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Post by Peter Liddell on Feb 13, 2019 15:47:21 GMT
Well looks like yet another new flair incoming soon... So far only on an 800 but... flairair.caIt's a bit... Ummm... It is green |
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Post by aerofoto - HJG Admin on Feb 13, 2019 18:47:46 GMT
You do seem to have "a bit of a flare" for those things Peter  Can't blame you though .... since the interests of most of us a founded first and foremost upon/within our own geographic regions .... or operators might have particularly strong connections with/to  Mark C AKL/NZ |
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Post by Peter Liddell on Feb 13, 2019 20:49:30 GMT
You do seem to have "a bit of a flare" for those things Peter Can't blame you though .... since the interests of most of us a founded first and foremost upon/within our own geographic regions .... or operators might have particularly strong connections with/to Mark C AKL/NZ Yes it's true Mark... And I have a secondary connection to Flair, I know someone who worked there when they were still a Sport Charter op... though he now works for Canadian North and I don't talk to him much. Anyways, considering how slow Flair was to implement the Purple/Blue scheme I won't guess when the first -400 will show up with that green bottom. |
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Post by aerofoto - HJG Admin on Feb 13, 2019 21:22:36 GMT
OH .... I'm sure we'll see it .... from you Peter .... once they first get around to completing it of course Mark C BOG/CO |
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Post by Peter Liddell on Feb 14, 2019 15:28:51 GMT
Yes I'm sure you will Anyways... something different now... Just like the MD-80/90... I've not done HJG DC-9s because I had done so many for the FFX/SGA one... but... time to change that N94454 circa 1983 American International Airways DC-9-33RC   Not to be confused with the later Kalitta associated cargo operator of the same name, this AIA flew DC-9s, Dash 7s, MD-80s and a couple 727-100s out of Atlantic City (KACY) in the early 80s. This DC-9 N94454 was one of the start up 3 DC-9-33CFs/RCs leased from Hawaiian Airlines. The Dash 7s flew in a similar scheme. They later leased a couple more DC-9-31s from Midway (Mk1) in a hybrid color scheme, then 2 MD-81s from Hawaiian, 1 DC-9-32 (ex-Republic) and 2 727-100s from Global Air in a very different blue top color scheme in 1983... and finally 1 more DC-9-32 ex-Spantax in a hybrid color scheme (I shouldn't have to say it but stay tuned!  ) This AIA collapsed in late 1984... Cargo operator bought the name rights and started up as American International Airways Ltd in 1986. Just as an FYI while unpacking stuff into my new den i came upon Deregulation Knockouts Round 1 in my book collection which i had not looked at in a few years... and well don't be surprised to see a whole lot of early 80s US airlines showing up in this thread soon Edit and sometimes soon means soon! N3391C, DC-9-32, 1983:   and N1986, 727-23, 1983:   |
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Post by aerofoto - HJG Admin on Feb 14, 2019 19:43:31 GMT
I wondered about that .... before reading your comments "BLOODY GOOD BOOK" (reference value) .... I have it here myself too Mark C AKL/NZ |
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Post by Peter Liddell on Feb 19, 2019 2:51:23 GMT
Ok the last of AIA, N949HA MD-81:   One note... this one picked up a name at some point but I can't make it out at all nor was it on the aircraft in the first part of it's AIA service... but you may see it in some photos. And something different... N55AJ, Challenge Air International circa 1987:   This little airline was started up by Challenge Air Cargo in 1984 with 1 737-200. They leased various 737-200s over the years to serve routes like Miami-Tegucigalpa-San Pedro Sula-Miami and Miami-Panama City. The 727 was acquired in 1985 and flew in no less than 5 different variations mostly flying on Miami-Newark with very little publicity for 2 years. This is N55AJ as it appeared in 1986... it will be done in at least 3 other variations soon Problem with this airline is they changed logos several times, and had titles as Challenge, Challenge International Airlines or Challenge Air International variously on different planes. The 727 was the only plane to carry all 3 though. Many of the 737s were operated in various hybrid schemes including America West, Transavia and Pacific Western. |
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Post by aerofoto - HJG Admin on Feb 19, 2019 5:32:40 GMT
Sounds quite "CHALLENGING" Peter If you're meaning "N848HA" (C/N # 48073 L/N 1018) .... it was delivered to HA on November 25th 1981 named "Kailua-Kona". It was leased to NI from April 15th 1983 until September 18th 1984 when it was repossessed by HA. "IF" .... it retained its HA name during during the NI lease then it might have besn "KAILUA-KONA".I can't find reference/s to any MD-80 registered N949HA though .... although there was a DHC-8 bearing this registration and which also saw HA service. Mark C AKL/NZ |
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Post by Peter Liddell on Feb 19, 2019 11:49:08 GMT
Yea Mark it wasn't the Hawaiian name... I think it's Miss ?something but the only 2 pics with the name are too low quality to decipher the cursive text.
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Post by aerofoto - HJG Admin on Feb 19, 2019 12:11:36 GMT
Normally production records (and mine are quite extensive) list name changes to aircraft where these have been applied, but, in this particular case I can only confirm the aircrafts HA name .... since nothing else is recorded for its NI service  Mark C AKL/NZ |
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Post by Peter Liddell on Feb 19, 2019 22:51:03 GMT
Hmm sorry about that... i IS N849HA not 949... it is right on the textures now too Anyways... I've actually had a really bad couple of days... So i did something off the wall fictional for a friend who got... well... bad news on Sunday. So here is... well actually I won't give up the info, just the pics:    And yes it is 100% fictional but the color scheme is from... ahem... somewhere So who's got a guess??? |
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Post by aerofoto - HJG Admin on Feb 20, 2019 1:15:45 GMT
WELL Pete .... you've got me "BUGGERED" for once Bloody thing looks like a chocolate boz or Christmas wrapping from Jamaica .... or somewhere is in the Caribbean Mark C AKL/NZ |
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Post by Nathan Ford - HJG on Feb 20, 2019 8:34:13 GMT
Looks like Magnum P.I.’s helicopter?
Nathan.
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Post by Herman on Feb 20, 2019 13:49:59 GMT
Great repaints Peter of the DC's and MD's.
Herman
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Post by Klaus Hullermann on Feb 20, 2019 15:03:53 GMT
I didn't know that Island Hoppers had fixed-wing aircraft. I thought they had only a Hughes 500-type helicopter.
Great livery and it fits nicely for flying around the Carribean and/or Hawaii. Also Magnum P.I. was a great TV-series.
Klaus
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