Airline History Museum fighting for survival

Airline History Museum (legally Save A Connie, Inc) which runs an aviation museum in Kansas City Airport (MCI) has lost access to its hangar - for more than three years now - while fighting a legal battle against Kansas City Aviation Department and Signature Flight Support who are trying to evict the museum from their facilities at the airport, which would mean the end of it.

N700TS, msn 193B-1066 @ MCI

Airline History Museum has a large and relevant aircraft collection, including a Lockheed Constellation and a Lockheed L-1011.

Although a final decision has been postponed several times, the new deadline is now October 7, 2025. You can follow the case at the museum's website:

• AHM: FAA issues its fifth notice of extension in case against the KCAD

TAP Air Portugal relaunches Los Angeles (LAX) route

TAP Air Portugal started flying to Los Angeles in April 1989 using the L-1011 TriStar 500. The route, called the "Bi-coastal" was seasonal and only lasted until the early 90s.

Yesterday, TAP relaunched the route to Los Angeles, 6 years after flying again to San Francisco, this time using their A330neos.

I thought it would be nice to remember those days when the L-1011 was the flagship of the fleet:

Barq Aviation L1011-500 Karachi to Islamabad

This is a nice footage of a position flight during what was probably one the last L-1011 passenger flights operation in 2013. Barq Aviation was operating for Askari Aviation out of Pakistan:

by Ian M - flymajj