NWT Air Lockheed L-100-30 Hercules Salamida Airlift 1993
In the Fall of 1993, an isolated gravel airstrip 160 air miles north of Yellowknife named Salamida. It was the scene of a massive, two million pound airlift. This set Canada’s Northwest Territories on course to becoming a major world producer of diamonds. At the time, aviation videographer Henry Tenby employed by NWT Air Lockheed …Read more »
Flying the Bristol Freighter Part I (1992-1994)
From 1989 until 1999, the wilds of Northwestern British Columbia was the setting for the world’s last working Bristol Freighter operation. In Flying the Bristol Freighter Part I Engineer Paul Hawkins had the good fortune of being able to extensively film Bristol Freighters C-FDFC and C-FTPA on the job with Terrace based Trans-Provincial Airlines. In this …Read more »
Aer Lingus Classics 1960s and 1970s
Aer Lingus Classics 1960s In the summer of 1969, flower power was in full swing across Europe, and the hit movie in Ireland that memorable summer was “The Graduate” starring Dustin Hoffman and Anne Bancroft. The Aer Lingus promo film “Shamrocks Sky High” played in Irish cinemas along with “The Graduate” to promote the airline’s …Read more »
United Airlines Stratocruiser DC-6 Convair CV-340 DC-8
These wonderful films capture United Airlines Stratocruiser in the magical era of the 1950s. Back then, travel by air a completely new method of travel, and the airlines set out to educate the general public as to how safe, convenient and efficient air travel becoming. This show is loaded with fabulous classic propliner footage from …Read more »
Buffalo Airways: Propliners of the North
The world’s biggest operator of 1950s generation Propliners of the North aircraft is none other than Buffalo Airways, based in Yellowknife, in Canada’s remote Northwest Territories. Owned by NWT aviation entrepreneur Joe McBryan, Buffalo Airways operates an impressive fleet of cargo DC4s, DC3s, Curtiss C46 Commandos, and firefighter PBY Cansos. Also the Douglas and Curtis …Read more »
Air Canada Industry Challenges 1982
In 1982, the airline industry in Canada faced much turmoil. Some might argue there was more fierce competition than exists today. Air Canada Industry Challenges 1982 – Air Canada faced competition from PWA and CP Air on trunk routes. While regional carriers like Eastern Provincial and Nordair provided competition in regional and charter markets, particularly …Read more »
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