Stretch Stopgaps: National’s Super Sixties
The stretch DC-8 super 61/63s were the first ‘Jumbo Jets’, indeed Flying Tigers even had that title painted on theirs, […]
Airline History
Shanghai Trijets: The MD-11 in China
The MD-11 as a passenger aircraft was not a wild success. Failing initially to meet performance guarantees and suffering a
Northwest’s Orphan Mad Dogs
Deregulation brought incredible turbulence to the previously rather placid US airline system and this was only mad worse by the
Dutch Jungle-Jets: Aero Perú Fellowships
The Dutch Fokker 28 Fellowship proved to be a hardy design that after first flying in 1967 provided strong competition,
Qantas’ Aboriginal Ties: Wunala Dreaming
The relationship between the, principally white, settlers of Australia and the native Aboriginal population has been one of exploitation, theft
Super Advanced: Cruzeiro & VARIG 737-200s
From the mid-1970s the Boeing 737-200 Advanced model became the backbone of the fleets of the three major Brasilian airlines
Emirates’ Boeing A340s!
It isn’t often you see a company selling its competitor’s products, especially when they are multi-million dollar airliners. However, when
Royal Regret: Canada 3000’s Calamity
Following Canadian’s takeover of Wardair in 1989, Canada 3000 would quickly grow to become Canada’s largest charter airline and one
C3 to India: The Rise & Fall of Canada 3000
Deregulation has brought its share of turbulence to the Canadian aviation scene as it has elsewhere. With Canadian Airlines on
Multimark to Motionmark: CP’s DC-10s
CP Air had been solidly profitable throughout the 1960s and first half of the 1970s, but in 1975 it recorded
Ecuatoriana Pt3: VASP to the Rescue?
Ecuatoriana’s cessation of operations in 1993 had been something of a shock as the airline’s financial condition was unknown even
Ecuatoriana Pt2: The Rainbow Fleet
Ecuatoriana dazzled the aviation world with its amazing special livery variations during the 1970s, as discussed in part 1. From 1979