FM Superbuses: Shanghai’s Short-term A321s
Shanghai Airlines is one of China’s oldest airline brands but throughout its history it has been a staunch Boeing customer […]
Airline History
Ansett’s Last Props: The F50 Euroglider
The Fokker F27 had a long and distinguished career in Australia with the government airline, Trans Australia Airlines, and its
Howard Hughes’ Jetstreams: TWA L-1649s
Lockheed’s Constellation programme was a great success both for civilian and military marks but coming towards the end of the
KLM 3TENS: Intra-european Widebodies
The Dutch national airline, KLM, made an order for A310s in April 1979 but, unlike most of the type’s European
Six Survivors: Canadian Pacific’s Versatile DC-6Bs
Canadian Pacific turned to the trusty Douglas DC-6B to carry it through the 1950s, but even though the type was
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Cramming Them In: HK Express’ New Airbuses
HK Express has been a major factor in the infiltration of low cost travel options into Cathay Pacific’s Hong Kong
Peruvian Tristars in the 90s: Faucett/AeroPerú’s L-1011s
As Peru entered the 1990s both its largest airlines, AeroPerú and Faucett Perú, had serious financial problems. These forced the
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Unshining Path: AeroPerú in the 1980s
During the 1970s the Peruvian military government had successfully built up its new flag carrier AeroPerú into a seemingly well
Covering Peru Like the Sun: AeroPerú in the 1970s
The collapse of APSA in 1971 was rather humiliating for the Peruvian military government and left the country without a
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PBA Maxes Out: Provincetown-Boston in the 80s
Provincetown-Boston Airways (PBA) started operations in 1949 and was consistently profitable for over 30 years. In 1980 its founder John
Cherry Blossom Pacemakers: Piedmont YS-11s
In the mid-60s the local service airlines were well into their graduation from DC-3 centric fleets to those based predominantly
Starting from Scratch: The NAMC YS-11
The YS-11 programme remains something of a controversial topic in its native Japan. Some see it as an epic adventure