Telecom 1991!

As 2011's edition of Telecom closed its doors several days ago, bringing

neither charters nor bizjets, it was totaly different 20 years ago! Below is

a mix of pictures showing the crowded "60s" parking positions, whose were

densified to receive all the visitors, mostly coming from France, Belgium,

the Netherlands and Danemark. Pictures were taken on October 8-9-10. 1991.

TEA (Trans European Airways) was a Belgian carrier, operating Boeing 737-200, 300

and 400s, but also the very first Airbus A300B1 OO-TEF. It had several sister

companies in other countries including France, Italy, UK and Switzerland,

with the later being taken over by easyjet to become the actual

easyjet Switzerland. From its side, Marseilles based Air Provence International

was the largest european operator of the Grumman G159 Gulfstream 1,

operating 9 of that type!

Nantes Atlantique's based Stellair was using these 2 colourful

Fairchild F-27J F-GDXT and F-GEXZ and former TAT'S

Fokker 28 F-GIAI, which was painted in the same livery.

From left to right: TEA's Boeing 737-3M8 OO-LTJ, Transavia's

Boeing 737-3K2 PH-HVG, Air Provence International's

Gulfstream 1s F-GFGU & F-GFGV and Europe Aero Services's

Boeing 737-2A1 F-GHXK, with both Stellair's F-27J in the rear.

From all these carriers, only Transavia survives today...

On the second day, in addition to both Stellair and Air Provence's

machines, Flanders Airlines's Fokker F-27-100 OO-SVL, with

additional "Canon" stickers, SABENA's sister company Sobelair

Boeing 737-229 OO-SBQ and Air Jet's Fokker F-27-600 F-GFJS.

On the third day, Maersk Air's Fokker 50s OY-MMH & MMS from

Danemark and Air Belgium's Boeing 737-4Q8 OO-ILH and 429 OO-ILJ,

representing the 2/3 of the small carrier's fleet, the third member being

Boeing 757-23A OO-ILI, completed all these not so usual Telecom visitors.