We will begin with the restating of a previous question I recently posed that remains unanswered.....
1) It has been established on this thread that both American Airlines and TWA operated nonstop flights between STL and HNL at different times over the years. Transamerica Airlines also offered service between STL and HNL with B747 equipment; however, these flights were not nonstop but direct in nature as stops were made at either DFW or at both DFW and LAX.
There was also a third airline that operated nonstop service between STL and HNL. Identify the carrier and the aircraft type used. And here's a hint: the westbound service from St. Louis to Hawaii actually originated in a city located in the eastern U.S. Identify this city for extra bonus points.
2) No less than ten (10) different airlines operated jet service from Santa Barbara (SBA) in the past. None of them currently do so now. Some operators were merged into other carriers. Others withdrew service from the market. And others simply went out of business. Identify all ten airlines and the respective jet aircraft types they operated.
3) Name three (3) U.S. based airlines that flew Honolulu (HNL) - Vancouver (YVR) nonstops. Also identify the equipment they used.
4) This airline operated nonstop service between New Orleans (MSY) and Maracaibo, Venezuela (MAR). Identify the air carrier and the aircraft type used for the service.
5) It's the summer of 1983 and you find yourself in Asuncion, Paraguay (ASU) on a Friday night with local friends celebrating the conclusion of a successful business trip. However, you need to be in New Orleans (MSY) by Monday morning for yet another business meeting. So you need to depart on Saturday morning. You have discovered that you can fly direct with no change of plane in first class from ASU to MSY; however, there are no less than four (4) en route stops. Identify the airline, the aircraft type used and all of the intermediate stops.
6) It's the winter of 1987 and you need to travel on business from Stockton, CA (SCK) to Minot, ND (MOT). Now, you really do not want to go to Minot as you know it will most likely be very cold in North Dakota! So, to take the sting out the trip, you decide you want to fly in first class on board a jet with no change of plane. What airline would you choose and what type of aircraft would you fly on? Here's a hint: this flight made two (2) intermediate stops en route. Identify these two stops for extra bonus points.
7) This Canadian airline operated a seasonal weekend nonstop service during the late winter of 1979 with a wide body aircraft from Toronto (YYZ) to Winnipeg (YWG). This flight then continued on nonstop to an international destination. Identify the airline, the aircraft type used and the name of the international destination.
8) It's the fall of 1979 and you need to make the short hop from Dallas/Ft. Worth (DFW) to Shreveport (SHV). You want to fly on jet equipment and you have your choice of two (2) airlines. Identify both air carriers and the respective aircraft they flew on this route.
Also in the fall of 1979, how many jet flights did Air Florida operate between Miami (MIA) and Key West (EYW) on a typical weekday? Also identify the jet aircraft type.
10) It's the still the fall of 1979 and you need to make the short hop from Miami (MIA) to West Palm Beach (PBI). You want to fly on a wide body aircraft and you have a choice of two (2) airlines. Identify both air carriers and the type of wide body jetliners they flew on the route.
11) It's the late summer of 1963 and you have a business meeting you must attend in San Antonio. Your present location is Manhattan. You've discovered that one airline flies direct with no change of plane from Newark (EWR) to San Antonio (SAT). And even better, this carrier offers a special first class service on board your favorite turboprop airliner. Coach service is available as well, but, of course, you'll be in the front cabin. You also like the fact there are three (3) intermediate stops en route as you love the landings and takeoffs while on board the latest version of this airplane. Identify the airline, the aircraft type, the name of the special first class service and all three intermediate stops.
12) In the spring of 1984, this airline created a hub operation in New Orleans (MSY). Nonstop flights were offered to FLL, LAS, LAX, LIT, MIA, MCI, MCO, OKC and PIE. Four (4) different jet aircraft types were flown. Identify the airline and the equipment this carrier operated.
13) What airline called their Super DC-8-63 aircraft the "Spacemaster"?
14) What airline offered "Fiesta Spaceship" service on board their wide body aircraft? Also identify the equipment.
15) Name an airline that operated BAe 146 service nonstop between Los Angeles (LAX) and Aspen (ASE).
16) Name an airline that operated DC-10 service twice a week nonstop between Miami (MIA) and Nassau (NAS).
17) It's the winter of 1976 and you've just received a phone call from an old buddy who has just purchased a 46' catamaran in Grand Turk (GDT) in the British West Indies. "So how about a little sailing adventure down here, amigo?", he asks over the phone and, of course, you're in! But how to get there? Your location is San Francisco and you need to fly in first class from SFO to MIA on Friday night in order to connect to a flight on Saturday morning that is operated with a classic prop airliner by another airline from MIA to GDT. Name both airlines and the respective aircraft types they operated on these services.
18) It's still the winter of 1976 and you've been invited to go on a skiing trip in northern New Mexico after your great sailing adventure off Grand Turk. Your location is Dallas and you need to swing by Albuquerque to pick up a good friend before you drive north to Taos. You've identified three (3) airlines that operate DFW-ABQ nonstop service. Name all three airlines and the aircraft types they flew on the route.
19) It's the spring of 1981 and you need to travel from Dallas/Ft. Worth to Milwaukee (MKE). You have your choice of two airlines operating nonstop service. Identify both airlines and type of equipment they flew on the route.
20) It's the first weekend in April in 1981 and you've been working on a project on-site in Chicago. You would really like to get away for the weekend and play golf with an old friend in Palm Springs. But you need to travel to Dallas/Ft. Worth as well for a very quick meeting concerning another upcoming project. You figure this meeting in Dallas will take no more than an hour and can be conducted at an airline lounge at DFW. So you decide to do both with the following travel conditions:
1. All of your travel will be on the same airline.
2. You would also like to travel in first class on each flight but if possible travel on different aircraft types on each leg.
3. Each leg must also be nonstop.
4. Your route of flight must be ORD to PSP to DFW to ORD.
5. You need to leave on Saturday morning and be back in Chicago by late Sunday night after staying in Palm Springs on Saturday night.
What airline would you travel on? Also identify the three (3) different aircraft types by leg.
Good Morning All!
Hats off to the good people of Great Britain in general and London in particular with regard to the complete success of the Olympic games! Very well done! ^ :-: ^
And with that, the above questions in bold remain unanswered.....