Airliner Accident and Safety Review 1975
The mid 1970s was not a particularly notable period for airline passenger safety as a number of very serious accidents had taken place within just a few years. The worst had to be the 1977 Tenerife collision between a Pan Am and KLM Boeing 747, however there were other serious accidents before this including a …Read more »
TWA Boeing 707 Flight – Behind The Scenes 1960s
This film is required viewing for all hard core fans of classic airlines and vintage jetliners. It takes us back to the late 1960s and explains the goings on that take place behind the scenes in preparation for a typical TWA Boeing 707 passenger flight. It presents the passenger check in process, catering, maintenance, cargo …Read more »
Boeing AWACS EC-137D Introduction – Boeing 707 Platform
In the 1960s Boeing offered a modified version of their then famous Boeing 707-320 jetliner to the United States Air Force to perform the role of a long range maximum endurance airborne warning and command center. This role was being performed by aging prop driven planes like the Lockheed C-121 Constellation and the Boeing 707 …Read more »
Wardair – The Story of Canada’s Favourite Charter Airline
Famous Canadian aviation entrepreneur Max Ward started out as a bush pilot up in Yellowknife and by the 1960s had established his company Wardair as a charter airline flying Canadians to holiday destinations in Europe and the Sun with a reputation for fantastic customer service. This film tells the story of Wardair from its founding …Read more »
Air Cargo Sky Traders 1952
This film dates from 1952 and was produced to extol the benefits of moving cargo and time sensitive materials by air. This was shortly after the end of World War Two and the commercial aviation industry was still very much in its infancy. Air cargo and its potential to benefit many aspects of daily life …Read more »
Aeroflot aircraft fleet at the time of Glasnost | late 1980s – early 1990s
Henry Tenby presents an interesting survey of the Aeroflot fleet composition at the time of Glasnost in the late 1980s and early 1990s, just as the airline was starting its transition from a fleet of all Soviet designed types to Western built aircraft. Types included: IL-62 IL-76 Tu-154 Tu-134 IL-86 Il-96 AN-2 AN-12 AN-22 AN-26 …Read more »
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