More information on this caravelle N1001U and the operator, Aero Service Corporation, can be found HERE...

The above info is by Aerotransport.org 'ATDB Online' (IATA code ARG refers to Walnut Ridge,AR)

Nordair history-
1947: Formed from a merger of Boreal Airways and Mont Laurier Aviation, Montreal Québec.
1957: Became subsidiary of Maritime Central Airways.
c.1985: Acquired by Canadian Pacific Air Lines.
[http://aerofiles.com/airlines-nz.html]

Sam Warren forwarded me the link in August 2009:

Olav 'Propfreak' suggested: "..seems to be c/n 18895, HK-3133X, ex ZS-DYP, ZS-SBD, EL-AIZ, N95GS according to ATDB. ->HK-3133X on Airliners.net
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The nosewheeldoor shows '905', which makes it McDonnell-Douglas DC-9-15 N95S (c/n 47205); it was manufactured 03Jan68 by Douglas and was at some date scrapped at Ardmore,OK (KADM).
Source: www.southernairways.org

Southern Airways began its life operating Douglas DC-3 aircraft on a route system which covered the south-central portion of the U.S. By 1968, Southern's route system extended from its most northerly stop at the Bristol-Kingsport-Johnson City (Tri-Cities regional) airport in Tennessee southward to its most southerly points at New Orleans and Jacksonville, Florida. The westward boundaries of Southern's route system were marked by Baton Rouge and Monroe, Louisiana. Routes extended eastward to the Atlantic Ocean at Myrtle Beach and Charleston, South Carolina.
Southern began acquiring 40-passenger Martin 4-0-4 piston airliners secondhand from Eastern Air Lines in 1961, and its final DC-3 retired in 1967. The airline began acquiring 65-75 passenger Douglas DC-9-10 fanjets in 1967 and 85-95 passenger DC-9-30 fanjets in 1969. Some of these were bought new from the manufacturer. Southern did not operate turboprop aircraft as a transition from propeller equipment to pure jets, as many other airlines did. Instead, like Trans World Airlines, it moved directly from piston-engined equipment to jets. However, by the time of the merger with North Central, Southern had replaced its Martins with a small fleet of 19-passenger Fairchild Metro II turboprop commuter airliners.
By the late 1970s, Southern Airways had begun to experience difficulties. Two fatal accidents (Southern Airways Flight 932 November 14, 1970 and Southern Airways Flight 242 April 4, 1977) blighted the airline's otherwise excellent safety record. Improved highways and an increasing willingness among airline passengers to drive to airports farther away for more convenient flights made many of Southern's routes obsolete. With dramatic increases in the price of jet fuel in the 1970s, operation of many of Southern's routes was no longer cost-effective.
On 1 July 1979, Southern merged with North Central Airlines to form Republic Airlines and the "Route of the Aristocrats" came to an end.
[Source: WIKIPEDIA]

Southern Airways employees website

See also my gallery of AIRLINES REMEMBERED

Nigel Aylmer sent me this image of tired iron, two airlines with their histories still reverberating through the airline industry: Pan Am and Braniff. I remember them well: Pan Am and Braniff, both have enjoyed restarts after their initial demise. And went belly up again..
N410BN represents Braniff here, a Boeing 727-227 with c/n 20608/891; see Airliners.net

I mistook N410BN to be a former Braniff airliner, but Stefan Krause set me straight:
"The N410BN that www.aerotransport.org refers to first, is B727-227 c/n 20608, originally delivered to Braniff (27 is Braniff customer code). It went on to American as N716AA later, but that is co-incidental.

The N410BN pictured above was not operated by or in any way related to Braniff Int'l. It is a former AA plane, delivered new to them.
The N410BN in the picture isc/n 21687 B727-223 (23 being AA customer code), originally delivered to American as N875AA. It was later registered to Ascend Air as N410BN. There are five more with N4xxBN registrations, shown as registered for Ascend Air on www.aerotransport.org.
I have not digged deeper into Ascend Air, but I recall they prepared to get various aircraft; some of which were operated, but others ended up in San Bernardino. All being ex American Airlines aircraft - some of which are still there today: saw some in 2007 there!
Various B727s were registered to NxxxBN registrations around 2000 and operated in executive schemes for sports or private charters. I never figured out what the resemblance to Braniff both in the registrations or the color scheme was, other than assume there is an ex Braniff employee behind this or similar?"

Steven Smith wrote:
"The logo above the sign on the ACT/CPT Boeing nose is from ERAU: Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. It is an early logo from 1926. ERAU moved from Miami up to Daytona Beach (KDAB).
Miami (KMIA) was the dumping ground for old jets (plus 2 and 4 engine props) in the 1950's/60's/70's/80's. The north west corner of the airport was the final resting place of many Boeing, Douglas, MacDD, Lockheed, Convair and Martin types.. Some surplus, many flown up from S.America for repairs and some bank repossessions.
KMIA not being a "formal" scrapyard like KMHV or KDMA, the Miami airport got creative when it came to 'disposal' of scrap. If a flight school could haul it away, it was most likely for free.
Tonnes of tin (scrap), found a spot at the George T. Baker Aviation School on NW 42nd Avenue. http://www.airliners.net/open.file/0501349/L/
Where this Boeing nose came from is a good question. Maybe some one on the staff at ERAU might know..?"

Ron Mak sent me these photos, taken in July 2008 at Caticlan-Boracay (Philippines); it suffered some damage after a landing gone wrong... It abandoned the runway and broke the nosegear plus suffered some additional damage in the proces. It is seen here parked awaiting repairs.

Ron Mak sent this vintage airliner, taken recently (2010):

"Taken at DMIA Clark from the atc tower, with in the background a Fokker F.27 59--0259 of the Philippine air force. This is PK-YGZ B727-31 of TRI-M.G.
Intra Asia Airlines operates cargo flight from DMIA-Clark to Mactan Cebu in the early hours of the day, 6x a week, for Pacific East Asia Cargo, which doesn't have aircraft of their own any more."

Ron also added the following history:
Boeing B727-31 c/n 20112
f/f 14-04-1969
N7890 Trans World Airlines del 01-05-1969,
Gulf Air bt 03-12-86.
Jet East Inc bt 11-08-1988,
Gulf Air Inc lsd 11-081988.
N250NE Gulf Air Inc rr 05-89.
Express One International tfd 06-89, cvtd to B727-31F 08-1990.
OO-DHO Eurolease NV bt 01-10-1990,
European Air Transport lsd 15-11-1990.
European Air Transport bt 18-07-1995.
DHL Worldwide Express lsd 18-07-1995
European Air Transport ret 04-2002
Wfu and stored at Lasham U.K
Dlvd on ..Aug03 to TRI-M.G
(Source: o.a TAHS, Jet Airliner Production List, Volume 1, Boeing)

Following history as per www.aerotransport.org