Former British Aerospace salesman Barry Lloyd recounts his rather arduous experience of selling 748 turboprops in the Caribbean.
LIAT took delivery of its second batch of 748s, including V2-LCQ (c/n 1800), after a protracted EEC competition.
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In 1981, British Aerospace (BAe) had its attention directed towards the Caribbean when Leeward Islands Air Transport (LIAT) unveiled plans to replace its fleet of Hawker Siddeley 748s. The carrier’s series -2A examples had given 16 years of good service, but relatively short inter-island sectors combined with the corrosive sea air had taken their toll on airframes and engines.
