Trust in Mike: Air Micronesia
The sheer size of the Pacific Ocean has made air travel both a necessity and a significant challenge. In the […]
Airline History
Gotta Go: Rebirth at HK Express
I last wrote about HK Express back in May 2017, but since then the world has changed. Hong Kong’s airlines
German Tu-154s: ‘Interflug’ to Open Skies
Even though East Germany was an important member of the Warsaw Pact it’s national airline, Interflug, never operated the Tu-154
FL’s Gambit: Frontier Horizon
Deregulation of the US aviation market wasn’t kind to the local service airlines. They faced being gobbled up by rampant
ZIPPER: Air Canada’s Western LCC
The advent of low cost carriers led to a raft of legacy airlines setting up low cost subsidiaries across the
Air Travel’s Spicy Girls of Hunan
Collecting model airliners can give you a window into other cultures, which can sometimes seem bizarre by Western standards. Chinese
TAA’s Prop-jet Dominance Pt2: ANA – Ansett
If the Convair 240 ensured TAA was able to survive its formative years the Vickers Viscount proved more than capable
TAA’s Prop-jet Dominance Pt1: Viscounts vs DC-6s
Trans Australia Airlines (TAA) had from its creation been the trendsetter in the Australian market, introducing Convair 240s which enabled
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KD Avia: Connecting Russia to Europe
Following the breakup of the USSR various Aeroflot directorates gained their independence and spawned a wide variety of successor airlines,
Maiden Voyager: Virgin’s Early Years 84-86
Nowadays Virgin Atlantic seems like part of the aviation establishment, having cemented its place at Heathrow, become part-owned by Delta
Speedbird Charter 236s: Air Europe’s 757s
Managing the seasonal nature of the charter airline business has historically led to several airlines switching capacity across the Atlantic
Compass Ten: Australia’s Only A310
Compass Airlines was the first attempt to compete against the duopoly of Ansett and Australian Airlines when market deregulation finally