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Old Sep 8, 2015, 7:52 pm
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Originally Posted by jlemon
5. After an entertaining couple of days in the City of Angels, we’ll fly across the country to New York City, which as you know is served by three airports – two of them capable of handling transcon flights. Two airlines operate all economy class configured widebodied aircraft, each offering nicely discounted fares. Identify each airline and the aircraft it operates between Los Angeles and New York.

Let's go with Capitol Air operating LAX-JFK and World Airways flying LAX-EWR.

Now I think Capitol Air was better known for operating Super DC-8 aircraft; however, at this time the equipment they operated on the route may have been a DC-10.

And as for World, I believe the equipment was the same type of aircraft: the DC-10.

Correct! Capitol operated two daily nonstops to JFK - one a DC-8-61 and the other a DC-10-10. World countered with a single DC-10-30 into EWR.

12. Three airlines serve the Salt Lake City to Phoenix market – all of them offering flights operated with 727s. Only one of the airlines operates its flight with a 727-100 series aircraft. Which airline is it?

12. Definitely wild guess time: Wien Air Alaska. Southbound routing flown with the B727-100 may have been ANC-SEA-BOI-SLC-PHX.

Good guess. Wien it was, departing Salt Lake City each day at 11:40am, arriving Phoenix at 1:00pm. The routing is as described above but with the addition of Fairbanks as the starting point.
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