WORDS & WINGS: 2012

1944 Grumman G-21A Goose, c/n B-101, CF-VFU, FIFT. Dockside somewhere up Knight Inlet, B.C., Canada in spring 1969.

[1959 Kodak Retina IIIS (Type 027) rangefinder 35-mm roll film camera, s/n 86125, with Schneider-Kreuznach Retina-Xenon 50-mm f/1.9 Synchro Compur lens, s/n 6841319; Kodak Plus-X Pan (ISO 125/22°) 36-exposure black & white negative film]

“The whole history of the Canadian North can be divided into two periods—before and after the aeroplane.”

Hugh L. Keenleyside, Deputy Canadian Minister of Mines and Resources, October 1949

Monday, November 5, 2012

1990 Boeing 747-430, c/n 24741/787, D-ABVE, Potsdam, Lufthansa

1990 Boeing 747-430, c/n 24741/787, D-ABVE, Potsdam, Lufthansa at Flughafen Frankfurt am Main (FRA/EDDF), Frankfurt am Main, Hessen, Deutschland on Saturday, June 30, 2012 at 16:17 CEST

1990 Boeing 747-430, c/n 24741/787, D-ABVE, Potsdam, Lufthansa (Deutsche Lufthansa AG dba/Member of STAR ALLIANCE), Köln-Deutz, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland, based at Flughafen Frankfurt am Main (FRA/EDDF), Frankfurt am Main, Hessen, Deutschland

powered by four 58,090-lbs thrust General Electric CF6-80C2B1F high-bypass turbofan engines
crew of two (pilot and co-pilot), seating configuration F16C80Y234, long-range wide-body double-deck airliner
winglets
built by The Boeing Company, Seattle, Washington, USA, Boeing Commercial Airplanes, Renton, Washington at Everett, Washington
first flight on April 19, 1990
delivered to Lufthansa on May 4, 1990
active

[Nikon Coolpix L20 point-and-shoot 10 MP digital camera, Nikkor 38–136-mm f/3.1–6.7 lens]

1996 Airbus A340-312, c/n 133, CS-TQL, Hi Fly

1996 Airbus A340-312, c/n 133, CS-TQL, Hi Fly at Calgary International Airport (YYC/CYYC), Calgary, Alberta, Canada on Friday, July 27, 2012 at 17:41 MDT

1996 Airbus A340-312, c/n 133, CS-TQL, Hi Fly, Lisboa, Portugal, based at Aeroporto de Lisboa (LIS/LPPT), Portela de Sacavém, Lisboa

all-white colour scheme
powered by four 32,500-lbs thrust CFM International CFM56-5C3/F high-bypass turbofan engines
crew of two (pilot and co-pilot), seating configuration F10C30Y225, long-range wide-body airliner
winglets
built by Airbus Industrie, Toulouse-Blagnac, Haute-Garonne, Midi-Pyrénées, France at Colomiers, Haute-Garonne, Midi-Pyrénées for final assembly, adjacent to Aéroport de Toulouse-Blagnac (TLS/LFBO), Blagnac, Haute-Garonne, Midi-Pyrénées
first flight on November 7, 1996, test registration F-WWJP
A4O-LF, Gulf Air, Muharraq, Bahrain on December 4, 1996
leased to Abu Dhabi Amiri Flight, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates on May 15, 1997
returned to Gulf Air on June 2, 1998
given fleet number “406”
seating configuration F12C24Y257
re-registered as A9C-LF on September 25, 2007, retained fleet number
withdrawn from use in July 2010
ferried to storage from Bahrain International Airport (BAH/OBBI), Muharraq, Bahrain to Aéroport de Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées (LDE/LFBT), Lourdes, Hautes-Pyrénées, Midi-Pyrénées, France on August 3, 2010
M-YRGQ, Squadron Leasing VIII Limited, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland, registered in Douglas, Isle of Man, British Isles on May 27, 2011
ferried for maintenance from Aéroport de Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées (LDE/LFBT) to Dublin Airport (DUB/EIDW), Collinstown, County Fingal, Leinster, Ireland on August 1, 2011
CS-TQL, Hi Fly, Lisbon, Portugal on September 15, 2011
leased to Conviasa (Consorcio Venezolano de Industrias Aeronáuticas y Servicios Aéreos SA), Simón Bolívar International Airport (CCS/SVMI), Maiquetía, Venezuela in January 2012
returned to Hi Fly
active

[Nikon Coolpix L20 point-and-shoot 10 MP digital camera, Nikkor 38–136-mm f/3.1–6.7 lens]

Friday, November 2, 2012

1999 BAe Avro 146-RJ100, c/n E3359, HB-IYW, Spitzmeilen 2501 m, Swiss European Air Lines

1999 BAe Avro 146-RJ100, c/n E3359, HB-IYW, Spitzmeilen 2501 m, Swiss European Air Lines at Aeroporto di Firenze (FLR/LIRQ), Sesto Fiorentino, Firenze, Toscana, Italia on Friday, July 27, 2012 at 9:06 CEST

At 9:07 CEST

1999 BAe Avro 146-RJ100, c/n E3359, HB-IYW, Spitzmeilen 2501 m, Swiss European Air Lines (Swiss European Air Lines AG/Subsidiary of Swiss International Air Lines), Flughafen Zürich (ZRH/LSZH), Kloten, Rümlang, und Oberglatt, Zürich, Schweiz, based at Flughafen Zürich (ZRH/LSZH)

powered by four 7,000-lbs thrust Textron Lycoming LF507-1F geared high-bypass turbofan engines
crew of two (pilot and co-pilot), seating configuration CY40Y57, mid-size regional airliner
built by British Aerospace plc (BAe), Farnborough, Hampshire, England at BAe Systems Regional Aircraft Centre, Manchester Woodford Aerodrome (XXB/EGCD), Woodford, Greater Manchester, England for final assembly
first flight on September 30, 1999, test registration G-6-359
delivered to Crossair (Crossair AG für europäischen Regionalluftverkehr), EuroPort Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg (BSL, MLH/LFSB), Saint-Louis, Haut-Rhin, France near Basel, Basel-Stadt, Schweiz on October 8, 1999
transferred after Crossair took over assets of Swissair to become Swiss International Air Lines, EuroPort Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg (BSL, MLH/LFSB), Saint-Louis, Haut-Rhin, France near Basel, Basel-Stadt, Schweiz on March 3, 2002
leased from Swiss International Air Lines (Swiss International Air Lines AG/Member of STAR ALLIANCE), Flughafen Zürich (ZRH/LSZH), Kloten, Rümlang, und Oberglatt, Zürich, Schweiz on December 1, 2005
active

[Nikon Coolpix L20 point-and-shoot 10 MP digital camera, Nikkor 38–136-mm f/3.1–6.7 lens]

2009 Embraer ERJ-190AR (ERJ-190-100 AR), c/n 19000332, D-AECB, Meißen, Lufthansa CityLine

Lufthansa CityLine flight LH 316, non-stop from Flughafen Frankfurt am Main (FRA/EDDF) to Aeroporto di Firenze (FLR/LIRQ), scheduled to depart on Saturday, June 30, 2012 at 16:35 CEST, and arrive at 18:05 CEST. 2009 Embraer ERJ-190AR (ERJ-190-100 AR), c/n 19000332, D-AECB, Meißen, Lufthansa CityLine at Flughafen Frankfurt am Main (FRA/EDDF), Frankfurt am Main, Hessen, Deutschland on Saturday, June 30, 2012 at 16:21 CEST.

After waiting ten minutes in the hot bus, we are permitted to board at 16:31 CEST

Aeroporto di Firenze (FLR/LIRQ), Sesto Fiorentino, Firenze, Toscana, Italia at 18:14 CEST

Aeroporto di Firenze (FLR/LIRQ) terminal at 18:23 CEST

2009 Embraer ERJ-190AR (ERJ-190-100 AR), c/n 19000332, D-AECB, Meißen, Lufthansa CityLine (Lufthansa CityLine GmbH/Subsidiary of Lufthansa/Member of Lufthansa Regional), Flughafen Köln/Bonn (CGN/EDDK), Köln, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland, operated for Lufthansa Regional, based at Flughafen Köln/Bonn (CGN/EDDK)

powered by two 18,800-lbs thrust General Electric CF34-10E5A1 turbofan engines
crew of two (pilot and co-pilot), seating configuration CY100, short-range narrow-body airliner
winglets
built by Embraer SA, São José dos Campos, São Paulo, Brazil
first flight sometime in January 2010, test registration PT-TXS
delivered to Lufthansa CityLine on January 28, 2010, leased from Lufthansa
active

[Nikon Coolpix L20 point-and-shoot 10 MP digital camera, Nikkor 38–136-mm f/3.1–6.7 lens]

Thursday, November 1, 2012

1992 Boeing 747-430, c/n 26425/898, D-ABVL, Lufthansa

1992 Boeing 747-430, c/n 26425/898, D-ABVL, Lufthansa and 2004 Airbus A340-642, c/n 566, D-AIHH, Wiesbaden, Lufthansa at Flughafen Frankfurt am Main (FRA/EDDF), Frankfurt am Main, Hessen, Deutschland on Saturday, June 30, 2012 at 11:08 CEST

1992 Boeing 747-430, c/n 26425/898, D-ABVL, Lufthansa (Deutsche Lufthansa AG dba/Member of STAR ALLIANCE), Köln-Deutz, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland, based at Flughafen Frankfurt am Main (FRA/EDDF), Frankfurt am Main, Hessen, Deutschland

powered by four 58,090-lbs thrust General Electric CF6-80C2B1F high-bypass turbofan engines
crew of two (pilot and co-pilot), seating configuration F16C80Y234, long-range wide-body double-deck airliner
winglets
built by The Boeing Company, Seattle, Washington, USA, Boeing Commercial Airplanes, Renton, Washington at Everett, Washington
first flight on January 20, 1992, test registration N60659
delivered to Lufthansa on February 20, 1992, leased from Overseas Leasing Four FSC Ltd., Hamilton, Bermuda
named München
name removed in 2011
active

[Nikon Coolpix L20 point-and-shoot 10 MP digital camera, Nikkor 38–136-mm f/3.1–6.7 lens]

2008 Boeing 777-2B5ER, c/n 34212/711, HL7765, Korean Air

A slice of 2008 Boeing 777-2B5ER, c/n 34212/711, HL7765, Korean Air at Gate E71, Concourse E, International Terminal, Vancouver International Airport (YVR/CYVR), Sea Island, Richmond, B.C., Canada on Friday, June 29, 2012 at 13:37 PDT

2008 Boeing 777-2B5ER, c/n 34212/711, HL7765, Korean Air (Korean Air Lines Co. Ltd. dba/Member of SKYTEAM), Gonghang-dong, Gangseo-gu, Seoul, South Korea, based at Incheon International Airport (ICN/RKSI), Incheon, South Korea

powered by two 91,790-lbs thrust Pratt & Whitney PW4090 high-bypass turbofan engines
crew of two (pilot and co-pilot), seating configuration F8C28Y225, extended-range wide-body airliner
built by The Boeing Company, Seattle, Washington, USA, Boeing Commercial Airplanes, Renton, Washington at Everett, Washington
first flight on April 16, 2008
delivered to Korean Air on May 14, 2008
active

[Nikon Coolpix L20 point-and-shoot 10 MP digital camera, Nikkor 38–136-mm f/3.1–6.7 lens]

Wednesday, October 31, 2012

2004 Airbus A340-642, c/n 566, D-AIHH, Wiesbaden, Lufthansa

2004 Airbus A340-642, c/n 566, D-AIHH, Wiesbaden, Lufthansa arriving at Gate D55, Concourse D, International Terminal, Vancouver International Airport (YVR/CYVR), Sea Island, Richmond, B.C., Canada on Friday, June 29, 2012 at 14:17 PDT

At 14:18 PDT

Lufthansa flight LH 493, non-stop from Vancouver International Airport (YVR/CYVR) to Flughafen Frankfurt am Main (FRA/EDDF), scheduled to depart on Friday, June 29 at 16:00 PDT and arrive on Saturday, June 30, 2012 at 11:00 CEST (Central European Summer Time). At 14:53 PDT (Pacific Daylight Time).

Lufthansa flight LH 493 docked at Gate C13, Concourse C, Terminal 1, Flughafen Frankfurt am Main (FRA/EDDF), Frankfurt am Main, Hessen, Deutschland on Saturday, June 30, 2012 at 11:08 CEST

2004 Airbus A340-642, c/n 566, D-AIHH, Wiesbaden, Lufthansa (Deutsche Lufthansa AG dba/Member of STAR ALLIANCE), Köln-Deutz, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland, based at Flughafen Frankfurt am Main (FRA/EDDF), Frankfurt am Main, Hessen, Deutschland

powered by four 56,000-lbs thrust Rolls-Royce Trent 556-61 high-bypass turbofan engines
crew of two (pilot and co-pilot), seating configuration F8C60Y238, long-range wide-body airliner
winglets
built by Airbus Industrie, Toulouse-Blagnac, Haute-Garonne, Midi-Pyrénées, France at Colomiers, Haute-Garonne, Midi-Pyrénées for final assembly, adjacent to Aéroport de Toulouse-Blagnac (TLS/LFBO), Blagnac, Haute-Garonne, Midi-Pyrénées
first flight on January 20, 2004, test registration F-WWCJ
delivered to Lufthansa on March 12, 2004
active

[Nikon Coolpix L20 point-and-shoot 10 MP digital camera, Nikkor 38–136-mm f/3.1–6.7 lens]

2006 Airbus A330-243, c/n 728, B-6121, China Eastern Airlines

2005 Boeing 777-206ER, c/n 29399/499, PH-BQK, Mount Kilimanjaro, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines at Gate D68, Concourse D and 2006 Airbus A330-243, c/n 728, B-6121, China Eastern Airlines at Gate D70, Concourse D, International Terminal, Vancouver International Airport (YVR/CYVR), Sea Island, Richmond, B.C., Canada on Friday, June 29, 2012 at 13:36 PDT

2005 Boeing 777-206ER, c/n 29399/499, PH-BQK, Mount Kilimanjaro, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij NV dba/Member of Air France KLM Group & SKYTEAM), Amstelveen, North Holland, Netherlands, based at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (Luchthaven Schiphol) (AMS/EHAM), Haarlemmermeer, North Holland

powered by two 93,700-lbs thrust General Electric GE90-94B high-bypass turbofan engines
crew of two (pilot and co-pilot), seating configuration C35PY34Y249, extended-range wide-body airliner
built by The Boeing Company, Seattle, Washington, USA, Boeing Commercial Airplanes, Renton, Washington at Everett, Washington
first flight on January 6, 2005
delivered to KLM on January 24, 2005, leased from ILFC (International Lease Finance Corporation), Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA
flights to Taiwan operate as KLM asia
active

2006 Airbus A330-243, c/n 728, B-6121, China Eastern Airlines (China Eastern Airlines Corporation Limited/Member of China Eastern Air Holding Co.), Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA/ZSSS), Changning District, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China, based at Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA/ZSSS)

powered by two 71,100-lbs thrust Rolls-Royce Trent 772B-60 high-bypass turbofan engines
crew of two (pilot and co-pilot), seating configuration C24Y240, long-range wide-body airliner
winglets
built by Airbus Industrie, Toulouse-Blagnac, Haute-Garonne, Midi-Pyrénées, France at Colomiers, Haute-Garonne, Midi-Pyrénées for final assembly, adjacent to Aéroport de Toulouse-Blagnac (TLS/LFBO), Blagnac, Haute-Garonne, Midi-Pyrénées
first flight on January 17, 2006, test registration F-WWKQ
delivered to China Eastern Airlines on February 28, 2006, leased from AWAS (Ansett Worldwide Aviation Services), Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
active

[Nikon Coolpix L20 point-and-shoot 10 MP digital camera, Nikkor 38–136-mm f/3.1–6.7 lens]

Tuesday, October 30, 2012

1968 Hawker Siddeley HS 748-233 Series 2A, c/n 1661, C-FYDY, Air North, Yukon’s Airline

1968 Hawker Siddeley HS 748-233 Series 2A, c/n 1661, C-FYDY, Air North, Yukon’s Airline at South Terminal, Vancouver International Airport (YVR/CYVR), Sea Island, Richmond, B.C., Canada on Friday, August 3, 2012 at 11:32 PDT

1968 Hawker Siddeley HS 748-233 Series 2A, c/n 1661, C-FYDY, Air North, Yukon’s Airline (Air North Charter and Training Ltd.), Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada, based at Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport (YXY/CYXY), Whitehorse, Yukon

powered by two 2,190-shp Rolls-Royce Dart 7 Mk. 534-2 turboprop engines with variable-pitch four-blade Dowty Rotol propellers
crew of three (pilot, co-pilot, passenger attendant), between 4 and 40 passengers or up to 12,000 lbs of cargo depending on configuration, or configured as bulk fuel hauler with up to 10,000 lbs of fuel per trip, medium-range mid-size Combi passenger/freight conversion
built by Hawker Siddeley Aviation Limited, London, England at Manchester Woodford Aerodrome (XXB/EGCD), Woodford, Greater Manchester, England
first flight on November 27, 1968
VQ-FBH, Fiji Airways (Fiji Airways Limited), Nausori Airport (SUV/NFNA), Nausori, Viti Levu, Fiji from 1968 to 1970
change of airline name and headquarters to Air Pacific (Air Pacific Limited), Nadi International Airport (NAN/NFFN), Nadi, Viti Levu, Fiji in 1970
re-registered as DQ-FBH from 1970 to 1979
ZK-MCJ, Rotorua, Mount Cook Airline (Mount Cook Group), Christchurch, New Zealand in 1979
Mount Cook Airline owned by Air New Zealand Limited after 1989
registration cancelled in 1996
imported in 1996
registered to Air North, Yukon’s Airline on August 29, 1996
active

[Nikon Coolpix L20 point-and-shoot 10 MP digital camera, Nikkor 38–136-mm f/3.1–6.7 lens]

1970 Hawker Siddeley HS 748-273 Series 2A, c/n 1694, C-FYDU, Air North, Yukon’s Airline

1970 Hawker Siddeley HS 748-273 Series 2A, c/n 1694, C-FYDU, Air North, Yukon’s Airline and 2005 Airbus A319-115(CJ), c/n 2592, 9H-MCE, Comlux Malta at South Terminal, Vancouver International Airport (YVR/CYVR), Sea Island, Richmond, B.C., Canada on Friday, August 3, 2012 at 11:32 PDT

1970 Hawker Siddeley HS 748-273 Series 2A, c/n 1694, C-FYDU, Air North, Yukon’s Airline (Air North Charter and Training Ltd.), Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada, based at Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport (YXY/CYXY), Whitehorse, Yukon

powered by two 2,190-shp Rolls-Royce Dart 7 Mk. 534-2 turboprop engines with variable-pitch four-blade Dowty Rotol propellers
crew of three (pilot, co-pilot, passenger attendant), seating configuration Y40, medium-range mid-size regional airliner
built by Hawker Siddeley Aviation Limited, London, England at Manchester Woodford Aerodrome (XXB/EGCD), Woodford, Greater Manchester, England
first flight on November 4, 1970
AMDB-110, Royal Brunei Air Force, Royal Brunei Malay Regiment on January 20, 1971
VIP military transport
converted to civil configuration by Singapore General Aviation Services Pte Ltd., Singapore
VR-UEH, Royal Brunei Airlines (Royal Brunei Airlines Sdn Bhd), Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei on August 26, 1981
stored on August 11, 1982
re-registered as VS-UEH and returned to service sometime in 1983
re-registered as V8-UEH and returned to service on January 1, 1984
ZK-MCP, Tutoko, Mount Cook Airline (Mount Cook Group), Christchurch, New Zealand on April 30, 1984
leased to Air Pacific (Air Pacific Limited), Nadi International Airport (NAN/NFFN), Nadi, Viti Levu, Fiji on December 4, 1985
returned to Mount Cook Airline on January 29, 1986
Mount Cook Airline owned by Air New Zealand Limited after 1989
registration cancelled on February 12, 1996
stored at Christchurch, New Zealand, later at Brisbane, Queensland, Australia in June 1996
imported in 1996
registered to Air North, Yukon’s Airline on August 29, 1996
active

2005 Airbus A319-115(CJ), c/n 2592, 9H-MCE, Comlux Malta (Comlux Malta Ltd./Comlux—The Aviation Group), Malta

powered by two 27,000-lbs thrust CFM International CFM56-5B7/3 high-bypass turbofan engines
crew of two (pilot and co-pilot), VIP configuration, long-range narrow-body corporate jet
removable extra fuel tanks in cargo compartment, corporate cabin interior, and wingtip fences
built by Airbus Industrie, Toulouse-Blagnac, Haute-Garonne, Midi-Pyrénées, France at Flugplatz Hamburg-Finkenwerder (XFW/EDHI), Finkenwerder, Hamburg-Mitte, Hamburg, Deutschland for final assembly
first flight on November 10, 2005, test registration D-AVXK
re-registered as D-AIMM on November 22, 2005
ferried for cabin outfitting from Flugplatz Hamburg-Finkenwerder (XFW/EDHI) to Dallas Love Field (DAL/KDAL), Dallas, Texas, USA on December 1, 2005
HB-IPO, Comlux Aviation (Comlux—The Aviation Group), Zürich, Schweiz on June 21, 2006
leased as UN-A1901 to Government of Kazakhstan, Astana, Kazakhstan on January 15, 2007
operated by Berkut Air (State Air Company Berkut), Astana, Kazakhstan
returned as HB-IPO to Comlux Aviation on June 10, 2008
leased from Air Luther AG, Hergiswil, Nidwalden, Schweiz on June 18, 2008
transferred as 9H-AFK to Comlux Malta on September 12, 2008
leased from Air Luther AG
re-registered as 9H-MCE in July 2012
active

[Nikon Coolpix L20 point-and-shoot 10 MP digital camera, Nikkor 38–136-mm f/3.1–6.7 lens]

© Copyright photograph by Stephan Alexander Scharnberg, August 2012

Wednesday, August 22, 2012

1967 Dornier Do 31 E3, D-9531, Deutsches Museum

Outdoor static display, Deutsches Museum, Museuminsel, München, Bayern, Westdeutschland on Wednesday, August 13, 1986

1967 Dornier Do 31 E3, D-9531, Deutsches Museum, Museuminsel, München, Bayern, Westdeutschland

powered by two 15,500-lbs thrust Rolls-Royce Pegasus BE.53/2 thrust-vectoring turbofan engines and eight 4,400-lbs thrust Rolls-Royce RB.162-4D vertically-mounted turbojet lift engines
crew of two (pilot and co-pilot), 36 troops or 24 casualty stretchers, experimental VSTOL (vertical short take-off and landing) transport
built by Dornier Flugzeugwerke GmbH, Manzell, Friedrichshafen, Baden-Württemberg, Westdeutschland
first flight on July 14, 1967
project cancelled in April 1970
initially stored at Oberpfaffenhofen, Bayern, Westdeutschland, then for several years on outdoor static display in front of entrance of Deutsches Museum, and after restoration now on indoor static display at Deutsches Museum Flugwerft Schleissheim, Oberschleissheim, near München, Bayern, Deutschland

[1984 Nikon FE2 SLR 35-mm roll film camera, s/n 1816483, with Nikkor AI 50-mm f/1.8 lens, s/n 2336591, and 52-mm polarizing filter; Kodak Kodacolor VR 200 (Kodak CL 200 5093) 36-exposure colour negative film]

Tuesday, August 21, 2012

1970 Boeing 747-146, c/n 19727/54, JA8103, JAL—Japan Airlines

1970 Boeing 747-146, c/n 19727/54, JA8103, JAL—Japan Airlines at London Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL), Hillingdon, London, England sometime in December 1974

1970 Boeing 747-146, c/n 19727/54, JA8103, JAL—Japan Airlines (Japan Airlines Co. Ltd.), Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan

powered by four 46,500-lbs thrust Pratt & Whitney JT9D-7A high-bypass turbofan engines
crew of three (pilot, co-pilot, flight engineer), seating configuration ?, long-range wide-body double-deck airliner
built by The Boeing Company, Seattle, Washington, USA, Boeing Commercial Airplanes, Renton, Washington at Everett, Washington
first flight on June 9, 1970
delivered to JAL—Japan Airlines on June 26, 1970
transferred to Japan Asia Airways (Japan Asia Airways Co. Ltd.), Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan on November 24, 1982
headquarters relocated to Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan in 1985
N703CK, American International Airways (American International Airways Inc.), Ypsilanti Township, Michigan, USA on December 22, 1992
leased to Saudi Arabian Airlines, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on April 28, 1993
returned to American International Airways on March 2, 1996
American International Airways merged with Kitty Hawk International (Kitty Hawk Inc.), Grapevine, Texas, USA on January 15, 1997, but retained separate identity
leased to Saudi Arabian Airlines, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia in March 1997
returned to American International Airways in October 1997
American International Airways renamed Kitty Hawk International on February 3, 1999
Kitty Hawk International ceased operations on May 1, 2000
Connie Kalitta purchased and obtained Kitty Hawk International’s assets and operating certificate, airline renamed Kalitta Air, Ypsilanti Township, Michigan, USA in November 2000
re-registered to Kalitta Air
re-registered as N40483 on August 29, 2003, cancelled on February 10, 2006
withdrawn from use at Oscoda-Wurtsmith Airport (OSC/KOSC), Iosco County, Michigan, USA
stored

[1959 Kodak Retina IIIS (Type 027) rangefinder 35-mm roll film camera, s/n 86125, with Schneider-Kreuznach Retina-Xenon 50-mm f/1.9 Synchro Compur lens, s/n 6841319]

1970 Boeing 747-121, c/n 19653/30, N749PA, “749”, Clipper Intrepid, PanAm

1970 Boeing 747-121, c/n 19653/30, N749PA, “749”, Clipper Intrepid, PanAm (Pan American World Airways Inc.), New York, New York, USA; powered by four 46,500-lbs thrust Pratt & Whitney JT9D-7A high-bypass turbofan engines; crew of three (pilot, co-pilot, flight engineer), seating configuration (370 passengers), long-range, wide-body, double-deck airliner; built by The Boeing Company, Seattle, Washington, USA, Boeing Commercial Airplanes, Renton, Washington at Everett, Washington; first flight on March 21, 1970; delivered to PanAm on April 10, 1970; renamed Clipper Dashing Wave; withdrawn from use; stored at Pinal Airpark (MZJ), Marana, Arizona, USA in December 1991; scrapped in 1994.

London Heathrow Airport (LHR), Hillingdon, London, England sometime in December 1974.

My father Uwe Kündrunar Scharnberg travelled on a family emergency to see his mother in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany, flying aboard an Air Canada Boeing 747-133, non-stop from Vancouver International Airport (YVR), Sea Island, Richmond, B.C., Canada to London Heathrow Airport (LHR), Hillingdon, London, England, and then onward (Lufthansa?) to Flughafen Stuttgart (STR), Stuttgart-Echterdingen, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany.

[1959 Kodak Retina IIIS (Type 027) rangefinder 35-mm roll film camera, s/n 86125, with Schneider-Kreuznach Retina-Xenon 50-mm f/1.9 Synchro Compur lens, s/n 6841319]

Monday, May 14, 2012

1986 de Havilland Canada DHC-8-102 Dash 8 Series 100, c/n 049, C-FABT, Air BC

1986 de Havilland Canada DHC-8-102 Dash 8 Series 100, c/n 049, C-FABT, Air BC (Jim Pattison Group, CP Air Commuter partner), Sea Island, Richmond, B.C., Canada; powered by two 2,000-shp Pratt & Whitney Canada PW120A turboprop engines with constant-speed, full-feathering reversible-pitch, four-blade Hamilton Standard propellers; retractable landing gear; crew of two (pilot and co-pilot), seating configuration Y37, medium-range regional airliner; built by de Havilland Canada, Toronto, Ontario at Downsview, Ontario; first flight on October 2, 1986; C-FABT, Air BC, Sea Island, Richmond, B.C. on October 18, 1986; C-FABT, Air Nova, Halifax Stanfield International Airport (YHZ), Enfield, Nova Scotia on March 25, 1999; C-FABT, Air Canada Regional (Air Canada Regional Inc.), Halifax Stanfield International Airport (YHZ), Enfield, Nova Scotia on November 2, 2001, merged; C-FABT, “848”, Air Canada Jazz (Jazz Aviation LP), Halifax Stanfield International Airport (YHZ), Enfield, Nova Scotia in April 2002, transferred; C-FABT, “848”, Air Canada Express (Jazz Aviation LP), Halifax Stanfield International Airport (YHZ), Enfield, Nova Scotia on April 26, 2011, transferred; active.

Landing at Vancouver International Airport (YVR), Sea Island, Richmond, B.C., Canada on Sunday, May 7, 1988.

[1984 Nikon FE2 SLR 35-mm roll film camera, s/n 1816483, with Nikkor AI 50-mm f/1.8 lens, s/n 2336591, and 52-mm polarizing filter; Kodak Kodachrome 64 36-exposure colour slide film]

1975 de Havilland Canada DHC-7-102 Dash 7 Series 100, c/n 003, C-GFEL, “401”, Air BC

1975 de Havilland Canada DHC-7-102 Dash 7 Series 100, c/n 003, C-GFEL, “401”, Air BC (Jim Pattison Group, CP Air Commuter partner), Sea Island, Richmond, B.C., Canada; powered by four 1,120-shp Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-50 turboprop engines with constant-speed, full-feathering reversible-pitch, four-blade Hamilton Standard propellers; retractable landing gear; crew of two (pilot and co-pilot), seating configuration Y54, STOL (short take-off and landing) regional airliner; built by de Havilland Canada, Toronto, Ontario at Downsview, Ontario; test registration C-GQIW-X; EC-DCB, Spantax (Spantax SA), Madrid, Spain on May 31, 1978; C-GFEL, de Havilland Canada, Toronto, Ontario on May 3, 1981, returned; C-GFEL, Air BC, Sea Island, Richmond, B.C. on July 16, 1983, leased from de Havilland Canada; C-GFEL, de Havilland Canada, Toronto, Ontario on April 28, 1989, returned; stored in sad condition at Las Vegas-McCarran International Airport (LAS), Paradise, Nevada, USA in March 1990, wearing colours of Air BC minus titles and tail logo; suffered damage in a fire at Hughes Aviation hangar in March 1990; N703WW, Worldwide Resources Ltd., West Babylon, New York purchased on December 4, 1990, registered on January 24, 1991, cancelled on March 25, 1995, stored; withdrawn from use; written off (damaged beyond repair); scrapped.

Landing at Vancouver International Airport (YVR), Sea Island, Richmond, B.C., Canada on Sunday, May 7, 1988.

[1984 Nikon FE2 SLR 35-mm roll film camera, s/n 1816483, with Nikkor AI 50-mm f/1.8 lens, s/n 2336591, and 52-mm polarizing filter; Kodak Kodachrome 64 36-exposure colour slide film]

Friday, May 11, 2012

1977 Boeing 747-236B, c/n 21239/302, G-BDXB, City of Liverpool, British Airways

1977 Boeing 747-236B, c/n 21239/302, G-BDXB, City of Liverpool, British Airways, London, England; powered by four 53,000-lbs thrust Rolls-Royce RB211-524D4-B-19 high-bypass turbofan engines; crew of three (pilot, co-pilot, flight engineer), seating configuration F14C64Y298, long-range, wide-body, double-deck airliner; built by The Boeing Company, Seattle, Washington, USA at Boeing Commercial Airplanes, Everett, Washington; first flight on February 22, 1977, test registration N8280V; G-BDXB, City of Liverpool, British Airways, London on June 16, 1977; G-BDXB, Nigeria Airways (Nigeria Airways Ltd.), Abuja, Nigeria on November 2, 1999, leased; G-BDXB, British Airways, London on August 3, 2000, returned; stored.

I flew aboard the City of Liverpool non-stop from London Heathrow Airport (LHR), Hillingdon, London, England to Vancouver International Airport (YVR), Sea Island, Richmond, B.C., Canada on Sunday, August 16, 1987.

In background is 1977 Boeing 747-236B, c/n 21240/305, G-BDXC, City of Manchester, British Airways, London, England; powered by four 53,000-lbs thrust Rolls-Royce RB211-524D4-B-19 high-bypass turbofan engines; crew of three (pilot, co-pilot, flight engineer), seating configuration F14C64Y298, long-range, wide-body, double-deck airliner; built by The Boeing Company, Seattle, Washington, USA at Boeing Commercial Airplanes, Everett, Washington; first flight on April 8, 1977; G-BDXC, City of Manchester, British Airways, London on June 22, 1977, cancelled in September 2001; tt 100,115 hours, 16,182 landings; G-BDXC, EAC—European Aircharter (European Aviation Air Charter Ltd.), Bournemouth, Dorset, England on March 8, 2002, cancelled in July 2002; scrapped at Cardiff Airport (CWL), Rhoose, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales on August 18, 2002.

Starboard view of Arctic Canada.

Over northern Canada.

1977 Boeing 747-236B, c/n 21239/302, G-BDXB, City of Liverpool, British Airways having just arrived at Vancouver International Airport (YVR), Sea Island, Richmond, B.C. in late afternoon or early evening (?).

[1984 Nikon FE2 SLR 35-mm roll film camera, s/n 1816483, with Nikkor AI 50-mm f/1.8 lens, s/n 2336591, and 52-mm polarizing filter; Kodak Gold Super 200 36-exposure colour negative film]