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airsLLide No. 7232: HB-INB, McDonnell Douglas DC-9-82 (MD-82), Balair, Basel/Mulhouse, May 16, 1992.

Swissair's leisure subsidiary Balair introduced its latest, vacation-themed color scheme in time for the summer season 1992, with the sun on the letter «i» setting over a blue sea. The most remarkable feature however were the wings painted in a bright yellow (top and bottom), a glimpse of which we get to see on rotation. The effect was much more obvious for passengers on board, and management considered it an advertising bonus even in the days before social media and selfie-postings, as many holidaymakers would at least shoot an inflight frame or two with their cameras to show to friends and relatives.

Compared to the earlier, tame livery with a red cheatline across the windows, the new design was daring for the period and received quite some attention by the media and the public. Unfortunately, it was not very long-lived, as Swissair restructured the leisure business the following year by merging its two subsidiaries Balair and CTA into one carrier that would then be dissolved by fall 1995 due to its failure to return to profitability. A new subsidiary under the Balair name would be set-up in cooperation with tour operator Hotelplan in 1997, using a different design.

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"Daylight Doubleheader"

Southern Pacific GS-4s No. 4439 and 4433 lead train No. 52, the Southbound San Joaquin Daylight, over the famous Tehachapi Loop towards Los Angeles and other stops along the way.

Models and Route by: Jointed Rail, Trainz-Forge, Auran, and Download Station

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airsLLide No. 19826: PP-VMH, Boeing 737-241 Adv., Varig Brasil, Florianapolis, December 6, 2000.

Varig's mid-morning flight to São Paulo is being pushed back from the small, old terminal of Florianapolis' airport. The proud Brazilian flag-carrier, founded in 1927 as Viacao Aerea Rio-Grandense S.A., was already heavily in debt at that time, but trying to reorganise and modernise its fleet. The sight of one of the 20 early 737s of Varig was much welcome.

Varig would be around for another six years before filing for bankruptcy in 2006. The remains were quickly acquired by Volo do Brasil who made an attempt to re-start business brand with just ten aircraft and seven destinations using the Varig brand, but the venture failed for good by 2008.

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An F3H Demon of Fighter Squadron (VF) 61

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20230331 飯給駅-里見駅間

さて、そろそろこれに乗って帰るか。 めっちゃ堪能した。

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airsLLide No. 920: G-MONB, Boeing 757-2T7, Monarch Airlines, Las Palmas, March 30, 1987.

The Boeing 757 was once very popular with European charter and leisure carriers, not only with Condor as seen in the previous post, but also with carriers in the UK, Spain and Sweden. Some of the first 757s used on European holiday flights were those of London-Luton based Monarch Airlines. With line number 15, G-MONB was one of the earliest Boeing 757s that left the Renton plant, and she flew with Monarch airlines from March 1983 until November 2008, accumulating 85'100 hours on 31'338 cycles.

She was then converted to a freighter for Federal Express, and there she served to date, still active with tailnumber N935FD as of February 2025.

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Douglas AD-7 Skyraider from Attack Squadron 125 (VA-125) "Rough Raiders" makes a touch-and-go landing on the aircraft carrier USS Lexington (CVA-16).

VA-125 was assigned to Carrier Air Group 12 (CVG-12) aboard the Lexington for a deployment to the Western Pacific from April 19, to October 17, 1957.

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