FlyGlobespan...

High demand for FlyGlobespan artefacts
The Scotsman

I know, right. Fly who? This article (link above) caught my eye, as it touches on the airline and aircraft memorabilia market, a flourishing collectible buy / sell business. But, who was FlyGlobespan anyway?

Boeing 737-300 G-GSPN (six were operated, including wet-leased aircraft, in the mid 2000s)

FlyGlobespan was a British (Scotland) holiday charter airline that operated between 2003 and 2009, ceasing operations December 16th 2009, suddenly (in the usual chaotic crack of dawn style instant death that failed British operators tend to endure), with the resultant calamity and crisis for it's 'stuck overseas' customers.

Boeing 737-700 G-MSJF (2/07 - 12/09)

FlyGlobespan was a modest operation, with two 737-700s, three 737-800s and four 767-300ERs in service at the time of it's demise. It holds the distinction of being the only British airline to have operated the rare 737-600, with four in it's fleet between 2005 and 2009.

Boeing 737-600 G-CDKD

The backbone of the short to medium haul fleet was the 737-800, with five operated from 2005.

Boeing 737-800 G-SAAW

Two sub-leased 757s were operated between May and October 2007, however it was the 767-300ER that GSM subsequently turned to for it's longer haul charters to the US and Caribbean. Six aircraft were operated in total.

Boeing 767-300ER G-CDPT

At the time of FlyGlobespan's failure, the British commercial airline business looked very different than it does now (remember, this was just eight years ago). Data excludes smaller regional carriers with BAe 146 / Avro RJ aircraft that JetTrak does not currently incorporate in it's database.

Astraeus: 6 aircraft [ceased ops 11/21/11]
BMI: 34 aircraft [ceased ops 10/27/12]
BMI Baby: 15 aircraft [ceased ops 9/9/12]
British Airways: 224 aircraft [current, 269 aircraft]
EasyJet: 170 aircraft [current, 241 aircraft]
Jet2: 31 aircraft [current, 71 aircraft]
Monarch Airlines: 30 aircraft [ceased ops 2/10/17]
OpenSkies: 4 aircraft [current, 4 aircraft]
Thomas Cook Airlines: 38 aircraft [current, 35 aircraft]
Thomson Airways: 56 aircraft [now named TUI Airlines UK, 59 aircraft]
Titan Airways: 5 aircraft [current, 9 aircraft]
Virgin Atlantic: 34 aircraft [current, 38 aircraft]