Boeing 747 at 50. These are the Oldest 747s in Existence
The Boeing 747 first flew 50 years ago on February 9, 1969. That day was a great celebration for Boeing and the thousands of onlookers at Everett Paine Field north of Seattle. The...
Category: Vintage Airliners
Plane Savers! Behind the Scenes at Buffalo Airways, and Saving a D-Day DC-3
Fans of the Ice Pilots NWT TV show that ran from 2009-2014 and followed life behind the scenes at Buffalo Airways may be interested to know that there’s another show being broadcast daily taking...
Iran Aseman Retires Last Scheduled Boeing 727
Iran Aseman was the last airline in the world operating the Boeing 727 in regular scheduled passenger service. Sadly that era has now come to a close after the airline operated its last flight...
What Happened to Saha Air’s Boeing 707s
Remember when every aviation enthusiast seemed to be making the journey to Iran to fly on the world’s last passenger Boeing 707s? It was a real novelty to find such an aircraft flying into...
Merville’s Collection of Vintage Airliners
Merville-Calonne Airport in northern France can make an interesting diversion for fans of vintage airliners. Located 85km south of Calais, 230km north of Paris, and close to the border with Belgium, it is easily...
TWA Hotel Constellation Makes it to JFK
The new TWA Hotel being developed at New York JFK airport is going to be a must-visit destination for aviation enthusiasts when it opens. As well as hotel rooms and amenities at the heart...
Aviation Inside North Korea Photo Feature
Despite being one of the most secretive countries on the planet, there’s not much the dedicated aviation enthusiast hasn’t heard about North Korea. Thanks to the national airline, Air Koryo, still operating classic Soviet-era...
6 Interesting Preserved Airliners in Poland
Looking at some of the interesting preserved airliners you may not have added to your log books yet, this time we consider those to be found in Poland. Antonov An-2 7449 Krakowska 96,...
What Happened to KLM’s Fokker 70 Fleet?
A year ago KLM Cityhopper retired its hardworking fleet of Fokker 70 aircraft after a long relationship with the type. The airline had been flying these aircraft (and the Fokker 100 until 2012) on...
Cathay Pacific Donates the First Boeing 777 to Pima Air & Space Museum
Cathay Pacific today donated the world’s first Boeing 777 aircraft to the Pima Air & Space Museum after 24 years of faithful flying. It may seem strange to think that the 777, which is...
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