Peach Air

Peach Air was a United Kingdom charter airline that operated for two years between 1997 and 1998.

Peach Air

IATA ICAO Callsign – KGC – Goldcrest
Founded	1996
Ceased operations	1999/2000 (Ceased operations in 1999 and merged with Flying Colours Airlines to form JMC Air in 2000)
Operating bases	London Gatwick Airport
Fleet size	6
Parent company	Caledonian Airways (1988)
Headquarters	London Gatwick Airport

Peach Air Boeing 737-200 at Funchal, Madeira, 1998

History

Peach Air was formed in 1996. It was part of Caledonian Airways (1988), created to operate for the tour operator Goldcrest.

In 1999, Thomas Cook completed the acquisition of Carlson Leisure Group, who operated Caledonian Airways and Peach Air. This led to a complete rebrand by Thomas Cook of its growing tour operation.

In 2000, Thomas Cook rebranded their charter airline operations as JMC Air, part of a new universal customer-facing brand "JMC".

Flying Colours ordered 2 Airbus A330-200 aircraft to begin long haul operations; these aircraft arrived after the JMC rebrand.

JMC Air was rebranded as Thomas Cook Airlines in 2002.

Thomas Cook Airlines UK then announced a merger with fellow Manchester-founded airline MyTravel Airways. The parent companies had merged in June 2007, with the two airlines merging in November that year.[1]

Fleet

The carrier operated 2 Boeing 737-200 and 4 Lockheed L-1011 Tristar

References

1. "Peach Air history from Europe, United Kingdom". Airline History. Retrieved 22 January 2021.