Paramount Airways Limited

Paramount Airways Limited was a British inclusive-tour charter airline based at Bristol Airport. It operated flights from Bristol, Belfast and Birmingham to Mediterranean destinations. The airline entered receivership on November 14, 1989. It also operated Cessna Citation executive jets as Paramount Executive.

History


Paramount ordered two new McDonnell Douglas MD-83s, with the first one delivered on April 24, 1987 to allow operations to start on May 1, 1987. During the European winter, the airline operated charter flights from Gatwick Airport to Goa. The airline acquired two more MD-83s for the 1988 charter season.

In 1989, the company entered administration with debts of £11 million, it was also under examination by the Serious Fraud Office over the loss of £13.5 million by the Eagle Trust which it had close links and shared a chairman.

Fleet
Paramount Airways operated the following aircraft: