N905CL with Sun Land airlines
Sunland was one of those carriers that started up after deregulation. They started operations Oct 1, 1980 and lasted until the following August. Like most of the airlines that started up around that time they never made any money. They had two DC-8-30s, N904CL and N905CL. N905CL was leased from Capitol Airlines Also had DC-8-55 N916R which flew in TAE colors. They also leased a 737 from Frontier and Federal Express.
From what I can tell it's service with Sun Land was the end for N90CL's passenger operations, though other airlines leased N905CL from Capitol after Sun Land did.
Photographer of photo above is unknown. Taken Feb 1981
New York - John F. Kennedy International (Idlewild) (JFK / KJFK) USA - New York, October 21, 1980 - Howard Chaloner
The photo above was taken at the salvage yards at Las Vegas, Nevada - McCarran International (LAS) , December 1981. It has Sun Land airlines markings but it is placed in storage because the airline went under. Photo coutesy of AirNikon.
