BCM Airlines has begun operations with an International Aero Engines V2500-powered Airbus A320 leased from Airworld of the UK. BCM, based in Palma de Majorca, is using the aircraft on services to European holiday destinations, and plans to add a further two A320s early in 1997.
Source: Flight International
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