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 »
Canadian Airlines International Boeing 767-300ER Compilation Memories circa 1992
This 13 minute compilation demo reel was put together by Canadian Airlines International in 1992 to promote their then new Boeing 767-300ER aircraft, which were being added to the fleet to compliment the DC-10s as medium capacity long haul aircraft. Some 25 examples of the 767-300ER were operated by the airline between the late 1980s …Read more »
Canadian Airlines International Boeing 747-400 Compilation Reel Circa 1992
This 18 minute feature on the Canadian Airlines Boeing 747-400 was compiled by the airline circa 1992 as a PR piece to promote the then new widebody intercontinental aircraft. Canadian Airlines operated four Boeing 747-400s between 1990 and 2001 which is when the airline was acquired by arch competitor Air Canada, namely C-FCRA, C-FBCA, C-FGHZ …Read more »
Canadian Airlines International – Airline Snapshot Early 1990s
The early 1990s was the heyday for Canadian Airlines International. Just a few years earlier they had acquired Wardair, CP Air and a host of partners airlines across Canada including Eastern Provincial, Nordair, Quebecair, Time Air and Norcanair. It was also at this time that massive losses were mounting at the airline as the Canadian …Read more »
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