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1968 - Court Line Tristar Contract Signed... Court Lines order for two Rolls-Royce powered Lockheed TriStar jets. August 17th, became a firm contract with the formal signing in London of the £20 million deal. It involves the biggest financial package ever to be arranged in Britain for a UK independent airlines. The Court Line TriStars are being formally purchased by Airlease International, a partnership of eleven of Britains leading banks and financial institutions, for lease to Court Line Aviation on a long term basis. The jets will be delivered in February and come into service next April for Clarksons Holidays, Britains leading air holidays company, with whom Court Line has a five year flying agreement. Picture Shows:- Lord Cole (Chairman of Rolls-Royce), Ernest Read (Chairman of Airlease International), John Young (Managing Director of the Court Line Group), Dan Haughton (Chairman of Lockheed), and E.J. Posey (Managing Director of Court Line Aviation) (Credit Image: (c) Keystone Pictures USA/ZUMAPRESS.com/Mary Evans)

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