It is with great sadness that I must convey that our friend Clint Groves passed away peacefully in his home in Lake Isabella on Tuesday morning, June 30, 2015. Born in Louisville KY, in 1943, Clint Graduated from Columbia Military Academy, Columbia, TN in 1961 and then attended the Spartan School of Aeronautics in Tulsa, […]
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EL AL wrote the book on airline security
In the late 1960s, Israel’s State airline EL AL endured several violent terrorist attacks on its aircraft at foreign airports in Europe, all instigated by Yasser Arafat’s PLO or the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine. Security had never been a second thought for the airline, ever since the company’s founding, which coincided with […]
Boeing 747s pre-Delivery Paine Field 1970-1971
I very recently acquired a small number of slides from a former Swissair employee (who prefers to remain unidentified) who visited Paine Field, WA in 1970 and 1971 for the delivery of Swissair’s two Boeing 747-257B aircraft, HB-IGA and HB-IGB. In addition to the Swissair aircraft he was there to pick up for his airline, […]
Osaka Itami Airport spotting report
On December 2, 2014, I had the great pleasure of spending a bright and sunny morning enjoying the Itami airport open air observation deck. This is truly one of the world’s best airport observation decks. But you can actually say this about many airports in Japan. For the visiting tourist, Osaka Itami airport is accessed […]
A Visit to the Shanghai Aviation Museum
On November 27, 2014, I had the most pleasant experience of visiting the Shanghai Aviation Museum. The museum is easily accessed via the Shanghai Metro. Just take line 1 to Jinjiang Park Station and exit through the only exit and take the underpass to the right to the street. Crossing the busy street at street […]
Day trip to Shenzhen from Shanghai flying Shenzhen Air and Air China
On November 27, 2014, I enjoyed a day trip from Shanghai’s Pudong airport to the new Shenzhen Airport returning the same evening. A 0730 boarding meant I was at the airport quite early, to beat the crowds, and was at gate C93 by 0600 am. The Air China A321 B-6825 was sitting at the gate […]
Shanghai Pudong Airport Spotting Report DEC 2014
[slideshow_deploy id=’2293′] In late November and early December of 2014, I had the opportunity to pass through Shanghai’s Pudong Airport on several occasions during my travels in the region. By arriving at the gate area for my flights early, this gave plenty of opportunity to take photos. I had a mix of weather, but the […]
Trans Canada Airlines Lockheed Lodestar CF-TCY Restoration
On Thursday, January 26, 2015, I had the very special pleasure of visiting a Canadian airline historic relic, in the protected confines of a hangar at Abbotsford Airport, an hour’s drive east of Vancouver. Between 1941 and 1949 Trans Canada Air Lines operated a fleet of 15 Lockheed 18 Lodestars, primarily on the then new […]
VARIG Celebrates 30 Years of the Ponte Aerea by Henry Tenby
World’s First Shuttle VARIG Celebrates 30 Years of the Ponte Aerea Story and photos by Henry Tenby Airliners Magazine, Spring 1989 In the summer of 1987, I was attending UC-Irvice earning my MBA and just completed my first year in the programme. As a 23 year old enthusiast aviation fan with a solid interest in […]
A Time for Convairs story and photos by Henry Tenby
A Time for Convairs Story and photos by Henry Tenby Airliners Magazine, Winter 1989 Back in the late 1980s, Canadian Regional airline Time Air operated a healthy fleet of Convair 580 and 640 aircraft on their western Canadian charter network. These aircraft were based throughout Western Canada and operated an extensive network of seasonal sport […]
Pacific Coastal Airlines Tomorrow’s Issues Today’s Survival
Pacific Coastal Airlines Tomorrow’s Issues Today’s Survival Story and photos by Henry Tenby Airliners Magazine, Spring 1989 In the Fall of 1987, Henry Tenby travelled up to Port Hardy to meet Pacific Coastal Airlines’ then Manager Clayton Hutchings to talk about the challenges that were facing the airline at the time. Hutchings summarized the situation […]
Air North and the HS748 by story & photos by Henry Tenby
Air North and the HS748 by story & photos by Henry Tenby Airliner World, April, 2011 During the past several years Air North’s reliable and rugged Hawker Siddeley HS748 aircraft have been operating summer fishing charter programmes out of Vancouver’s South Terminal. During the peak summer fishing months, wealthy US fisherman congregate at high end […]
A Day Aboard an Air North Hawker Siddeley HS748 AUG 2006 by Henry Tenby
A Day Aboard an Air North Hawker Siddeley HS748 August 2006 by Henry Tenby Propliner Magazine Although built in substantial numbers and remaining in service in various remote corners of the world, the Hawker Siddeley 748 is getting scarcer. In August, 2006, I was fortunate enough to spend a day plying the Air North network […]
Footloose in The Philippines: Deregulation Start-Ups by Henry Tenby
Footloose in The Philippines: Deregulation Start-Ups by Henry Tenby Airways, July-August, 1997 Back in the mid 90s, I was intrigued by all the low cost airlines starting up in the Philippines soon after that country deregulated their airline industry. So on Christmas Day, 1996, I boarded a Philippine Airlines MD-11 in Vancouver and flew over […]
Power House Honeywell’s 720 prepares for retirement by Henry Tenby
Power House Honeywell’s 720 prepares for retirement story and photos by Henry Tenby Airliner World, January, 2008 Being the little brother to the Boeing 707, the Boeing 720 was a rare aircraft. It was not as popular as the Boeing 707 and built in far few numbers. By 2007, the type had become more or […]