ex N31239, VH-EBA. Became N138TA, N220AM, N138MJ, HZ-123, preserved at Qantas Foundation Memorial Ltd. Hunchy QLD Founders Outback Museum, Australia 7. July 1006 with registration VH-XBA

Pacific Western Airlines took delivery of this 737 on April 27, 1972. It's pictured departing for lease to Pan Am as N381PA "Clipper Wedding" for intra-Europe flights. When the aircraft returned in April 1987, Pacific Western had merged with Canadian Pacific Airlines and Nordair to form Canadian Airlines International. The aircraft was sold to SBG Overseas Leasing in November 1992, flying in Panama and Mexico before leased to short lived Astoria Airlines June - September 1995. It was picked up by Westjet (C-GJWE) in November 1995 before they started operations and withdrawn in November 2005.

photo by John Kimberley

Carrying fleet number "385". Became C-FPWR with Pacific Western in a revised colour scheme by 1975. Joined United African Airlines in Libya in 1981 as 5H-DHI and 5H-DHO, now with Libyan Air Cargo.

Taking off on a transatlantic charter flight from Prestwick's Runway 13. Sold by Pacific Western in late 1978. First served with Quantas from 1959 as VH-EBA, one of the shorter-bodied versions of the early B707s which Quantas ordered initially. Fitted with turbofan engines in 1961. More recently restored to flight by the Quantas Foundation Memorial as VH-XBA.

One of Pacific Western's Lockheed Hercules normally used to haul freight to Northern Canada and world wide ad hoc freight work . It's pictured in Toronto to help clear a mail back log caused by rotating strikes by mechanics and baggage handlers in the summer of 1978. Sold in February 1981, the aircraft would go to Libya. First with United African Airlines as 5A-DHI and 5A-DHO, it is current with Libyan Air Cargo at the time of uploading.

from my collection, photographer unknown

Registered as N7982S before delivery to Pacific Western as CF-PWX in 1969. Reregistered as C-FPWX around 1974. Crashed on approach to Kisangani, Zaire later in 1976.

This Pacific Western Airlines Boeing 737-200, CF-PWW, is parked outside the PWA maintenance base on the south side of Vancouver Airport in June 1976. In 1974, the Government of Alberta bought PWA for C$37 million and moved the HQ and maintenance base to Edmonton and the YVR base closed. CF-PWW was delivered to PWA in Dec 1972 and left the Canadian Airlines fleet in April 1992. It returned to Canada with short-lived Titan Charter Aviation in YUL as C-FVHG in April 1995, then joined Westjet in Nov 1995 as C-GWJG. Retired 11/2005. Also flying as N380PA, N862SY, HP-1218 between periods in Canada.

Pacific Western Airlines Convair 640, CF-PWY, photographed from the original observation deck unloading passengers in the rain at Vancouver International Airport in September 1973. Many decades would pass before 'jet bridges' were introduced at YVR for turboprop services. PWA repainted this aircraft a few years later in a blue and white colour scheme. After PWA it was operated by Aero Trades Western Ltd., Worldways Canada (1982-1983), Air Niagara (1983-1994) and then leased back and forth between Time Air and North Canada Air at least three times between 1987 to 1993, then retired.

Built in 1981 and here parked on the GA ramp so probably on a charter flight. The exhaust vapor from the GPU gives an idea of how cold it is. On 29 April 2009 it crashed in the DRC while with Bako Air as TL-ADM.

Ex 9J-RBW. Later registered as N109AK and converted to L.100-20, reverting to C-FPWN in 1974. Became J6-SLO in 1984, then N9205T in 1987. It was written off on 27 November 1989 at Jamba, Angola, during an alleged clandestine CIA mission.

Photographer: Albert Storti.

Aircraft was previously at the now-closed Edmonton City Center Airport and on display at the Alberta Aviation Museum. Before the airport closed down, it was flown to CZVL for further preservation. Plans were to build a hangar for this and the other aircraft in the collection. It's been 9 years and nothing has happened since the move of the aircraft. It now sits in the Southeast corner of the airport.

CF-GKW remains current in 2022. Photo from: Library and Archives Canada