Just a quick update to inform that the decision towards the rights of the hangar space of Airline History Museum was again postponed. This time, a final deliberation is expected this year by November 21.
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.
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| 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:
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
Portuguese L-1011 fleet status 2024
This is the current status of the last bearers of a "CS-" registration mark:
- MSN 1206 euroAtlantic CS-TMX - scrapped at Lisbon (LIS/LPPT)
- MSN 1240 euroAtlantic CS-TEB - stored at Amman (ADJ/OJAM)
- MSN 1248 Luzair CS-TMP - scuttled in the Gulf of Aqaba
As this website is soon to reach its 25th anniversary, I would to wish you all a Merry Christmas and a wonderful 2025.
Historic Flashbacks - First Flight of the Lockheed Tristar
This is a very nice footage of the Palmade's Final Assembly Line facility dedication by President Ronald Reagan and of the L-1011's first flight in November 16, 1970.
by Airline News with Geoffrey Thomas
L-1011 Stargazer at the Festival of Flight 2024
Northrop Grumman's L-1011 "Stargazer" took off today towards Long Beach Airport to be part of the static aircraft display of this year's "Festival of Flight".
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| Festival of Flight 2024 |
The festival will be held tomorrow at the LGB Airfield:
Generously sponsored by the Port of Long Beach, the lineup of aircraft is expected to include a KC-46 Pegasus, an air-to-air military refueling aircraft; the Flabob Express DC-3, built in 1943 and full of a storied history that includes flying Winston Churchill and the Royal Family; and a Northrup Grumman modified Lockheed L-1011 TriStar that is the only L-1011 still operational. The Condor Squadron will also conduct two flyovers. All aircraft displays are subject to change.
The ferry flight from Mojave to Long Beach took only 27 minutes to complete.
- Long Beach Airport: Festival of Flight 2024