Originally Posted by
jlemon
And here's a follow up quiz item:
At least four U.S. based airlines were interested in possibly operating the BAC One-Eleven. However, none of these air carriers actually took delivery of the type. Name these four air carriers and also explain why several of these airlines ended up not operating the iconic British twin jet.
I'll go ahead and answer this quiz item as well....
I believe the four U.S. air carriers that exhibited interest in the BAC One-Eleven were Bonanza, Frontier, Ozark and Western. It appears that Western ordered ten BAC One-Eleven twin jets but then cancelled the order. Bonanza apparently ordered three but never took delivery. It has been reported that the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) put pressure on Bonanza, Frontier and Ozark as the federal government did not want them to buy the British jet but instead acquire new U.S. made aircraft. Of course, Aloha, American, Braniff International and Mohawk were all successful with regard to their respective attempts to operate new BAC One-Eleven aircraft.....
And speaking of American, it appears that AA has finally retired their last Boeing 767-200 with a final flight apparently taking place this past Wednesday. American was primarily using these aircraft on transcon flights between JFK and LAX/SFO. The 762s have been replaced by AA on these transcons with new Airbus A321 aircraft in three class configuration.