Asia Pacific Airlines from the 1970s – A Photo History
Photos from the Collection of Henry Tenby
Write up by Henry Tenby
Back in the 1970s, many of the Asia Pacific rim airlines which today are global brands, were just start up airline operations with small route networks. The long haul work horses of the day were 707s, DC-8s, DC-10s and early 747s. Some of the airlines didn’t make it, for example Air Siam with their 747s, DC-10s and BAC One Elevens. Now distant memories.
Philippine Airlines DC-8-53 PI-C801 at San Francisco January 1972.
But many are now very well known including Singapore Airlines, Philippine Airlines, Garuda Indonesian Airlines, Korean Airlines, Thai International, Royal Nepal and Air India. I am pleased to share photos from my slide collection taken by slide photographers of the day.
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Korean Airlines Boeing 720 HL7402 taken in Japan circa 1972.Korean Airlines Cargo 707-373C N370WA at LAX April 1973.Air Siam 747 classic HS-VGB at Honolulu February 1974.Air Siam BAC One Eleven 9V-BEF at Bangkok circa early 1970s.Royal Nepal Airlines HS748 9N-AAU at Katmandu April 22, 1973.Royal Nepal Airlines 727-100 9N-ABD at Katmandu April 22, 1973.Air India 747 classic reg not visible landing Heathrow circa early 1970s.Air India 707 VT-DJK at London Heathrow circa early 1970s.Air India Cargo DC-8-63 N8642 at Frankfurt July 1980.Philippine Airlines DC-8-53 PI-C801 at San Francisco January 1972.Bangladesh Biman 707-320 S2-ABN at London Heathrow 1973.Bangladesh Biman 707-321 S2-ABM at London Heathrow July 1973.Pakistan International Cargo 707-320C AP-AWD circa early 1970s location not known.Pakistan International Cargo 707-320C G-BFLE at Zurich Kloten airport August 1976.Thai International A300B2 HS-TGH at Hong Kong Kai Tak airport October 1985.Union of Burma Airways 727-100 XY-ADR a tLondon Heathrow September 1972.Union of Burma Airways Fokker F27 XY-ADP in Burma circa 1972.Singapore Airlines 747 classic 9V-SIB at London Heathrow in 1975.Singapore Airlines 747 classic 9V-SQC at Zurich Kloten September 1978 with California Here we Come stickers.Southern Cross Airways of Malaysia 707-321 9M-AQD at London Heathrow August 1973.China Airlines Boeing 747 classic B-1864 at San Francisco March 1980.Air Pacific HS748 DQ-FBH at Nadi Fiji February 1976.Air Pacific HS748 DQ-FAL at Nadi Fiji February 1976.Garuda Indonesian Airways DC-10 leased from KLM PH-DTC at Toronto Terminal 1 April 1975.Garuda Indonesian Airways Fokker F28 PK-GJZ circa mid 1970s.MERPATI Nusantara Airlines Vickers Vanguard (former BEA) PK-MVJ at London Heathrow May 1973.Garuda leased from KLM DC-8-30 PH-DCF at Amsterdam circa early 1970s.
