(Volume 13 No 4) (Issue No 124)

FEATURES

Scarcely a week seems to pass without more good news for Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner. Faced with ‘overwhelming demand’, Boeing is asking suppliers to increase production of the twin-jet from seven to ten per month-with a potential of 14. With little more than a year before rollout, the 787 has the potential to become the most successful twin-aisle airliner ever.

Boeing 737 burial brings new life
by Ken Donohue

It was as if the entire town had come to say goodbye to a beloved friend. There was a special feeling in the air, more like a celebration of life than a somber funeral. Our ‘friend’ in this case was a Boeing 737-200.

Late-breaking News
by Doug Scroggins

The Convair 880 population recently declined with the scrapping of Ship 3, 47 years after its first flight from San Diego, California.

Bringing The Spirit Home
by Norbert Raith

After 23 years of service as a goodwill ambassador, The Spirit of Delta—the Boeing 767-200 purchased by employees of Delta Air Lines—has been retired to the Delta Air Transport Heritage Museum in Atlanta, Georgia.

YFB and First Air
by Larry Milberry

We travel on First Air to Iqaluit Airport (IATA: YFB/ICAO: CYFB), situated at the head of Frobisher Bay on southern Baffin Island in Canada’s eastern Arctic.

Welcome to Controversy
by Geoff P Jones

Jakob Ringler, founder of Welcome Air in Austria, talks about his airline and the conflicts affecting a small regional carrier on the European air transport ‘playing field’.

Air Astana-flying the flag for Kazakhstan
by Sebastian Schmitz

After the fall of the Soviet Union, the then-independent republic of Kazakhstan has seen a number of airlines come and go. Today, Air Astana is the country’s flag carrier, operating modern Western equipment.

Remembering Kanishka
by Valerie Lester

A huge sundial casts its shadow near Ahakista in southwest Ireland. Nearby, on a wall, 14 bronze plaques carry the names of 329 people. A central panel with a gold inscription in English, French, and Hindi asks visitors to remember those who died aboard Air-India’s Flight AI182 on June 23, 1985.

The Bet
by Mac af Uhr

Loose Canine
by Adrian Bishop

Both Sides
Clayton Taylor grabs a Lifeline.

Coach Flyer
Roger Thiedeman crosses the Tasman with Air New Zealand.

Debrief
Stan Solomon offers a varied selection of anecdotes from the Airways.

Mailbag
The forum for our readers’ opinions, feedback, and contributions.

News from the Airways
Colorfully illustrated highlights of the major news developments from North America and around the world, including fleet changes, new airlines, and new paint schemes.

Reviews
Chris Sterling checks out the latest noteworthy commercial aviation literature.

Safety Briefing
Clayton Taylor puts his poor weather landings into the right Category.

Those Were the Days...
Gordon Reid goes California Dreamin’, 1969.

Veteran & Vintage
Roger Thiedeman reports on Ansett’s 70th birthday celebration.

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