1957 de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver Mk. I, c/n 1178, C-FYRR, Blueskyview Software Corporation

1957 de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver Mk. I, c/n 1178, C-FYRR, Blueskyview Software Corporation and 1954 de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver Mk. I, c/n 713, C-GHPG, Metasoft Systems Inc. at Harbour Air Seaplanes maintenance base (hangar is Building T-018, a Recognized Federal Heritage Building, completed on January 1, 1930), 4670 Cowley Crescent, South Terminal, Vancouver International Airport (YVR/CYVR), Sea Island, Richmond, B.C., Canada on Friday, January 18, 2013 at 12:25 PST

A beautiful DHC-2 Beaver Mk. I with a great colour scheme

1957 de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver Mk. I, c/n 1178, C-FYRR, Blueskyview Software Corporation, Vancouver, B.C., Canada, based at South Terminal, Vancouver International Airport (YVR/CYVR), Sea Island, Richmond, B.C.

• http://www.blueskyview.com
• powered by one 450-hp Pratt & Whitney R-985-AN-14B Wasp Junior supercharged nine-cylinder, single-row, air-cooled radial piston engine with constant-speed three-blade Hartzell propeller 
• pilot, seven passengers, STOL (short take-off and landing) utility transport
• Wipline 6100 amphibious floats, bubble cabin door windows, enlarged rear cabin windows, Stolairus STOL kit with droop wingtips and contoured leading edge, wingtip fuel tanks, ventral fin under tail, seaplane fins on horizontal stabilizer
• built by The de Havilland Aircraft of Canada Limited, Downsview, Ontario, Canada at Downsview Airport (YZD/CYZD), Downsview, Ontario 
• built, powered by one 450-hp Pratt & Whitney R-985-AN-14B Wasp Junior supercharged nine-cylinder, single-row, air-cooled radial piston engine with constant-speed two-blade Hamilton Standard propeller
• delivered as L-20A-DH Beaver, s/n 56-4435 to US Army on January 31, 1958
• c/n 1178/1758 (dual c/n system consisted of the factory construction number and a number assigned for Beavers specifically produced for USAF/US Army procurement, starting at 1000)
• L-20 No. 759, Command A-12, US Army
• fixed conventional landing gear and tailwheel
• redesignated as U-6A-DH Beaver in 1962
• N5329G, further details unknown but registered in February 1976
• imported in 1981
• C-GKKJ, Steinbach Air Charters (Steinbach Air Charters Ltd.), Steinbach, Manitoba, Canada cancelled on May 27, 1982
• based at Steinbach Airport (CJB3), Steinbach, Manitoba
• C-GKKJ, Beaver Air Services (Beaver Air Services Ltd.), The Pas, Manitoba, Canada cancelled on January 6, 1986
• based at Grace Lake Water Aerodrome (CKC3), The Pas, Manitoba
• Edo 58-4580 straight floats, ventral fin under tail/skis
• C-GKKJ, Leonard Brown, Thompson, Manitoba, Canada cancelled on June 30, 1986
• based at Thompson Seaplane Base (CKD6), Thompson, Manitoba
• C-GKKJ, Little Churchill Air Service (Little Churchill Air Service Ltd.), Thompson, Manitoba, Canada on March 20, 1987 and cancelled on August 30, 1990
• based at Thompson Seaplane Base (CKD6)
• C-GKKJ, St. Theresa Point Air Services (St. Theresa Point Air Services Ltd.), St. Theresa Point, Manitoba, Canada on August 30, 1990 and cancelled on September 26, 1994
• based at Island Lake, Manitoba
• C-GKKJ, Brent W. Kerr, West Vancouver, B.C., Canada on November 4, 1994 and cancelled on March 30, 2000
• based at South Terminal, Vancouver International Airport (YVR/CYVR) 
• Wipline 6100 amphibious floats, ventral fin under tail, seaplane fins on horizontal stabilizer
• STOL kit installed by Stolairus Aviation Inc., Kelowna International Airport (YLW/CYLW), Kelowna, B.C., Canada
• C-GKKJ attended The Golden Anniversary (5oth Anniversary, 1947–1997) at Victoria International Airport (YYJ/CYYJ), North Saanich, Vancouver Island, B.C., Canada on October 30, 1997
• as noted by Neil Aird of www.dhc-2.com, most of the Beavers present that morning were: DHC-2 Beaver Mk. I: C-FGQF (c/n 81), N888BH (c/n 110), C-GMMJ (c/n 226), N9LB (c/n 252), N323RS (c/n 274), N9279Z (c/n 345), N1053 (c/n 676), C-FUVQ (c/n 696), C-GHPG (c/n 713), N299EE (c/n 723), N7283 (c/n 725), N1018H (c/n 732), N100KL (c/n 758), C-FZKV (c/n 775), N378BD (c/n 806), N5354G (c/n 881), N5827Y (c/n 932), C-FJBP (c/n 942), C-FPCG (c/n 1000), C-FMXS (c/n 1010), CF-JRO (c/n 1108), N59SS (c/n 1117), C-FMAW (c/n 1201), C-FLSD (c/n 1204), N754 (c/n 1207), C-GLED (c/n 1255), N77MV (c/n 1273), C-FXUN (c/n 1299), C-GMKP (c/n 1374), C-FMAZ (c/n 1413), N437CH (c/n 1428), N1CM (c/n 1606), C-FVFS (c/n 1616), N985P (c/n 1624), N900KA (c/n 1676) (also at YWH/CYWH); DHC-2 Turbo Beaver Mk. III: C-FOEE (c/n 1598-TB10), C-GDCN (c/n 1661-TB35), N260HC (c/n 1665-TB37), N967TB (c/n 1669-TB39); on a fly-by, DHC-2 Beaver Mk. I, C-GYOK (c/n 677) (also at YWH/CYWH); two damaged DHC-2 Turbo Beaver Mk. III covered at Viking Air Ltd. facility; at convention, DHC-2 Beaver Mk. I, C-GUOY (c/n 1101) displayed outside and C-FOCH (c/n 31) guest of honour at gala dinner; other Beavers arrived and departed at Victoria Inner Harbour Airport (YWH/CYWH), Victoria, Vancouver Island, B.C., Canada including: C-FOCY (c/n 79), N2SF (c/n 329), C-GBHJ (c/n 880), C-GEZS (c/n 1277), C-GOLC (c/n 1392), C-FJOM (c/n 1024) (also as demonstration aircraft), N72355 (c/n 1164), N6783L (c/n 1369), N1018U (c/n 1381), N1455T (c/n 1647-TB26); and other Beavers were likely present
• N481G, Galloo Island Aviation (Galloo Island Aviation Corporation), Clayton, New York, USA on April 6, 2000 and cancelled on July 17, 2007
• certificate of airworthiness issued on April 26, 2000
• Galloo Island is a private island in Lake Ontario
• refitted with constant-speed three-blade Hartzell propeller
• imported in 2007
• experienced Beaver pilot Russ Rossi and film crew took possession at FBO (Fixed-base operator) North American Flight Services (North American Flight Services Inc.) hangar, Saratoga County Airport (5B2), Saratoga Springs, New York, USA on July 11, 2007
• ferried in 28 hours of flying by pilot Russ Rossi from Saratoga County Airport (5B2) departing morning of July 12, 2007; via Grove City Airport (29D), Grove City, Pennsylvania, USA; Greater Kankakee Airport (IKK/KIKK), Kankakee, Illinois, USA; Muscatine Municipal Airport (MUT/KMUT), Muscatine, Iowa, USA; Chan Gurney Municipal Airport (YKN/KYKN), Yankton, South Dakota, USA (overnight stay ?); Gillette-Campbell County Airport (GCC/KGCC), Gillette, Wyoming, USA; Billings Logan International Airport (BIL/KBIL), Billings, Montana, USA (arrived evening of July 13, 2007); Avey Field State Airport (69S) (gravel field), Laurier, Washington, USA; arriving at South Terminal, Vancouver International Airport (YVR/CYVR) on July 14, 2007
• registered to Blueskyview Software Corporation on July 19, 2007
• mechanical overhaul commenced at Lindair Services Ltd., 5180 Airport Road South, South Terminal, Vancouver International Airport (YVR/CYVR) on July 20, 2007
• completely stripped, rust-proofed and painted, and interior refurbished in February 2008
• Blueskyview offers aircraft services for the film industry, including long-range filming
• Beaver equipped with camera mounts, various cameras available
• offered for sale by Russ Rossi at $479,000 US on February 20, 2013
• tt 11,200 hours
• (?) active

1954 de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver Mk. I, c/n 713, C-GHPG, Metasoft Systems Inc.

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1955 de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver Mk. I, c/n 825, C-FIFQ, North Pacific Seaplanes

1955 de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver Mk. I, c/n 825, C-FIFQ, North Pacific Seaplanes at Harbour Air Seaplanes maintenance base (hangar is Building T-018, a Recognized Federal Heritage Building, completed on January 1, 1930), 4670 Cowley Crescent, South Terminal, Vancouver International Airport (YVR/CYVR), Sea Island, Richmond, B.C., Canada on Friday, January 18, 2013 at 12:16 PST

1955 de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver Mk. I, c/n 825, C-FIFQ, North Pacific Seaplanes (North Pacific Seaplanes Ltd.), Prince Rupert, B.C., Canada, based at Seal Cove Water Airport (ZSW/CZSW), Prince Rupert, B.C.

• powered by one 450-hp Pratt & Whitney R-985-AN-14B Wasp Junior supercharged nine-cylinder, single-row, air-cooled radial piston engine with constant-speed two-blade Hamilton Standard propeller
• pilot, six passengers, STOL (short take-off and landing) utility transport
• Edo 679-4930 straight floats, bubble cabin door windows, enlarged rear cabin windows, seaplane fins on horizontal stabilizer
• built by The de Havilland Aircraft of Canada Limited, Downsview, Ontario, Canada at Downsview Airport (YZD/CYZD), Downsview, Ontario
• delivered as CF-IFQ to Canadian Forest Products Ltd., Vancouver, B.C., Canada on September 2, 1955
• Edo 58-4580 amphibious floats, ventral fin under tail
• CF-IFQ, B.C. Air Lines (B.C. Air Lines Ltd.), Vancouver International Airport (YVR/CYVR), Sea Island, Richmond, B.C., Canada
• Airwest Airlines (Airwest Airlines Ltd.), Gulf Air (Gulf Air Aviation Services Ltd.), Haida Airlines (Haida Airlines Ltd.), Island Air (Island Airlines Ltd.), Pacific Coastal Airlines (Pacific Coastal Airlines Ltd.), and West Coast Air (West Coast Air Services Ltd.) purchased by Jim Pattison Industries Ltd. between April 1979 and June 1980, and merged to form Air BC (Air BC Ltd.) on December 1, 1980
• Trans-Provincial Airlines (Trans-Provincial Airlines Ltd.) purchased by Jim Pattison Industries Ltd. but operated separately
• C-FIFQ, Trans-Provincial Airlines (Trans-Provincial Airlines Ltd./Subsidiary of Jim Pattison Industries Ltd.), Prince Rupert, B.C., Canada cancelled on June 2, 1988
• Edo 58-4580 amphibious floats, seaplane fins on horizontal stabilizer
• ownership of Trans-Provinicial Airlines by Jim Pattison Industries Ltd. ended in October 1986
• ownership of Air BC by Jim Pattison Industries Ltd. ended on November 28, 1986
• C-FIFQ, Trans-Provincial Airlines (Trans-Provincial Airlines Ltd.), Prince Rupert, B.C., Canada on June 2, 1988 and cancelled on May 13, 1993
• based at Seal Cove Water Airport (ZSW/CZSW)
• Edo 58-4580 straight floats, seaplane fins on horizontal stabilizer
• Trans-Provincial Airlines purchased by Harbour Air Seaplanes (Harbour Air Ltd.) in 1993
• C-FIFQ, Harbour Air Seaplanes (Harbour Air Ltd.), South Terminal, Vancouver International Airport (YVR/CYVR), Sea Island, Richmond, B.C., Canada on May 13, 1993 and cancelled on February 10, 2004
• based at Vancouver International Water Airport (CAM9), Moray Channel, Richmond, B.C., adjacent to South Terminal, Vancouver International Airport (YVR/CYVR) 
• Edo 679-4930 straight floats, seaplane fins on horizontal stabilizer
• C-FIFQ, North Pacific Seaplanes, Prince Rupert, B.C., Canada on February 10, 2004 and cancelled on April 5, 2013
• Harbour Air Seaplane’s northern affiliate
• North Pacific Seaplanes purchased by Inland Air (Inland Air Charters Ltd.), Prince Rupert, B.C., Canada on April 1, 2013
• registered to Harbour Air Seaplanes on April 5, 2013
• based at Vancouver International Water Airport (CAM9)
• active

[Nikon Coolpix L20 point-and-shoot 10 MP digital camera, Nikkor 38–136-mm f/3.1–6.7 lens, s/n 51002451]

© Copyright photograph by Stephan Alexander Scharnberg, January 2013

1980 Sikorsky S-76A Mk. II, c/n 760074, C-GHJW, Helijet International

1980 Sikorsky S-76A Mk. II, c/n 760074, C-GHJW, Helijet International starting engines on tarmac adjacent to Helijet International’s head office, 5911 Airport Road South, at South Terminal, Vancouver International Airport (YVR/CYVR), Sea Island, Richmond, B.C., Canada on Friday, January 18, 2013 at 11:09 PST

1980 Sikorsky S-76A Mk. II, c/n 760074, C-GHJW, Helijet International (Helijet International Inc.), South Terminal, Vancouver International Airport (YVR/CYVR), Sea Island, Richmond, B.C., Canada, based at South Terminal, Vancouver International Airport (YVR/CYVR)

• titled HeliJet
• powered by two 650-shp Allison 250-C30S free turbine turboshaft engines with fully-articulated four-blade main rotor and port side four-blade anti-torque tail rotor
• crew of two (pilot and co-pilot), 12 passengers, all-weather medium-size air taxi
• retractable tricycle landing gear
• built by Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation (Subsidiary of United Technologies Corporation, Hartford, Connecticut), Stratford, Connecticut, USA at Stratford, Connecticut
• built as S-76A, powered by two 557-shp Allison 250-C30 free turbine turboshaft engines with fully-articulated four-blade main rotor and port side four-blade anti-torque tail rotor
• N1547F, further details unknown
• N586C, further details unknown but cancelled on December 1, 1989
• imported in 1989
• C-GHJW, Helijet Airways (Helijet Airways Inc.), South Terminal, Vancouver International Airport (YVR/CYVR), Sea Island, Richmond, B.C., Canada on December 7, 1989 and cancelled on May 9, 2000
• Helijet Airways (Helijet Airways Inc.) renamed as Helijet International (Helijet International Inc.)
• registered to Helijet International on May 9, 2000
• converted to S-76A Mk. II, re-engined and avionics upgrade
• world’s highest flight time S-76 airframe of tt 37,025 hours in February 2012
• active

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© Copyright photograph by Stephan Alexander Scharnberg, January 2013

1999 Sikorsky S-76C+, c/n 760500, C-GHHJ, Helijet International

1999 Sikorsky S-76C+, c/n 760500, C-GHHJ, Helijet International on a helipad adjacent to Helijet International’s head office, 5911 Airport Road South, at South Terminal, Vancouver International Airport (YVR/CYVR), Sea Island, Richmond, B.C., Canada on Friday, January 18, 2013 at 11:09 PST

The Lions (West Lion at 1,646 metres, East Lion at 1,606 metres) still covered in snow, their pointed peaks just visible behind Cypress Provincial Park in the North Shore Mountains

1999 Sikorsky S-76C+, c/n 760500, C-GHHJ, Helijet International (Helijet International Inc.), South Terminal, Vancouver International Airport (YVR/CYVR), Sea Island, Richmond, B.C., Canada, based at South Terminal, Vancouver International Airport (YVR/CYVR)

• titled BC AMBULANCE and subtitled HeliJet in British Columbia Ambulance Service colour scheme
• operated for BCAS (British Columbia Ambulance Service)
• powered by two 787-shp Turboméca Arriel 2S1 FADEC-equipped free turbine turboshaft engines with fully-articulated four-blade main rotor and port side four-blade anti-torque tail rotor
• crew of two (pilot and co-pilot), one or two stretchers and four medical attendants, all-weather medium-size air ambulance
• retractable tricycle landing gear, composite blades, quiet tail rotor with curved blades, active noise and vibration control system, advanced health and usage monitoring system, Honeywell EFIS (electronic flight instrument system) and Collins Proline II avionics suite (PFD—primary flight display, MFD—multi-function display, and EICAS—engine indications and crew alerting system display), and three-screen LCD integrated instrument display system (IIDS) for engine and rotor information
• built by Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation (Subsidiary of United Technologies Corporation, Hartford, Connecticut), Stratford, Connecticut, USA at Stratford, Connecticut
• built as S-76C, powered by two 730-shp Turboméca Arriel 2S turboshaft engines with fully-articulated four-blade main rotor and port side four-blade anti-torque tail rotor
• 12-seat passenger configuration, corporate transport
• certificate of airworthiness issued on June 30, 1999
• N88CP, Pfizer Inc., West Trenton, New Jersey, USA on September 14, 2000 and cancelled on March 3, 2011
• imported on March 3, 2011
• converted to S-76C+, re-engined and avionics upgrade
• registered to Helijet International on April 18, 2011
• converted from 12-seat passenger configuration to air ambulance
• active

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© Copyright photographs by Stephan Alexander Scharnberg, January 2013

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

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© Copyright photograph by Stephan Alexander Scharnberg, June 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

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© Copyright photographs by Stephan Alexander Scharnberg, June 2012

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

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© Copyright photographs by Stephan Alexander Scharnberg, June 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

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© Copyright photograph by Stephan Alexander Scharnberg, August 2012

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

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]

© Copyright photograph by Stephan Alexander Scharnberg, May 1988

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]

© Copyright photographs by Stephan Alexander Scharnberg, May 1988

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]

© Copyright photograph by Stephan Alexander Scharnberg, August 1987