B707-Syrian-G-AYVG-014
Syrian Airlines, operating as SyrianAir, is the flag carrier airline of Syria founded in 1947 It operates scheduled international services to several destinations in Asia, Europe and North Africa, though the number of flights operated has seriously declined since 2011 due to the Arab Spring and subsequent Syrian war. During the '70s an the '80s the compnay operated some leased Boeing B.707s.
G-AYVG (c/n 17598 l/n 70 series - 321) was delivered to Pan American as N720PA in October 1959. in December 1970 the plane was sold to Donaldson in UK as G-AYVG. Starting the year 1974, the plane was leased several times: To Iraqi Airways between May and August 1974. To British Midland from December 1974 to February 1975. To East African in February and March 1975 and to Zambia Airways from March to May 1975. Syrian Arab has been the next to operate the plane between July and September 1975, when the aircraft went to PIA Pakistan until November 1975. From November 1975 to January 1976 it flown for Malaysian, then for Nigeria Airways for one month before to return to Syrian Arab between February and April 1976. The long list of short leases continued for the following two years: PIA Pakistan in April 1976, Britannia Airways in May 1976, Libyan Arab in June, British Caledonian in July and then Nigeria Airways from August until the end of 1976. Kenya Airways used the plane between May 1977 and May 1978, when it went to Kuwait Airways for two months. Last commercial operator has been again PIA Pakistan from September 1978 to 1979. In July 1980 the plane was sold to Jet Power Inc as N3791G to be scrapped in MIA.
The slide shows the plane operating for Syrian Arab still painte din the basic color scheme of the previous operator Iraqi Airways.
B707-Syrian-G-AYVG-014
Syrian Airlines, operating as SyrianAir, is the flag carrier airline of Syria founded in 1947 It operates scheduled international services to several destinations in Asia, Europe and North Africa, though the number of flights operated has seriously declined since 2011 due to the Arab Spring and subsequent Syrian war. During the '70s an the '80s the compnay operated some leased Boeing B.707s.
G-AYVG (c/n 17598 l/n 70 series - 321) was delivered to Pan American as N720PA in October 1959. in December 1970 the plane was sold to Donaldson in UK as G-AYVG. Starting the year 1974, the plane was leased several times: To Iraqi Airways between May and August 1974. To British Midland from December 1974 to February 1975. To East African in February and March 1975 and to Zambia Airways from March to May 1975. Syrian Arab has been the next to operate the plane between July and September 1975, when the aircraft went to PIA Pakistan until November 1975. From November 1975 to January 1976 it flown for Malaysian, then for Nigeria Airways for one month before to return to Syrian Arab between February and April 1976. The long list of short leases continued for the following two years: PIA Pakistan in April 1976, Britannia Airways in May 1976, Libyan Arab in June, British Caledonian in July and then Nigeria Airways from August until the end of 1976. Kenya Airways used the plane between May 1977 and May 1978, when it went to Kuwait Airways for two months. Last commercial operator has been again PIA Pakistan from September 1978 to 1979. In July 1980 the plane was sold to Jet Power Inc as N3791G to be scrapped in MIA.
The slide shows the plane operating for Syrian Arab still painte din the basic color scheme of the previous operator Iraqi Airways.