Henry Tenby has been documenting the commercial airline scene for airline publications worldwide since the mid 1980s.
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 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 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 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 […]
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 […]
