Quebecair DC-8's
In 1984 Quebecair, in an effort to enter the transatlantic charter market, leased two Douglas DC-8-63's. Also, in July 1985, they leased one DC-8-54F to try to enter the air cargo market.
These attempts to increase revenue were not successful and, by July of 1986, Quebecair was acquired by CP Air and the three aircraft were returned to the lessors. The two passenger aircraft would then be leased to start up charter carrier Nationair until the early 1990's.
C-GQBA and C-GQBF (photos below) were both originally delivered to Iberia in 1970, leased to Aviaco in 1981 (both airlines headquartered in Spain) and then to Arrow Air in the U.S. in 1983. Quebecair acquired both in May and November of 1984, respectively. Both aircraft would to be converted to cargo configuration and continue to fly until the early 2000's until scrapped.
C-GQBG (pictured in the issue's header) actually began life as CF-TJR, a Douglas DC-8-54F Jet Trader, (pictured below) with Air Canada in March 1966.
It was sold to United Air Leasing in March 1984 and also briefly flew for Arrow Air. Sadly, it crashed on February 15, 1992 on approach to Kano International Airport (Nigeria) while flying for MK Air Cargo d'Or of Ghana.
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