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Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
2nd Mar 2022, 20:59
Replies: 45
Views: 11,105
Posted By WHBM

The DC9-34 was a further enhancement of the...

The DC9-34 was a further enhancement of the DC9-30 series for greater MTOW. Not many were ordered and I think Aviaco was the principal purchaser, and may even have initiated the development,...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
2nd Mar 2022, 19:17
Replies: 45
Views: 11,105
Posted By WHBM

Go for it. Who else ?

Go for it. Who else ?
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
1st Mar 2022, 20:08
Replies: 45
Views: 11,105
Posted By WHBM

From experience of E Europe at the time, this...

From experience of E Europe at the time, this shopping wouldn't necessarily be for frippery. They would come with lists from all the family and neighbours, and amounts of currency; I presume the...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
1st Mar 2022, 18:47
Replies: 45
Views: 11,105
Posted By WHBM

The Yugoslav holiday flights had several...

The Yugoslav holiday flights had several advantages over those to Spain etc. They appeared to do no night flights, and for the UK at least operated almost wholly on Saturdays/Sundays. Commonly run as...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
1st Mar 2022, 13:16
Replies: 45
Views: 11,105
Posted By WHBM

Don't believe there were any planned DC-10 trips...

Don't believe there were any planned DC-10 trips to Britain, not to say they would not do the odd substitute. They did do affinity-group charters to transatlantic points like Toronto (inevitably) or...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
21st Sep 2016, 23:04
Replies: 45
Views: 11,105
Posted By WHBM

I think the 154s have gone altogether from...

I think the 154s have gone altogether from western Europe, a combination of cheap 737-300s, noise regs, and the 8.33KHz radio kit upgrade. I did see one active in Russia two years ago, it was a...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
12th Sep 2016, 00:34
Replies: 45
Views: 11,105
Posted By WHBM

I went in this a few years earlier, on its more...

I went in this a few years earlier, on its more normal routing of LGW - Sondrestrom (Greenland) - Vancouver. I wonder if the return flight to Canada the day of your Dubrovnik trip was delayed so they...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
8th Sep 2016, 17:13
Replies: 45
Views: 11,105
Posted By WHBM

This was how charter operators worked in those...

This was how charter operators worked in those days. Not only consolidating loads in the shoulder season to keep any flying seats sat on, but also mixing it with late charter opportunities, in...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
8th Sep 2016, 11:36
Replies: 45
Views: 11,105
Posted By WHBM

Yugoslavia was a mixture of central socialism and...

Yugoslavia was a mixture of central socialism and free market, which often seemed to consist of multiple state agencies competing with one another. This is what happened with their airlines.

JAT...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
8th Sep 2016, 10:01
Replies: 45
Views: 11,105
Posted By WHBM

JAT initially bought the 707s for their long-haul...

JAT initially bought the 707s for their long-haul services to the USA etc. They never bought a new one, but started off with former Pan Am turbojet-powered 707-320s, then moved on to fan-powered ones...
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