Air Florida Across the Atlantic: Palm DC-10s
Air Florida was, thanks to its President Ed Acker, one of the darlings of the first years of deregulation and […]
Acker’s Gamble: Air Florida 1979-1982
With deregulation of the airlines in the USA the expectation was that an intrastate airline like Air Florida would be
Escape from Dar: Kenya Airways Birth
The main trio of East African nations, Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania have a long history of co-operation but also rivalry.
The BA Shuttle: Bringing the Regions to Heathrow
The Eastern Air Lines shuttle was a pioneering idea in the busy US North-east market offering no-reservation guaranteed seat service
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Con Job: Braniff Mk III
The third incarnation of Braniff International is as good a reason as you are ever likely to find for letting
Desert Sun: Fokker 70s in the America West
In the early 90s, just prior to the Regional jet revolution, Fokker’s line of twinjets were rather squeezed in at
Empress Sydney: CP’s Only 707
Aside from its experiment with the Bristol Britannia Canadian Pacific had been a stalwart Douglas customer since the 1940s. Despite
Air India’s Revolution: Jetley’s Sun 1987-90
As with many developing nation’s national carriers, that have had long glorious histories, Air India is today a model of
Eastern Cross the Atlantic: New Mark 10s
Towards the end of the 1970s Eastern Airlines was in a period of cautious expansion and with deregulation upon the
Bleeding Edge: Oasis Hong Kong
There’s no doubt that low cost airlines have radically altered the face of the industry within the last twenty years,
National Goes International: MIA-LHR 1970
During the regulated era of US aviation the realm of long-haul international flights was primarily the domain of Pan Am
Hainan Airlines: The Beginning of a Dynasty
The HNA Group has grown to become a behemoth of an organisation owning stakes in such diverse organisations as The