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        Asian Airlines & Aerospace has found a                 growth plans.
        magnificent cache of colour photos of the
        jet that put Cathay Pacific Airways on the             Before the CV880Ms, Cathay had a couple of
        global map.                                            Lockheed Electras and a DC-6B plying its Asian
                                                               routes.
        Thanks to the folks at the San Diego Air Space
        Museum, we are able to share with you these            The airline would acquire nine new and used
        stunning pictures of the Convair 880M.                 Convair 880s and operated them from 1962 to
                                                               1975.
        The CV880M was a four-engine medium range
        jet powered by General Electric CJ805-3B turbo-        The Convair 880 carried a typical 110 passengers
        jet engine and its size – smaller than the 707 and     and cruised at up to 990km/hr with a range of
        DC-8 – suited the fledgling airline’s then modest      4636km.
































































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