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Raines Air Systems: A Complete History
A reboot of the Raines Air System album.
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The First Plane - Lockheed L-188 Electra N1006R
On a cold December night in 1966, two men discuss a new business id...
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The Jet Era - Douglas DC-9
In 1976, the company determined that it had grew enough to accommod...
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Heavy Freight - Douglas DC-8-61/63
Raines acquired 3 DC-8 aircraft in the spring of 1979. These consis...
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Three Holers - Boeing 727-100F
Adding to the short haul arsenal, Raines Air purchased three 727-10...
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Going Jumbo - Boeing 747-100
1988 ushered in a big new age for Raines, in more ways than one.
R...
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Sunset for “Old Smokey” - Douglas DC-8-73
The DC-8 had a long, honorable career at Raines for years. But soon...
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Blue Globetrotters - Boeing 747-100 (Globexpress)
Raines Air had seen moderate success with their passenger charter s...
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The Norfolk Air Disaster - Douglas DC-8-63F (Flight 504)
The late 1990's were an uncertain time for Raines. On September 7th...
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The Bankruptcy of Raines Air Systems
After the tragic crash at Norfolk, the FAA fined Raines Air Systems...
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Back in Blue - Boeing 747-400F
The morning after Raines' bankruptcy, employees stormed the airline...
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Raines Air Fleet - 2005
By 2005, Raines Air had finally repositioned itself as a market lea...
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Dirty Dogs - McDonnell Douglas MD-11 and DC-10-30
The 2010's were much needed relief for Raines Air. The 2008 recessi...
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Yellow Tailed Haulers - Boeing 747-400BCF (DHL Livery)
The relationship between DHL and Raines Air started in 1992, when D...
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Black Draped 8's - Boeing 747-8F
From 2011 onwards, Raines Air experienced a decade of massive and r...
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Shiny New Twinjet - Boeing 777F
The Boeing 777F marked an new era in Raines Air; these were the fir...
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British Blue Whales - Boeing 747-400F (World Air Logistics)
World Air Logistics was founded in 2001 and started operations in J...
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40 Year Anniversary - Boeing 747-400F
September 20th, 2015 marked 40 years since Raines Air commenced ope...
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Founders Livery - Boeing 747-8F
The second of the two special liveries was applied to an oncoming 7...
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Package Haulers - Boeing 767-300F
In December 2015, the e-commerce company Amazon announced that it w...
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The History of Moore International Airlines
The history of Moore International Airlines began with a man named...
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A Raging Fire - Boeing 747-400F (Flight 397)
It is April 21st, 2017, 1:32am.
Raines Air Flight 397 has taken of...
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Red Firefighter - Boeing 747 Supertanker
The 747 Supertanker was one of the more strange undertakings by Rai...
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Eureka! Fleet 2022 - Poster
20 years after the collapse of Globexpress, Raines Air Systems bega...
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The History of Thunderbird Air
Thunderbird Air began its long history in 1947 as Thunderbird Air T...
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Alaskan Freight - Denali Air Cargo Poster
Denali Air Cargo was formed as a joint venture between Thunderbird...
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World Flyers - World Airways Fleet
World Airways began in 1948 with the acquisition of Boeing 314 airc...
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The Future Aircraft of the Raines Air Fleet
Raines' future seems to be orientated towards twinjets. The product...
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April 2022 Flight Log - N854RI
This is an example of a flight log commissioned by Raines Air. This...
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Screenshot 2022 07 08 29482
hey guys, i don't remember even taking this screenshot and it was i...
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Raines-bound - Boeing 777-300ERSF
IAI has two 777-300 aircraft converted into a cargo configuration s...