The 757 Story Pt1: From 727-300, to 7N7, to 757
The Boeing 727-200 Advanced was spectacularly successful during the 1970s but although orders were flooding in Boeing didn’t rest on […]
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Constant Crisis: AVENSA 1994-2004
Nowadays Venezuela is in a sorry state, wracked by economic collapse, hyper-inflation and a dictatorial regime. The pathway to this
Eastern A300s: A Marriage Made In Heaven
By the 1970s it had been years since the US majors had bought any foreign aircraft and the new Airbus
Killed by Debt: Air Florida 1982-1984
The loss of Ed Acker to Air Florida’s greatest rival Pan Am in September 1981 was undoubtedly a serious blow
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