Laker Airways
Organization
Airline. Laker Airways was a wholly private, British independent airline founded by Sir Freddie Laker in 1966. It originally operated as a charter airline, but became the second long-haul, low-cost, "no frills" airline in 1977, operating low-fare scheduled services (named Skytrain) between London Gatwick Airport and New York City's John F. Kennedy Airport.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Ken Schultz Commercial Airlines Collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 1992-08-07
Contents of the Collection
This small collection is comprised of assorted ephemera related to various commercial airlines, including photographs, postcards, decals, bumper stickers, and maps. The bulk of the collection is more than fifty photographs, primarily of Frontier Airlines aircraft in service between 1950-1990. Featured aircraft include the DC-3, DC-9, MD-80, B-727, B-737, DHC-6, CV-340, CV-580, and CV-600. Many of the photographs are Frontier Airlines official photographs, some of which were taken at...