Lockheed L-1011 TriStar
Thailand's crazy airliner conversions: an illustrated tour
Thailand is home to a wide array of retired aircraft, many of them lovingly restored to serve as tourist attractions. We join Dirk Grothe on an extended road trip from Bangkok to Pattaya and U-Tapao to take a closer look at these colourful classics
SNAPSHOT: Retro planespotting in Rotterdam
Long-time contributor Ron Mak shares a selection of images from Rotterdam The Hague Airport, taken between 1970 and the late 1990s
Why the Lockheed L-1011 TriStar was ahead of its time
On the 51st anniversary of its entry into service, Key.Aero examines the aircraft’s revolutionary technology and considers why despite this, the trijet failed
50 years of the Lockheed L-1011 TriStar
Exactly half a century ago today, Lockheed flew its TriStar for the first time. Key.Aero charts the rise and fall of this technologically advanced trijet
Remembering the reliable TriStar
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the first flight of the Lockheed L-1011 TriStar...
TRISTAR 50TH ANNIVERSARY: LTU’s TriStars
German charter operator LTU expanded rapidly in the 1970s...
TRISTAR 50TH ANNIVERSARY: RAF TriStars
In 2014 the RAF retired its fleet of Lockheed TriStar tanker-transports...
TRISTAR 50TH ANNIVERSARY: Pan Am TriStars
Lockheed’s TriStar flew for the first time on November 16, 1970...