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Boeing 707 Dash80 Jetliner – 1954 Promotional Movie

This film explains the concept of the 4 engine jet transport along with the various systems that comprise the then new Boeing 707 Dash 80 airliner. Boeing rolled out their 707 Dash 80 in 1954. This is a quite nicely preserved color film that was made to capture this historic event. The new 707 could …Read more »

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World Airways – Charter Airline Operations Circa 1967

World Airways was an Oakland, California based charter airline that was born in the 1950s, and by the mid 1960s was a very active player in the international passenger jet charter market. This promotional film was made by the company to promote the professionalism of their services, circa 1967, at a time when the company …Read more »

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QUEEN’S VISIT to NORTHERN Canada AUG 19-21 1994 | with HENRY TENBY (PART 1)

Between August 19-21, 1994, the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh paid an official visit to Canada’s Northwest Territories. This Part 1 video shows their arrival at Yellowknife Airport inbound from Victoria, BC via a Canadian Forces Airbus 310 Government Transport aircraft on August 19, 1994, after having officiated the grand opening of the Commonwealth …Read more »

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QUEEN’S VISIT to NORTHERN Canada Rankin Inlet AUG22 1994 | with HENRY TENBY (PART 2)

Yellowknife NWT based NWT Air had the honour and distinction of flying Queen Elizabeth II and The Duke of Edinburgh from Yellowknife to Rankin Inlet and on to Iqaluit on August 22, 1994. JetFlix TV founder Henry Tenby filmed the Queen’s historic visit to Rankin Inlet on that historic day, and is pleased to present …Read more »

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Above the Clouds TCA Air Canada Air-to-Air Symphony 1940s-1970s

Join JetFlix TV founder Henry Tenby as he narrates a fascinating journey across the clouds, as he tells the story of Air Canada’s first thirty years from their founding in 1937, by way of rare, historic air-to-air footage of TCA and Air Canada aircraft. This fascinating air-to-air footage for the most part can be classified …Read more »

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Canadian Airlines International Boeing 767-300ER Compilation Memories circa 1992

This 13 minute compilation demo reel was put together by Canadian Airlines International in 1992 to promote their then new Boeing 767-300ER aircraft, which were being added to the fleet to compliment the DC-10s as medium capacity long haul aircraft. Some 25 examples of the 767-300ER were operated by the airline between the late 1980s …Read more »