Northern Air Cargo has retired its last 1950s-era DC-6 airplane with employees gathering on the east ramp at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport on 30 September to greet the last cargo flight of a Douglas DC-6 aircraft for the all cargo airline. “It is a really sad day and an historic one for this company because we have been flying these for over 40 years,” said Wallace Niles, NAC director of flight operations. One of the things that distinguished the DC-6 from other … [Read more...] about Americas : End of an era for a 40-year old DC-6