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Airlines Flying The Caravelle?

Av8trxx From United States of America, joined Nov 2001, 657 posts, RR: 7
Posted (11 years 4 months 3 weeks 6 days 11 hours ago) and read 1284 times:

With what airlines can one still fly on a Sud Aviation Caravelle?

Confused

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EI133 From Ireland, joined Jan 2000, 307 posts, RR: 0
Reply 1, posted (11 years 4 months 3 weeks 6 days 11 hours ago) and read 1233 times:

I remember reading in an aviation mag recently that Gabon Express were still flying a Caravelle from Libreville.

Joge From Finland, joined Feb 2000, 1441 posts, RR: 48
Reply 2, posted (11 years 4 months 3 weeks 6 days 11 hours ago) and read 1221 times:

Yeah, only a single one, but I doubt if it's still in operation...

-Joge

Bula!

EI133 From Ireland, joined Jan 2000, 307 posts, RR: 0
Reply 3, posted (11 years 4 months 3 weeks 6 days 11 hours ago) and read 1215 times:

They have a web site www.gabonexpress.com but I cannot access it.EI 133

PremiereClasse From United States of America, joined Apr 2001, 28 posts, RR: 0
Reply 4, posted (11 years 4 months 3 weeks 6 days 10 hours ago) and read 1201 times:

I flew in one of them once as a child. GVA to Monastir, Tunisia. The egg shaped windows were odd but cool. This was with CTA, a charter airline based at GVA.

Av8trxx From United States of America, joined Nov 2001, 657 posts, RR: 7
Reply 5, posted (11 years 4 months 3 weeks 6 days 10 hours ago) and read 1192 times:

Does anyone know if these airlines are still operating, much less still using Caravelles? Where can one fly on a Caravelle? Confused

Lapa_saab340 From Spain, joined Aug 2001, 389 posts, RR: 5
Reply 6, posted (11 years 4 months 3 weeks 6 days 7 hours ago) and read 1176 times:

I thought there was an airline in Colombia still flying a few. I don't remember the name though.

Indianguy From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 7, posted (11 years 4 months 3 weeks 6 days 6 hours ago) and read 1155 times:

I heard theres one in the Mediterranean region flying tourist flights from France.

Herbman From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 8, posted (11 years 4 months 3 weeks 6 days 4 hours ago) and read 1145 times:

AF have operated with Caravelle.
Check a.net pic's!

Sebastian

Nfx From Germany, joined Oct 2001, 179 posts, RR: 0
Reply 9, posted (11 years 4 months 3 weeks 6 days ago) and read 1131 times:

take a lokk at the bottom of this page...

http://www.bird.ch/nilsalegren/caravelle/today/today4.html

Cricri From France, joined Oct 1999, 581 posts, RR: 7
Reply 10, posted (11 years 4 months 3 weeks 6 days ago) and read 1123 times:

AIR GABON is the only carrier left operating the last commercial flight with a Caravelle.

Wimpycol From Netherlands, joined Aug 2001, 484 posts, RR: 6
Reply 11, posted (11 years 4 months 3 weeks 6 days ago) and read 1141 times:

Hi,

Lineas Aereas Suramericanas from Colombia had flown with several Caravelle's. After a tragedy accident on 31 January of this year with
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they had to stop service (like other Colombian airlines with Caravelle's) with their other remaining caravelle's though Colombian aviation regulations. Lineas Aereas Suramericanas flew with Caravelle's on a cargo base.

Last month I was @ BOG (Bogota, Colombia) and it was sad to see a caravelle of Lineas Aereas Suramericanas, all white, resting under the sun. Crying

Saludos
Wimpycol

Colombia... can't wait to be there again!!!!!!!!!!

Lapa_saab340 From Spain, joined Aug 2001, 389 posts, RR: 5
Reply 12, posted (11 years 4 months 3 weeks 5 days 23 hours ago) and read 1118 times:

Thanks for your post Wimpycol! Lineas Aereas Suramericanas was the one I was referring to. Are they planning to fly them again? Or did they stop using them for good?

Saludos!
LAPA

Ceilidh From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 13, posted (11 years 4 months 3 weeks 5 days 22 hours ago) and read 1103 times:

Gabon Express still have a single Caravelle operating; their other one was destroyed in Kinshasa last year when the ammo dump blew up.

When I was based in Burundi, I looked at the former Presidential Caravelle - it's in pristine condition inside, albeit with around 50 bullet holes.

Cricri From France, joined Oct 1999, 581 posts, RR: 7
Reply 14, posted (11 years 4 months 3 weeks 5 days 20 hours ago) and read 1082 times:

No A/C needed anymore then Wink/being sarcastic

Embraer145 From Netherlands, joined Feb 2001, 311 posts, RR: 13
Reply 15, posted (11 years 4 months 3 weeks 5 days 20 hours ago) and read 1084 times:

Just look in our database at the bottom of the productionlist you will see the current operators if they still operating their Caravelles

Look at www.airlinerlist.com

DAI - Dutch Aviation Images.

UK_Dispatcher From United Arab Emirates, joined Dec 2001, 2550 posts, RR: 33
Reply 16, posted (11 years 4 months 3 weeks 5 days 20 hours ago) and read 1083 times:

I'm pretty sure the last european carrier to retire the type was Air Toulouse (now 'Aeris') and the only other carriers were the Colombian and Gabonese carriers you have mentioned.
Does anyone know about the one that someone mentioned flying tourist flights in the Meditteranean region???

Yow From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 17, posted (11 years 4 months 3 weeks 5 days 17 hours ago) and read 1060 times:

I'm pretty sure he was referring to Air Toulouse which had a Caravelle flying such charters. I think it was retired in 1998 or 99. I remeber seeing an article about them and their Caravelle in either on old issue or Airways or Airliners.

Wimpycol From Netherlands, joined Aug 2001, 484 posts, RR: 6
Reply 18, posted (11 years 4 months 3 weeks 5 days 15 hours ago) and read 1052 times:

Hi Lapa_saab340

Go to for a Caravelle's list, and you will see that the last 20 years Colombia certainly was a heaven of Caravelle's!!! Smokin cool

About Lineas Aereas Suramericanas; I think that they will stop service with their Caravelle's. Well they have to, after the accident at the beginning of this year. They’ve stored one of them, all white @ El-Dorado in Bogota. When I left to Europe, it wasn't there anymore so I’m not sure what happened with this Caravelle!

Saludos/regards
Wimpycol

Colombia... can't wait to be there again!!!!!!!!!!

Wimpycol From Netherlands, joined Aug 2001, 484 posts, RR: 6
Reply 19, posted (11 years 4 months 3 weeks 5 days 14 hours ago) and read 1043 times:

Hi,

Go to http://airlinerlist.com/ for a Caravelle's list, and you will see that in the last 20 years, Colombia certainly was a heaven of Caravelle's!!!

Saludos
Wimpycol

Colombia... can't wait to be there again!!!!!!!!!!

Bkkair From Thailand, joined Aug 2001, 408 posts, RR: 0
Reply 20, posted (11 years 4 months 3 weeks 5 days 14 hours ago) and read 1033 times:

At PPT in the early 90's, I saw a Caravelle take off belching the most unbelievable black smoke behind it. It looked like a cargo plane flying around French Polynesia. I doubt it is still flying.
Also, UA used to fly them back in the '60's.

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