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Old Nov 20, 2015, 8:46 pm
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jlemon
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And at long last, here's my latest batch of quiz items. All concern scheduled passenger airline operations except where noted.

As always, please limit your answers to two or, at most, three items at a time so all may participate.

Many Thanks!

General Quiz Items.....

1. Identify the only turboprop aircraft type ever operated in scheduled passenger service between San Francisco (SFO) and Honolulu (HNL). Also name the air carrier which operated this equipment on the route. ANSWERED

2. At one point, the three letter code for this aircraft type in the OAG was "FJF". Identify the aircraft. ANSWERED

3. This all cargo airline made the following statement in a print ad: "FOR RENT: UNFURN. ROOM, 10,642 CUBIC FT., IMMED. OCCUPANCY. So why ship your freight with a passenger airline? Cargo is beneath them." Name this air cargo air carrier and identify the aircraft type keeping in mind the volume in cubic feet stated above. ANSWERED

4. Delta operated two different turboprop types over the years with these aircraft performing very different missions. Identify both as well as their different missions. And please be precise when naming these types with regard to their model numbers. ANSWERED

5. Western Airlines was a prolific DC-10-10 operator. Why did they elect to operate DC-10-30 aircraft? ANSWERED

6. Over the years, a number of airlines have operated jet service into Burbank Airport (BUR, now Bob Hope Airport) that now no longer do so. Some air carriers merged with other airlines, other airlines pulled their mainline service from BUR and a number of carriers simply went out of business. One airline that no longer operates mainline jet service into BUR is United (with UA actually operating B767-200 aircraft nonstop BUR-ORD back in the mid 1980's). I've identified at least seventeen (17) other airlines that operated jet equipment into BUR in the past but now no longer do so for whatever reason. Name as many of these air carriers as you can. Mostly answered - still looking for at least two more airlines. See post #7857 for a list of the correctly identified air carriers

Quiz Items from the 1940's, 1950's and 1960's.....

7. In 1948, Continental was operating a daily flight with Douglas DC-3 equipment from Denver to San Antonio. This flight made no less than ten (10) intermediate stops en route. Identify them all in the order in which they were made. ANSWERED

8. It's 1951 and you are in Vancouver, B.C. preparing to board the weekly Canadian Pacific flight to Tokyo. The Captain walks by and you take this opportunity to ask him a question as you understand there is technical stop en route but you are unsure of the location. He thanks you for your interest and then tells you. Identify where your flight will be making this technical stop. And for bonus points, name the aircraft type you'll be flying on. ANSWERED

9. In 1953, United Airlines was flying into five airports which were all located on islands. Name all five. ANSWERED

10. It's 1962 and you are in Oakland. You need to travel to San Diego first thing in the morning and discover there is a flight leaving OAK at 7:00am that arrives SAN at 9:05am. This flight makes one intermediate stop en route. Identify the airline you'll be flying on, the intermediate stop and the aircraft type. ANSWERED

11. In 1963, this U.S. air carrier billed itself as being "THE NATION'S MOST PROGRESSIVE AIRLINE". Name this air carrier. ANSWERED

12. In 1964, Eastern Provincial Airways was operating only one aircraft type on its routes in eastern Canada. Identify this equipment. ANSWERED

13. In 1967, this airline was operating service twice a week from Montego Bay (MBJ) to Mexico City (MEX) with a four engine jet. This flight made two intermediate stops en route. Name the air carrier as well as the two stops in the order in which they were made and also identify the aircraft. ANSWERED.

14. Also in 1967, only one airline was offering international service from Corpus Christi (CRP) with a nonstop flight operated three days a week. Identify the airline, the international destination and the equipment operated on the route. ANSWERED

15. And speaking of international service in 1967 from the U.S., only one air carrier was flying nonstop from Miami (MIA) to Cozumel (CZM) at this time. Name the airline and the aircraft. ANSWERED

16. It's still 1967 and you are in St. Louis. You need to travel to Boston. Now you could take a nonstop....but then you discover an interesting multistop flight which departs STL at the civilized time of 10:20am and arrives in BOS at 5:48pm....which will give you plenty of time to get ready for a late dinner with friends. This flight makes five intermediate stops en route. Name the air carrier you'll be flying on, all five stops in the order in which they were made and the aircraft type. ANSWERED

17. Now it's 1968 and you are in Phoenix. You've just landed a consulting contract with B.C. Hydro and thus must fly to Vancouver, B.C. for a meeting with this electricity producer. Much to your surprise, you find there is a direct flight from PHX to YVR that makes three intermediate stops en route. Identify the airline, the three stops in the order in which they were made and the equipment. ANSWERED

18. Your first meeting with B.C. Hydro as a consultant has gone extremely well. However, they want you to travel as soon as possible to a project site located in Hudson's Hope, B.C., which is a place you've never even heard of. "Good Lord!", you exclaim, "How the heck am I supposed to get there?!" The answer is surprising: "No problem," says the B.C. Hydro Project Manager, "We already have arrangements in place with an airline for scheduled nonstop service three days a week from Vancouver. In fact, these flights appear in their timetable, although you must be on official B.C. Hydro business in order to travel on the service". Interesting! So what airline and aircraft type will you be flying on? ANSWERED

19. In 1969, Western Airlines was serving nine (9) destinations in Alaska. Name them all. ANSWERED

20. Speaking of 1969, you are back in St. Louis and you need to travel to Providence, R.I. There appears to be no nonstop service (which you really are not interested in)....but there is an interesting multistop flight which departs STL at 1:55pm and arrives PVD at 8:10pm with five stops being made en route. Identify the air carrier you'll be flying on, all five stops in the order in which they were made and the equipment. ANSWERED

To Be Continued.....With Quiz Items From The 1970's, 1980's And 1990's.....

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