Hippie Express: Loftleidir’s Low Cost Long-haul
Iceland sits in a fortuitous position in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. Wow Air is currently leveraging this benefit […]
Airline History
Western to World: Seaboard’s Golden Sixties
By 1960 Seaboard and Western had seen both the highs and lows. It had grown from a charter airline to
East Meets West: Malev’s First 737s
Nowadays the end of Cold War seems obvious and the thought that the Soviet Union could have persisted bizarre; however
Malta’s Military Lease: Air Malta’s 707-3F5C
The Republic of Malta consists of a pair of islands (Malta and Gozo) close to Sicily in the central Mediterranean.
Eights to the Orient: Northwest DC-8s
By the late 1950s Northwest had solidified its place as a prime mover across the Pacific Ocean, but the landscape
Transcon Luxury: Northwest’s Unique Strats
Boeing delivered only 55 Stratocruisers, and the civilian programme was always a footnote compared to the almost 900 KC-97 tanker
Independence Pt2: The Atlanta Bicentennials
As far as I’m aware none of the other US airlines went as far as ONA and Braniff to paint
Independence: ONA Celebrates the Bicentennial
1976 marked the 200th anniversary of the US declaration of independence. The new nation wasn’t recognised by Britain, and the
Red Dragon: Airways International Cymru
The 1980s was a time of diverse charter activity in the United Kingdom as various travel companies began to align
Jumbo Troubles: TWA’s 747s in the 70s
The Boeing 747 signalled a step change in the size and cost of the airline industry. Eagerly acquired by the
Shooting Star Pt2: Ansett New Zealand’s 90s
Competing in the New Zealand domestic market had proved as tough as expected for the young comptitor, which had gone
Shooting Star Pt1: Newmans – Ansett NZ
The New Zealand domestic market had long been the realm of National Airways Corporation (NAC) and later, post-merger, Air New