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Qazaq Airlines Airbus A350-1000ULR

Qazaq AirlinesIATA - KZ ICAO - KZA Callsign - QAZAQ Airbus A350-1000ULR P4-QZN Qazaq Airlines' orders for the Airbus A350 included two Airbus A350-1000 variants, with the type proposed to operate on the airline's premium route...

Nationwide Air Douglas DC 4 / Aviation Traders ATL-98A Carvair

They* say it was cheaper to fly cars across the Cook Strait with Nationwide Air than it was to transport them by ferry. This was the niche of the small cargo airline Nationwide Air. In September 1977, a cargo company called H...

Blue. A332

In 2015, as Blue. was going through the largest rebrand in its short history, the airline decided to launch premium long haul services. On October 29th, 2015, the airline started operations to London Gatwick airport with a used...

Back in Blue - Boeing 747-400F

The morning after Raines' bankruptcy, employees stormed the airline's headquarters in Los Angeles. They made their way to the office of Al Bangh and angrily demanded his resignation, with one threatening physical violence and h...

The Bankruptcy of Raines Air Systems

After the tragic crash at Norfolk, the FAA fined Raines Air Systems and, along with the NTSB, blasted the Raines management for its' deplorable employee schedules and procedures. The negative media followed, which caused passen...

Qantas New Zealand Fleet Poster

Ahh Qantas New Zealand. Founded on the dumpster fire of Ansett New Zealand when it collapsed, yet it only lasted 7-and-a-half months before ceasing operations. But hey! It lead to Jetstar operating domestic services! "How?!" yo...

Qantas 747-200 Swan Hill

Qantas Boeing 747-238B(M) VH-ECB 'City of Swan Hill'. Delivered on November 17, 1979, she was the first Rolls Royce powered 747 delivered to Qantas, and the second Combi. She flew with Qantas for 23 years, being retired in Apri...

1959 Boeing 707

The war, in addition to substantially changing the character of VAD’s operations and financial standing, also fundamentally changed the character of the commercial airline industry. Even before the end of the war, the roar of t...

Monument Stan Trout Livery a320

In 1978 with the introduction of the Airline Deregulation act, Monument no longer received government subsidies to help offset operating losses and the airline now faced stiffer competition in it's Denver hub. This would result...

Air Canada Boeing 777-300(ER) Illustration

Had the idea of creating this illustration of Air Canada’s 777-300(ER). Since today I’ll be leaving from LAX with them to Toronto then to Edinburgh. :)

Boeing 767 Poster

As CANAC expanded, the need for wide body aircraft to suppliment popular routes increased. To remedy this, the airline ordered 5 Boeing 767-200ERs and 3 767-300ERs. The first one delivered was a 200 given to CANAC in 1991. N76...

The Norfolk Air Disaster - Douglas DC-8-63F (Flight 504)

The late 1990's were an uncertain time for Raines. On September 7th, 1995, Charles Raines would pass away from a stroke at his home. Ed Collins would temporarily assume the position of CEO but would step down due to the progres...

Jazeera Airways A321NEO

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Boeing 737-400

CANAC would operate the 737-400 on a smaller scale. They would service high-density short haul routes that required more seats than a 737-200 or 737-300, like San Salvador to Mexico City. They were fitted with an all economy co...

Boeing 737-300 - Flight 094

CANAC saw much success with their Boeing 737 aircraft. They were small enough to serve regional routes within Central America but large enough to bring in sizeable profits for said routes. It seemed CANAC couldn't get enough of...

Hajal A220 | AEAD 2022

The livery of my entry for group B for AEAD. Hajal Wings was founded in 2017 as a low cost carrier starting operations in Riyadh International Airport. Originally, the airline operated 5 A319s, which of those, 2 remain in the...

Boeing 737 300 Trigana Air X JNE

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A330-200

The latest addition to the French charter company L'HÉXAGONALE based in Nice. This airbus A330-200 entered service in early 2009 for the South American airline Vuela SudAmericana. During the years 2014-2015, the South American...

Blue Globetrotters - Boeing 747-100 (Globexpress)

Raines Air had seen moderate success with their passenger charter services. They were a frequent contractor used by the US military to shuttle soldiers to and from their bases. It seemed the airline had a bright future in secon...

Boeing 737-200

The 1960's proved to be a slow period of growth for CANAC. 1965 had already rolled around, and no new fleet types had been acquired. Then, Boeing released a new regional jet aircraft. It could carry 124 people with a range of...

Hellas Airways - 1980s/90s

Several decades of political and economic turmoil had taken their toll on the legendary Greek airline, mounting losses, and ageing fleet and inefficient operations meant that Hellas was haemorrhaging money by the early 90s. De...

Cyprus International Airways - 1975

Following the 1974 invasion of Cyprus by Turkish forces, Cyprus International was launched into crisis. Prior to the invasion the company had been a small but successful operation riding high on the growth in tourism the island...