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Canadian Airlines International Boeing 747-400 Compilation Reel Circa 1992

This 18 minute feature on the Canadian Airlines Boeing 747-400 was compiled by the airline circa 1992 as a PR piece to promote the then new widebody intercontinental aircraft. Canadian Airlines operated four Boeing 747-400s between 1990 and 2001 which is when the airline was acquired by arch competitor Air Canada, namely C-FCRA, C-FBCA, C-FGHZ …Read more »

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Canadian Airlines International – Airline Snapshot Early 1990s

The early 1990s was the heyday for Canadian Airlines International. Just a few years earlier they had acquired Wardair, CP Air and a host of partners airlines across Canada including Eastern Provincial, Nordair, Quebecair, Time Air and Norcanair. It was also at this time that massive losses were mounting at the airline as the Canadian …Read more »

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British Airways Passenger with non traditional hotel problems 1970s (saucy)

*** ADULT CONTENT – OVER 18 OF AGE VIEWERS ONLY *** This interesting little film from the mid 1970s, is a tongue and cheek look at a young lady who has arrived at her hotel from a British Airways Boeing 707 flight, only to encounter a few problems in trying to reach her room.

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Flughafen Frankfurt Main Airport Operations 1970 Flashback

With the jet age well entrenched on the international airline scene by the late 1960s, and the dawn the wide bodied jetliner making its presence known all over the world, Frankfurt Main airport was already well prepared for the industry changes that were on the horizon. Although not the size and airport operations leader that …Read more »

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Building the Douglas DC-8 with Early Test Flight Footage (circa 1959)

The Douglas DC-8 was the second US built jetliner offered to the world’s leading airlines in the 1950s, after the market leader, the Boeing 707. Even though Douglas was a bit behind Boeing in terms of development, they had a stellar reputation with their piston powered family of airliners from the Douglas DC-3 to the …Read more »

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Canadian Pacific Airlines CP Air: History of the Airline 1930s – 1970s

Canadian Pacific Airlines was born from the great Canadian Pacific Steamship and Railways company that provided trans continental and overseas transport services from Canada going back to shortly after the country’s founding in 1867. Canadian Pacific Airlines was actually an amalgamation of a handful of small local airlines that were serving specialized regions within Canada …Read more »