page_title: British Eagle
section_title: Return to the western hemisphere
hierarchical_section_title: British Eagle / History / The later years and closure (1964–1968) / Return to the western hemisphere
caption_attribution_description: English: Boeing 707-138B G-AVZZ "Endeavour" of British Eagle
context_page_description: British Eagle International Airlines was a major British independent airline that operated from 1948 until it went into liquidation in 1968. It operated scheduled and charter services on a domestic, international and transatlantic basis over the years.
context_section_description: In addition to taking delivery of the first of a pair of brand-new 707-365Cs ordered directly from Boeing, British Eagle also began operating two second-hand, shorter-fuselage 707-138Bs sourced from Qantas. The latter aircraft were used to operate a new Caribbean charter programme. The arrival at Nassau of Boeing 707-138B G-AVZZ Endeavour on a pre-inaugural IT flight in February 1968 marked the airline's return to the Bahamian capital six years after Cunard Eagle's transatlantic operations had been absorbed into BOAC-Cunard. These services were subsequently extended to Jamaica, Antigua and Barbados.
caption: British Eagle Boeing 707-138B G-AVZZ Enterprise on a transatlantic charter in July 1968
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