miércoles, 23 de abril de 2014
martes, 22 de abril de 2014
Canadian (1999 / 2000)
Canadian fue la última encarnación de la mítica compañía canadiense Canadian Pacific (CP Air), y aquí la vemos en su última etapa, antes de unirse a Air Canada. Todavía mantenía una presencia importante en Asia, Oceanía y Sudamérica, aunque ya había reducido mucho sus operaciones en Europa, y era también una de las aerolíneas fundadoras de Oneworld, hace 15 años. En este folleto de finales de 1999 daban la bienvenida como nuevos miembros a Finnair e Iberia.
Canadian was the last name used by the Canadian aviation giant Canadian Pacific (CP Air), and in 1999 it was already facing its very last years, deprived of some of its previous glory but still a strong name in Asian, South Pacific and South American routes. As you know, the airline was taken over by Air Canada some years later. Anyhow, it had been a founding member of the Oneworld alliance and in this late 1999 brochure it was welcoming Finnair and Iberia as new members.
Enlaces (links)
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Canadian was the last name used by the Canadian aviation giant Canadian Pacific (CP Air), and in 1999 it was already facing its very last years, deprived of some of its previous glory but still a strong name in Asian, South Pacific and South American routes. As you know, the airline was taken over by Air Canada some years later. Anyhow, it had been a founding member of the Oneworld alliance and in this late 1999 brochure it was welcoming Finnair and Iberia as new members.
- CP Air (fan blog)
Dinar (2001)
Dinar fue una aerolínea regional argentina que hacia especial hincapié en la excelencia de su servicio y de los menús de su catering a bordo.
Si os fijáis en la portada, aparece un MD-83 en leasing de Crossair y con una librea que es una ligera modificación de la que usaba la compañía suiza.
Dinar was a regional airline from Argentina which made a strong point on the excellence and quality of its onboard menus and service.
The MD-83 on the cover was leased from Crossair and as you can see they were using a modified livery based on original painting scheme used by the Swiss carrier.
Si os fijáis en la portada, aparece un MD-83 en leasing de Crossair y con una librea que es una ligera modificación de la que usaba la compañía suiza.
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Dinar was a regional airline from Argentina which made a strong point on the excellence and quality of its onboard menus and service.
The MD-83 on the cover was leased from Crossair and as you can see they were using a modified livery based on original painting scheme used by the Swiss carrier.
lunes, 21 de abril de 2014
Air France (1986 / 1987)
Otro ejemplo de finales de los años 80, cuando Air France, como otras grandes aerolíneas europeas, llegaba prácticamente a todas partes del globo. Realmente, a donde no llegaba era porque no le "dejaban" UTA, que era la gran aerolínea intercontinental francesa, y la operadora doméstica. Como sabéis, las tres empresas acabaron uniéndose pocos años después en lo que es la AF actual. Otra cosa, por supuesto, es como funcionaban entonces los hubs de distribución y con qué frecuencia se operaban los destinos. Por poner un solo ejemplo, apenas había vuelos a Peking un par de días a la semana (!) y hacían escala en la India (!!), algo que hoy no tendría ningún fundamento comercial
Another great example of how Air France in the late 80's was covering the whole world, as well as other European carriers did. Its coverage was actually somewhat "smaller" because Air Inter was providing domestic services and its private rival UTA was the great French intercontinental carrier at the time. As we know, the three carriers merged some years later giving birth to the current AF as we know it today. Of course, network hubs were way different back then and many destinations were clearly underserved by today standards. As a single example, the Beijing - Paris route had a few flights per week only and they were direct flights with an intermediate stop.
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Another great example of how Air France in the late 80's was covering the whole world, as well as other European carriers did. Its coverage was actually somewhat "smaller" because Air Inter was providing domestic services and its private rival UTA was the great French intercontinental carrier at the time. As we know, the three carriers merged some years later giving birth to the current AF as we know it today. Of course, network hubs were way different back then and many destinations were clearly underserved by today standards. As a single example, the Beijing - Paris route had a few flights per week only and they were direct flights with an intermediate stop.
