Classic Jetliners: The Fokker F28 Fellowship
You might know this plane, especially since the Philippine Air Force uses it too—the Fokker F28 Fellowship. After the commercial success of the Fokker F27 Friendship, a turboprop regional airliner,…
Classic Jetliners: The BAe 146 / Avro RJ
The BAe 146 by British Aerospace and its successor, the Avro RJ, had a good run in the Philippines. Airlines like Asian Spirit, Skyjet, and Royal Air flew these planes.…
Classic Jetliners: The Vickers VC-10
In the 1960s, the market for regional jets was a crowded field with multiple manufacturers in the game. You had big names like the McDonnell Douglas DC-9, the BAC One-Eleven,…
Classic Jetliners: The Boeing 757
The Boeing 757 held the title for the longest-range narrow-body aircraft until the Airbus A321LR came along. But unlike the Airbus, this Boeing model can pack in more people. In…
Classic Jetliners: The McDonnell Douglas DC-10
The McDonnell Douglas DC-10, the most renowned trijet widebody aircraft in history, stands out as an intriguing commercial aircraft I've had the pleasure to observe. Although it carries a history…
Classic Jetliners: The Lockheed L-1011 Tristar
Trijets have always captured my imagination, tracing back to my childhood when I received a children's book about airplanes. One of the pages presented a comparison between two types of…
Classic Jetliners: The Tupolev Tu-144
Pose the question about the earliest and quickest commercial passenger aircraft, and you'll find many pointing towards the Concorde as the answer. The reality, however, may come as a surprise.…
Classic Jetliners: The Aerospatiale – BAC Concorde
The era when the Aerospatiale - BAC Concorde first graced the skies was truly a remarkable period in aviation history. This supersonic airliner, the lone one of its kind, marked…
Classic Jetliners: The Hawker Siddeley Trident
The world of aviation in the mid-20th century saw the arrival of the Hawker Siddeley Trident, a British trijet airliner that made its first flight in 1962 and began its…
Classic Jetliners: The Convair 990 Coronado
As a child of the 80s and 90s, one of my fondest memories was playing with Trump Cards (shoutout to fellow 80s and 90s kids!) One of my card sets…