Yow From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Posted (7 years 6 months 3 weeks 3 days 21 hours ago) and read 2817 times:
First Air will soon be phasing out their two classic 727-100Cs. They will be replaced with two all-passenger 737-200Advs. The YOW-YFB run switches over on Dec 11th, while the YUL-YVP-YFB run goes 732 on Feb 5th. The end of another era in Canadian aviation is nearing.
Not sure what's happening with their 727-200 Combi. I'm guessing it will probably be in an all-cargo config most of the time to replace the lost cargo capacity.
DAYflyer From United States of America, joined Sep 2004, 3807 posts, RR: 4 Reply 1, posted (7 years 6 months 3 weeks 3 days 21 hours ago) and read 2793 times:
Another classic out to pasture due to rising fuel prices, no doubt.
Aloha717200 From United States of America, joined Aug 2003, 4397 posts, RR: 17 Reply 2, posted (7 years 6 months 3 weeks 3 days 21 hours ago) and read 2788 times:
Amy From United Kingdom, joined Feb 2005, 1150 posts, RR: 9 Reply 4, posted (7 years 6 months 3 weeks 3 days 20 hours ago) and read 2737 times:
Quoting Jean Leloup (Reply 3): True, but it's neat to see there they're being replaced by 737-200's!
Yeah! The 737-200 is all but extinct in the UK. I think only Ryan Air operates them and last I checked on that was a while back. You are lucky to get these old birds still operating.
Best we'll get here is a 747 classic and the odd DC-10 from DAS and/or Northwest... but hasn't NWA discontinued MSP-LGW w/ DC-10?
CV990 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 5, posted (7 years 6 months 3 weeks 3 days 20 hours ago) and read 2699 times:
Hi!
Surely this "workhorse" will me missed specially by those First Air pilots! The 727-100 was power all over....those 3 tail engines were just fantastic! TAP had 8 727-100's for many years and those airplanes were used ALSO at Funchal/Madeira when the airport was short! That plane could take off with full passengers, cargo and fuel load and it was not a big deal for it... the only distinct mark for TAP was the fact that when they were landing you could see a black smoke trail beside almost looked like the plane had water-injection engines!!! Take a look:
123 From Bolivia, joined Nov 2003, 739 posts, RR: 4 Reply 6, posted (7 years 6 months 3 weeks 3 days 18 hours ago) and read 2612 times:
Ah, that means that (finally) LB and 5L will be able to nourish their 727/722 fleet with additional 727's! I´m sure the fleet managers are rubbing their hands greedy to get their chance to add "new" 727's to their fleets!
YOW From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 9, posted (7 years 6 months 3 weeks 2 days 21 hours ago) and read 2335 times:
Quoting 123 (Reply 6): Ah, that means that (finally) LB and 5L
Yeah, C-GVFA, which if I remember correctly, was built in '74, would be a young addition to LB's fleet.
Quoting B744F (Reply 8): Why no 737 quickchange? Less cargo than expected?
I guess they'll ramp-up ops with the 722F and have the 722C, except on ad-hoc charters, mostly in all-freight config. Cargo demand to the arctic is high.
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The YOW-YFB run switches over on Dec 11th, while the YUL-YVP-YFB run goes 732 on Feb 5th. The end of another era in Canadian aviation is nearing. 
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