aviation - the past, present and future of flight

G

ulf Air has faced tough

competition, political disruption

and  nancial woes, but is

now back on a trajectory of

expansion.

Freddie Bosworth, a British former RAF

pilot and entrepreneur, started an air taxi

operation in Bahrain soon after World War

Two ended, operating  ights to Doha in

Qatar and Dhahran in Saudi Arabia.

His  eet comprised seven Avro Ansons,

used until 1952, and brie y during 1951

three de Havilland DH.86B four-engined

aircraft. Bosworth’s business was formally

incorporated as Gulf Aviation Company

GULF AIR

BOUNCING BACK

56 Aviation News incorporating Jets April 2018

ulf Air has faced tough Freddie Bosworth, a British former RAF His  eet comprised seven Avro Ansons,

BOUNCING BACK

Gulf Air is no longer the biggest carrier in the Middle East,

but can proudly claim to be one of the oldest in the region.

Jozef Mols investigates the airline’s evolution.

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