A great number of airlines and air forces from several countries included the Douglas DC-6 in their fleets at some point in time. Today most DC-6s are inactive, stored, or preserved in museums; although a number are still flying in northern bush operations in Alaska and Canada, while several are based in Europe and a few other DC-6s are still in operation for small carriers in South America.
Below are listed known operators of this airplane, both past and present (♠ indicate Original operators).
Civil operators
- Brothers Air Service (BASCO) [1]
- Aerolíneas Argentinas [1]
- Aerolineas Ini y Cia [1]
- Aerotransportes Litoral Argentino (ALA) [1]
- Austral [1]
- Flota Aérea Mercante Argentina (FAMA) ♠ [1]
- Australian National Airlines (ANA) ♠ [1]
- Ansett-ANA [1]
- British Commonwealth Pacific Airlines [1]
- Trans Australia Airlines [1]
- Belgian International Air Services [1]
- Delta Air Transport
- Inair [1]
- Sabena ♠ [1]
- Sobelair [1]
- Transpommair [1]
- Lloyd Aereo Boliviano [1]
- SAVCO (Servicios Aereos Virgen de Copacabna) [1]
- Buffalo Airways
- Canadian Pacific Air Lines ♠ [1]
- CP Air [1]
- Maritime Central Airways ♠ [1]
- Nordair [1]
- Pacific Western [1]
- Transair [1]
- Wardair Canada [1]
- ALFA Chile - Aerolineas Flecha Austral
- Lineas Aereas del Cobre ( Ladeco) [1]
- Lineas Aerea Nacional de Chile ( LAN Chile) ♠ [1]
- Lineas Aereas Sud Americana (LASA)
- Solastral
- Taxpa - Taxis Aereos del Pacifico
- Transglobal
- Aerovias Condor de Colombia [1]
- Aerocosta [1]
- Lineas Aereos Taxader [1]
- Rutas Aereas Soceidad Aerea Medellin [1]
- Tampa Cargo
- Lineas Aereas Costarricenses (LACSA) [1]
- Transportes Aereos de Integracion (TAISAP) [1]
- Nordair [1]
- Sterling Airways [1]
- Aeromaritime d'Affretement [1]
- Agile Azur [1]
- Air France [1]
- Air Inter [1]
- Airnautic [1]
- Compagnie de Transports Aeriens Intercontinentaux (TAI) ♠ [1]
- Trans-Union [1]
- Union Aéromaritime de Transport (UAT) ♠ [1]
- ADSA [1]
- Alitalia ♠ [1]
- Linee Aeree Italiane (LAI) ♠ [1]
- Societa Aerea Mediterranea (SAM) [1]
- Aerocarga [1]
- Aeronaves de Mexico [1]
- Aeromexico
- Guest Aerovias Mexico [1]
- Mexicana de Aviación ♠ [1]
- SAESA [1]
- Tasman Empire Airways (TEAL) [1]
- Aerovías Panamá [1]
- Aero Fletes Internacionales (AFISA) [1]
- Internacional de Aviacio (Inair) [1]
- Rutas Aereas Panemenas (RAPSA) [1]
- Air Ferry [1]
- Air Atlantique, now West Atlantic; a former cargo carrier based in Coventry, England.
- British Eagle [1]
- British United Airways [1]
- Caledonian Airways [1]
- Cloudmaster [4]
- Cunard Eagle Airways [1]
- Eagle Aviation Ltd [1]
- Hunting-Clan Air Transport ♠ [1]
- Lloyd International Airways [1]
- Aaxico Airlines [1]
- Admiral Airlines [1]
- Aero Union
- Air America [1]
- Air Cargo Express
- Alaska Airlines [1]
- All American Airlines [1]
- American Airlines ♠ [1]
- ASA International [1]
- BirdAir [5]
- Braniff International Airways ♠ [1]
- Capital Airlines [1]
- Conner Airlines [1]
- Continental Airlines ♠ [1]
- Currey Air Transport [1]
- Delta Air Lines ♠ [1]
- Eastern Air Lines [1]
- Everts Air
- Flying Tiger Line ♠ [1]
- General Airways [1]
- Great Lakes Airlines ♠ [1]
- Hawaiian Airlines [1]
- Holiday Airlines (US airline) [1]
- International Airlines [1]
- Lance Air Transport [1]
- Los Angeles Air Service [1]
- Los Angeles Dodgers, Major League Baseball team, DC-6B used for one season (1961)
- Macavia International (spraying)
- Mackey Airlines [1]
- Mercer Airlines [1]
- NASA [3]
- National Airlines ♠ [1]
- North American Airlines ♠ [3]
- Northeast Airlines [1]
- Northern Air Cargo
- Northeast Airlines ♠ [1]
- Northwest Orient Airlines ♠ [3]
- Overseas National Airways ♠ [1]
- Pacific Southwest Airlines [1]
- Pan American-Grace Airways ♠ [1]
- Pan American World Airways ♠ [1]
- President Airlines [1]
- Purdue Aeronautics [1]
- Reeve Aleutian Airways [1]
- Riddle Airlines ♠ [1]
- Shamrock Air Lines [1]
- Sis-Q Flying Service (spraying)
- Slick Airways ♠ [1]
- Southern Air Transport [1]
- Span East Airlines [1]
- Standard Airways [1]
- Trans Alaskan Airlines [1]
- Trans American Airlines ♠ [1]
- Trans Caribbean Airways ♠ [1]
- Trans International Airlines [1]
- Transocean Air Lines [1]
- Twentieth Century Aircraft [1]
- United Air Lines ♠ [1]
- Universal Airlines [1]
- US Overseas Airlines [1]
- Western Airlines ♠ [1]
- Winner Airways [1]
- World Airways [1]
- Zantop Air Transport [1]
- Avensa [1]
- Rutas Aereas Nacionales (RANSA) [1]
Military operators
- Belgian Air Force (Four operated from 1960) [3]
- Italian Air Force [3] operated six former civilian aircraft from 1962 until 1981 [6]
References
Citations
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- ^ a b "SOUTH EAST ASIA 1960s-1970s - INDONESIA & DUTCH NEW GUINEA". goodall.com.au. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad Eastwood/Roach 1991, pp.169-199
- ^ "Home". thedc6.com.
- ^ "SINGAPORE and BALI 1980". goodall.com.au. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
- ^ aeroflight
Sources
- Eastwood, Tony; John Roach (1991). Piston Engine Airliner Production List. The Aviation Hobby Shop. ISBN 0-907178-37-5.
- Whittle, John A. (1971). The Douglas DC-6 and DC-7 Series. Air-Britain.