Airlines that no longer operate to JFK

[Delta777LR]

From what I can think of

Air Comet A310/A340
Malev 762/763
Tarom A310
CSA A310
Aerolineas Argentina A342
TAP A340
Ghana Airways DC10
Varig MD11/DC10
VASP MD11
Ecuartorania DC10/A310
Corsair 743/747SP
Gulf Air A340

Cargo Airlines:
Singapore Cargo 744F
JAL Cargo 744F/742F
China Eastern Cargo MD11
Royal Jordanian Cargo A310F
Polar Air Cargo 742/744
NWA Cargo 742

Anything else can think of more?

[sporky]

Do the airlines have to still be operating and just not flying to JFK anymore? For example, Pan Am comes to mind.

-Tad

[gonzalu]

What about TWA? Did Eastern EVER fly a plane into JFK? ;-)

[lijk604]

Braniff - DC8
Saeta - A310
Olympic - B747 & A340
Tower - B747
Zoom - B767
America West - B757
Sabena - A310 / A340

[megatop412]

Air South
Sunworld
National(new and old)
BWIA
Air Afrique
MNG Cargo
Royal Jordanian Cargo-707

that's all I can think of at work. when I get home I can watch the most excellent DVD "Classic JFK" I picked up at Airliners 2010. There's a whole bunch of carriers on there like TIA, really, this thread could go on for quite a while

[lijk604]

a few more I remembered...
Biman Bangladesh - DC-10-30
Israir B767-300
TransMeridian B757-200

[AirtrafficController]

Aeromar B757-200/B767-200/300
Air Tahiti Nui A340-300
Maxjet B767-200
Varig Log DC-10
Swissair MD-11
Gemini Air Cargo MD-11
Sabena A330-300
Air Luxor A330-200
VG Airlines A330-200
Pace Airlines B757-200

Mexicana A318/A319
Universal Airlines B767-300
Luada B767-300
Delta Express B737-200

[Ari707]

Eastern did fly to JFK, (I flew them JFK-MCO-JFK L1011)
Viasa DC-10
Air Afrique DC-10 & A310
Carnival B727 & A300
Key B727 & DC10
Ransome DH 6, DH7
SAS B747-200
Sabina B747-200, 300, A310
Olympic B747-200 & A340
TAP L1011, A310
VARIG 747-200, 300 DC10, MD11
Trans Brasil B767
Equadorian B707

I will try to think of some more.

[megatop412]

We are starting to repeat ourselves here.

[Zee71]

Some of the ones I recall when I use to work at JFK while attending college.

- Capitol Airlines
- Northwest Orient (Cargo)
- Condor (DC-10)
- Laker Airways
- Transamerica
- Seaboard World (Cargo)
- Flying Tigers (Cargo)

[Speedbagel_001]

Some of the ones I recall when I use to work at JFK while attending college.

- Capitol Airlines
- Northwest Orient (Cargo)
- Condor (DC-10)
- Laker Airways
- Transamerica
- Seaboard World (Cargo)
- Flying Tigers (Cargo)

I loved seeing Laker DC-10s. I even built a 1/144 scale model of it when I was a kid. Gotta check and see if I still have it. The Laker 'Skytrain' was awesome!

[DHG750R]

I have an obscure one... LaTur. They operated MD83's on charters JFK-CUN and JFK-PVR
We (Piedmont) did all the handling for them. Great group of folks .. good times

1590356

[NLovis]

Polar Air Cargo 747-100. They operated -100's
Evergreen International Airlines 747-100, DC-9, DC-8

[Idlewild]

Empire
Air New England
Arista
Zantop (?)
Montana Austria
Swissair
Tower Air
Metro Air
LTU (does this count? the Air Berlin thing)
New York Airways (helicopters)
Spantax
Air Florida
Aero Peru
Tarom
Allegheny & Allegheny Commuter
Dominicana
Air Haiti
A cargo airline which ran Brittanias in the early 1980's (I forget the name)
MGM Grand Air
Capital
Air Panama
Mexicana
BWIA
much, much more....

[JetBlueAirwaysFan]

Continental (Before UA merger)

[Art at ISP]

Eastern had their own terminal at JFK which stood where Terminal 1 now stands. Terminal 2 was originally used by Northeast Northwest and Braniff if I am not mistaken, as well as Western.
Also don't confuse Northeast with Northeastern, the LCC which flew DC8's and early A300's. Northeast was the home of the Yellowbird.

[727C47]

Champion Air 727s (03-04).Loftleider Cl-44s (early to late 60s), Eastern flew everything from the Electra to the 747 at JFK,Modern Air CV990s(mid 70's,that was a Modern Air990 at the climax of Dog Day Afternoon filmed at JFK in '75),ONA DC8s,DC-10s, bye bye in the late 70's,Airlift,707,DC8,and 727,always dirty,through the mid 70's, Pilgrim ,Twin Otters, the freight outfit flew CL44s not Britannia's they are close cousins, an Argentine outfit AER,flew CL44s into the early 80's at JFK, Air Guyana had the last scheduled pax 707 into JFK in the 80's,and the only scheduled TU154,TMA Lebanon.707s,and 747s, freight,about all of the exotic ones I can think of right now,more will surely come to mind. Champion's 727s were the last scheduled pax 727s into Kennedy, my eyes misted up the first time I flew the Canarsie approach and flew over my old sod South Ozone Park in the 727,talk about dreams coming true !!!

[Jonesbeach]

Don't forget Eos.

[727C47]

hey i stand corrected, a company called redcoat,a British air cargo company made the occasional sortie into JFK into the early 80's,flying Britannia freighters,have to love airliners.net

[JHNA57]

Reading this thread make one a little teary eyed and reminiscing on the "good old days".
The reality of time passing really comes when you realize that Eastern Airlines ceased operations 20 years ago yesterday (January 18, 1991).

[ISP Pilot]

Nigeria Airways DC-10
Trans Caribbean Airways DC-8
ALM MD-82
Iran Air 707 & 747SP
Independence Air CRJ-200

[Zee71]

Here's another.....Song

[727C47]

Nigeria Airways DC-10
Trans Caribbean Airways DC-8
ALM MD-82
Iran Air 707 & 747SP
Independence Air CRJ-200

trans caribbean ,when i was a young kid i loved their blue DC8s and 727s with the orange palm tree on the tail !!! good one !!! also NYA BoeingVertol 107s,and whoever that outfit was in the 70's that flew DeHavilland Heron's,4 engine piston,inline engines,commuters into and out of JFK.

[Speedbird1]

Thanks for the memories. I went out with my friend to JFK every Sat. in the days before high security to see most of the airlines mentioned. We wandered around JFK all day standing by terminal fences and sitting by runways. The best spots were at the far end of Rwy 31R by "WW"/"A" where aircraft turned-off the runway and Rockaway Blvd by 22L. And yes, the PanAm Roof was the creme de la Creme for spotters.

[727C47]

i remember watching Pan Am cargo 747s launching late night in the 70's,(wee hours),on Rockaway by the 22's,during my misspent youth,they used to light the vertical stab ,and that beautiful PAA blue ball would stand out along with CARGO in black lettering.then that wonderful bumblebee hum of those JT9Ds at max power,then the sight of the beacon,and twin tail lights levitating near the far end,climbing into that dark night ,heading to Europe,Asia,Africa, ports exotic and unknown,and my hopes,my dreams rode with them.

[narcissus]

Finnair MD11?