A Flight in the Hunting Air Bridge Vickers Vanguard Circa 1996
By 1996, Hunting Air Bridge were operating the world’s last operational Vickers Vanguard. Although the type was factory built for only two airlines, Air Canada and BEA, and it was eclipsed by the onset of the jet age, the Vickers Vanguard still proved to be a very reliable and efficient aircraft for her owners. By …Read more »
Scenic Channel Islands Air Tour by Britt Norman Trislander
JetFlix TV videographer Chris Mak visited the Channel Islands in the summer of 2013 to spend a very splendid day island hopping with Aurigny and their fabulous Britt Norman Trislander commuter aircraft. The Trislanders have since been retired with Aurigny but for several decades they were fixtures in Channel Islands offering reliable, safe inter-island transport …Read more »
HS748 Dart Action at the South Terminal
Attention Rolls Royce Dart engine Freaks! Hear ye! Hear ye! A fabulous ear-splitting Avro HS-748 is about to start her engines. Hear ye while you still can, because the Dart engine packs one hell of a whine as she winds up to ear splitting speed once the passengers are safely aboard. This HD video by …Read more »
Touring The Swiss Alps .. In a Lockheed Super Connie
The Super Constellation Flyers Association of Switzerland operates one of the world’s last flyable Connies from their base in Switzerland. In August of 2014, our correspondent Chris Mak visited the operation and enjoyed a pleasure flight touring the Swiss Alps from the comfort of the Connie, based from Bern airport. The Swiss Constellation is essentially …Read more »
VARIG Lockheed Electra Part 1 – Ponte Aerea Early 1990s
THIS FILM CONTAINS PORTUGUESE LANGUAGE CONTENT The Ponte Aerea was a pooled “air bridge” operation between the two largest cities in Brazil, namely Rio and Sao Paulo. The service operated hourly flights between the two cities with even more flights at peak times, with Lockheed L-188 Electra aircraft operated by VARIG, and revenues split between …Read more »
VARIG Lockheed Electra Part 2 – PP-VJW Porto Alegre Air-to-Air
Back in 1988, JetFlix Founder Henry Tenby contacted the Los Angeles office of VARIG Airlines to inquire about doing an article on their Lockheed Electra L-188 Ponte Aerea “Air Bridge” operation for Airliners Magazine. VARIG management were more than happy to assist with the request, and a 24 year old Henry Tenby spent the better …Read more »
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