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Post by Peter Lewis on Oct 27, 2006 8:22:46 GMT 12
Anyone know about this airline? Their DC-8-63F seems to have a New Zealand flag on it. Photo dates from around 1991.  |
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Post by flyjoe180 on Oct 27, 2006 9:27:04 GMT 12
Found two pictures on Airliners.net. Never heard of this airline before, perhaps it was on behalf of a NZ based company? It seems these two aircraft have had a long and busy life (from clicking on the construction number link).
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Post by corsair67 on Oct 27, 2006 16:05:29 GMT 12
Was it used for bloodstock/racing horse transport?
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Post by Bruce on Oct 27, 2006 19:07:11 GMT 12
Southern World was an air freight operation based out of Auckland in approx 1991 / 92. It involved a number of fairly high profile identities, from memory TT Bland (of warbirds Fame was involved (I think). However as with a lot of startups the required capital was underestimated and the airline ceased operations after only a few months (Common story...) some of the directors formed another freight airline which leased the IL76 freighter displayed at Air Expo in 1993.
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Post by Peter Lewis on Oct 27, 2006 19:21:33 GMT 12
Thanks for that info - I had a vague feeling that I had come across the name some time ago.
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Post by flyjoe180 on Nov 8, 2006 9:49:03 GMT 12
The biography on Sir Tim Wallis 'Hurricane Tim' mentions exporting deer using a stretched DC-8 and later a Boeing 747. Could it be these SWA DC-8's that were used?
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Post by Bruce on Nov 8, 2006 10:40:59 GMT 12
The Alpine deer exports were about 10 years earlier and I think they used Flying Tigers DC-8s. SWA mainly moved horses and general cargo taking over from the last Air NZ Cargo DC8.
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