Tsuru in Full Flight: JAL in the 1960s
The first civil jetliners outside the Soviet Union were designed for long range travel. That left many airlines, including JAL, […]
Airlines of Asia
Wings of the New Japan: JAL’s First Decade
The economic miracle which Japan achieved in the late 50s and 1960s was a vindication of the postwar policies of
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
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
Karachi Connies: PIA’s L-1049s
Nowadays Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) is not thought of as a leader in civil aviation. Like its Indian neighbour Air
Air Crane LCC: Jiangxi Air
The low cost revolution is slowly coming to China now that the government and CAAC see the benefits that LCCs
Shandong Success: Xinxing 737-300s
During the early to mid-1990s China’s first nominally independent (though not private) airlines began to come into existence. The equipment