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Airways Magazine - Sept 2007
FEATURES
PHOTO: MANUEL NEGRERIE
Airliner Scorecard
Following the traditional order announcement extravaganza at the Paris Air Show, we take a snapshot view of the order books for the current major airliner programs.
PHOTO: ROGER CAIN
DC-2 Delivery to Seattle
by Roger Cain
In June, the Museum of Flight at Boeing Field, Seattle, took delivery of its Douglas DC-2, one of only two airworthy examples of the type. The DC-2 was flown from Van Nuys, California, to Boeing Field via Sacramento (Executive) by Clay Lacy, a trustee of the museum and whose company undertook pre-delivery work on the airplane.
PHOTO: GEOFFREY P JONES
DC-3s and Decay at Cap-Haïtien
by Geoffrey P Jones
The Caribbean and West Indies usually conjure up images of palm-fringed beaches, snorkeling, calypso music, and rum punches. But the reality is quite different in the western portion of the large island of Hispaniola on which is situated the Republic of Haiti. Travel with us on a Douglas DC-3 of Missionary Flights International (MFI) and explore Cap-Haïtien.
 PHOTO: SEBASTIAN SCHMITZ By Ilyushin 18 to Mogadishu
by Sebastian Schmitz
Join us on a travel adventure, flying a Daallo Airlines Ilyushin Il-18 to war-torn Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia.
New Life for Clipper Lindbergh
by Bob Shane
On May 21, 2007, Erik Lindbergh, the grandson of pioneering aviator Charles A Lindbergh, renamed a highly modified Boeing 747SP Clipper Lindbergh. With a factory fresh look, the shiny wide-body (N747NA) now wears the logos of NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) and DLR (Deutsche Forschungsanstal für Luft- und Raumfahrt, the German aerospace research establishment), together with the legend SOFIA (Stratospheric Observatory For Infrared Astronomy), heralding its new mission.
Destination Peshawar
by Frank Webb
Join Captain Frank Webb on the jump-seat of an Airbus A300B-600R for an overnight trip, flying the ‘backside of the clock’, from the Arabian Gulf; destination: Peshawar, in northwestern Pakistan, practically on the Afghanistan border.
 PHOTO: NORTHWEST AIRLINES
New Lease on Life for Mesaba Airlines
by Tom Norwood
There are only a handful of US regional carriers that have been flying for more than 30 years. One of them is Mesaba Airlines, which became an industry leader operating more than 100 aircraft, including three-dozen Avro RJ85 jetliners. But the airline’s fortunes started to deteriorate after partner Northwest Airlines filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in 2005, causing Mesaba to do the same, leading to speculation that the smaller company would disappear. This is no longer the case, as a new agreement with Northwest will see Mesaba once again with a strong regional jet fleet.
Flight KAL007: The Anatomy of a Cover-up
by Robert W Allardyce & James Gollin
Twenty-four years have lapsed since August 31, 1983, when Soviet Air Force pilot Major Gennadiy Nikolayevich Osipovich radioed his flight’s ‘director’ (controller) from his Sukhoi Su-15 (‘Flagon’) interceptor, with the ominous words: “The target is destroyed.” Osipovich, who had just launched two Kaliningrad K-8 (‘AA-3 Anab’) air-to-air missiles, later reported that “The first missile hit near the tail. There was a burst of yellow flame. The second took off half the left wing. The lights and flashers went out immediately...”
Unfortunately, the ‘target’ was a Boeing 747-200B operated by Korean Air Lines.
Flight KE007 (or KAL007 in the style used by air traffic control) had originated at New York-JFK and was bound for Seoul, South Korea, with a scheduled stop at Anchorage International Airport, Alaska. The 747 carried 240 passengers plus 29 crewmembers, all of whom perished in the attack.
Finally, meticulous research and tenacious diligence reveals the evidence that enables the stunning true story behind the disaster to be told in an exclusive three-part series. Part Two discusses KAL007’s flight across the Kamchatka Peninsular that fateful night.
PLUS
‘Andy Friday’
by Hugh Pryor
DEPARTMENTS
Both Sides
Clayton Taylor recalls his brush with Vader Flight.
Debrief
Stan Solomon offers a varied selection of anecdotes from the Airways.
Flying Solo
Mac af Uhr kicks off a new series featuring some of the stories of the ‘lone rangers’ of the skies, instances of an airline using a single example of an aircraft type in its fleet, or over a specific route, with Fat Albert—Braniff’s Great Orange Pumpkin.
Mailbag
The global 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.
Veteran & Vintage
Kjell Oskar Granlund spends a day with Lufthansa’s Tante Ju.
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