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Post by chasensfo on Sept 20, 2019 1:14:49 GMT -5
Correct, but only during testing at TLS. When it actually entered revenue service with SABENA, they had stripped the titles. |
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Post by chasensfo on Sept 28, 2019 4:45:08 GMT -5
\\TAM Transports & Travaux Aeriens de Madagascar(TAM Madagascar) 1998 TAM Madagascar (1954-2002) IATA: OF ICAO: TML CALLSIGN: TAM AIRLINE TAM Madagascar, also known as \TAM Transports & Travaux Aeriens de Madagascar, was formed in 1954 providing local air service across the African island nation of Madagascar. In the 1960s, the airline became a subsidiary of Madagascar's national airline, Air Madagascar, and essentially began operating as a commuter carrier on their behalf. In 1998, the airline was flying 2 Piper PA-23-250 Aztecs and an ATR 42-320. The Aztecs were used for on-demand charters and for agricultural survey flights, while the ATRs flew scheduled routes. I just have the Aztecs doing random flights around the island, but usually spending the night where there is airline service so that they may be seen on the ramp. Though based in Madagascar, the ATR spends the majority of its time on the ground at RUN. However, it also spends 24-48 hours sitting idle at small airports in Madagascar between flights while usually preforming only round-trip per day, if flying at all. Because of this, I wonder if the airline used the ATR for charters and ad-hoc flights, but I have seen no evidence of this. The small airline later added an ATR 42-500 and flew on until 2002, at which point it went out of business. The airline had no relation to TAM of Brazil. ATR-42-320 scheduled flights:  PA-23-250 Aztec Charters:  Download Tam Madagascar 1998 Flightplans Here |
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Post by chasensfo on Sept 30, 2019 4:48:12 GMT -5
\\Air Senegal 1998 Air Senegal (1962-2001) IATA: DS ICAO: DSB CALLSIGN: SONATRA AIR SENEGAL Air Senegal was the national airline of Senegal, a poor African nation with little in the way of domestic and regional travel demand. The airline was founded in 1962 as Societe Nationale de Transport Aerien, or SONATRA, initially as a local air taxi service, but changed it's name the following year to Air Senegal. In 1998, Air Senegal was the nations only IATA carrier in 1998, and it had just 2 aircraft, operating a DHC-8-102 and a DHC-6 Twin Otter. The only scheduled flights in the OAG were those with the DHC-8, so I gave the Twin Otter representative domestic flights across the country usually leaving around 0800 and returning a few hours later Monday-Friday. Beyond this, Senegal's needs were seen to by Air Afrique, who operated as a "national" carrier of various African nations without their own large airlines, such as Senegal and Chad. In 2001, Royal Air Maroc(RAM) purchased the companies assents and reorganized it into Air Senegal International, which lives on as a brand and travel agency and "virtual/paper" airline. While 737s and A319s have worn the name in modern times, they were actually operated by other airlines. Repaints are needed. DHC-8-102 scheduled flights:  DHC-6 representitve flights:  Download Air Senegal 1998 Flightplans Here |
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Post by chasensfo on Oct 5, 2019 7:09:19 GMT -5
\\Djibouti Airlines 1998 Djibouti Airlines (1996-2009) IATA: L2 ICAO: DJB CALLSIGN: DJIBOUTI AIR Djibouti Airlines was founded as a Djibouti's(JIB) second privately owned and first low-fare airline, offering regional services with a Let-410T turboprop in competition with national carrier Air Djibouti. Despite conflict in the region and little demand for air travel due to economic disparity, the airline had expanded by 1998 to add an An-24B and an IL-18. For a country it's size, competition was heavy in Djibouti back then, with 3 airlines serving the small nation, and there were few routes with demand that were not already saturated. In 1998, the airline mostly stuck to Northeast Africa, and was the only non-Ethiopian airline serving a city other than ADD in Ethiopia. In 2002, the Let-410T was sadly lost on departure from JIB with no survivors, and an An-26 added for cargo flights was lost in 2007 with one fatality, both of these accidents being serious complications for the tiny airline. In July of 2009, the Djibouti government revoked the carriers operating certificate, with the An-24B and IL-18 still flying until that date. Repaints needed. An-24:  Let-410T:  IL-18:  Download Djibouti Airlines 1998 Flightplans Here |
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Post by chasensfo on Oct 6, 2019 3:57:48 GMT -5
\\Dallo Airlines 1998 Dallo Airlines (1991 - Present) IATA: D3 ICAO: DAO CALLSIGN: DALO AIRLINES(yes, listed as 1 "L" in the callsign) Dallo Airlines was founded in 1991 as Djibouti's(JIB) first privately-owned airline, and is still around today, perhaps most well known in modern times for the A321 bombing in Somalia where a suicide bomber blew himself up but failed to destroy the aircraft or injure any other passengers. In 29 years since being founded in 1991, despite operating old soviet-era equipment in areas of conflict for most of it's history, Dallo has not has another fatal accident. In 1998, the airline had a Tu-154M based in Mogadishu, Somalia(MGQ) some An-24RVs and a Let 410 linking desolate parts of Somalia, otherwise un-served, with Djibouti. This strategy kept the airline out from head-to-head battle with Air Djibouti and Djibouti Airlines, who severed other routes. Linking Somalia to JIB with reliable IATA member service and onward connections worked well, and the airline later expanded into Europe and the Middle East adding modern airliners like the Airbus A320 series and Boeing 737s. Today, the airline still operates an IL-18, and Just Planes videos has done a special DVD on board one of them. The Let-410 repaint is still needed, but Christian Gold has painted the others: CIS An-24RV: drive.google.com/file/d/1uEW7NT7iwERGJQm9pZnJfQqHPHl1g9vX/view?usp=sharingTCAI Tu-154M: drive.google.com/file/d/1MnU30eB2UG7EGOk6MdAWTUy0DTUqaqUV/view?usp=sharingTu-154M:  An-24RV:  Let 410:  Download Dallo Airlines 1998 Flightplans Here |
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Post by chasensfo on Oct 6, 2019 4:11:51 GMT -5
\\Air Djibouti 1998 Air Djibouti (1962-2002) IATA: DY ICAO: DJU CALLSIGN: AIR DJIB Air Djibouti was the nation of Djibouti's national airline and long-haul carrier, which historically operated the most modern equipment in the country. As was common with African carriers, the airline operated a huge variety of aircraft in it's history, with just 1-3 examples of most types in the fleet. The 1998 fleet consisted of a Fokker 27 and 737-200, while an A310 was operated on behalf of Air France on their JIB-JED-CDG route and is included in the Air France flightplans. The plans call for an L-1011, but I can't find any record of the L-1011 being operated by Air Djibouti despite it being in the schedule. Perhaps the A310 was used when not flying for Air France. With the A310 leased out, long haul flights were operated by Air Atlanta Icelandic with an L-1011, with routes to Rome(FCO) via Cairo(CAI), South Africa (JNB), and Pakistan (KHI). There is no evidence that the L-1011 was ever painted in the colors of Air Djibouti, and I was unable to verify if an L-1011 wore an Air Djibouti sticker perhaps as was common during wet-lease operations to small carriers. The other aircraft wore the standard livery. The carrier went out of business in 2002, leaving Dallo as the last surviving airline in the Djibouti that was operating in 1998. The Fokker 27 is needed, the other paints are available. Note that I am not a fan of the CDAI or DWAI L-1011s, but eventually, HJG will release a high quality AI L-1011 that already has the majority of textures needed for all 1998 flightplans completed: FAIB 737-200: library.avsim.net/search.php?SearchTerm=texture.dji.zip&CatID=root&Go=SearchDWAI L-1011: library.avsim.net/search.php?SearchTerm=fleet_air_atlanta_icelandic_90s.zip&CatID=root&Go=SearchFokker 27:  737-200:  L-1011:  Download Air Djibouti 1998 Flightplans Here |
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Post by chasensfo on Oct 6, 2019 4:21:49 GMT -5
\\Air Lesotho 1998 Air Lesotho (1970-1999) IATA: QL ICAO: LAI CALLSIGN: LESOTAIR Air Lesotho(which was formerly Lesotho Airways) was the national carrier of the small nation of Lesotho which is located in the middle of South Africa, but is an autonomous nation. Various small prop aircraft and even a Boeing 707 were operated over the years, but in 1998, the airline operated a Beech 1900C and a Fokker 27 to CPT and JNB. Lesotho is one of the poorest nations in the world, and despite surviving almost 30 years, the airline found themselves in financial trouble from 1997 onward and would fail in very early 1999. The HTAI B1900C repaint is still needed, but the DWAI Fokker 27 was done by Michael Pearson here: library.avsim.net/search.php?SearchTerm=dwai_f-27_lai.zip&CatID=root&Go=SearchB1900C:  Fokker 27:  Download Air Lesotho 1998 Flightplans Here |
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Post by chasensfo on Oct 6, 2019 4:28:11 GMT -5
\\Shuttle Air Cargo 1998 Shuttle Air Cargo (1997-1999) IATA: DD ICAO: UNKNOWN CALLSIGN: SHUTTLE CARGO Shuttle Air Cargo, though registered in the Congo, was the only airline operating out of the small nation of Burundi listed in the OAG. Burundi is one of the most impoverished nations in the world, these flights were the only scheduled air service in 1998. Though the name is misleading, the airline used a 707-300 Combi, and was actually a scheduled passenger airline which was an IATA member and listed in the OAG. The airline flew passengers and cargo to JNB and SHJ, and the 707 was painted white with few markings. Little else is known about this carrier, but the last photographs of the 707 prior to scrap were in 1999. Christian Gold has painted the NAAI 707-300C as part of this package: drive.google.com/file/d/1hsT-OmjjP6Bja3Ar0MSrYQFzW1zXs2Wb/view?usp=sharing707-300 Combi:  Download Shuttle Air Cargo 1998 Flightplans Here |
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Post by chasensfo on Oct 6, 2019 4:44:40 GMT -5
\\Necon Air 1998 3Z\?? "NECON" Necon Air was one of several Nepalese airlines based in KTM flying to mountainous airports in the region. In 1998, scheduled flights were operated with some HS-748s while a pair of Caravans was used for other flights. I have given the Caravans representative Mon-Fri flights to get them flying. Necon Air is still around today. HS748 Scheduled Flights:  Cessna 208 charter flights:  Download Necon Air 1998 Flightplans Here |
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Post by chasensfo on Oct 6, 2019 4:54:34 GMT -5
\\Nepal Airways 1998 7E\?? "NEPAL AIR" Nepal Airways is based in KTM, operating 2 HS748s and 3 Harbin Y-12s in 1998, serving several Nepalese airports including the infomous Lukla airport. Like the other Nepalese carriers, the airline only operated ruing daylight for the most part due to the terrain in the region and lack of instrument approaches. HS748:  Y12:  Download Nepal Airways 1998 Flightplans Here |
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Post by chasensfo on Oct 6, 2019 5:02:13 GMT -5
\\Everest Air 1998 v2 (08AUG22; changed cruise speed to AIG standard, changed flight plans to use tail number instead of flight number which I've found several Nepalese airlines did) Everest Air (1992-1997;1998) IATA: E2 ICAO: NONE LISTED CALLSIGN: (Uses Registration Number) Everest Air was founded in 1992 as a scheduled domestic Nepalese carrier, based in Katmandu (KTM), operating Do-228s and Mi-8 helicopters. All scheduled flights were operated by the Do-228s while the helicopters did charters, especially to base camps around Mount Everest and to locations with no commercial-capable airstrip. In 1993, the airline had a fatal crash (as is still common in Nepal) impacting a mountain while attempting to land in marginal visibility in mountainous terrain. In 1997, operations were suspended. The carrier resumed operations in 1998, but after the summer season, the carrier shut down entirely. I have elected not to make Helicopter plans as virtually all of the helicopter destinations are either uncoded or not included in flight simulator. The plans called for an extra Do-228, the last aircraft in the flightplans, so I gave it the registration of an aircraft that crashed in 1993. FMAI Do228 repaint by Michael Pearson here: mpai4fs.com/category/repaints/airlines/everest-air/Do-228:  Download Everest Air v2 1998 Flightplans Here |
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Post by chasensfo on Oct 6, 2019 5:43:26 GMT -5
\\Surinam Airways 1998 Surinam Airways (1955 - Present) IATA: PY ICAO: SLM CALLSIGN: SURINAM Surinam Airways is the small national carrier of Surinam, based in Paramaribo(PBM). As a Dutch colony, Surinam was an early long haul destination of KLM, and as such, the PBM airport was modern and capable by WWII. During WWII, when The Netherlands fell to Germany, PBM became an important part of the Allied strategy as it became the main source of aluminum. As such, by the end of WWII, there was both plenty of leisure and business demand between Surinam and Europe. In 1955, with help from KLM, Surinam Airways was started with surplus C-47s and DC-6s. In 1962, the government took over the company from KLM, and in the next decade, DC-8s were added for expansion into Europe, painted in a flamboyant yellow, orange and white livery. When the DC-8 was retired, KLM took over the AMS-PBM route until Surinam got it's own 747-300. In 1998, an MD-87 did flights to neighboring nations like Brazil while a 747-300 did 4 weekly trips to AMS. The airline also had 2 DHC-6s and a DHC-8-300 which were not int the OAG, so I gave them representative domestic flights based on photo data. Very few airstrips were paved in Suriname at the time, so I sent the DHC-6's to paved airstrips. The 747 was eventually replaced by an A340, and the MD-87 eventually by an MD-80, 737-300, and then 737-700. Surinam Airways is still flying today, serving more destinations such as Miami(MIA). The following paints are available, the rest are needed: FAIB 747-300: On Avsim as "faib_747-300_slm.zip" AIA MD-80 (use until MD-87 is completed): On Avsim as "surinam_md-82.zip" HTAI DHC-6: On Avsim as "dwai_dhc6_surinam.zip" MD-87:  747-300:  DHC-8-300 representative flights:  DHC-6 representative flights:  Download Surinam Airways 1998 Flightplans Here |
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Post by chasensfo on Oct 6, 2019 8:55:39 GMT -5
\\Air Saint Martin 1998 Air Saint Martin (1969-2000) IATA: S6 ICAO: ASM CALLSIGN: AIR SAINT MARTIN Air St. Martin operated out of SFG(known as Saint Martin\Grand Case airport), which was on the French side of the island as opposed to St. Maarten (SXM) on the Dutch side. The airline flew a mix of charters and scheduled services. The only scheduled route was SFG-PTP, but I have created charter flights for the rest of the Caravan fleet based on web data from the period listing their charter destinations and photo evidence. In 1998, the airline was flying a Do-228 and several Cessna 208 Caravans in a white livery with Air Saint Martin titles and French-registered aircraft. In 2000, Air Saint Martin was merged with Air Guadeloupe, Air Martinique, and Air Saint Barthélémy (all French-registered airlines in the Netherlands Antilles) to form Air Caraibes, who is a large international airline today and is the sister airline of French Bee, owned by the same holding company. There are no repaints of this airline yet, but it is a very easy paint to do, so I hope one of you reading this is interested! C208 and Do-288 scheduled flights:  C208 charter flights:  Download Air Saint Martin 1998 Flightplans Here |
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Post by chasensfo on Oct 6, 2019 9:15:07 GMT -5
\\Air Barthelemy 1998 Air Barthelemy (1991-2000) IATA: OJ ICAO: BTH CALLSIGN: BARTHS Not to be confused with St. Barth's Commuter of present times, which was founded in 1995 and flying a lone BN-2 unlisted in the OAG in 1998, Air Barthelemy was a separate company, founded with a Do-228, flying high density between TFFJ and the airports TNCM\TFFG. The airline was based at the famous St. Bart's airport(SBH) and only had 2 DHC-6s at the time, but they will be a welcome addition to keep SBH and SXM busy. In 2000, Air Barthelemy merged with Air Guadeloupe, Air Martinique, and Air Saint Martin to form Air Caraibes which is a successful long haul carrier with modern aircraft like the Airbus A350 today. The schedule called for 2 extra DHC-6, which makes me wonder if the airline code shared. They are segregated in case you find SBH getting too crowded with them. Repaint for the DHC-6 still needed. DHC-6:  Download Air Barthelemy 1998 Flightplans Here |
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Post by chasensfo on Oct 6, 2019 17:03:25 GMT -5
\\Air Saint Thomas 1998 Air Saint Thomas (1970-2005) IATA: ZP ICAO: STT CALLSIGN: PARADISE Air Saint Thomas was a Caribbean Air Taxi service, founded as Virgin Air in 1970. In 1984, the airline became Air Saint Thomas, and years later expanded on internationally, with the British Virgin Islands being the first international destination. By 1998, they were operating 3 Piper Aztecs, a BN2 Islander, and a BN2A Tri-Islander to neighboring islands on scheduled flights, including St. Barths(SBH). In 2004, the airline was black listed from the Netherlands Antilles in a move that was said to be about safety but, given the perfect record of the carrier, is believed to have been politically motivated to assist local carriers. In late 2005, the airline shut down for good after 35 years. Repaints needed. Scheduled flights:  Download Air Saint Thomas 1998 Flightplans Here |
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