Jet-powered planes from the 1950s to the 1970s.
Classic Jetliners: The Fokker F28 Fellowship
You might know this plane, especially since the Philippine Air Force uses it too—the Fokker…
Classic Jetliners: The BAe 146 / Avro RJ
The BAe 146 by British Aerospace and its successor, the Avro RJ, had a good…
Classic Jetliners: The Vickers VC-10
In the 1960s, the market for regional jets was a crowded field with multiple manufacturers…
Classic Jetliners: The Boeing 757
The Boeing 757 held the title for the longest-range narrow-body aircraft until the Airbus A321LR…
Classic Jetliners: The McDonnell Douglas DC-10
The McDonnell Douglas DC-10, the most renowned trijet widebody aircraft in history, stands out as…
Classic Jetliners: The Lockheed L-1011 Tristar
Trijets have always captured my imagination, tracing back to my childhood when I received a…
Classic Jetliners: The Tupolev Tu-144
Pose the question about the earliest and quickest commercial passenger aircraft, and you’ll find many…
Classic Jetliners: The Aerospatiale – BAC Concorde
The era when the Aerospatiale – BAC Concorde first graced the skies was truly a…
Classic Jetliners: The Hawker Siddeley Trident
The world of aviation in the mid-20th century saw the arrival of the Hawker Siddeley…
Classic Jetliners: The Convair 990 Coronado
As a child of the 80s and 90s, one of my fondest memories was playing…
Classic Jetliners: The Tupolev Tu-104
In the 1950s, amid the race for dominance in the commercial aviation sector, the Soviet…
Classic Jetliners: The Dassault Mercure
In the late 1960s and 1970s, the commercial passenger aircraft industry featured a diverse array…
Classic Jetliners: The Sud Aviation SE210 Caravelle
Before the domination of the commercial aviation industry by Boeing and Airbus, various manufacturers like…
Classic Jetliners: The Boeing 727
I have a vivid memory from my childhood in the 1980s of watching planes fly…
Classic Jetliners: The Douglas DC-8
The Douglas DC-8 was a widely recognized and celebrated commercial airliner that bore a resemblance…
Classic Jetliners: The McDonnell Douglas DC-9
As a frequent flyer or aviation enthusiast, you might be familiar with the McDonnell Douglas…
Classic Jetliners: The BAC 1-11 or One-Eleven
Growing up as a kid, there was one plane that attracted me so much –…
Classic Jetliners: The Boeing 737
Before the Philippines became an “Airbus nation” in the early 2000s, the Boeing 737 was…
Classic Jetliners: The Boeing 747SP (Special Performance)
The 747SP, or Special Performance, is the most unusual Boeing 747 to fly. This aircraft…