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From a 1986 OAG:
LAX-HNL GM911 10:30am-1:00pm L10 ExMonWedSun
SFO-HNL GM905 10:45am-1:15pm L10 ThuFriSatOnly
SFO-OGG GM921 9:30am-11:30am L10 MonSatOnly
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Don't forget TWA!
Didn't know about Air America though. Good one!
Here's an odd one from mid-eighties OAGs ~
What airline provided scheduled though short lived 747 service between Dallas and St. Louis? (Hint: It wasn't American and its 747s were powered by GE engines)
Didn't know about Air America though. Good one!
Here's an odd one from mid-eighties OAGs ~
What airline provided scheduled though short lived 747 service between Dallas and St. Louis? (Hint: It wasn't American and its 747s were powered by GE engines)
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Also in that group would be Air America (IATA code GM). They operated scheduled service with L-1011s between Hawaii and the mainland in the late 80s.
From a 1986 OAG:
LAX-HNL GM911 10:30am-1:00pm L10 ExMonWedSun
SFO-HNL GM905 10:45am-1:15pm L10 ThuFriSatOnly
SFO-OGG GM921 9:30am-11:30am L10 MonSatOnly
From a 1986 OAG:
LAX-HNL GM911 10:30am-1:00pm L10 ExMonWedSun
SFO-HNL GM905 10:45am-1:15pm L10 ThuFriSatOnly
SFO-OGG GM921 9:30am-11:30am L10 MonSatOnly
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It was TWA.
So far as I know, Eastern never served Hawaii.
So far as I know, Eastern never served Hawaii.
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From February 1985:
STL-DFW TV1 8:30am-10:15am 747 SatOnly
DFW-STL TV2 8:30am-10:00am 747 SunOnly
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I always wanted to book a flight on that 747 service between DFW and STL, but unfortunately just never got around to it in time.
Alright - how bout this:
Name three Asian airlines that operated the Convair 880
How about two more that operated the Convair 990
Alright - how bout this:
Name three Asian airlines that operated the Convair 880
How about two more that operated the Convair 990
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I miss it and heard wonderful things about the international product which I was never able to expierence
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990s: Cathay Pacific and Garuda Indonesia
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You're right on the 880s and Garuda. Cathay never flew the 990 though.
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Okay... here are a few.
1. Midway Airlines was the first jet carrier to begin operations following airline deregulation. What were the first three airports it served from Midway Airport back in 1979?
2. What airline, which operated from 1981 to 1987, used the slogan: "That Personal Touch" and which airline was it acquired by?
3. What was the first city outside the state of California to see scheduled service by Air California?
4. Pride Air, created by former Continental Airlines employees, operated a fleet of 727 jets from which hub city for it's brief existance back in 1984?
5. The original Frontier Airlines created and operated a low-fare, non-union subsidiary operating 727 jets during 1984/1985. What was the name of this subsidiary?
1. Midway Airlines was the first jet carrier to begin operations following airline deregulation. What were the first three airports it served from Midway Airport back in 1979?
2. What airline, which operated from 1981 to 1987, used the slogan: "That Personal Touch" and which airline was it acquired by?
3. What was the first city outside the state of California to see scheduled service by Air California?
4. Pride Air, created by former Continental Airlines employees, operated a fleet of 727 jets from which hub city for it's brief existance back in 1984?
5. The original Frontier Airlines created and operated a low-fare, non-union subsidiary operating 727 jets during 1984/1985. What was the name of this subsidiary?
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4. Pride Air, created by former Continental Airlines employees, operated a fleet of 727 jets from which hub city for it's brief existance back in 1984?
5. The original Frontier Airlines created and operated a low-fare, non-union subsidiary operating 727 jets during 1984/1985. What was the name of this subsidiary?
5. The original Frontier Airlines created and operated a low-fare, non-union subsidiary operating 727 jets during 1984/1985. What was the name of this subsidiary?
Pride Air was based in New Orleans, but I'm pretty sure they were operating in 1986 or 1985. I was booked to fly with them one night LAX-SAN but my connecting flight was late.
The Frontier subsidiary was called Frontier Horizon and flew ex-AA 727-100s.