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1. What was the first non-U.S. airline to launch a new Boeing aircraft? What kind of aircraft was it?
5. What was the first U.S. regional airline to inaugurate jet aircraft service? What kind of aircraft was it?
For you timetable aficionados, the following questions are based upon schedules from the October 15, 1981 OAG. I reckon any diligent OAG readers should be able to come up with a good guess if not the correct answer right off the top of their heads.
13. This airline operated the only daily nonstop 747 service between Washington Dulles and Chicago.
17. This airline offered nonstop single class service aboard a DC-10 between Honolulu and Los Angeles.
1 Lufthansa. Launch customer for the Boeing 737-100.
5 Mohawk Airlines. In 1965, they were the first US regional airline to inaugurate jet service using BAC One-Elevens.
13 I'm guessing this is United.
17 I'm guessing this is World Airways operating single class DC-10s.