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Post by chasensfo on Nov 28, 2019 0:44:42 GMT -5
\\Nomads Travel Club 1998 Nomads Travel Club (1961-2011) IATA: NONE ICAO: NONE CALLSIGN: N727M Nomads Travel Club may be one of the most storied travel clubs in aviation history. Founded in 1961 and based in Detroit(DTW), where the airline had it's own terminal, Nomads Travel Club gave up to 10,000 adventurous members the opportunity to hop on aircraft for elaborate tours across the earth. Initially flying a DC-7C, the airline upgraded to a L-188 Electra, CV-990, 727-100, and finally 727-200 N727M in 1993 which served the club until it's demise in 2011. N727M has traveled to dozens of countries and hundreds of airports, and I was able to find good information about 2 tours flown in 1998 and represented them in these plans. The aircraft spends at least half a day at each destination except for YHZ which is just a Westbound refueling stop. As far as I could find, the airline had no callsign or codes, so I am guessing they used the registration as a callsign. There is an AIA 727-200 on Avsim as here: library.avsim.net/search.php?SearchTerm=aib722nomads.zip&CatID=root&Go=Search727-200: Download Nomads Travel Club 1998 Flightplans Here
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Post by chasensfo on Nov 28, 2019 6:33:45 GMT -5
\\Mid East Jet 1998 Mid East Jet (1996 - Present) IATA: NONE ICAO: XAH CALLSIGN: SKYJET Mid East Jet was founded in 1996 as the predecessor to a company called Skyjet. Based in Saudi Arabia, the airline cratered to VIP customers for luxury charters around the world, though mostly within the Middle East. In 1998, the airline had a 727-100, 757-200, and a 767-200. Since they mostly flew in the Middle East, there is little photo date before the 2000s of the aircraft. So while some routes are based on real life, others are plausible and representative, but as a charter airline they did fly all over the place. The airline is still around today with a larger fleet with various airliners. The 767-200 is still flying today with Cargojet wearing "Air Drake" colors. The 727 is needed, the other paints are completed: AIM 767-200: On Avsim as "aim_b762_n767ks.zip" AIG 757-200: On Avsim as "aig_b752_n757ma.zip" 727-100: 757-200: 767-200: Download Mid East Jet 1998 Flightplans Here
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Post by chasensfo on Nov 29, 2019 0:40:04 GMT -5
\\Champion Air 1998 Champion Air (1995-2008) IATA: MG ICAO: CCP CALLSIGN: CHAMPION AIR Champion Air was a Minneapolis(MSP)-based charter airline, specializing in a combination of regular leisure charters connecting mostly Midwest and East Coast cities in the USA with LAS and destinations in Mexico and the Caribbean and also flying sports and group charters. The airline was originally founded as the re-incarnation of MGM Grand Air, which was an all-first class schedule airline which operated both scheduled flights and charters between 1987 and 1994. After MGM Grand Air stopped operations, a Minnesota based company called Front Line Tours bought some of the assets, including 727-100s, 727-200s, and DC-8-52s, and they were used to launch a sports and VIP charter company called Champion Air. In 1997, the company was jointly purchased by MSP-based Northwest Airlines and the owner of the Minnesota Twins baseball team, and operations were moved to MSP. By 1998, the airline had retired the DC-8s and 727-100s and had standardized on the 727-200s it had inherited from it's former identity of MGM Grand Air and had relocated from LAX to MSP. The main hubs in 1998 were MSP, DTW, CUN, LAS, and CZM with a focus city in DEN, but STL and OKC would both later become focus cities as well in the future. I have split the fleet to represent both operations, with 4 727s dedicated to passenger charters(using "GATE" parking) and 4 727s flying sports charters(using "RAMP" parking) and there were 3 livery variations as well. Champion kept the all 727-200 fleet until it failed in 2008 due to the spike in oil prices and drop in leisure travel, which was a sad moment for this aviation fan who spent a few weeks in MSP each year. The aircraft usually spend the night at MSP\DTW or airborne on a red-eye flight from LAS, so mornings at MSP are likely where you'll see the most of these birds together at the Hubert H. Humphrey terminal used for charters and in front of the Champion hangar. The airline would continue this business model, but add limited scheduled flights from the mid 2000s onward, mostly routes connecting Las Vegas(LAS) and Mexican resort cities to the Midwest USA. The fuel thirsty 727s put Champion in a bad situation when oil went over $100USD/barrel in 2007, and the airline shut down in 2008. You will need to make multiple aircraft.cfg entries to ensure the planes park in the right place, with passenger charters using "GATE" parking and sports charters using "RAMP" parking. The repaints are all finished: AIA 727-200 standard livery: library.avsim.net/search.php?SearchTerm=aia722champion.zip&CatID=root&Go=SearchAIA 727-200 livery variations: drive.google.com/drive/folders/1QwDDObBLBWVFyOJEQamlVKZdEcldy5qO?usp=sharingThe repaints are all finished: AIA 727-200 standard livery: library.avsim.net/search.php?SearchTerm=aia722champion.zip&CatID=root&Go=SearchAIA 727-200 livery variations: drive.google.com/drive/folders/1QwDDObBLBWVFyOJEQamlVKZdEcldy5qO?usp=sharing727-200 Passenger Charters: 727-200 Sports Charters: Download Champion Air 1998 Flightplans here
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Post by chasensfo on Nov 30, 2019 21:13:43 GMT -5
***NOTE this is version 2 of these plans, version 1 incorrectly was based on Mexican flying for Aeromar when in fact it was Aeromaro of the Dominican Republic that Falcon Air Express operated for. Please re-download if you downloaded prior to 03JAN20***\\Falcon Air Express 1998 Falcon Air Express (1996-2015) IATA: F2 ICAO: FAO "PANTHER" Air d'Ayiti (1997-1999) IATA: H8 ICAO: HAD CALLSIGN: HAITI AVIA Aeromar Líneas Aéreas Dominicanas (1998-2003) IATA: BQ ICAO: ROM CALLSIGN: BRAVO QUEBEC Falcon Air Express was a Miami-based charter airline that provided both public charters and wet-leasing to airlines in Latin America and the Caribbean. Having started flying in 1996, the airline was still small in 1998, operating 4 727-200s, each with a different mission. Only one aircraft wore the full Falcon Air Express livery, and was mostly used for public charters between MIA and SJU to cities in the Eastern USA as was another with 727 with a white livery and the orange stripes. The other 2 727s were operated on behalf of Air d'Ayiti of Haiti and Aeromar of the Dominican Republic, providing flights to the USA for those airlines. Air d'Ayiti, like most Haitian airlines, never had it's own aircraft and flights were operated by other carriers like Falcon Air Express for it's entire brief history. Aeromar, however, only used Falcon Air Express to operate it's flights until the airline got its own airplanes in 2000 and expanded to other markets like JFK. All Falcon Air Express branded flights are charters and based on real routes flown, flights operated on behalf of scheduled carriers are based off actual flight schedules. Falcon Air Express would grow to fly for more carriers like Aeropostal and Dutch Antilles Express as well as preform gambling and private group charters while adding 737-300s and MD-80s, but would fail in 2015. The late Billy Rutherford did the standard paint, Michael Pearson did the Aeromar paint, and I used Billy's paint to finish the last 2 variations: AIA 727-200 standard livery: falcon_air_express_fleet_pack.zip AIA 727-200 Aeromar livery: aia_727-200_rom.zip AIA 727-200 variations: drive.google.com/drive/folders/1XpXJKQFOKwOpgIODvxDxy9CwFvNICqTa?usp=sharing727-200 Public Charters: 727-200 Air d'Ayiti: 727-200 Aeromar: Download Falcon Air Express 1998 Flightplans Here
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Post by chasensfo on Nov 30, 2019 22:06:43 GMT -5
\\Pace Airlines 1998 Pace Airlines (1940-2009) IATA: Y5 ICAO: PCE (or use VIP for AI parking purposes) CALLSIGN: PACE Pace Air was founded in 1940 as Piedmont Aviation, but launched flights under the name Pace Air in 1996 using 3 VIP-configured 737-200s with 44-46 first class seats primarily to preform dedicated charter flights for 3 USA professional basketball team franchises. Outside of their primary roles, the aircraft were also used by the professional NHL Hockey Teams of the same cities(and occasional from other cities like the Tampa Bay Lightning) and on VIP charters across North America and the Caribbean outside of basketball season. However, each of the 737s had the logo of the assigned basketball team on the tail year-round despite which customers they were carrying. In 1998, Pace Air had contracts with the Charlotte Hornets, Washington Wizards, and Atlanta Hawks NBA teams, so the aircraft were based primarily in CLT, IAD, and ATL. Using the 1998 game schedules and photo evidence, I have split these aircraft between NBA and NHL duty, and they use "RAMP" parking codes rather than "GATE" due to the nature of the charters and use secondary airports like YHU, DET, MDW, ect. Pace would grow to become much larger, and infamously eventually operate 737-200\300s and 757-200s on behalf of Hooters Air, among other ventures, before bankruptcy in 2009. Repaints are needed. 737-200 Charters: Download Pace Airlines 1998 Flightplans Here
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Post by chasensfo on Nov 30, 2019 22:41:30 GMT -5
\\Continental Aviation Services 1998 Continental Aviation Services (1991 - Present) IATA: NONE ICAO: NONE CALLSIGN: N111JL\N776BE Continental Aviation Services was a Naples, Florida USA(APF)-based on-demand VIP charter company with a 727-100 and a DHC-6 Twin Otter. The 727 was previously operated by Pan Am and Alaska Airlines, before being sold to AI Research Aviation as a private shuttle and then to Continental Aviation Services. The 727 was mostly used between Florida and the snowy East Coast USA(known as "Snow Bird" flying) and onward to Europe, while the Twin Otter was mostly used between Florida and the Caribbean and surrounding islands. The 727-100 visited DUS, AMS, and LBG in 1998 and I have included these trips. Today, the company has Gulfstreams in the same livery that the 727 wore in 1998, but no airliners anymore and is based in Abu Dhabi in the UAE. The 727-100 left the fleet in late 1999, and is still active at the time of posting, one of the last left flying in the world, as N30MP. The aircraft was recently used as a tour aircraft for the US Pop Music group "The Jonahs Brothers". I will do the repaints myself eventually if no one else does. You may find a photo of the 727 here. 727-100 charters: DHC-6 charters: Download Continental Aviation Services 1998 Flightplans Here
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Post by chasensfo on Dec 3, 2019 4:56:05 GMT -5
\\L B LTD(Laker Airways Bahamas) 1998 L B LTD(Laker Airways Bahamas) (1992-2005) IATA: 7Z ICAO: LBH CALLSIGN: LAKER BAHAMAS Founded in 1992, Laker Airways Bahamas(formally named L B LTD) was Sir Freddy Laker's Bahamas charter venture. Though through the years 10 different 727s passed through the fleet and contracts and destinations varied to include various Carribean port cities, in the late 1990s, there were just 2 727s in the fleet and all flights were operated out of Freeport, Bahamas(FPO) on behalf of Princess Vacations and Grand Bahama Island resorts. The airline would eventually be sold in 2005 to Breakaway Tours who disbanded the airline to cater to VIP Student Tours charters. Most destinations are served 1-2 times weekly, with FLL seeing the most flights. I have done the AIA 727-200 paints here: drive.google.com/drive/u/1/folders/1yUPzxtSGiLxeLZPOjl_QfhzNZKffNp2C727-200: Download L B LTD(Laker Airways Bahamas) 1998 Flightplans Here
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Post by chasensfo on Dec 3, 2019 8:27:22 GMT -5
\\Miami Air International 1998 Miami Air International (1991-2020) IATA: LL ICAO: BSK CALLSIGN: BISCAYNE Miami Air was founded in 1990 and started operations in 1991 with a single 727-200, initially serving as the primary transportation of the MLB professional baseball team the Florida Marlins and focusing on other sports charters. The airline quickly grew and branched out their business model, and by 1998, the airline was operating 7 727-200s on professional and college sports charters, European charters, public charters, private group charters, casino charters, government charters, and was the primary transport for the Florida Panthers NFL Football team as well as retaining the Florida Marlins contract. The route network was very diverse, given the vast nature of these charters, so I split the planes into charters that use "RAMP" parking and charters that would have used "GATE" parking. The aircraft visit many cities with professional sports teams and large colleges that have large teams, so they serve large and very small US cities alike, while other flights connect gambling or holiday destinations with large or medium sized US cities. Miami Air had some maintenance work done in Frankfurt(FRA), and aircraft often did charters within Europe when in the area before heading back to Miami(MIA). I have included European charters based on photo evidence, with dates helping me determine probable routing. The fleet mostly wore a standardized livery at the time, but 1 727-200 wore the Flordia Panthers team logo on the tail and the other the Florida Marlins logo along with special titles congratulating the team for winning the 1997 Baseball World Series. I am not sure about the special liveries, but the standard livery is on Avism. SXM was a popular destination for Miami Air, so I used it several times. The airline would go on to make the 737-800 the mainstay of it's fleet, and would continue the remain a large player in the US charter scene for the next 2 decades. Sadly, Miami Air had operational issues that it figured would result in the airline surrendering it's part 121 certificate which allowed it to operate scheduled passenger airline flights on, making the carrier charters only again. Miami Air did not realize that the certificate could have been sold for millions of dollars, and just gave it back for free more or less. Miami Air also turned down an opportunity to fly 737s in a cargo role for Amazon Prime Air, insisting that the best course of action was to put all their eggs in the sports\group charter basket as the airline was losing money and in a bad financial spot. Shortly afterwards, COVID-19 cancelled or postponed all major sports leagues and group charters became almost non-existent, leading to Miami Air shutting down in 2020, after almost 30 years of flying. The standard livery 727 is done, the special liveries are needed. You may download the AIA 727-200 on Avsim as "aia_b727200_miami_air.zip". 727-200: Download Miami Air International 1998 Flightplans Here
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Post by chasensfo on Dec 4, 2019 8:57:51 GMT -5
\\Air Calypso 1998 Air Calypso (1972 - Present) IATA: NONE ICAO: KLY CALLSIGN: CALYPSO Calypso Air of Guadeloupe started flying with Convairs in 1972, and is still around today with a single Beech 1900. In 1998, the airline had 3 Shorts SD-360s flying scheduled flights and charters based out of Pointe-à-Pitre(PTP). 2 of the Shorts fly the scheduled flights between PTP, FDF, and SFG while the 3rd performs charters across the region, mostly connecting them with FDF and PTP and visiting SXM several times per week. Each aircraft wore a different livery, usually a colorful one, but all 3 had big smiley faces like PSA's jets. This cute little airline should liven up your Caribbean skies. Fleet repaints by RAI member @lud66x here: drive.google.com/drive/folders/1VMbXiI0Jg1ONUMqfuFBVauzHAziqApv_ Shorts SD-360 scheduled flights: Shorts SD-360 charters: Download Air Calypso 1998 Flightplans Here
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Post by chasensfo on Dec 18, 2019 1:57:29 GMT -5
\\International Cargo Charters ICC Canada 1998 International Cargo Charters ICC Canada (1998-2002) IATA: NONE LISTED ICAO: CIC (also use EWW) CALLSIGN: AIR TRADER ICC Canada was founded in 1998 for charter contract work with Airbus A300B4s, and the first customer was Emery Worldwide in the United States. Weekday cargo flights were preformed to Emery's Dayton(DAY) hub from YVR, YYZ, and YYC. After the carrier failed in 2002, the aircraft went on to Mexican carrier AeroUnion and US carrier Tradewinds, still in ICC colors well into 2003. The aircraft spend their downtime, and most of the weekend, on the ground in the Canadian cities. The planes all arrive to DAY around 0315 and depart around 0600. Routes are real, schedule and flight numbers are representative. I have painted the TFS A300B4 here: drive.google.com/drive/folders/1xVFl__kftTwbotsWQD6FixTUuuXLQmi7?usp=sharingA300B4-200F: Download International Cargo Charters ICC Canada 1998 Flightplans Here
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Post by chasensfo on Dec 18, 2019 8:20:47 GMT -5
\\Southeast Airlines 1998 Southeast Airlines (1998-2004) IATA: JX ICAO: SNK CALLSIGN: SUN KING Southeast Airlines was the late 1998 re-start of Sun Jet International which was a US scheduled carrier that had gone bankrupt in 1997. The airline's livery featured the revival of National Airlines' "Sun King" logo, and the ICAO code and callsign reflected this logo. In contrast to their past, the airline came back as a charter carrier with contracts with tour operators. Most of the charters were between Florida Beach cities or Cruise ports and cities in the Southeast USA. Initially, the airline had a single DC-9-30, but a 2nd was added in July 1999. In 2000, the airline grew and started preforming some sports and private charters and charters to the Western US. MD-80s arrived in 2001 and some scheduled services were launched, but the airline failed soon after in 2004. I have painted the fleet on the AIG DC-9-30 and it is uploaded with the flightplans to Avsim as "Southeast_airlines_1999.zip", and the callsign(if Edit Voice Pack didn't already find it online for you) is on Avsim as "southeastairlines.zip". DC-9-30: Download Southeast Airlines 1998 Flightplans Here
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Post by chasensfo on Dec 21, 2019 6:48:23 GMT -5
\\Express One International 1998 v2 (Updated repaint links and aircraft list for use with repaints, added a 727-100 Roadway Global Express Hybrid flying for USPS) Express One International (1983-2002) IATA: EO ICAO: LHN CALLSIGN: LONGHORN Express One International was founded in 1983 as Jet East International, but changed to the final name in 1987. In the early 1990s, the airline operated international charters and sub-services for other carriers with a DC-10-30, and in the mid 1990s, the airline operated scheduled passenger flights on behalf of Western Pacific as well as LAS-MSP flights under the Express One brand, but traditionally most flights were charters. While in prior years, a large number of passenger aircraft had been operated, by 1998, the airline was phasing out the last passenger 727s and DC-9s. A few passenger 727s were converted to freighters in 1998, and Express One had a large cargo operation. While a contract had existed with the United States Postal Service(USPS) to operate IND-based 727s in USPS colors for several years, the airline expanded in 1998 to operate several 727s on behalf of DHL Europe as well. In addition, Express One was also providing cargo sub-services in North America to provide USPS, ACE(Canadian cargo carrier) and UPS with extra capacity and operating on-demand cargo charters. Passenger operations with the DC-9s were mostly centered on ACY and LAS at the time, while the 727s primarily connected pax with MIA, SJU, and LAS. JPATs prisoner transport charter flights under the callsign "JUSTICE" were also operated, and I have assigned a DC-9 to this duty. There were various hybrids and livery variations through the whole history of this airline, including 1998. The airline would fail 3 years later in 2002. Aircraft operating scheduled USPS flights are excluded and will be included in USPS 1998 flightplans. All other flying Express One preformed in 1998 is included. All aircraft that say "operating for\op for" are in Express One's livery unless a hybrid is noted. Some DHL aircraft are in the full DHL livery with an Express One sticker. Except for the flights operating for JPATSs Prisoner Transport, which used the "JUSTICE" callsign, all other flights use "LONGHORN". However, the ATC parking codes vary, please assign the codes "DHL", "UPS", "USPS", or "CNX"(code for ACE) as needed for flights operating on behalf of those carriers as well as "CARGO" parking. JPATs flights use "RAMP" parking and "DOJ" code, passenger charter flights use "GATE" parking and "LHN" code. All repaints are done except for 2 of the DC-9-30s, use the standard Express One livery for those for the time being: 1990s Express One fleet by Eduardo Villanueva: library.avsim.net/search.php?SearchTerm=express_one_fleet.zip&CatID=root&Go=SearchAIA 727-200 white nose cone, edit of Eduardo's paint by myself: drive.google.com/drive/folders/1vLLfmkWduUY1a9ikXKbawy6zCpiFc4sD?usp=sharingDC-9-30 Passenger Charters: DC-9-30 JPATS Prison Transport Charters: 727-100F operating for ACE: 727-100F operating for DHL Europe: 727-100\200F operating for USPS: 727-200 Passenger Charters: 727-200F operating for DHL Europe: 727-200F operating for UPS: 727-200F Ad-hoc charters: Download Express One International 1998 Flightplans v2 Here
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Post by chasensfo on Dec 27, 2019 15:41:01 GMT -5
\\Air Jamaica 1998 v2 (adds A340, corrects issue with SD 3-60 not being included) Air Jamaica (1968-2015) IATA: JM ICAO: AJM CALLSIGN: JULIET MIKE Air Jamaica Express (1996-2005) IATA: JQ ICAO: JMQ (or AJMX for parking) CALLSIGN: JAMAICA EXPRESS Air Jamaica was the national airline of Jamaica, a very popular North American holiday destination in the Caribbean, and a former British colony. The airline first started flying domestically and to New York(JFK) and Miami(MIA) with DC-8s and DC-9s. In the 1970s, 727s were added and the airline expanded into other countries including Canada, England, and Puerto Rico. In 1983, a leased 747-100 was briefly used on flights to London and New York. The carrier introduced a new livery in the early 1990s and expanded to several new international destinations such as Phoenix(PHX), Manchester(MAN), and Frankfurt(FRA). While these cities were dropped by 1998, the airline was still going strong, operating A310s, A320s, 727s, and MD-80s around North America and the Caribbean and also to London Heathrow(LHR). The A310 was the backbone of the fleet, while the MD-80s and 727s were close to retirement(just 2 of each left in the fleet) with more A320s and new A321s on order. Most flights were operated out of Montego Bay(MBJ), but Kingston(KIN) was also a large hub and many flights routed through KIN, resulting in many 35 minute flights between the two airports, sometimes just 5 minutes apart! Air Jamaica was codesharing with Delta at the time, and an A310 was based in both ATL and JFK with multiple daily flights to both destinations. Air Jamaica Express was operating with 2 Do-228s and a Shorts 360 leased in May of 1998, operating domestic flights across Jamaica and serving the secondary airport of Kingston(KTP) rather than KIN. Though most flights originated in Jamaica, an A320 did fly a KIN-MBJ-UVF-BGI-JFK route at the time. The schedule called for aggressive turns, with just 25 minutes allotted to the A310 on arrival from LHR-MBJ before continuing on to KIN! With that in mind, it is no surprise that the schedule called for extra aircraft. Extra planes were assigned to an A320 and 2 A321s which arrived in the summer of 1999, and were used for expansion to Los Angeles(LAX). There is also one extra MD-80, which is segregated from the other MD-80s. The airline added it's first A340 in late 1998, and I have taken a trip away from an A310 to create it, as the schedule I used was for September 1998 and the A340 came online in October. The Express operation shut down in 2005, but Air Jamaica continued flying until 2011, when Caribbean Airlines absorbed the carrier and made it a subsidiary, flying some 737s in modified Air Jamaica colors. The Air Jamaica brand continued flying until 2015, when it was fully absorbed and disappeared after almost 50 years. Many repaints still needed on modern models. The following repaints are available: TFS A340-300 (lost in Avsim hack, hosted by Christian Gold): drive.google.com/file/d/1XF8PIip6E1u60sueZOhBvVN4U3Q-vcz1/view?usp=sharingTFS A310-300: www.juergenbaumbusch.de/?p=11954AIA 727-200 and FMAI Do-228 by funk: app.box.com/v/7funk/file/12639405198EVAI A321(also works on DJC model if you change the texture file names accordingly: On Avsim as "ev321ajm.zip" FSP A320 (not tested in P3Dv4+): On Flightsim.com as "a320_ajm.zip" ARNZ\AIS A320 (not tested in P3Dv4+): On flightsim.com as "airja320.zip" AIA MD-83 by Arnuad Bouvier: drive.google.com/drive/folders/13paUM7VKn2sYhsBNylBHQyToTrvLoQUF?usp=sharingHTAI SD3-60 by Arnuad Bouvier: drive.google.com/drive/folders/1jFuLfhV68DSrvYb_h6pgaQyZEnc1ZgX4?usp=sharingA340-300: A310-300: A320\A321: 727-200: MD-80: Do-228\Shorts 3-60 operated by JM Express: Download Air Jamaica 1998 v2 Flightplans Here
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Post by chasensfo on Jan 13, 2020 7:53:45 GMT -5
\\Pakistan International Airlines - PIA 1998 Pakistan International Airlines - PIA (1946 - Present) IATA: PK ICAO: PIA CALLSIGN: PAKISTAN PIA is the national airline of Pakistan, based in Karachi(KHI), and with hubs in Islamabad(ISB) and Lahore(LHE). The airline was founded with DC-3s just after WWII as Orient Airways and technically was based in Indian when founded as Pakistan did not become a nation until the following year, with Great Britain controlling the region at the time. The name was changed to Pakistan International Airlines(PIA) in 1947 when the country became independent. PIA grew quickly and in 1960 became the first Asian airline to fly the new 707 jets, with Trident jets arriving a few years later, and in 1968 became the first non-Communist run airline to be allowed to serve China. In 1985, the airline was a major factor in the formation of Emirates, and also became the first Asian airline to fly the new Boeing 737-300. By 1998, the airline was serving several continents operating DHC-6 Twin Otters, Fokker 27s, 737-300s, 747-200s, 747-200Ms, A310-300s, and and the A300B4 on scheduled passenger flights. In addition to these activities, the airline was also operating 2 707-300Cs in a freighter role and a 737-300 in Pakistan Government colors on behalf of the government on VIP charters. The 747s operated 5-stop flights to North America and a few European and Middle Eastern flights while A310s made up the majority of the longhaul network. The Twin Otters were based out of Islamabad and flew very few routes by 1998. The whole fleet does domestic flying, but the A300s mostly sticks to the Persian Gulf The flight schedule was hectic, similar to Saudia and other Middle Eastern carriers at the time, where fleet types often didn't match up and most flights were only operated once weekly. As such, the end result was the requirement to create a few ferry flights and an unusually large number of extra A310s and A300s. In real life, it is obvious that PIA swapped the A310s and A300s on many routes as needed, which sadly makes the published flight schedule for them somewhat inaccurate. I have segregated these aircraft in case you wish to exclude them, but they do operate many routes which will not see PIA flights if deleted. Representative flightplans for the VIP 737-300 and cargo 707s are based on photo-data and other information gathered online. All aircraft were in the same livery in 1998 with no known variations. PIA is still around today, but has developed a reputation in the last several years of being one of the less safe modern carriers after a few negligent accidents revealed the country had been selling pilots fake pilot certifications. Please assign the airline code "VIP" instead of "PIA" for the VIP 737-300, and assign "atc_parking_types" as "MIL_Cargo,RAMP" as this plane should not park on the passenger terminal. The following repaints are available: FAIB 747-200: On Avsim as "faib_747-200_pia.zip" TFS A310-300: On Avsim as "pia_a310.zip" TFS A300B4: On Flightsim.com as "pia_a3002.zip" AIS-AI 737-300(not tested in P3Dv4+): On flightsim.com as "aispia73.zip" NAAI 707-300C Cargo by funk(Old colors, use until 1998 livery is completed): app.box.com/v/7funk/folder/7877727421747-200: 747-200M: A310-300 GE: A300B4 GE: 737-300: Fokker 27-200: DHC-6: 737-300 VIP operated for Pakistani Government: 707-300C Freighter: Download Pakistan International Airlines PIA 1998 Flightlans Here
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Post by chasensfo on Jan 14, 2020 6:12:15 GMT -5
\\Bhoja Air 1998 v2 (08AUG22 update; changed AI cruising speed to AIG standard, added livery variations for Michael Pearson's paints) Bhoja Air (1993;1995-2000;2020) IATA: B4 ICAO: BHO CALLSIGN: BHOJA Bhoja Air is a Pakistani domestic airline, based in Karachi (KHI), which was founded in 1993 with a single 737-200. The airline had a troubled early history, with the carrier shutting down briefly after it's lone 737-200 was sold to Air Atlanta Icelandic in late 1993 to be flown on behalf of Tunisair. A Yak 42 acquired from Lithuanian Airlines was added in 1995 and the airline resumed operations and expanded domestically. A second Yak 42 was added in the late 1990s, by which time Bhoja Air was competing with the other Pakistani airlines (PIA, Aero Asia, and Shaheen Air) on the lucrative Dubai (DXB) to KHI route and profit margins were again slim. Unlike most other carriers in the region, the majority of flights were operated daily, but this did not keep the carrier safe. The airline would replace one Yak42 with another example while adding a 4th airframe to bring the fleet size to 4 in 2000 before shutting down entirely. 12 years later, the airline would attempt a re-start with a single 737-200 operated by Phoenix Aviation, but on the inaugural day of the airline's restart, the first flight of the evening flew into a thunderstorm landing in Islamabad (ISB) and crashed in a microburst killing all 127 on board! After just one disastrous day of operations, the carrier lost its operating certificate, plans to add additional aircraft failed, and the carrier shut down. The aircraft keep busy, with one of them flying all through the night, so it is rare to catch them on the ground for long during the day. KHI is the best place to see them, though they are only seldom both there during daylight. SBAI/CIS Yak 42 repaints by Michael Pearson may be found here: mpai4fs.com/category/repaints/airlines/bhoja-air/YAK-42D: Download Bhoja Air 1998 v2 Flightplans Here
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