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End Of Heavylift Cargo  
User currently offlineOO-AOG From Switzerland, joined Dec 2000, 1426 posts, RR: 5
Posted (10 years 8 months 1 week 2 days 21 hours ago) and read 1370 times:

Another airline sadly ceased flying this month, with Heavylift Cargo folding their wings. I flew once aboard their fantastic Shorts Belfast and this was probably the best jump seat I ever had in my life. G-HLFT was the last flying Belfast in the world, and I don't think another airline will ever operate him again...


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Good luck to all of you guys, from Heavylift and Prime, and thanks for the memories...






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User currently offlineLamyl_hhlco From United States of America, joined Aug 2000, 620 posts, RR: 2
Reply 1, posted (10 years 8 months 1 week 2 days 20 hours ago) and read 1329 times:

where did you hear that???

Lam

User currently offlineBackfire From Germany, joined Oct 2006, 0 posts, RR: 0
Reply 2, posted (10 years 8 months 1 week 2 days 19 hours ago) and read 1272 times:

ATI reported it a few days ago. But the Antonov joint venture is still going.

User currently offlineCaptaingomes From Canada, joined Feb 2001, 6413 posts, RR: 58
Reply 3, posted (10 years 8 months 1 week 2 days 19 hours ago) and read 1253 times:

Oh no, that's sad! I saw the Belfast a couple of weeks ago in Toronto, and thought it was a great site to see! I was hoping I'd see that aircraft again, but now I don't think that will happen.


"it's kind of like an Airbus, it's an engineering marvel, but there's no sense of passion" -- J. Clarkson re: Coxster
User currently offlineSAS23 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 4, posted (10 years 8 months 1 week 2 days 19 hours ago) and read 1245 times:

I hear that Farhad Azima (who provided the financing for the purchase from Kvaerner) is spitting feathers over this ... it's the first time that he's been taken, rather than the other way around!  Big grin

The Belfast was nearly timexed, so its days were numbered...

User currently offlineJan Mogren From Sweden, joined Dec 2000, 2043 posts, RR: 52
Reply 5, posted (10 years 8 months 1 week 2 days 19 hours ago) and read 1225 times:

That sucks.
I was lucky to fly with them recently, great crew. I'm gonna miss that old prop.



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User currently offlineAirchabum From United Kingdom, joined Oct 2001, 769 posts, RR: 12
Reply 6, posted (10 years 8 months 1 week 2 days 17 hours ago) and read 1170 times:

Another sad loss. Living the the south-east I've watched their a/c on countless occasions at SEN, STN, etc. I'm going to miss seeing them around. I know one Belfast is in storage at Southend...anyone know where the other one is?

Summarising bits from an Air Transport Intelligence article:
Heavylift Cargo has been forced to shut down after its sister companies (Prime and SEN based Heavylift Engineering) were put into administration last week. The company is in discussion with its financial backers (including Barclays and some US investors) but the CAA have thwarted attempts to keep the company going.

Fingers crossed that they can sort something out.


Biggidy biggidy bong
User currently offlineGKirk From UK - Scotland, joined Jun 2000, 24621 posts, RR: 58
Reply 7, posted (10 years 8 months 1 week 2 days 17 hours ago) and read 1163 times:

False....Its only Prime (Heaylift pax airline) that has gone.


When you hear the noise of the Tartan Army Boys, we'll be coming down the road!
User currently offlineSAS23 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 8, posted (10 years 8 months 1 week 2 days 7 hours ago) and read 1077 times:

GKirk - nope, it's HC Airlines as well (which traded as Prime and HeavyLift Cargo Airlines). The only part of the group to remain in operation is the JV with Air Foyle, marketing the AN124.

User currently offlineGKirk From UK - Scotland, joined Jun 2000, 24621 posts, RR: 58
Reply 9, posted (10 years 8 months 1 week 2 days 6 hours ago) and read 1053 times:

Sheesh, thats bad news then  Sad


When you hear the noise of the Tartan Army Boys, we'll be coming down the road!
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