Mad Dog Central 2: An Old World MD-80 Wishlist
In part 1 I looked at the possibilities for MD-80s for the Americas but of course the type has been […]
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Mad Dog Central 1: An Americas MD-80 Wishlist
The MD-80 has not had a lot of love in 400 scale. There have been over 100 made, albeit that
Delta Air Lines | McDonnell Douglas MD-11 | N806DE | Phoenix Models
Few would have foreseen the change 2023 has brought to Phoenix. For a long time they produced mainly the same
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The Career of DC-10-30 CN 47848 / LN 136: From New Zealand to the US via Fiji
When I investigate the histories of models in my collection it is always an interesting moment when I realise that
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Pineapple: The Hawaii Express
Finding profitability on the long routes between the American mainland and Hawaii has proved elusive for many. In fact, on several
Neverland Bound: JAS Peter Pan DC-10
Special airline colours are nowadays ten a penny and there are few major airlines without some form of promotional livery
Tens & Trouble: Spantax in the 80s
By 1978 Spantax had grown to become one of the largest charter airlines in Europe, despite not necessarily having the
Lan Tens: DC-10s in Chile
The 1980s were a time of crisis and transition at Chile’s national airline Lan Chile. During that period the airline
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
Eastern Cross the Atlantic: New Mark 10s
Towards the end of the 1970s Eastern Airlines was in a period of cautious expansion and with deregulation upon the
TZ Tens: American Trans Air 1973-1986
Deregulation of the US airline industry gave a lot of companies, both new and existing, their opportunity to take on
USAir’s PSA Hubris: A West Coast Disaster
The USAir purchase of Pacific Southwest Airlines was yet another result of the turbulence and merger panic flooding the US