Air Pictorial 1991-11
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G.Jones - Perpignan perspective
Air France SE.210 Caravelle III F-BHRH "Bourgogne" on the apron, circa 1963.
Air Vendee Saab 340 F-GHVS arrives at Perpignan after operating a scheduled service from Nantes for Air Inter.
The main operator at Perpignan is Air Inter, which uses A-300s for its twice-daily schedule to Orly. F-BUAJ is seen here on short finals for runway 33.
A section of Securite Civile is based at the airport with this AS.320B.1 Ecureuil F-ZBBN fitted with a Bombardier d'Eau belly pannier for aerial firefighting.
Aero Pyrenees, as well as operating as an air taxi company, is a French Ministry of Transport Approved commercial pilot training organisation. It has been based at Perpignan since 1970 for CPL/IFR training.
Motorists driving south on the autoroute cannot fail to notice the collection of airliners stored in front of Europe Air Service hangars. In the foreground, two Vanguards F-BVRZ and G-APEK in Air Bridge colours.