The main aircraft type that the company operated was the Bristol Type 170 Freighter Mk.31. They designed the "cargon" system - a pallet and transfer system using modified railway flatcars to allow trucked loads to be transferred directly into the nose doorway of the tail-wheeled aircraft. This reduced the turn-around time of 10 tonne unload/load cycles to less than 10 minutes. For the times that was an extremely fast cycle.
The company also operated two much larger Armstrong Whitworth AW.660 Argosy aircraft.
The company, renamed Safe Air Limited in 1966, diversified into aviation maintenance. in 1972 it was bought by the National Airways Corporation, which then merged with Air New Zealand. Safe Air continued to be operated as an independent entity by both owners. It ceased flying in 1990, but has continued to expand and now employs approximately 350 staff
Air Freight Express pic
Air Freight Express
Air Freight
Air Freight Express image
Air Freight ExpressRelated tags .....
1 comments:
Hi, nice post. Well what can I say is that these is an interesting and very informative topic. Thanks for sharing your ideas, its not just entertaining but also gives your reader knowledge. Good blogs style too, Cheers!
- The air freight boston
Post a Comment