It's good to see oldies like this one taking off at a modern airport, and the wonderful tail colours are a welcome bonus! In early 2005, this aircraft operated several daily cargo flights into Amsterdam for Ethiopian Airlines. It served with Silverback Cargo until 2010, when it was withdrawn from use and stored at Kigali, Rwanda. It was still there in Sep 2015, current status unknown.

Starting out as N8077U, this DC-8 was converted to Srs 71 in 1983 while still with United, joining Jet Fret (F-GNFM) in 10.92 after modification to freighter by Aeronavali, then Cargosur in 11.93 becoming EC-FVA. To Tampa as HK-4176X in 11.98 and having hauled her last cargo of flowers, into store at Marana in 2006. Since b/u

To compliment my shot of CC-CDU in the older colours, here is a sister ship resplendent in the new scheme. Followed a very similar career path, starting out as United's N8092U in 10.68 and converted to Srs. 71F at the end of 1992. Leased by Emery in 4.00, stored at Roswell 2002 and b/u 2005

Previously F-GMFM with Pointair and N917R with ONA, this was originally JAL's JA8041 from 1.70. Later appeared at LHR in the smart liveries of two neighbouring African countries, Kenya and Zambia, on lease from 9.88 and 10.89 (as 9J-AFL) respectively

An old friend that I also have on AH.net as SE-DBG with SAS and EC-EMX with Iberia. Sold to the DRC in 8.08 and stored for several months now. The registration had already been used by CAA on an Il-18

F-BOLH in its original UTA livery.

Westerly winds force N4834Z to use Sydney's crosswind runway 25

C-FCPO gets airborne from runway 16 not long before the DC-8s were replaced by DC-10s on the route.

N8969U taxies past the competition on the Sydney-Honolulu route.

A heavy N870TV gets airborne from Runway 16.