Nice surprise...58 years old and still proudly flying....

"Ameristar (AJI) 9747" on the roll for El Paso, Texas this afternoon. Always nice to see a "Diesel 9" in action.

Sitting at the Propeller FBO is this lovely 56 year old DC-9. Delivered to Continental in 1967, this aircraft ended up flying with Air Canada for a couple of years in the 1970s. Ameristar operates a fleet of DC-9s and Falcon 20s for cargo charters.

Del/22 May 1966 Former Continental Air Lines as N8902,Air Canada as CF-TOO,Air Florida,Emerald Airlines as N50AF,Unifly Express,Air One as I-TIAN,Aeroservices Intl as N410AM,Reliant Airlines as N916R,Ameristar Charters as N783TW

Del 08 September 1965 Former Continental Airlines as N8907,Air Canada as CF-TOT,C-FTOT,Air Florida,Emerald Air,IAL as N72AF,Unifly Express,Spey Leasing,Fortune Aviation,Norman Aviation,Air One,Vincenza Sorfdellini Aeroitalia as I-TIAR,Aeromanagement,Reliant Airlines as N415AM,Reliant Airlines,Ameristar Airways as N917R,Ameristar Airways as N785TW

Ameristar Jet Charter began in 1991 as an air-taxi carrier with a Lear Jet and a Beech King Air. They acquired more aircraft, including Falcon jets before expanding into Cargo , passenger and charter operations with lager aircraft (737s and DC-9s) after 2000. This Lear Jet was with the company from January 1996 until reportedly withdrawn a couple of weeks after this photo was taken. The aircraft went to West-MEC (Western Maricopa Education Center) in Glendale, AZ as an instructional airframe by 2017.

Flew up to ANC to bring parts for AOG aircraft.

Built in 1966 and initially registered as N890F for Pan Am who were the sales agents back then. Later used by movie actor Cary Grant and later still was C-GSKN with Skycharter. Cancelled from the register in 2009.

The first 737-200 Cargo aircraft I've seen. Taxiing out for departure. This aircraft was originally delivered to Lufthansa as D-ABHE in 2/71.

"Baby DC-9" still earning her living hauling cargo!