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Old Jun 15, 2016, 6:25 pm
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Originally Posted by jlemon
6. Well, I do not think this was Continental operating an A300. In fact, I do not believe that CO ever flew HNL-ANC nor did they operate the A300 into HNL (although I did fly on board Continental operated A300 equipment back in the day SFO-IAH and LAX-IAH).

We do know this was an aircraft type no longer used in scheduled pax service....and I seem to recall your statement early on concerning the air carrier in question not being an obscure airline.

So perhaps it was United operating a re-engined Super DC-8-71.....and the actual route may have been HNL-ANC-FAI.
This got me thinking as it has been a long time since I've seen a passenger DC-8 (or 707). Apparently the last scheduled UA DC-8 passenger-carrying flight was October '91. Did involve the Hawaiian islands. FWIW, the last scheduled passenger DC-10 flight (BG) was 2014 which I am rather surprised at. I would have thought some airline out there would still be using them.
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