15. What was the first airline to operate a 747 on a US domestic flight? What route was it?
Per jrl767: (Since it's not National) Okay - how about Eastern - same route?
PerJoeDTW: TWA, on LAX-JFK on 25 Feb 1970.
AA added 747 service on the same route on 2 Mar 1970, using 747s leased from Pan Am.
Pan Am also offered to lease 747s to United to enable UA to start 747 service early, but UA chose to wait until July 1970, when the first of their own aircraft was delivered.
Right on, Joe! (And nice try, J!) I don't believe National inaugurated 747 service until later in the year - October, I believe on the MIA-JFK route. And I think Continental may have inaugurated service with their 747 before United... Anybody know for sure?