About Gulf Air
<b>Gulf Air - Airline; photo wallpapers; Megawallpapers.org :</b> Gulf Air (Arabic: طيران الخليج) is the national carrier for the Kingdom of Bahrain and the Sultanate of Oman. The airline operates a fleet of 34 aircraft to Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe and the Middle East. Gulf Air's hubs are Bahrain International Airport (BAH) and Seeb International Airport (MCT). The trademark phrase is 'Colour Your Sky', and the company's logo features a golden falcon. Although this airline is not part of an airline alliance, it is part of oneworld
global explorer fare and the product offers some 775 destinations
worldwide. Moreover, it has extensive codeshare services with other
airlines and special partnerships with Jet Airways and Oman Air's Frequent Flyer Programmes. In the late 1940s, Freddie Bosworth (a British pilot) began an air
taxi service to Doha and Dhahran from Bahrain. Bosworth later expanded
this service and on the 24 March 1950, he registered Gulf Aviation as a
private share-holding company. Seven Avro Ansons and 3 de Havilland
DH.86B 4-engine biplanes formed the fleet, but more modern aircraft
were needed. Bosworth chose the de Havilland Dove but while preparing
to introduce the type into service he was killed on a demonstration
flight at Croydon on 9 June 1951. From 1951 to 1971, British Overseas Airways Corporation
(BOAC) became a major shareholder in Gulf Aviation, holding a 22%
stake. Gulf Aviation began services to London in April 1970 with a Vickers VC10
and, with the introduction of BOAC, saw a succession of updated
aircraft entering the fleet. The turning point for Gulf Aviation came
when the governments of the Kingdom of Bahrain, State of Qatar, the
Emirate of Abu Dhabi and the Sultanate of Oman purchased BOAC's shares
in Gulf Aviation. Under the Foundation Treaty signed on 1 January 1974
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