Laker Airways was a wholly privately owned, Independent British airline founded by Sir Freddie Laker in 1966. It originally was a charter airline flying passengers and cargo worldwide.The airline became the world's first long-haul, low-cost, "no frills" airline in 1977, operating low-fare scheduled services between its base at London Gatwick Airport and New York's John F. Kennedy Airport. However, the company did not survive the economic recession of the early 1980s, and operated its last flight on February 4, 1982, the day after it spectacularly went bankrupt.Laker Airways Virtual was founded by Gary Welland in August 2007. Operating low-fare scheduled services on Trans-Atlantic, European & Asian routes.August 2008 see's the launch of Laker Airways Virtual EUROTRAIN services from Glasgow, Scotland and Stansted, England hubs.

Laker Airways was a wholly privately owned, Independent British airline founded by Sir Freddie Laker in 1966. It originally was a charter airline flying passengers and cargo worldwide.The airline became the world's first long-haul, low-cost, "no frills" airline in 1977, operating low-fare scheduled services between its base at London Gatwick Airport and New York's John F. Kennedy Airport. However, the company did not survive the economic recession of the early 1980s, and operated its last flight on February 4, 1982, the day after it spectacularly went bankrupt.Laker Airways Virtual was founded by Gary Welland in August 2007. Operating low-fare scheduled services on Trans-Atlantic, European & Asian routes.August 2008 see's the launch of Laker Airways Virtual EUROTRAIN services from Glasgow, Scotland and Stansted, England hubs.

..and I had Laker Virtual airways in 1987 - only then it wasnt possible to get any other pilots, there weren't that many fs enthusiasts on the net, I had the B1-11, 707 and DC10 and a VC10 that was not in Laker colours but was delivered to BUA as a laker flight if I'm not mistaken.... I painted it up in Laker colours, still have it on a floppy disk somewhere in my ex-wifes collection of my stuff.... which I wont see again lol!!!! but if someone has started it up again it would be interesting to me to see how many people are actually pilots now...