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  1. Freddie Laker on Skytrain (1975)

    Genre
    Interview; News report

    Freddie Laker on the cancellation of his Skytrain transatlantic airline licence and plans to fight the decision. Interviewer not identified.

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  2. Brian Hayes programme - Maiden flight of Concorde (1976)

    Genre
    Advertisement; Interview; Jingle; News bulletin; News report; Phone-in; Special; Technical

    The Brian Hayes programme live at Heathrow Airport for the first commercial flight of Concorde. The British Airways Concorde is flying to Bahrain; simultaneously, Air France is launching its first commercial...

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  3. Skytrain go-ahead (1977)

    Genre
    Interview

    Freddie Laker on finally getting the go-ahead to operate the cheap ticket airline Skytrain, which will be operating to New York within 30 days. Reflections on his five year battle with British Airways and...

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  4. British Airways strike (1977)

    Genre
    News report; Speech

    Rita Carter reports on the strike by British Airways maintenance engineers; vote to return to work; speeches by shop steward Wally Allen.

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  5. British Airways strike (1977)

    Genre
    Interview; News report

    Report by Neil Andrews on strike by maintenance engineers at British Airways; interviews with Sir Frank McFadzean, BA Chairman; Hugh Scanlon, AUEW.

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  6. British Airways strike (1977)

    Genre
    News report; Speech

    Speech by AUEW shop steward (poss. Wally Allen) regarding vote by members on British Airways maintenance engineers’ strike. Includes aircraft noise in background.

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  7. Kuwaiti hijacking (1977)

    Genre
    News report

    Trevor Goodchild reports from Bahrain on the hijack of a Kuwaiti airliner leased from British Midland Airways on a flight from Lebanon. The plane is now at Kuwait Airport. The terrorists are demanding the...

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  8. Hi-jacking in Beirut (1977)

    Genre
    Interview

    Interview with Michael Bishop, managing director of Midlands Airways, on a hi-jacking in Beirut, Lebanon.

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  9. Freddie Laker’s budget airline flies to New York (1977)

    Genre
    Interview; News report

    Interview with Charles Maxwell, spokesman for Laker NY, about the inaugural commercial flight of Freddie Laker’s low budget Skytrain airline to the United States. Male interviewer not identified.

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  10. Freddie Laker, on Laker Airways and Skytrain (1977)

    Genre
    Interview

    Freddie Laker, founder of Laker Airways, interviewed by unidentified male on the people who use the airline, Skytrain’s first man, future plans of the airline and the restrictions faced. Mono audio.

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