QJ PAT Destinations 0 Founded October 1986 Fleet size 4 | PAT PARAMOUNT Ceased operations November 1989 | |
Key people John Ferriday (Chief Executive) | ||
Paramount Airways Limited was a 1980s British inclusive-tour charter airline based at Bristol Airport. It operated flights from Bristol, Belfast and Birmingham to Mediterranean destinations. The airline entered receivership in November 1989.
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Paramount ordered two new McDonnell Douglas MD-83 airliners, the first was delivered on 24 April 1987 to allow operations to start on 1 May 1987. During the European winter the airline operated charter flights from Gatwick Airport to Goa. The airline acquired two more MD-83s for the 1988 charter season.
In 1989 the company entered administration with debts of £11 million, it was also under examination by the Serious Fraud Office over the loss of £13.5 million by the Eagle Trust which it had close links and shared a chairman.
The company also operated Cessna Citation executive jets as Paramount Executive.