February 15, 2018 12:00 pm ET
Throwbacks
January 11, 2018 8:00 am ET -
TBT (Throwback Thursday) in Aviation History: Air Ecosse
In June 1977, Scottish carrier Air Ecosse took to the skies on its inaugural flight from Aberdeen to Wick, Scotland. The subsidiary of parent company Fairflight Charters, the airline operated both scheduled passenger flights and mail flights on behalf of…
January 4, 2018 10:00 am ET -
TBT (Throwback Thursday) in Aviation History: Trans World Connection /…
Trans World Connection was originally a small regional and commuter airline that operated on behalf of Trans World Airlines in the 1990s. The airline used a small fleet of Saab 340s, Jetstream 41s, and ATR 42s to provide connection services…
December 28, 2017 9:22 am ET -
TBT (Throwback Thursday) in Aviation History: Niki
Austrian low-cost airline Niki is one of the most recent casualties of the aviation industry, shutting down operations less than a month ago. Unfortunately, the airline was caught up in the collapse of German carrier Air Berlin. Although marketed as…
December 21, 2017 8:00 am ET -
TBT (Throwback Thursday) in Aviation History: Grandstar Cargo and Jade…
When the Chinese manufactured goods market booming in the early 2000s, airlines and investors were looking for ways to get involved in the trade of Chinese exports and invested heavily in creating cargo carriers. Here are two cargo airlines that…
December 7, 2017 9:15 pm ET -
TBT (Throwback Thursday) in Aviation History: Impulse Airlines
Impulse Airlines was founded in 1992 by Sue and Gerry McGowan. Operations began later that year as a regional carrier based in Newcastle, New South Wales. The airline operated regional routes within New South Wales using the Beechcraft 1900D. Destinations…