Summer of Expo 86 Vancouver at YVR by Henry Tenby Airborne Props and Jets Alive, February, 1987 The summer of 1986 was a great summer in Vancouver, as anyone who lived here then will remember, it was summer of the World’s Fair Expo 86. As a 22 year old aviation enthusiast, I remember all my […]
zip Canada’s Flying Colours story and photos by Henry Tenby Airliners Magazine, January-February, 2005 Back in 2002 to 2004, zip successfully helped their parent Air Canada compete against its largest domestic competitor, and paved the way for Air Canada to set out on its post-bankrupcy strategy. Of course when we look back today ten years […]
Honeywell’s Boeing 720 by Henry Tenby Jetstream International, November, 2007 In February, 2007, Honeywell’s flight test division in Phoenix welcomed my visit to document their Boeing 720 flight test operation. My good friend Tony Hickey also joined me on this once-in-a-lifetime project. The primary focus of the visit was to video document the operation for […]
Ponte Aerea: The Brazilian Air Bridge by Henry Tenby Airline Executive, April, 1989 In the summer of 1988, I had the life-influencing opportunity to make a series of visits to VARIG Airlines in Rio to document their amazing Lockheed Electra Ponte Aerea (Air Bridge) operation which then connected Rio’s Santos Dumont Airport with Sao Paulo’s […]
The Fate of Canadian Pacific Airlines’ Boeing 707 story by Henry Tenby Airliners Magazine, Summer 1993 In October, 1967, Canadian Pacific Airlines wet leased a Boeing 707-138B from Seattle-based Standard Airways. The aircraft was painted in full CPA colours, and for the most part operated CPA’s scheduled service to Honolulu, and was also seen in […]
Trans Canada / Air Canada History to 1984 by Henry Tenby Captain’s Log, Spring 1984 This is where it all started for me: it was my very first published article. Growing up in Vancouver, Air Canada was the airline as a family we flew most as I was growing up. The Air Canada Viscount rides […]
Norcanair Takes Off story and photos by Henry Tenby Airliners Magazine, Fall 1992 Back in January of 1991, I got my first job out of university with Bellevue, WA based Corsair, which was an aircraft leasing concern jointly owned by Australia’s Sir Peter Ables, Ansett Worldwide, and ex-Boeing salesman Les Hong. I was hired on […]
Canada’s Last Passenger Electra Story and Photos by Henry Tenby Airliners Magazine, Fall 1991 Back in late 1990, I got a call from my good friend and fellow aviation journalist Ken Swartz with a story scoop. NWT Air of Yellowknife was about to retire the last of their Lockheed Electra’s and would I be interested […]
The Last Passenger Electras Earn Their Keep: The Reeve Aleutian Story by Henry Tenby Airliners Magazine, July-August, 1996 Whilst working for NWT Air in Yellowknife back in the Spring of 1996, I was able to tag along on the some of our 737-200 charters to Anchorage in support of the Arctic Winter Games that year. […]
Cantonese Delicacies A Field Report and photos by Henry Tenby Airliners Magazine, March-April, 1996 In the mid 1990s when Kai Tak was Hong Kong’s crown jewel airport of the region, it attracted aviation fans and photographers from all over the world to experience the heart-pounding action of the famous checkerboard approach. I made several visits […]
Beirut or Bust Another 707 Adventure by Henry Tenby Airways Magazine, May-June 1995 Having flown several sectors on LAP Paraguay’s Boeing 707 in 1992, I was determined to visit Beirut and experience MEA’s Boeing 707 and 720 operation first hand. At the time, Lebanon’s flag carrier MEA (Middle East Airlines) was the world’s largest operator […]
Paraguayan Pleasures: Latin America’s Last Passenger 707, by Henry Tenby Airliners Magazine, Sept-Oct 1994 In 1992, along with a friend I made a special trip down to South America specially to fly on the classic jetliners operated by the flag carrier of Paraguay, Lineas Aereas Paraguayas. Our first leg was Toronto to Rio on a […]
It is particularly appreciated when a DVD customer contacts me expressing his or her appreciation of my work, sharing a common interest in Canadian airline history. I very recently received one such response from Mark Lemieux, here in Vancouver, which I’d like to share here in my blog. Interesting to read your bio about your […]
My visit to North Korea in September, 2014, was perhaps the most interesting travel experience of my life. The trip was a gift to myself in celebration of my 50th birthday in 2014. Our room was on the 21st floor of the government owned Koryo Hotel, in central Pyongyang. By sleeping with the window cracked […]
Back in the mid 1970s when the airline enthusiast hobby was still quite young, the world’s largest supplier to the hobby was London based Airline Publications and Sales LTD of of Noble Road, Hounslow, Middlesex, UK. Airline Publications and Sales was owned by Colin Ballentine and Managing Director Brian Tomkins (both now deceased) and they […]