Here I take a day off to drive down to Denali and watch some football (Broncos beat K.C.!) and look what I miss! It's always interesting and entertaining to read and enjoy the exchange of information on this thread. Thank you one and all!

Between working on a 60000+ word trip report, delivering neighbors to the airport, dealing with wildlife issues in and around my cabin (a moose temporarily took up residence in my drive and would not allow me to get to my truck) and now jury duty, I've been busy - but not so busy that I couldn't come up with a few more questions for this thread. Thanks again to jlemon for all of his hard work in coming up with new questions over the past four or five weeks. ^^

Welcome to any and all new participants! As always, please limit your answers to two or three questions at a time so that others may also have a chance to participate.


The following 10 questions are based upon schedules published in a 1966 International OAG

1. Name the three airlines that operated Convair 880s between Hong Kong and Taipei A N S W E R E D

2. What was the only airline operating scheduled DC-9 flights to/from Africa? As an added bonus, what three cities were served by those DC-9s? (Hint: They were in northern Africa) A N S W E R E D

3. SAS operated one stop DC-8 service between Copenhagen and Los Angeles. Where did that flight make an enroute stop? A N S W E R E D

4. Name the seven airlines that operated scheduled Comet service to/from London Heathrow. A N S W E R E D

5. What was Korean Air Lines’ only international route from Seoul? What type of aircraft did they use?

6. This west Asian airline offered the only scheduled jet service from Shanghai and Canton, China. What airline was it? Added bonus if you can say where it flew to.

7. Name the three airlines that operated Convair 990s into Rio de Janeiro.

8. Name the two airlines that operated Caravelles from Rio de Janeiro

9. This African airline offered nonstop Bristol Brittania flights between this west African city and London, Heathrow.

10. Beirut was a bit of a hotbed for Boeing 720B services. Name the four airlines that served Beirut with the 720B.
(Still looking for two more airlines...)

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11. What well known South American airline’s acronym loosely translates into Rio Grande Airlines?

12. What U.S. passenger airline only operated its L-188 Lockheed Electras for cargo, not passengers? A N S W E R E D

13. What made the 707-420 different? Name five airlines that ordered it. PARTIALLY A N S W E R E D
(The difference has been established, and we know that BOAC and Air India flew the -400s. We need three more airlines...)

14. Which major U.S. airline ordered Boeing 720s before it ordered 707s? PARTIALLY A N S W E R E D
(Western has been acknowledged as one of the airlines. There's one more...)

15. This jet airplane was originally named the “Skylark”. What better known name was it later given? A N S W E R E D
(What was another pre-production name given to the 880?)

16. In 1977 this became the first airliner to carry over one billion passengers.

17. What was advertised as “The Most Exclusive Address in The Sky”? What was the address? A N S W E R E D

18. This aircraft’s prototype was known as the “367-80”. What was this aircraft better known as? A N S W E R E D

19. What airline was the world’s largest operator of Boeing 727-200s?

20. How did the Convair 240 get its name? i.e. What did the “240” represent? A N S W E R E D

The following 10 questions are based upon schedules published in a 1970 North American OAG

21. What was Allegheny Airlines' only international route? A N S W E R E D

22. Name the seven U.S. airlines that flew between the U.S. and Mexico A N S W E R E D

23. Even though Guadalajara is Mexico’s 2nd largest city, it had only three flights – one each – to three different cities in the United States. Each of these flights was operated by a different airline with different types of equipment. Identify the airlines, the routes and the aircraft used.

24. What was different and unique about Braniff’s original factory delivered 707s?

25. What was the only airline serving Hobbs, New Mexico A N S W E R E D

26. What was Pacific Western Airlines’ only international route? A N S W E R E D

27. While Anchorage was a major refueling point for international flights between Europe and Asia, only two airlines operated international flights from Fairbanks. Identify the airlines and the routes flown.

28. In 1957 this team bought a commercial airliner direct from the manufacturer and became first in baseball team history to own their own airliner to transport the team. What team was it and what kind of airliner was it? A N S W E R E D

29. Although only three Canadian airlines served the U.S. in 1970, nine U.S. airlines served Canada. Identify the nine U.S. airlines. A N S W E R E D

30. Pan American operated a single daily flight from New Orleans. Where did it fly to and what type of equipment was used? A N S W E R E D