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Answer to 'Name the aircraft' The Short 360 (also SD3-60) is a commuter aircraft that was built by UK manufacturer Short Brothers during the 1980's. The Short 360 seats up to 39 passengers and was introduced into service in November 1982. It is a larger version of the Short 330. Production of the 360 ceased in 1991 after 165 deliveries. Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Short_360 More info in NetLetter #1412 |
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Air New Zealand CEO Greg Foran had already flagged the possibility of wet leasing a widebody for the summer, so it's no surprise that one entered service on November 15, 2022. The extra capacity comes from Spain's Wamos Air, a global leader in aircraft charters, including wet leases which involve both aircraft and crew. The plane is a 280-seat Airbus A330-200, one of four in the Wamos fleet, which also includes five A330-300's. Source: SimpleFlying.com |
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Editors' Note: Over the years, over 100 Boeing 727's have operated in Canada, all now retired. Air Canada and predecessors operated a total 52 (42 by AC itself), including 11 of the original -100 model and 41 of the stretched (by 20 feet) 727-200..Fewer than 30 of the 1,832 B-727's built are still flying worldwide, mostly as freighters. The article below chronicles the author's personal memories of the historic aircraft. Memories of flying the Boeing 727 'three holer', by Jeff Hill. Excerpt from airfactsjournal.com TWA’s introduction to employees of the newest addition to our fleet, turned up in my company mailbox early in 1964. It was only of passing interest at the time. I wouldn’t be flying it for another ten years, after we started parking our Convair 880 fleet, and then I would fly it for the next twelve years as an ORD-based captain. There was no doubt you were flying a Boeing. It had that same “Mack truck feel” about it as the B-707, but also like the B-707 it was as sound and reliable as a US Dollar (in 1964). The cockpit and fuselage cross sections were the same as the B-707 but that is where the similarity ended. Our first B-727's, the dash 100s, grossed out at about a third of the 707-100’s weight but had two thirds of its thrust. Therefore, it was a little rocket by comparison. The Seven Two had four main gear wheels as opposed to the Seven Oh’s eight. The 707’s wings and fuselages were much longer. The B-707 had a ventral (bottom) fin with a replaceable hardwood skid in case of over-rotation, whereas the B-727 had a tail skid that extended and retracted with the landing gear. The B-727, flown domestically only, did not have the spear atop the vertical stabilizer for an HF antenna. We called her the three holer. When the wide body L-1011 and the DC-10 tri-jets came along, she became the “little three holer.” |
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