europe and also the first widebody trijet service on the old continent.

Laker Airways (IATA: GK / ICAO: LKR) was an airline based in London, United Kingdom operating from 1966 to 1982

The DC-10 played an important role in the history of Laker Airways, the airline of Sir Freddie Laker, famous for its low-fare transatlantic flights between Britain and the USA. Laker Airways was formed in February 1966 as a holiday charter airline, starting flights with Bristol Brittannias and Boeing 707s.

2023年2月6日 · Aircraft photo of G-AZZD - McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 - Laker Airways Skytrain, taken by Terry Dann at Biggin Hill (EGKB / BQH) in England, United Kingdom on 18 May 1973 during the Biggin Hill Air Fair 1973. Delivered in November 1972 and here making a rare air display appearance.

2016年11月26日 · McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10. JetPhotos.com is the biggest database of aviation photographs with over 6 million screened photos online! 3 DC10's Laker Skytrain with Swissair and Alitalia on each side.