page_title: Caledonian Airways (1988)
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Caledonian Airways (1988) / History
caption_attribution_description: English: Caledonian Airways (1988) Lockheed Tristar G-BBAJ departing from Manchester Airport on an inclusive tour service in 1993
context_page_description: Caledonian Airways was a British charter airline established in 1988 by rebranding British Airtours when that company's parent British Airways took over British Caledonian. It merged in 2000 with Flying Colours Airlines to form JMC Air.
context_section_description: Caledonian Airways was formed in 1988 when British Airways acquired British Caledonian. The British Airways air charter subsidiary British Airtours was rebranded as Caledonian Airways.
  In 1995 British Airways sold Caledonian Airways to UK tour operator Inspirations, part of the Carlson Group. Between 1997 and 1998 Caledonian Airways operated four aircraft under the name Peach Air.
  Inspirations became part of the Thomas Cook in 2000. Caledonian Airways was merged with Flying Colours Airlines to form JMC Air. Who then renamed to Thomas Cook Airlines, being part of the newly formed Thomas Cook AG.
caption: Caledonian Lockheed TriStar departing in 1993 from Manchester Airport on a charter flight to Izmir
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