British Caledonian in the 1980s

British Caledonian in the 1970s

Livery of British Caledonian on an Airbus A310-200
Founded	November 1970
Ceased operations	14 April 1988

British airline British Caledonian (BCal) suffered a series of major setbacks in the 1980s as a result of several geopolitical events that occurred during that decade. These events significantly weakened BCal operationally and financially. They were the main factors that contributed to the airline's demise in 1988.