AIRLINES AND AIRLINERS @ SINDBAD TERMINAL - UTOPIA AIRPORT

AIRLINES AND AIRLINERS AT SINDBAD TERMINAL

A few word about the terminal.

The terminal is named after a Arabic popular legend figure Sindbad the sailor , a fictional character that lived under the rule of the famous Abbasid caliph Haroun Al Rachid and traveled through the seas of east Africa and South Asia meeting monsters , magical places and uncommon natural phenomena.His name refers to the Indus river (Sindhus) as the Sindhi sailors were famous in this part of the world for their skills in navigation, knowledge of geography and languages.The tales of Sindbad the sailor are spread into 7 voyages and constitute part of the worldwide literature heritage .ThisTerminal is dedicated to Middle Eastern airlines.

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AIR ALGERIE-BOEING 727-2D6-CN20955. Herpa 1/500

7T-VEH   first flew on September 27.1974  and was delivered to the airline on October 27.1974 as "Lalla Khedidja". The airliner was witten off on January 13.199 when it skided off the runway at CZL Airport 
 "Lalla Khedidja" is a a mountain in Algeria. At 2,308 metres (7,572 ft), it is the highest summit of the Djurdjura Range, a subrange of the Tell Atlas.

 EMIRATES AIRLINES A300-600-HERPA 1/500

One of the few nodels of HERPA that do not have a registration but you can always follow this link to learn more of Emirates Airlines 

EMIRATES AIRLINES A300-600

EMIRATES AIRLINES A310-300-HERPA 1/500

EMIRATES AIRLINES A310-3

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EMIRATES AIRLINES A300-600 & AIRBUS 310-300

OTHER POSTS ON EMIRATES IN THIS BLOG 


https://utopiaairport.blogspot.com/2015/12/emirates-airlines-20-years-ago.html


 GULF AIR BAC VC10  GEMINIJETS 1/400-A40-VL

This VC10 sports the original livery of Gulf Air . The airraft was first delivered on June 16,1964 to BOAC and sold to Gulf Air in 1974. Withdrawn from service in 1977 and sold to the RAF in 1978

 GULF AIR BAC VC10  GEMINIJETS 1/400-A40-VL

This VC10 of Gulf Air was first delivered to BOAC on April 22,1964 . Leased to Gulf Air in 1974 and subsequently acquired in 1975. Withdrawn in 1977 and went to the RAF as ZA 142. This airliner had the newer livery

 
IRAQI AIRWAYS-HS121-1E TRIDENT (CN2129) GeminiJets 1/400.
IRAQI AIRWAYS acquisition of the Trident 1E was the airline's first jet.YI-AEC was the last trident 1E deliverd to Iraqi Airways it itst flew of April 27, 1966 and was delivered to the airline on May 13 1966. Withdrawn from use in June 1977.More can be read here https://utopiaairport.blogspot.com/2013/06/hs-trident-1e-iraqi-airways-sindbad.html

YI-ACE TRIDENT 1E of  IRAQI AIRWAYS

YI-ACE TRIDENT 1E of  IRAQI AIRWAYS

OTHER POSTS ON IRAQI AIRWAYS IN THIS BLOG

https://utopiaairport.blogspot.com/2017/03/iraqi-airways-timetable-dated-april-1.html

https://utopiaairport.blogspot.com/2014/06/iraqi-airways-vickers-viscount.html

https://utopiaairport.blogspot.com/2014/06/iraqi-airways-arab-aviation-in-50s.html



 IRAQI AIRWAYS-B707-370C (CN20891) Aeroclassics  1/400.

YI-AGG first flew on 26/09/1974  and was delivered to Iraqi Airways on October 7,1974 due to the Gulf war, the airraft is stranded at Amman Airport.
The Map shown here below the 707 destinations (source Timetable dated November 1,1975  from www,timetableimages.com, Bjorn Larsson collection)

KUWAIT AIRWAYS CORPORATION-B707-321C.INFLIGHT500-1/500.

9K-ACU "Qutob"  began its life at the Boeing Company when she first flew on  November 14,1968 (cn20018) . Her first customer was Pan American Airways to whom she was delivered on November 22,1968 as "Clipper Swordfish". PAA sold the frame to KAC in October 1975 and the aircraft remained with KAC until 1981 when she was donated to Bangladesh Biman as S2-ACK. Bangladesh biman operated the aircraft until 1986 when she was sold to Transbrasil (PT-TCR). Unfortunately the plane was broken-up in 1987 at Davis Montham Air Force Base.

OTHER POSTS ON KUWAIT AIRWAYS IN THIS BLOG  

https://utopiaairport.blogspot.com/2016/10/kuwait-airways-1980-1989-part-4.html 

https://utopiaairport.blogspot.com/2015/09/kuwait-airways-1969-1979-part-3.html 

https://utopiaairport.blogspot.com/2014/11/kuwait-airways-1960-1968-part-2.html 

 https://utopiaairport.blogspot.com/2014/06/kac-gulf-air-aden-air-vickers-viscount.html

 https://utopiaairport.blogspot.com/2014/05/kuwait-airways-1954-59-arab-aviation-in.html


 https://utopiaairport.blogspot.com/2013/07/a-plane-name-a310-308-kuwait-airways.html


LIBYAN ARAB AIRLINES B707-3L5C-AEROCLASSICS 1/400.

This Aircraft was delivered to L.A.A on 19/07/1976. She was operated bythe airline  on the behalf of the Libyan government and was fitted with a VIP Interior

 LIBYAN ARAB AIRLINES B727-200-HERPA 1/500
No registration

Libyan Arab Airlines operated 15 of the type as a replacement for the ageing Caravelle. The first frame was delivered in 1975 as 5A-DIA and the last one in 1978 as 5A-DII as per an original order of 8

 


LIBYAN ARAB AIRLINES Canadair CRJ-900 5A-LAL HERPA 1/500

This CRJ-900 (cn15256) was delivered new to the company on 15/1/2011, but due to the unstable situation in Libya the aircraft was stored in Cologne . Returned in 2012, the aircraft was destroyed by a RPG at Tripoli airport on July 20,2014.

ROYAL AIR MAROC CARAVELLE III CN57-AEROCLASSICS 1/400.
 

CN-CCX   "NADOR" was delivered to Royal Air Maroc on February 25.1961 and remained with the airline until it was retired at Casablanca airport in May 1976. The aircraft was scrapped 2010

SAUDI ARABIAN AIRLINES -B707-368C-CN 19809-AEOCLASSICS 1/400.
HZ-ACC  first flew on December 13.1967 and was delivered to the airline on January 8,1968. Returned to Boeing in July 1987 as N1468B. Sold for parts to the  Royal Australian AIr Force  in March 1988 and registered A20-809 

HZ-ACC-BOEING 707-368C-DELIVERY COLORS

 ROYAL JORDANIAN Embraer 195-AR JY-EMF "Petra".Herpa 1/500

She was delivered to GECAS and leased to Royal Jordanian until May 5,2015 . Royal Jordanian used the aircraft on its regional thinner route.  She operates now as TC-YAT for BORAJET

SAUDIA-B707-368C-CN 19810-AEROCLASSICS 1/400.
HZ-ACD  first flew on January 5,1968 and was delivered to the airline on January 19,1968. Returned to Boeing in JulNE 1987 as N1673B  for parts for the  KC-135 program

HZ-ACD-BOEING 707-368C

 OTHER POSTS ON SAUDIA IN THIS BLOG 

https://utopiaairport.blogspot.com/2014/09/saudia-arab-aviation-in-50s.html


 
SUDAN AIRWAYS B707-3J8C -AEROCLASSICS 1/400.

The frame was one of the last civilian B707 produced and was delivered to the airline on June 29, 1974. It allowed Sudan Airways to get rid of its ageing Comet, The aircrafy was named "White Nile"

OTHER POSTS ON SUDAN AIRWAYS  IN THIS BLOG 

https://utopiaairport.blogspot.com/2015/03/sudan-airways-b707-operations-in-70s.html

https://utopiaairport.blogspot.com/2014/06/sudan-airways-arab-aviation-in-50s.html 


https://utopiaairport.blogspot.com/2014/05/blue-nile-services-by-sudan-airwaysa.html



https://utopiaairport.blogspot.com/2014/12/somali-airlines-sudan-airways-vickers.html

SOMALI AIRLINES 6O-SBS BOEING 707-330B.CN 19314-AEROCLASSICS 1/400

Delivered on the last day of 1966 as D-ABUL "Duisburg" to Lufthansa , operated by Condor  from 1974 and sold to Somali Airlines as 6O-SBS in April 1985 . The ship went to  various operators Omega Air Ltd (Dec 1988-EL-AJU) , leased to Liberia World Airlines (Feb1989), leased to Surinam Air ways (Mar-Apr 1989) , Royal Air Maroc (Nov 1989-Oct 1990). Became spares for the KC-135 program in November 1990 

OTHER POSTS ON SOMALI AIRLINES  IN THIS BLOG 

https://utopiaairport.blogspot.com/2014/12/somali-airlines-sudan-airways-vickers.html

https://utopiaairport.blogspot.com/2014/07/somali-airlines-b707-operations-in-70s.html

SYRIANAIR TUPOLEV 134B-3-HERPA 1/500

YK-AYE was built and delivered to SYRIANAIR in 1984. The Aircraft is sporting the newest livery of Syrianair and has been seen lately at Geneva Cointrin Airport for the Geneva conference in 2014 on the Syrian crisis

OTHER POSTS ON SYRIANAIR  IN THIS BLOG 

https://utopiaairport.blogspot.com/2014/05/syrian-airways-arab-aviation-in-the50s.html

https://utopiaairport.blogspot.com/2014/11/syrian-arab-airlines-timetable-dd.html



TUNIS AIR CARAVELLE III CN178-AEROCLASSICS 1/400.

The frame was delivered to TUNIS AIR on March 18.1964 and withdrawn from use in August 1977. It is rumored that the aircraft is left decaying at Bourj el Amri Airport.

OTHER POSTS ON TUNIS AIR IN THIS BLOG 

https://utopiaairport.blogspot.com/2014/10/tunis-air-arab-aviation-in-50s.html 

https://utopiaairport.blogspot.com/2014/10/tunis-air-and-its-a319.html