Zaire Express

basic El Al colors but operating for Arkia

Operating a cargo flight. Delivered to El Al as 4X-ATX in 1969. To ATS Airlines as 9Q-CVG in 1994 who were renamed to Zaire Airlines then Congo Airlines in 1997. Withdrawn from use at Kinshasa in 1998 and scrapped in 2001.

Delivered new 15th May 1969 and to 9Q-CVG 29th Dec 1994

Altough their numbers were already declining, Boeing 707s in pax configuration were still a regular sight during the mid and late 1980s. El Al was one of the carriers that still used the type on their passenger services during that time. 4X-ATX remained in the fleet until 1987, after which Arkia continued to operate it for seven more years. It was sold to Zaire as 9Q-CVG in 1994, and permanently withdrawn from use in early 1998. It finally met the breaker's axe at Kinshasa during 2001.