HK-1410 ¦ ZRH 13.04.1979
Boeing B.707-359B (c/n 20340/842)
Avianca (Aerovías del Continente Americano)
Zürich-Kloten (ZRH/LSZH)
13 April 1979
Ordered by the Colombian flag carrier, this 707 first flew in April 1970, and was delivererd to Avianca in April that year. Registered as HK-1410, it flawlessly served with Avianca until 1991, when it was stored at Bogotä, eventually sold to US-based Enterprise Air Inc. and scrapped for parts at Bogotà in late 1994.
Between the mid and late seventies, HK-1410 was a regular at Zürich, operating on the weekly Friday Bogotà to Zürich service. On this classic Friday the 13th, it was captured on short finals to runway 14, displaying one of Avianca's many colour scheme variations, this time predominantly featuring the airline's IATA code AV in fin.
The Zurich service was terminated in 1980 as commercially not viable, and Avianca has operated only one flight to Zürich since, a charter service by Boeing 787 in 2020.
HK-1410 ¦ ZRH 13.04.1979
Boeing B.707-359B (c/n 20340/842)
Avianca (Aerovías del Continente Americano)
Zürich-Kloten (ZRH/LSZH)
13 April 1979
Ordered by the Colombian flag carrier, this 707 first flew in April 1970, and was delivererd to Avianca in April that year. Registered as HK-1410, it flawlessly served with Avianca until 1991, when it was stored at Bogotä, eventually sold to US-based Enterprise Air Inc. and scrapped for parts at Bogotà in late 1994.
Between the mid and late seventies, HK-1410 was a regular at Zürich, operating on the weekly Friday Bogotà to Zürich service. On this classic Friday the 13th, it was captured on short finals to runway 14, displaying one of Avianca's many colour scheme variations, this time predominantly featuring the airline's IATA code AV in fin.
The Zurich service was terminated in 1980 as commercially not viable, and Avianca has operated only one flight to Zürich since, a charter service by Boeing 787 in 2020.