Summer 1998 Project flightplans

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//Macedonian Airlines 1998 (Greece)
MC/MCS
"MACAIR"

With no relation to "MAT" which operated under the same name, this Greek airline was a subsidiary of Olympic Airlines which operated holiday charters on their behalf. Though founded in 1992, flights under this brand were fully operated by Olympic until 1998 when a pair of 727s assigned to Macedonian Airlines to start fully branded flights with separate codes and callsigns. Some 737s were added in 1999, no plans to do those anytime soon, however. Most flights operate to/from LGAT serving BUD/SOF fairly often as well as some secondary airports in Central Europe, but a few flights serve LGRP as well.



Download Macedonian Airlines 1998 Flightplans Here

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//Air Mauritius 1998

Air Mauritius (1972 - Present)
IATA: MK
ICAO: MAU
CALLSIGN: AIR MAURITIUS

Air Mauritius is the national airline of Mauritius(MRU), a small Island near Madagascar in Africa. The airline was initially founded as an air taxi service with Piper Navajos, but used a Boeing 707 to expand into international flying by 1977. Thanks to the growing popularity of Mauritius as a tourist holiday destination, Air Mauritius enjoyed steady expansion into Europe and Asia as 747SPs were added in the 1980s. By 1998, the 747SPs were gone and the carrier was operating a pair of ATR-42s on local services while a pair of 767-200s and several A340-300s operated the long haul routes. Though few flights were operated more than once or twice weekly, the airline had a repetitively vast network for it's fleet size, serving points across Africa, several cities in Europe, India, and even Hong Kong. The airline wore the same basic livery for decades and there were no known livery variations in 1998. To make this ambitious schedule work with a small fleet, the aircraft keep very busy, and is rare to see more than 3 or 4 of them in MRU at once. As is common with airlines from nations geographically distant from most of the world, tag-on routes are very common and a variety of intra-European and intra-African routes are flown. The airline would begin to replace the A340s with ultra-modern Airbus A350s in modern times, but ended up shutting down entirely for months due to the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020, with their future uncertain.

Micheal Pearson has painted the entire fleet on Avsim, and I allotted extra variations as he made at least 2 versions of each aircraft type:

FSPX A340-300: fspxai_a340-300_mau.zip

FAIB 767-200: faib_767-200_mau.zip

OSP ATR-42-300: osp_atr42-300_mau.zip


A340-300:



767-200:



ATR 42-300:




Download Air Mauritius 1998 Flightplans Here

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//Qatar Airways 1998

Qatar Airways (1994 - Present)
IATA: QR
ICAO: QTR
CALLSIGN: QATARI

Qatar Airways, based in Doha(DOH), began flying in 1994 with a pair of A310-300s flying 1-2 weekly frequencies on most routes allowing it to use those 2 aircraft to expand as far as Thailand, China, and across Africa, India and the Middle East. A pair of ex-ANA 747s were added along with 727-200s soon afterwards by the end of 1995. In 1996, the airline leased a 747SP from Air Mauritius and briefly operated it, and the airline, although just 2 years old, also saw a livery change this year to the grey top and white bottom livery. In 1997 the 2 747s acquired from ANA were retired and replaced with 2 smaller A300-600Rs and the first flights to Europe, a DOH-LHR route, were added. Although Qatar Airways was only 4 years old in 1998, the fleet was totally different, with the A310s and 747s gone, replaced by 727s and A300s, and the original livery already gone from the fleet. Though the 747s would not return to the fleet, technically Qatar still owned them, having been leased out to Saudia for Hadji flights. One of the A310s joined the Qatar Amiri Flight VIP fleet, and Qatar Cargo would later also bring on A310s. Most flights to Asia were suspended with the retirement of the 747s, and Qatar Airways was largely a regional carrier at the time, though a Munich(MUC) flight was started in addition to the LHR service. Despite these humble beginnings, Qatar would grow over the next 2 decades to become part of the "Middle East 3" (Qatar, Etihad, and Emirates) and a global carrier which is an important part of the Oneworld Alliance. Today, the airline operates modern aircraft like the Airbus A350 and Boeing 787.

Raphael Rodrigues has painted the AIA 727-200 and TFS A300-600R, and they can be found along with the 1998 flightplans here: library.avsim.net/search.php?SearchTerm=qatar_airways_1998.zip&CatID=root&Go=Search


A300-600R:



727-200:

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//Sudan Airways 1998 v2 (added charter/training fleet including 707s)

Sudan Airways (1947 - Present)
IATA: SD
ICAO: SUD
CALLSIGN: SUDANAIR

Sudan Airways is the national airline of the African nation of Sudan, which has a long history of civil unrest and humanitarian disasters. Despite this, the airline is actually one of the oldest surviving African carriers, and for much of it's history, had a relatively vast international network. For the first several decades of service Sudan Airways was frequently updating it's fleet with the newest class of aircraft. The early props were replaced by turboprop Viscounts, which were replaced by DeHavilland Comet jets at the dawn of the jet age, which were in turn replaced by 707s by the mid 1970s. The jets allowed the initial expansion into Europe, and further expansion continued with L-1011s, A300s, and then A310s by the 1990s. In 1998, Sudan Airways was still actively serving Europe in 1998, just about one decade before they were banned from the EU in 2010 and still to this very day. The small 1998 fleet scheduled fleet consisted of an A310, A300, and 2 737-200s(one which would crash that year). The country was in tough times, and the fleet size reflected this. Most flights are out of Khartoum, but several 737-200 routes make stops in Port Sudan before flying on to the Middle East. In addition to these aircraft used on scheduled flights, 3 passenger 707-300s were retained for Hajj flights and charters, 2 Fokker 50s were on property but seemingly stored, a DHC-6 Twin Otter was being operated on behalf of UNICEF, and King Air C90 and B200 were both being used as VIP transport and for flight training purposes. I have elected to add these aircraft. While I was able to find some real routes for the 707s, the plans for the other aircraft are representative, but it is safe to assume they did not fly much in 1998, so they mostly sit around Khartoum(KRT) which is littered with old aircraft in real life. The training aircraft fly VFR to PZU and do touch and go landings there twice per week each. The 707s frequented Sharaj(SHJ), so I made sure 1 is just about always hanging out there. Sudan Airways would add A320s to replace the 737-200s, but would lose a 737-200 in a fatal accident before the replacement was complete after the crew turned a routine go-around into a high fatality accident. This was the catalyst, among other incidents, for the 2010 ban from the EU. Despite this, Sudan Airways is still alive today, with a small fleet of aircraft like in 1998.

The following repaints are available, the rest are needed:

TFS A310-300: On Avsim as "ai310sud.zip"

TFS A300-600R: On Avsim as "ai306sud.zip"

FAIB 737-200: On Avsim as "texture.sud_322031.zip"

NAAI 707-300C: On Avsim as "texture.sud_315301.zip"

PAI Fokker 50(not tested in P3Dv4): On Avsim as "texture_259124.zip"

There is also a voicepack mod here for the callsign: jcai.dk/2020/01/sudanair-sudan-airways/


A310\A300:



737-200:



707-300C Charters:



Fokker 50 Charters:



B200\C90 King Air Training:



DHC-6 UNICEF:




Download Sudan Airways 1998 v2 Flightplans Here

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//AirLanka 1998

AirLanka (1947 - Present)
IATA: UL
ICAO: ALK
CALLSIGN: AIR LANKA

AirLanka was the national airline of Sri Lanka, based in Colombo(CMB), and is one of the oldest airlines operating in that region. The airline was founded in 1947 as Air Ceylon, and traded under that name until 1979 when the Sri Lankan government was forced to shut down the carrier and reorganize it for financial reasons. In 1980, the airline reemerged as AirLanaka. The early fleet mostly consisted of 737-200s for short haul and L-1011s for long haul, but 747s were operated at one point. Due to the impoverished economy of Sri Lanka and Civil War and terrorism that are ongoing to this day, CMB was the only airport in Sri Lanka with commercial flights for decades and there was almost no domestic market. What domestic market there was usually was best served by small piston air taxi companies serving derelict airfields in other regions of the island. Eventually by the late 1990s, a few flights made a stop in Ratmalana(RMI) enroute on international trips. 1998 was the final year of operations for AirLanka before becoming "SriLankan" and adopting the current livery across the fleet. The 737s had been fully replaced with A320s by 1998, and A340s were in the process of replacing the last few L-1011s(with some L-1011-500s in the fleet, also). Many flights to Europe, Asia, and the Middle East involved stop over flights, notably including flights between NRT and FUK. The only Europe route remaining for the L-1011s was CMB-ZRH-FRA-CMB, with all other long haul routes operated by the A340s. The L-1011s flew an extensive network in the Persian Gulf, connecting most major city pairs. The A320s mostly served various cities in nearby India, but also flew several daily short trips to the Male(MLE) in the Maldives, as did the L-1011s. Given the economic state of Sri Lanka, it is surprising that AirLanka had a vast longhaul network, but CMB is a popular holiday spot for foreigners despite the turmoil. SriLankan continues to operate today.

Most repaints have been done. When the high quality HJG L-1011-100\300 and L-1011-500 AI models are released, the AirLanka liveries from the flyable HJG planes will work with the AI model. For now, the DWAI L-1011 will have to suffice. The following repaints are available:

FSPX A340-300: On Avsim as "fspxai_a340-300_alk.zip"

DWAI L-1011-100\300: On Avsim as "dwai_l1011_airlanka.zip"

CDAI L-1011-500: On Avsim as " cdai_l1011500_airlanka.zip"

EVAI A320: m.box.com/shared_item/https%3A%2F%2Fapp.box.com%2Fs%2Fwje9rr2jxuios0orwetzxcvlqc21u57t/browse/8061318681


A340-300:



L-1011-100\500:



A320:



Download Air Lanka 1998 Flightplans Here

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//Air Maldives 1998

Air Maldives (1974-2000)
IATA: L6
ICAO: AMI
CALLSIGN: AIR MALDIVES

Air Maldives was the national airline of The Maldives based in Male(MLE), a very popular holiday destination for those in the Eastern hemisphere. The airline was historically tiny, and the larger aircraft spent most of their time idle in MLE. In 1998, the airline was operating 1 example each of the A310, A300, and DHC-8-200 all based in MLE. The DHC-8 and the Do-228 were used on flights to nearby islands, as well as to Colombo(CMB), while the A300 and A310 were used to serve the UAE and India. The A310 only had scheduled flights on Sunday, but I found evidence of a series of charters to LHR in 1998 and again in 1999, so I have assigned 2 MLE-LHR flights to the A310, each with an overnight stay in London. Still, this aircraft and the A300 spend much of their time parked in MLE in 1998. I could not find any evidence of A300 charters or charters beyond LHR with the A310. Air Maldives would fail in 2000, with the A310 continuing to fly in the Air Maldives colors with Air Jamaica for some time afterwards as a hybrid. The Maldives has not had a national airline since, though there are several air taxi and commuter airlines based there today and "Mega Air Maldvies" operated long haul flights for a short period of time.

Repaints needed for the TFS A310-300 and DHC-8-200, but the following repaints are available:

FSP A310-300 (I have not tried converting this model to P3Dv4\5): On Avsim as "fsp_a310_maldives.zip".

TFS A300B4 and Do-228 by RAI member funk: app.box.com/v/7funk/file/29315321693


A310-300:



A300B4:



DHC-8-200:



Do-228:




Download Air Maldives 1998 Flightplans here

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//Air Nauru 1998

Air Nauru (1969 - Present)
IATA: ON
ICAO: RON
CALLSIGN: AIR NAURU

Air Nauru was the national airline of Nauru, a tiny island in the South Pacific. Due to mining on the small island, there was a need early on for air transport to nearby Australia. Flights started in 1969 with a Dassault Falcon 20 oddly enough, in a non-VIP passenger configuration shuttling passengers on a scheduled route to Brisbane(BNE). The flights were a trial, and as it went well, regularly scheduled service for the masses began in 1972 with a Fokker 28. Later, 727-100 Combis and 737-200 Combis were added and the fleet peaked at 7 aircraft in 1983, but the island the airline served had only 8,000 residents, or roughly 10% of the airline's daily seating capacity! Unsurprisingly, the airline ran into financial trouble soon afterwards and the fleet was down to just 3 aircraft by 1988 and the airline was in disarray operating without a set flight schedule, which was as hectic as it sounds. By 1998, the airline was down to operating a single aircraft, a 737-400 Combi, after suspending service at various points in its history. Though there is a long-standing internet rumor that Air Nauru only had 1 route for many years(to BNE), they had several routes in their history as well as 1998. Also, they operated routes on behalf of other carriers when they had extra jets. The lone 737-400 in 1998 was flown on a very aggressive and unrealistic schedule, which is probably why the airline was in financial ruin and constantly suspending service even after downsizing the fleet dramatically. The network stretched as far as Manila and Australia at the time, previously even reaching Japan with planned 25-minute ground times! The 737-400 would eventually be seized in Australia by debt collectors. Despite this, the government continued to bail out their airline time and time again, and Air Nauru continued flying until 2006 when it was re-named "Our Airline". In 2014, the airline was again renamed "Nauru Airlines" and retains that name still in active service today.

The FAIB 737-400 livery may be found here (temporary hosting by fernbe): drive.google.com/drive/folders/1_TXQv-guV0mxNG0UwG-5P-0Zw12dGt3o?usp=drive_link



Download Air Nauru 1998 Flightplans Here

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//Air Pacific 1998

Air Pacific (1951 - Present)
IATA: FJ
ICAO: FJI
CALLSIGN: PACIFIC

Air Pacific was the national airline of Fiji, operating across the South Pacific and onward to the United States and Asia. The airline was founded by Harold Gatty, who was the navigator for Wiley Post on his famous flight around the world in 1931. Soon after the airline was operation in 1951, the name was changed to Fiji Airways. Qantas bought the carrier, and owned it until 1970 when Fiji became an independent nation(previously owned by England) and the government bought back a majority of the company from Qantas and re-named it "Air Pacific". The aircraft began to appear in a very colorful rainbow striped livery, with Bac 1-11s flying regional routes. By the early 1980s, 737-200s had joined the fleet along with DC-10-30s, and later 747s, which were able to expand across the pacific. By the 1990s, Air Pacific was modernizing and the older jets were gone as brand new planes joined the fleet. 1998 was an interesting year for Air Pacific fleet wise. Longhaul flights were done with a single 747-200 and a 767-300, with a network stretching all the way to Honolulu(HNL) and LAX. 737-500s did most of the mainline domestic flights as well as some flights to Australia, while a 737-300 was operated with Air Pacific colors on one side and Royal Tongan Airlines colors on the other jointly between the two carriers. A few days per week the flights were coded to Air Pacific, and the rest of the week to Royal Tongan Airlines. As such, the 737 for Royal Tongan Airlines is actually in these flightplans and will not be included with the plans for that airline. Additionally, Air Pacific had received their first 737-700 and introduced a bland new livery on it in the summer of 1998, and it is included in these plans. In addition to these flights, regional flights were operated by associated carrier "Fiji Link" with DHC-6 Twin Otters and will be included with those flightplans. As was common with small carriers, most flights are operated just 1-3 times weekly. In 2012, Air Pacific would again become "Fiji Airways", and retains that name to this day, as a larger carrier flying Airbus A330s and A350s on a much wider long haul network.

Michael Pearson has painted the entire fleet on Avsim:

FAIB 747-200: faib_747-200_fji.zip

FAIB 767-300: faib_767-300_fji.zip

FAIB 737-700: faib_737-700_fji.zip

FAIB 737-500: faib_737-500_fji.zip

FAIB 737-300: faib_737-300_fji_hrh.zip


747-200:



767-300:



737-700:



737-500:



737-300 Air Pacific flights:



737-300 Royal Tongan Airlines flights:




Download Air Pacific 1998 Flightplans Here

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//Air Rarotonga 1998

Air Rarotonga (1978 - Present)
IATA: GZ
ICAO: RAR
CALLSIGN: AIR RAROTONGA

Air Rarotonga was, and still is, a small niche carrier based in Rarotonga(RAR) on the Cook Islands. In 1998, it had a small fleet of EMB-110s based in RAR serving several airports across the Cook Islands. Air New Zealand had several routes pass through RAR at the time, and these flights provided a connection service on and off Air New Zealand's wideboy jets. Most of the airports are very scenic, and it will be nice to see them populated with these EMB-110s. One EMB-110 was in Albino colors, the others were operated in the full livery. Today the airline is still operating with Saab 340s and EMB-110s, and has a similar route network.

The repaints are still needed, though there are paints of the EMB-110 in the 2000s livery easily found on Avsim if you wish to use them.



Download Air Rarotonga 1998 Flightplans Here

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//Pacific Island Aviation 1998

Pacific Island Aviation (1992-2005)
IATA: 9J
ICAO: PSA (or NWAX for parking)
CALLSIGN: PACIFIC ISLE

Pacific Island Aviation was founded in 1988 as a Guam(GUM)-based commuter airline connecting GUM with Saipan(SPN) and Rota(ROP), and began flying in 1992. By the end of their first year, GUM-based Continental Micronesia had reached out to Pacific Island Aviation and offered to make the carrier a Continental Connection carrier. In 1995, Continental discontinued extending it's codesharing on flights to ROP, and the airline instead opted to fly for Northwest Airlines, retaining flights to ROP. Initially, these flights were operated on a code share basis, but the airline officially became a Northwest Airlink carrier in 1998, with all flights coded as Northwest Airlines and the Shorts SD-360s painted into Northwest Airlink colors. Interestingly, the aircraft were painted in the old white Northwest Airlink scheme used up until 1989 or so, but retained the modern Northwest tail design. The flights connected passengers on/off of Northwest's 747s to ROP and SPN, and the scheduled was based around feeding these flights. Later, a 3rd aircraft was added and flights expanded to Tinian(TIQ). In 2005, Northwest discontinued the agreement and the airline ended operations. Attempts were made to re-organize as Tri-Star Airways based in Dallas, but these flights never materialized.

A repaint for the HTAI Shorts SD3-60 is on Avsim: library.avsim.net/search.php?SearchTerm=northwest_shorts_360_148409.zip&CatID=root&Go=Search



Download Pacific Island Aviation Flightplans 1998 Here

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//Polynesian Airlines 1998

Polynesian Airlines (1959 - Present)
IATA: OL
ICAO: PAO
CALLSIGN: POLYNESIAN

Polynesian Airlines was the national airline of Somoa, in American Polynesia, based in Apia(APW). In the 1980s and early 1990s, the airline had long haul flights stretching to LAX via HNL with Boeing 767-200s and 767-300s. By 1998, these flights were discontinued and Polynesian Airlines was operating a 737-300 around the South Pacific to cities like SYD, AKL, and WLG while a BN-2 Islander and 3 DHC-6 Twin Otters served the local area. From what I gather, the destinations didn't change much through the 1990s, so to make these into early 1990s representative plans, replace the 733 with a 727. To make them mid 1990s plans, replace the 733 with a 767. The 767 was also used on an APW-HNL-LAX route, but until real plans area available, this will allow a fairly realistic representation of the airline for each era. In 1995, the airline began to codeshare with Air New Zealand, which ended it's Transpacific flying. In 2005, the airline surrendered it's international routes to form a joint venture with Virgin Blue called "Polynesia Blue". In 2017, these flights were ended in favor of Polynesian Airlines resuming international flights with a 737-800, changing it's name to "Samoa Airways".

Michael Pearson has painted the fleet on Avsim, except for the DHC-6 which was painted by Alexander Kuzman:

FAIB 737-300: faib_737-300_pao.zip

HTAI DHC-6: ai_polynesian_airlines_2015.zip

HTAI BN-2: htai_bn2_pao.zip


737-300:



DHC-6:



BN-2:



Download Polynesian Airlines 1998 Flightplans Here

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//Oman Royal Flight 1998

Oman Royal Flight (1961 - Present)
IATA: RS
ICAO: ORF (also use VIP)
CALLSIGN: OMAN

Oman Royal Flight is the VIP transport wing of the Omani government, based in Muscat(MCT). The dedicated fleet started in 1961 with a VIP Vickers Viscount, and grew to include many aircraft over the years including a VC-10, DC-8, and some Bac 1-11s. In 1998, Oman Royal Flight had a pair of 747SPs and a pair of Gulfstream IV's flying in a VIP role. One of the 747SPs was more or less standard externally, but the other had a giant SATCOMM antenna on top.The SATCOMM 747SP mostly flies to points in Europe while the standard 747SP flies to both DEN and MSP in the USA, both of which very rarely get royal airliners! The Gulfstreams fly around Europe and the Middle East, while also doing some domestic flights. Interestingly, a 747SP made a visit to Salzberg, Austria, and I have included this flight. All 747 flights actually happened around the late 90s time frame, but I the Gulfstream routes are mostly representative due to a lack of sources. Today, Oman Royal Flight is still around with modern aircraft like A320s and 747s.

Make sure you assign these aircraft "ATC_parking_types=RAMP" as they did not park at gates normally.

Michael Pearson has done the repaints on Avsim:

FAIB 747SP: "faib_747sp-21_qaf.zip"

HTAI Gulfstream GIV: "htai_gulfstream_iv_orf.zip"

747SPs:


Gulfstream GIVs:


Download Oman Royal Flight 1998 Flightplans Here

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//Qatar Amiri Flight 1998

Qatar Amiri Flight (1977 - Present)
IATA: QR
ICAO: QAF (also use VIP)
CALLSIGN: AMIRI

Qatar Amiri Flight is the Royal\VIP transport wing of the government of Qatar. The company was first founded with a VC-10 in 1977, providing on demand luxury charters to the Royal Family and their associates. Over the years, other aircraft were added liked the 727-200 and 707-300, but the fleet didn't change too much beyond that until later in the 1990s. 1998 was an interesting year for Qatar Amiri Flight, it was the last year that the 707 was used and the introduction of the VIP A310(which had already left the mainline Qatar fleet). The A320 came at the start of 1999, so it is excluded from these plans(as it replaced the 707 and they didn't fly together). Also included are a 747SP, A340-200, and a pair of Falcon 900s. All aircraft wore the bold red and white colors, not the Qatar grey colors. The aircraft frequent PMI and LHR, though usually not on the same day, but the A340-200 makes a trip all the way to LAX. Most of the fleet stays within Europe and the Middle East. Many Falcon 900 routes are representative, but the rest of the routes were actually operarted. Today, Qatar Amiri Flight continues flying in it's VIP role with modern aircraft like the Boeing 747-8i.

Make sure you assign these aircraft "ATC_parking_types=RAMP" as they did not park at gates normally.

Michael Pearson has done the repaints on Avsim:

FAIB 747SP: "faib_747sp-21_qaf_383003.zip"

FSPX A340-200: "fspx_a340-200_qaf.zip"

TFS A310-300: "tfs_a310_qaf.zip"

NAAI 707-300 (ignore the incorrect tile of this file): "naai_707-320c_qaf.zip"

RFAI Falcon 900: "rfai_falcon_900_qaf.zip"

747SP:


A310:


707:


A340:


Falcon 900s:



Download Qatar Amiri Flight 1998 Flightplans Here

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***UPDATED to Version 2, modified SJC trip to include SFO overnight stay like real life****

//The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan 1998 v2

The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (1952-2008)
IATA: RJ
ICAO: RJZ (also use VIP)
CALLSIGN: JORDAN AIR FORCE

The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan is the VIP transport wing of the Jordanian Air Force, used by Jordan's Royal Family and their associates, based in Amman(AMM). The fleet first used small props, like the Airspeed AS-57 Ambassador and Handley-Page Herald. When Alia Airlines became Royal Jordanian in 1986, an L-1011-500 was transferred to The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan and put into a VIP role, wearing the airline's new livery but with The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan titles. In 1998, this aircraft was still active and joined by a Gulfstream IV, and both were still operated in Royal Jordanian colors with VIP configurations as Royal aircraft as "The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan", though flights were operated by the Jordanian Air Force. The L-1011 makes 2 trips to the USA, 1 to Washington DC (IAD) and 1 to San Francisco(SFO) and San Jose (SJC), where it was a very rare visitor still talked about today! It turns out that the L-1011 flew LHR-SFO, sat several days, and then ferried down to SJC where it was for well under an hour just picking up the Royals, as they were closer to SJC than SFO, and off to AMM they went! Due the the weekly nature of these planes, several-day visits are represented by overnight stays. The L-1011 also visits Europe, flying to London(LHR), Berlin(TXL), and a few other airports mostly from AMM. The Gulfstream was based out of Amman's secondary airport (ADJ), but it does visit AMM once after a real 1998 trip to AQJ. All flights are based on actual routes flown around the late 1990s time period. The L-1011 was replaced with an A340-200, and an A340-600 was added for a very short time around 2008 before both A340s were transferred to a private company called Sky Prime Aviation Services who continues these VIP flights today and owns and manages the fleet itself.

Repaint needed for the Gulfstream, but I did the CDAI L-1011-500 based off Michael Pearson's Royal Jordanian repaint, and you may find it here: drive.google.com/drive/folders/1NBJMO0BrlY8G3xdcSsWkSD8bTmB95pDn?usp=sharing

L-1011:


Gulfstream IV:


Download The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan 1998 v2 Flightplans Here

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//Brunei Sultan's Flight 1998

Brunei Sultan's Flight (1984 - Present)
IATA: NONE
ICAO: (use "VIP" for parking)
CALLSIGN: BRUNEI

Brunei Sultan's Flight is the VIP regiment for the Royal Family of Brunei. Historically, members of the royal family have been rated to fly these aircraft themselves, similar to the Jordanian Royals. Over the years, the fleet has operated a variety of aircraft, mostly in the livery of the civilian airline Royal Brunei Airlines and often VIP versions of aircraft already in the airline fleet, but other examples have been operated independent of RBA's fleet. In 1998, the fleet consisted of a 747SP, A340-200(in full Royal Brunei Colors), and an A310-300. All flightplans are based on real trips flown in the late 1990s. The 747SP and A340 both visit JFK, while the A340 visits the quiet Subic Bay Airport outside of Manila and Singapore, while the A310 makes a trip via HNL to SAN! This trip was done in real life so that the brother of the Sultan, who owned the A310, could buy a large sum of paint! The aircraft will spend their time sitting on the VIP ramp of the BWN airport when they're not globe-trotting. The Sultan's flight is still active today, with a private 747-8i as the flag ship.

Most of the fleet is still needed. A paint for the A340-200 done by Juergen on the TFS model is on Avsim as "a342_brunei_sultans_flight.zip".
A340-200:


747SP:


A310:


Download Brunei Sultan's Flight 1998 Flightplans Here