Matt D From United States of America, joined Nov 1999, 9502 posts, RR: 51 Posted (12 years 2 months 2 weeks 3 days 1 hour ago) and read 826 times:
Can anyone tell me what airlines had firm orders for a particular type of a/c not already in the fleet, but never ended up operating that type, either through cancellation of the order and/or the airline ceasing to exist?
Here's what I was able to find.
Alaska: MD-90
Valujet: 717
America West: A300-600, 767-200
British Caledonian: MD-11
TWA: A330
Northwest: A330
Continental: A340
SkyWest: SAAB 2000
Southern: MD-80
Western: 767-200
CX flyboy From Hong Kong, joined Dec 1999, 6341 posts, RR: 56 Reply 4, posted (12 years 2 months 2 weeks 3 days ago) and read 708 times:
Dragonair ordered the MD11 back when they were still competing with Cathay. They ordered (from memory) 3 MD11s mainly to fly to London. That's when Cathay said "we can't have you doing that!" and bought Dragonair and made them it's smaller regional airline. Obviously, the MD11s were cancelled.
Actually, Dragonair was very very interested in the 757 as well, but I am not sure if they ever ordered any.
Tupolev154B2 From United States of America, joined Jun 2000, 1332 posts, RR: 2 Reply 6, posted (12 years 2 months 2 weeks 3 days ago) and read 693 times:
For Northwest, you mean the A340, not the A330. Back in 1992 I believe (correct me if I'm wrong), NWA cancelled their orders for the type that it held. The A330's were deferred until recently when they were brought back to firm. Also,
Us330 From United States of America, joined Aug 2000, 3745 posts, RR: 14 Reply 7, posted (12 years 2 months 2 weeks 2 days 23 hours ago) and read 683 times:
When did AmWest order the 767 and A300? I remember though about BCAL and their order for the MD11, as they were originally slated to be the launch customer of the aircraft.
Matt D From United States of America, joined Nov 1999, 9502 posts, RR: 51 Reply 8, posted (12 years 2 months 2 weeks 2 days 23 hours ago) and read 682 times:
If you can find it, please check out the 1987 book, "Modern Commercial Aircraft", and see the airline index in the back.
America West was listed as having both the 762 and the AB3-6 on order as of First Quarter 1987.
It is possible that it was a misprint, but I cross checked numerous other fleets and orders listed, and to this day never found any discrepancies.
XFSUgimpLB41X From United States of America, joined Aug 2000, 3956 posts, RR: 36 Reply 9, posted (12 years 2 months 2 weeks 2 days 22 hours ago) and read 661 times:
Sorry man.... NWA order a pile of A330-300's, 757-300's, and A320's. keep in mind that is 330's, not 340's. NWA has no plans of getting 340's in the near future.
SAA-SAL From Belgium, joined Nov 2000, 356 posts, RR: 3 Reply 10, posted (12 years 2 months 2 weeks 2 days 18 hours ago) and read 643 times:
The 20 B757-200s cancelled were from NWA. NWA actually changed them to the 18 (+2reconfirmable) B757-300s.
It is stipulated in the contract that NWA may reconvert any amount back to the B757-200.
Na From Germany, joined Dec 1999, 9613 posts, RR: 10 Reply 15, posted (12 years 2 months 2 weeks 2 days 15 hours ago) and read 620 times:
Libyan Arab ordered two or three B747-200, but after the aircraft were built and even painted they didn´t/couldn´t take them because of the "war" with the US in 1980. The aircraft were then repainted in Air Algerie´s red and green livery. But also this deal didn´t come through, so in the end they were taken by Varig one year later. They are now flying for Air Hongkong, converted to freighters.
DL_Mech From United States of America, joined Feb 2000, 1761 posts, RR: 10 Reply 16, posted (12 years 2 months 2 weeks 2 days 13 hours ago) and read 615 times:
Western and Bonanza is listed as having cancelled BAC-111 orders.
TWA SE-210 Caravelles are listed as not taken up. (A/C del. to Indian airlines, Alitalia, JAT, Austrian and LAN Chile.)
I'm not sure about which airlines had Concorde on order......
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DL_Mech From United States of America, joined Feb 2000, 1761 posts, RR: 10 Reply 17, posted (12 years 2 months 2 weeks 2 days 13 hours ago) and read 608 times:
Forgot the Ozark 727's....N720ZK, N721ZK
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DL_Mech From United States of America, joined Feb 2000, 1761 posts, RR: 10 Reply 18, posted (12 years 2 months 2 weeks 2 days 13 hours ago) and read 605 times:
And the Continental 767-324's......Delta and Vietnam has one each...
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DL_Mech From United States of America, joined Feb 2000, 1761 posts, RR: 10 Reply 19, posted (12 years 2 months 2 weeks 2 days 13 hours ago) and read 603 times:
Vietnam has three 767-324's and Ansett has one...
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USAFHummer From United States of America, joined May 2000, 10685 posts, RR: 54 Reply 22, posted (12 years 2 months 2 weeks 2 days 10 hours ago) and read 571 times:
The Wardair A310's went to the RCAF...
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NRA-3B From United States of America, joined Oct 2000, 159 posts, RR: 0 Reply 24, posted (12 years 2 months 2 weeks 2 days 4 hours ago) and read 528 times:
I think China Airlines placed an order for DC-10s in 1973 or 74 but could not complete the transaction because of financing issues. The reason that I think there was an actual order is that they advertised the coming DC-10 in television commercials in Taiwan. The deal apparently fell through a few months later, when they pulled the adverts. They ended up with a couple of ex-Delta 747s I believe.(In 1975)
25 24291: America West: 2 B747-4G7 on order, not taken up 14 B737-4G7 on order, not taken up They were going to lease an L-1011 from ATA in 1992, but it was NTU
26 MEA: Ansett had orders for the A321 & Australian Airlines (QANTAS) had orders for the A320. These aircraft types were not delivered QANTAS used it's deposi
27 Jmc1975: I am a proud owner of the 1987 book "Modern Commericial Aircraft" and I noticed the misprint many times about America West ordering Airbus A300s and B
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