The DC-10 first flew in October 1970, three weeks ahead of the Tristar, and went into service with American Airlines on 5 August 1971.  National was the third airline to put the aircraft, described by Americans as of "unprecendented dependability," on its routes.  This airline had, in October 1969, already ordered some long-range DC-10-30s, as it had managed to enter the transocean market by successfully applying for routes from Miami to Europe-another reason evolved into Pan Am's case for acquisition.

Both the Boeing 767 and Boeing 757 were designed at the same time by different teams.  The B757 is built in the Renton "Narrow Body" factory, where as the B767 is produced at the vast Everett Factory, initially constructed for the B747.  Apart from the flightdeck and handling, these two aircraft have very little in common.

Ansett Australia was an early customer for the B767.   The first of the airline's sample, VH-RMG, was the 24th B767 ever built.   Ansett Australia presently has eight -200s, plus single samples of the 200(ER) and 300(ER) on lease.

With the official license from Northwest Airlines, we are delighted to start introducing the N643NW.  The colourful livery on this model is really different from others.   Not only the globe and the cities it visited are imprinted on the body of the plane, "Investing in Pacific Trade" is shown in large fonts.  There are seven US city names printed on the port side of the fuselage (near the top of the globe), and nine city names of Asian countries printed on the starboard side.

Canadian placed an initial order for six G-powered 767-300ERs in April 1987, soon adding two more - 300ERs with options for another 16.  In October 1988 two of the options for the - 300ERs were converted to firm commitments.

This is the first of the Boeing 767-300s from Dragon Wings, in Canadian Airlines markings.  Stay with us, we will have more details in a couple of days!

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Founder of Wardair, Ward, was one of the legendary Canadian bush pilots who made the transition from primitive, single-engine biplanes to the jet age. For forty-three years, he struggled, first against the rugged terrain and brutal weather of Canada's Northwest Territories, then, as he built his airline, against the highly politicized world of Canada's aviation industry.   Wardair entered the North Atlantic charter market and commenced operations in 1953.  Wardair's base in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, provides services to destinations in the USA and Europe using a modern fleet of Boeing 747s and McDonnell Douglas DC-10s. 

In 1974, Wardair bought Continental's 747-100 N26864 and registered it C-FFUN.  The name "Romeo Vachon", is after a pioneer bush pilot.  In 1989, Ward sold Wardair to PWA Corporation, now Canadian Airlines.  We are proud to get the official licenses from Canadian Airlines.  Please enjoy these for now; we'll come back with more in depth details in the next few days!

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During production of TriStar aircraft, weight control is an important criteria.  To ensure this standard is met, painting of aircraft is carefully monitored.  Too much paint could cause a loss of payload, while too little provides insufficient protection against corrosion.  Take a carefully look at the bottom of this PanAm N514PA; a distinguished "old-time metallic" painting technology is used.  This distinctive light silver-gray paint is applied to create a "metallic corrosion effect" of the aircraft as the bottom wear away.   Since the corrosion level vary from one plane to another during their many long flights, this realistc effect is also showed in each of our model by creating different "old-time metallic" painting effects from one model to another, and may vary as time goes by...

The original PanAm, founded in the late 1920's by Juan Trippe, set the standard for modern air travel worldwide as the operator of the famous PanAm Clippers and, later, as the first to fly the Boeing 747. Along the way, PanAm's blue globe became one of the most recognized logos in the world.

PanAm became a TriStar customer in 1978.  The PanAm N501PA exclusively produced earlier for the Dragon Mileage Program was the first of the PanAm TriStar 500s.  To complete the series, this time we have the last of the PanAm TriStar 500s  -  N514PA.   Also, a low-lobe loader is included with this model.

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In 1999, the Canadian  Priminister visited the APEC meeting in New Zealand, then flew on the Canadian 747-400 C-FGHZ with the special marking "Team Canada-Equipe Canada 1999" to Japan.

Notice this version also imprints the name "Rhys T. Eyton" on the front.  Another reason for this model to be chosen; pay close attention to the rear, it reads "C-FGHZ" and a Canadian flag, which are arranged differently from other Canadian B747s.

Although this new edition of Canadian B747-400 is slightly altered from the one produced before, however, the quality is as well as the other one. Enjoy!

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The PEOPLExpress was incorporated in 1980 by 13 ex-Texas International executives, led by Donald Burr, who introduced the "peanut" fare.  PEOPLExpress planned low-fare, no-frills service from Newark to several medium-sized cities.  Flights began on April 30, 1981; by January 1982, the airline had carried more than a million passengers, a figure that rose to six million two years later.  However, PEOPLE's explosive growth overwhelmed its initial advantages of high employee morale and low labor costs, and rampant overbooking, delayed flights, and lost baggage.  It was forced to shut down on August 24, 1986.  It was sold to Texas Air on December 30, 1986, then in the following February 1, it was merged into Continental. 

Notice the overall colour is a very light yellow; the actual model colour may be slightly different from the photo due to different lighting effects.  Also, the cheatline is composed of several different coloured layers creating a very special effect.   With all these history background and special features, Dragon is proud to produce this model with agreement from Continental.

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