Originally Posted by WHBM
Sorry everybody, but there are virtually no 707s or DC8s left in airline passenger service, EXCEPT for an Iranian charter company called "Saha Air", which has a few 707s still in charter passenger configuration. They get used for pilgrim charters to Mecca (Jeddah airport) from obscure countries like Afghanistan, and some very unadvertised internal scheduled flights. The Iranian Air Force still has several in military service, which is where the continuing expertise comes from.
http://www.airliners.net/open.file/503768/M
and
http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaver...690/page7.html
Try your luck writing to John Travolta's agent. You never know your luck ! After all, he's a 707 fan too. Last I heard of his 707 it was stood down in Marana, Arizona.
(Edited to update the notes on Saha Air)
Thanks for researching this. Actually, a correction needs to be made. There is another airliner down in South Africa called InterAir that uses one lone B707-300. They use this aircraft as well as two B737 (200 series, I believe) and one B727. I tried contacting this airline without any luck (they do not respond to emails). And absolutely no luck in finding out which flights actually use this B707. Ohhhhhh, this is so frustrating! Do I need to just fly down to Johannesburg and knock on their darn door, begging for a schedule.
As for John Travolta's 1964 Quanta B707, well, I'd love to see it. Perhaps even fly in it. But those chances are slim to none. I'm not sure how the guy takes to low-level aviation fans who don't have much to offer him in return.
Cheers,
MIKE