Delivered to Air Canada as CF-TOA in 1971. Reregistered as C-FTOA in 1978. To Guinness Peat Aviation as EI-BPH in 1984 and leased to various airlines. To Flying Tiger Line as N890FT in 1988 then to Federal Express as N620FE in 1989. Withdrawn from use at Marana in 1993 and scrapped in 1995.

Basic Global International livery

Basic Global International Airways - GIA colours after return from lease

K25 slide scan. Built 1971 as CF-TOA for Air Canada. From 1984 N749R, EI-BPH, N890FT, scrapped Marana 1995. Operating a military charter still in Flying Tigers colours.

Leased from Air Canada

Delivered to Air Canada as CF-TOA in 1971. Reregistered as C-FTOA in 1978. To Guinness Peat Aviation as EI-BPH in 1984 and leased to various airlines. To Flying Tiger Line as N890FT in 1988 then to Federal Express as N620FE in 1989. Withdrawn from use at Marana in 1993 and scrapped in 1995.

This was Air Canada's first 747, delivered February 11, 1971. It was with Global International Airways for the summer of 1983 on a four month lease, but returned to fly with Air Canada until sold to the GPA Group in July 1984. An extended career with leases following to National Airlines, PEOPLExpress, Middle East Airlines, Flying Tigers airlines, and Federal Express (when the Flying Tigers merged in 1989). Withdrawn in 1990 and sold to First Security Bank of Utah, it was stored until broken up October 1995 in Marana, AZ.

Taxying on the ramp at Orly with a strange lack of humans in the view

One of the Guiness Peat lease-a-planes which served with many carriers during it's career, seen here with PE.

Departing on 9R with gear coming up.

Holding for 9L departure. Later regns include N749R, EI-BPH, N890FT and N620FE.

Delivered new to Air Canada in February 1971, serving until sale in July 1984.