Originally Posted by
miniliq
LSU did pull it out!
Now for my excuses for the poor answers: How quickly schedules change. I was using a January 1983 OAG (assuming incorrectly that it was close enough to summer) for the answers to 2 and 3 -- Republic and Air Nevada (LW) operated nonstops between LAS and PSP, but LW was using Cessnas.
For the OKC-LAS route DL had a one-stop at DFW, and I guessed they improved the service to non-stop -- but obviously was wrong.
Number 9: Time Air was certainly the major carrier to serve Lethbridge for a long time, but later it and other carriers operating as Air Canada Express or Canadian Airlines Express also provided scheduled service. I'll try again with Air BC (ZX in 1987) operating as Air Canada Express, using a British Aerospace Jetsream 31. I might as well keep beating my head against this one. It might also be Air Georgian (currently ZX) or Integra Air, which also uses a J31 between YQL and YEG. Maybe this buckshot approach will hit something.
14) Another demonstration of the quick changes in schedule -- my source was the July 15, 1987 OAG for the AA flight ORD-TVL. So who else? How about AirCal (using 737-300S) before it was acquired by AA. I finally tracked down an AirCal timetqble for March 2, 1987 and found the answer -- ORD-SFO-SNA-TVL. I think I finally got it right. [oops -- I see cs57 already solved this one]
I will retire for the day, embarrassed and bruised, but not beaten, to look at some other questions.
And the Saints pulled it out this afternoon against Tampa! That was one heck of a game, folks!
Time to answer question 9), I think.....
And the largest turboprop ever to operate scheduled passenger service into Lethbridge, Alberta (YQL) was......the Vickers Viscount.
And the airline? Air Canada.
AC completely pulled their mainline service out of Lethbridge back around 1967. I believe the only route they were flying at the time was YQL-YYC.
However, a new airline quickly jumped into the breech with service between Lethbridge and Calgary: Lethbridge Air Service which then became Time Air.
In February of 1976, Time Air (KI) was flying eight (8) round trips every weekday YQL-YYC with a mix of Fokker F.27 and de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter turboprops.
By November of 1979, Time Air was operating ten (10) round trips every weekday YQL-YYC with a mix of Shorts 330 and DHC-6 Twin Otters.
In April of 1981, KI was flying nine (9) round trips every weekday YQL-YYC with a mix of de Havilland Canada DHC-7 Dash 7 and Shorts 330 turboprops.
By February of 1985, Time Air was down to five (5) round trips every weekday YQL-YYC with all Dash 7 service.
And in October of 1991, Time Air was now a "Canadian Partner" operator for Canadian Airlines using the CP code and flying four (4) round trips every weekday YQL-YYC with de Havilland Canada DHC-8 Dash 8 turboprops.....plus one flight a week on Friday afternoons with a Fokker F.28 Fellowship. There was also competition to contend with for the first time in many years: Air BC (ZX) was flying several round trips every weekday YQL-YYC with a mix of Dash 8 and BAe Jetstream 31 turboprops on behalf of Air Canada using the AC code.
I've always wondered why WestJet has never attempted to serve Lethbridge....however, perhaps they'll try to do so when they start operating their new Q400s under the "WestJet Encore" banner....