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Kavim Israeli Airlines | קווים נתיבי אויר ישראלי

MidAmerican Airlines

America's Airline.

Nihon Airlines

Japan's leading airline since 1953.

TAMSA Mexican Airlines

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Boeing 777-200ER | 4X-EAA

Kavim received its first Boeing 777 in late 1999, opening up new possibilities for the airline across Africa, Asia, and North America. Seen in airports from Los Angeles to Melbourne, Kavim's Boeing 777 fleet continues to be the...

Boeing 747-200 | 4X-MBC

In 1979, Kavim Israeli Airlines received its first Boeing 747-200B aircraft, building on the success that the airline found leasing its first Boeing 747-100s from US-based MidAmerican Airlines for its Tel Aviv - New York route....

Boeing 787-8 | 4X-KDA

By 2008, Kavim had an ageing, hodgepodge intercontinental fleet consisting of Boeing 747, 757, 767, and 777 aircraft. With increasing low-cost and legacy competition in the Israeli market, and calls for the airline to modernize...

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Founded in 1948, Kavim has been proud to fly the Israeli flag around the world for over 70 years. Welcome home. ברוך הבא הביתה

4. Boeing 747-400 | N121MA

In the early 1980s, faced with declining orders for Boeing 747 aircraft, Boeing secretly asked multiple airlines to join a consultive group and advise the manufacturer on specific improvements to its Boeing 747 model. The invit...

6. Airbus A350-900 | N851MA

MidAmerican was the North American launch customer for the Airbus A350 with an order for 40 jets, split between 28 of the -900 variant and 12 of the -1000 variant. The Airbus A350 fleet is replacing older Airbus A330 and Boeing...

3. Boeing 747-100 | N747MA

MidAmerican has always been a strong proponent of innovation in the airline industry, and the Boeing 747 was no exception. Placing an order for 8 examples in 1967, MidAmerican received its first Boeing 747-100 during the summer...

1. Boeing 707-120B | N707MA

By the mid-1950s, MidAmerican was one of the strongest players in the American market, and the most reliable link to Asia. Fleets of Boeing 377 Stratrocruisers and Douglas DC-6s traversed the Pacific on a daily basis, linking c...

Boeing 737-700ER, Airbus A321LR | JA697N, JA896N

In 2007, Nihon Airlines took delivery of the first out of three Boeing 737-700ERs it had ordered. Under the newly created LuxuryJet moniker, the three aircraft flew on niche routes where all-business class or nearly all-busine...

Douglas DC-8-40 | XA-TEX

TAMSA received its first DC-8 in 1962, pushing the airline into the jet age. Over the coming years, the fleet of DC-8s would replace the DC-6s on longer routes to Chicago, New York, Miami, and Madrid. The DC-8s served as TAMSA'...

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Boeing 777-200ER DWA Livery | JA841N

Nihon Airlines was one of the founding members of Dynasty World Alliance, and its first member in Asia. Today, the airline is proud to link almost 150 destinations together with nearly 1,000 flights a day, connecting Japan and...

Boeing 727-200 | JA5597

The Boeing 727-200 was the backbone of Nihon's domestic fleet, flying on Nihon's trunk routes during off-peak hours, connecting smaller cities to Nihon's main hubs in Tokyo and Osaka, and operating out of smaller hubs in Fukuok...

Silai Afghan Airlines Boeing 767-200 | YA-SKA

Silai Afghan Airlines was founded in in 1953 as a venture between the Afghan Government and Pan Am, which provided surplus Convair CV-340 aircraft and pilot training to begin domestic flights and international flights to Pan Am...

airLanka Airbus A340-300 | 4R-AMD

Since 1946, airLanka (under previous names) has been Sri Lanka's flag carrier, carrying the flag from its base in Colombo to cities across Africa, Australia, Asia, and Europe. In 1948, Air Ceylon began flights to London with tw...

Boeing 767-300ER, Boeing 767-400ER | OE-ARB, OE-ARX

In 1996, Austrian Airlines decided to upgrade its long-haul fleet of Airbus A310 aircraft with Boeing 767 and Boeing 777 aircraft, placing an order for 15 Boeing 767-300ER aircraft with 10 options, and 10 Boeing 777-200ER aircr...

Douglas DC-10-30 | JA5622

Nihon Airlines received its first DC-10 in 1975 for intermediate- and long-range routes that were too big for a DC-8 but too small for a Boeing 747. Nihon received a total of 22 DC-10s; 12 of them were designated DC-10-30Is wit...

6. Boeing 787-9 "City of Chicago" | N809MA

Kavim Boeing 747-400 | 4X-ENA

Kavim received its first Boeing 747-400s during the mid-1990s, augmenting the Boeing 747 Classic and Boeing 767 aircraft that made up Kavim's long-haul fleet. Kavim's Boeing 747s operate on the longest and busiest routes from T...

2. Boeing 747-400 | B-2459

China Central's first Boeing 747-400 was delivered in 1995 to inaugurate the first non-stop service between Shanghai and Los Angeles. The aircraft gradually replaced the Boeing 747SP on long-haul routes, and was a major part of...

1. Boeing 747SP | B-2442

China Central received four out of six ex-CATA Boeing 747SP aircraft after its founding in 1988, mainly for North American services that departed from Shanghai. CATA operated two weekly Beijing-Shanghai-San Francisco-New York f...

1. Tupolev Tu-154M | B-2154

After drawing lots for a portion of CATA's regional fleet, China Central ended up with a number of Tupolev Tu-154Ms that formed the backbone of its domestic fleet through the early 1990s. With red stripes painted blue, and new...

*CATA IL-86 | B-1993

CATA (Chinese Aerial Transport Authority) ordered six Ilyushin IL-86s in 1982 as part of a thaw in Sino-Soviet relations and increased cooperation in the aviation sector. The first IL-86 arrived in 1983 amid a major expansion,...

Austrian Airlines Boeing 777-200ER | OE-IEI

Austrian Airlines operates a fleet of 19 Boeing 777 aircraft, including 12 -200ER aircraft. The Boeing 777 fleet operates Austrian's flagship intercontinental routes, traveling as far as New York, Los Angeles, Johannesburg, Tok...

"Salemetsiz Be, Riga!" Baltijas - Kazakh Airways Partnership 2019

Baltijas Baltic Airlines and Kazakh Airways signed a partnership agreement in 2018 covering over 150 routes between the airlines. As a result, Kazakh Airways customers can now connect to over 100 destinations in Africa, Europe,...

Boeing 777-300ER | PP-SEZ

Samba's first Boeing 777-300ER was delivered in 2005, becoming Samba's flagship aircraft. The 14-strong fleet was originally used to upgrade capacity on routes operated by Boeing 777-200ER and McDonnell Douglas MD-11 aircraft,...

3. Hawker Siddeley HS748 | N103IX

Air Illini was founded in 1968 as a regional airline operating flights within Illinois, with major operations out of Chicago's downtown airport -- Meigs Field -- and Springfield's Capital Airport. As demand grew, Air Illini int...

Boeing 737-200 | PP-BIG

Samba's first 737-200 arrived in Brazil in 1975, and the fleet quickly became the backbone of Samba's domestic network. The aircraft were common sights across the country, in the big hub cities of Rio and Sao Paulo, but also in...

McDonnell Douglas MD-11C | PP-TOM

Samba was the Americas launch customer for the McDonnell Douglas MD-11, ordering 12 MD-11 aircraft and 5 MD-11 Combi aircraft. Samba's Combis were configured with 30 Business Class seats and 174 Economy Class seats, and were ab...

Air Netherlands Airbus A320 | PH-ABA

Air Netherlands was founded as a holiday carrier in the early 1980s, using Boeing 757 and 767 aircraft out of its hub at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol. In the mid-2000s, and the airline was rebranded as a higher-end, low-cost carr...