Air Jamaica DC-8 Still in use?

[elliottdobson]

Hi,
This is puzzling me, tonight I looked on flightaware to see if there were any DC-8's flying. There was a few DC-8-70 series doing cargo flights as expected, but when i typed in DC86 to see if there were any DC-8-60's flying i found but this flight:



Sorry if the image is a little wide, any smaller and i fear you might not see it, If you are in time here is the URL anyway

flightaware.com/live/flight/AJM8036

So, What is this flight? I didnt think there were anymore DC-8 Passenger Opperations? why is a DC-8 opperating this flight? is it chartered from someone else or is it cargo?

Personally id give anything to be on this flight if it was a DC-8. i was born a little too late the first time round.

[jpvisser]

i'd guess it were an Arrow DC8-63F under
a different c/s .

cheers

JP.

[elliottdobson]

Originally thats what I thought too, though i went to Norman Manley Airports website. They had an air jamiaca flight 36 arriving from miami listed. Probably a different flight - I dont even think theres any passenger configuered DC-8's left so an arrow cargo aircraft is most likely

[christrott]

Arrow is probably operating the aircraft on ACMI basis for Air Jamaca flying baggage and cargo that they can't fit on their Airbii since it's too hot for them.