Lockheed L-1011 TriStar Rich International
Lockheed L-1011 TriStar 1 (L-1011-385-1) - Rich International - N319EA (MSN 193A-1040) - Miami International Airport (MIA) - 1994.
Lockheed L-1011 TriStar 1 (L-1011-385-1) - Rich International - N319EA (MSN 193A-1040) - Miami International Airport (MIA) - 1994.
Rich International Airways was a US airline, founded in 1969 as a supplemental cargo carrier operating charter services. It was based at Miami International Airport and commenced operations with Curtiss C-46 Commando and Beechcraft Model 18 propliners to destinations in the Caribbean. In 1982, the airline started passenger flights to Hawaii and Europe and from 1991 Rich International operated a total of fourteen Lockheed TriStars, mostly L-1011-1s. The airline suspended operations in 1996.
The aircraft on the picture, MSN 193A-1040, was delivered to Eastern Airlines in August 1973 as N319EA and became part of the Rich International fleet in December 1992. From early 1999, it was operated by Orient Thai Airlines and from June 2000 by Tradewinds Airlines. In 2002, the aircraft was broken up at Greensboro.
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