Departing Prestwick from Runway 31. Formerly with BEA Cargo - British European Airways from new in 1965. Seen here in the colours of Transair Canada with whom it became CF-TAJ. In June 1974 sold to Safe Air Cargo in New Zealand as ZK-SAE. On retirement in 1990, preserved by the Argosy Trust and on static display at the Argosy Cafe adjacent to RNZAF Woodbourne Air Base, Blenheim, Marlborough, New Zealand.

Aer Lingus leased EI-ASH to Transair Canada on three occasions - for the winter seasons of 1973/4, 1974/5 and 1975/6. It received full Transair livery and, when it returned to Ireland for the summer, just had the Transair titles replaced with Aer Lingus ones. Photographer not known.

In 1970, Transair bought BEA - British European Airways remaining four Armstrong Whitworth Argosy freighter aircraft. CF-TAX registered April 4, 1970 would be the last Argosy in Canada when sold to SOACO (Societe Anonyme de Contruction) in November 1976 as TR-LWQ. Stored in February 1978 at Essendon Airport in Melbourne, Australia , it was sold to IPEC Aviation as VH-IPA by that summer. Finally withdrawn in 1990 and returned to Melbourne, the aircraft was scrapped in 1992.

Registered G-ATEI to Channel Airways ('CA') 26 May 1965. Upon delivery, it was immediately leased to LIAT as VP-LIN. Restored as G-ATEI 17 May 1966. Painted in Transair livery at Southend and air-tested there 23 May 1969, still as G-ATEI. Left later that day for Woodford as CF-TAX and started on its delivery flight from there to Canada 24 May 1969, returning to Southend 21 Nov.1969 after a 6-month lease. Restored to CA but sold to Philippine Airlines 28 August 1970 as PI-C1029, later reregistered RP-C1029. DBR 10 May 1975 when the aircraft forced-landed in a rice field in a suburb of Manila.

Delivered to Transair April 14, 1970, this 737 passed on to Pacific Western Airlines when the two merged in 1979. After a lease to Markair, the aircraft moved on to Aloha Airlines from 1987 - 1996 before coming back to Canada as C-FJLT with Canair Cargo / Royal Aviation / Canada 3000. Finally sold to Tri-MG Airlines as PK-YGM in October 2002, the freighter was damaged beyond repair striking a water buffalo on the runway January 4, 2005 at Banda Aceh, Indonesia during tsunami relief operations.

A GPA Group 737 leased to Transair on November 27, 1974. It was merged into Pacific Western Airlines' fleet in January 1979 after they bought Transair. Returned to GPA in 1982, the aircraft went through a series of leases until it was written off in a gear up landing at Lima, Peru December 13, 2003 with Aero Continente (OB-1554).

Transair's second F-26 was delivered in April 1973. First leased, then bought, the aircraft was sold to Air Niugini to become P2-ANF in 1979. With it's last revenue flight on February 9, 2004, the aircraft was sold to aviation school Aviation Australia. Ferried to Brisbane and registered VH-VNG in April 2004, it is current among the aircraft used for training at the time of uploading.

Transair leased (and later bought) this F-28 from Fairchild Hiller in October 1972. Pacific Western Airline bought financially troubled Transair in 1977. After merging the two airlines in 1979, the F-28 was sold to Air Niuginii as P2-ANE. In service in the South Pacific until withdrawn in April 2004, the aircraft was scrapped by September.

A Transair 737 is undergoing some heavy maintenance at Pacific Western's hangar. Owned by Pacific Western Airlines at the time but operated separately, on December 1, 1979 Transair's routes would be transferred to Pacific Western and allow the two carriers to fully merge. This 737 would leave the airline in September 1982 to fly with Pan Am for 5 years as Clipper Steglitz (N383PA).

Built for American Airlines in 1953 and here on short-term lease to Transair with later added Northeast Airlines cheat line. Last known of parked at Tucson (KTUS) in 1978 with registration cancelled in 2013.

First operator after the RAF was Trans Canada Airlines. Here in Transair service it is being refueled at the GA pumps while loading baggage for the next flight. Livery is gold stripe and fin with red rudder. In 1970 it was WFU and stored dismantled by the Western Canada Aviation Museum. There were plans to send it to Poland as, when in RAF service, it was in dedicated Polish Army VIP use.

Originally built for Canadian Pacific Airlines in 1957, this DC-6B was leased to British United Airways as G-ARXZ in 1962 then bought by Transair in 1969 as shown here. In 1972 they sold it to Grønlandsfly as OY-DRM (Photo ID: 198274) who sold it to Air Atlantique in 1979 as G-SIXA and they broke it up for spares in 1985.

Transair's one and only Viscount in the yellow/brown livery which came in after merger with Midwest Airlines. Prior to this it wore an attractive red/gold scheme (Photo ID:196723) Originally the very first TCA Viscount, delivered in December 1954, it found a home at the Pima Air Museum at Tuczon/AZ as N22SN.

Transair's one and only Viscount in the red/gold livery. Shortly after this date it was painted in the later yellow/brown scheme (Photo ID:196765) which came in after merger with Midwest Airlines. Originally the very first TCA Viscount, delivered in December 1954, it found a home at the Pima Air Museum at Tuczon/AZ as N22SN.

Originally built for Midwest Aviation, but here painted yellow and brown in Transair livery after merger. For a full history, see Photo ID: 67411.

Once part of the huge Trans-Canada Airlines fleet and here on short lease by Transair from Matane Air Services of Quebec. The next year it was exported to the US and cancelled as N3773 on 14 March 1972.

Originally built for Northwest Airlines in 1946 and here operating with Transair on DEW-line resupply flights for NORAD. It went to the US in the early 1970s and was later painted in USAF markings for a movie about the Berlin Airlift in 2002. After the movie it spent many years in open storage until scrapped at North Weald, Essex, England in 2015.

Built in 1957 and here still in basic Northwest Airlines livery where it was N291. Operated by Transair until exported as N8852 and seen as such at Winnipeg (CYWG) in October 1970 prior to delivery. Registered to F M Enterprises of Glendale/CA by July 1973 and scrapped post-1984.