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1973 - Boeing 727-200 * * * * *

1973 - Boeing 727-200

in Westwind

In many ways, the 1970s were the end of the golden age for Westwind. The 70s began with a bang as the DC-10 was delivered and then grounded several times in its early years due to various safety concerns. This significantly ext...

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2023 - Boeing 737-700 * * * * *

2023 - Boeing 737-700

in Valiant Airways

It's Designtober everyone and you know what that means! This year's North American Design Competition (NADC) is hosted by Valiant who was coerced into painting an aircraft into a unique multicoloured scheme to commemorate the 2...

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2007 - Airbus A320 - 'Support Our Naval Aviators' Specials * * * * -

2007 - Airbus A320 - 'Support Our Naval Aviators' Specials

in Westwind

The tragic events of September 11 2001 revitalized Westwind’s visual and organisational commitment to the United States military. As a longtime military contractor, it was natural to collaborate on special campaign’s aimed at s...

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Boeing 787-9 * * * * *

Boeing 787-9

in Tempest

At the onset of the Coronavirus pandemic TGC saw a prime opportunity to accelerate a long rumored rebranding effort to phase out the Tango Global Capital name and brand identity in favor of a fresh and slick new corporate ident...

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1991 - Boeing 777-200 * * * * *

1991 - Boeing 777-200

in Tempest

Tango Global Airlines was the offshoot of Taiwanese megafirm Tango Global Capital founded in the mid 1980s. Tango Global Capital (TGC) was a firm with a rich history running all the way back to the war that made modern Taiwan w...

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2004 - Boeing 777-200ER * * * * *

2004 - Boeing 777-200ER

in Westwind

Westwind found itself at the turn of the millennium in need of a worthy flagship to finish the job of retiring its DC-10 fleet, clean up after the MD-11's pathetic performance, and expand the carrier's horizons. Boeing's 767 ha...

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1976 Boeing 727-200 * * * * *

1976 Boeing 727-200

in Valiant Airways

The big corporate who haws at Ford and the Ford Family of Corporations had big plans for 1976. As one of America’s largest companies they wanted to make a show of their commitment to the United States and national pride for the...

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1994 Boeing 757-200 * * * * *

1994 Boeing 757-200

in Valiant Airways

One of many challenges facing Ford and Phil Skinner in their efforts to sell off Ford's passenger air carrying division was the fact that FAST's operations were very different from those of other American carriers. Analysts poi...

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2009 Boeing 777-200ER * * * * *

2009 Boeing 777-200ER

in Valiant Airways

Valiant's fleet was substantially expanded by the Westwind acquisition. To match its new larger size and compensate for the lost Grand West Atlas liveries, management agreed to spend the late 2000s on a question to paint more a...

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1988 - Fokker 100 and Fokker 70 Breeze Editions * * * * *

1988 - Fokker 100 and Fokker 70 Breeze Editions

in Westwind

One of many challenges that faced Westwind was the slow decline of its once flagship commuter services between San Francisco, San Diego, and Phoenix. Since the early 1950s, Westwind had served this corridor of service between i...

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1988 - Boeing 767-300ER * * * * *

1988 - Boeing 767-300ER

in Westwind

Slow but measured long haul expansion was an important aspect of Westwind’s so called “Roadmap for the Turn of the Millennium”. A subset of this plan was a substantial expansion of the long-haul fleet. Westwind’s aging DC-10s w...

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