Page 47 of Tom Norwood's wonderful book "Deregulation Knockouts - Volume 1" says: "All cargo line Flying Tigers formed Metro International Airways in 1981 to operate domestic and international passenger charters. Flights began on March 29, 1981 with a New York-Tel Aviv charter. Scheduled flights began a year later, on March 25, 1982, with a JFK-Brussels route; shortly thereafter, a Chicago-Brussels service was added. The passenger operation proved unprofitable for Flying Tigers and the airline was sold to Tower Travel, its general agent, in mid-1983, and was reorganized as Tower Air". So, Metro International is the correct answer, but the person who answered "Tower Air" isn't too far off the mark. Joe Wolf -- fan of the book "Deregulation Knockouts" >On Fri, 27 Feb 2004 21:50:19 +2200 mpanitz@xxxxxxxx (Mark Panitz) >writes: > >thats funny someone just replied to and said it was Tower Air! >whose right here? >>On Sat, 28 Feb 2004 01:13:43 +0100 "aerotransport.org" <aavrane@xxxxxxx> >>writes: >> Metro International >> Famous in Paris after one of his captains - after a 2-month >> commitment > in Saudi Arabia - landed his 747 at CDG and raped the first French >> girl >> he found in the terminal.. >> >> Best regards,