List of Douglas DC-8 operators explained
The following is a list of past and present operators of the Douglas DC-8 including those airlines which flew converted Super DC-8-71 and Super DC-8-73 aircraft:[1]
♠ - Denotes original DC-8 operators
Civil operators
- Austria
- Cayman Islands
- Central African Republic
- Chile
- Fast Air
- LanChile Cargo (fleet included converted Super DC-8-71 aircraft)
- Colombia
- Tampa Cargo (fleet included converted Super DC-8-71 aircraft)
- Cote d'Ivoire
- Cyprus
- Jamaica
- Liberia
- Scandinavia (Denmark, Norway, Sweden)
- African International Airlines
- Air Sweden (founded as Time Air Sweden. Fleet included converted Super DC-8-71 and Super DC-8-73 aircraft)
- Interswede
- Turkey
Military and government operators
- Government of Gabon (fleet included converted Super DC-8-73 aircraft)
- Government of Oman (fleet included converted Super DC-8-73 aircraft)
Corporate operators
The Douglas DC-8 is and has been operated by corporate operators.
References
- "Andean Air Power...The Peruvian Air Force". Air International, May 1988. Vol. 34, No. 5. pp. 224–235, 240.
- Endres, Günter G. World Airline Fleets 1979. Hounslow, UK: Airline Publications and Sales Ltd., 1979. .
- Francillon, Rene J., McDonnell Douglas Aircraft since 1920, Putnam & Company Ltd, 1979, .
- Pocock, Chris. Thailand Hones its Air Defences". Air International, Volume 31, No. 3, September 1986. pp. 113–121, 168.
Notes and References
- http://www.airliners.net, photos of DC-8-71 and DC-8-73 aircraft (advanced search)
- Endres 1979, pp. 17–18.
- Endres 1979, p. 28.
- Web site: Federal Express (FedEx) Fleet Details and History. Planespotters.net. 22 August 2015. 20 August 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140820042245/http://www.planespotters.net/Airline/Federal-Express-(FedEx)?show=historic#AirlineFleetList. dead.
- Web site: Aircraft Quick Search: DC-8. June 19, 2014. June 19, 2014. CH-Aviation.com.
- Last Military DC-8 . . March 2017 . 92 . 3 . 27 . 0306-5634.
- Francillon 1979, p. 597.
- Air International May 1988, p. 232.
- Pocock 1986, p. 119.
- Web site: Aircraft Quck Search: DC-8. June 19, 2014. June 19, 2014. CH-Aviation.com.