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THE TIMELINE FOR THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS IS THE LATTER HALF OF 1970
1. It’s late 1970 and 747s had been in service for less than a year. Following a thorough perusal of the relevant OAG, I have identified a total of four domestic coast to coast routes being flown at the time. Identify each of these routes and the airline(s) flying it.
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3. Identify the two shortest 747 routes being operated domestically in late 1970
PARTIALLY ANSWERED ATL-DFW has been correctly identified. We're looking for just one more route operated by an airline other than Delta...
HINT:
They were both greater than 600 miles but less than 800 miles...
HINT: Neither of these flights were operated by the "Big Three"...
4. In late 1970 Northwest Airlines operated a total of four daily flights into Anchorage from three different airports in the Continental U.S. Identify each airport and the aircraft type being used on each route.
HINT:
All of the aircraft involved had four engines...
HINT:
Northwest's Regal Imperial Service would have been offered on two of these routes...
6. As of late 1970, there were three states that had jet service from only one airline. Identify each state and the airline that provided service to that state.
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7. A thorough perusal of the schedule available to me has revealed four states that have no flights operated with 727s. Thinking about 727 operators of that time – and the cities they served - can you identify each of these four states?
PARTIALLY ANSWEREDSo far Hawaii, Mississippi and New Hampshire have been correctly identified. We're looking for just one more state...
HINT:
The missing state was the first to give women the right to vote
9. A total of five airlines offered nonstop flights between Jamaica and Miami – two from Kingston and three from Montego Bay. No single airline served both KIN and MBJ nonstop from Miami. Identify the airlines providing nonstop service in each market.
HINT:
All but one of the airlines are Caribbean based. The U.S. based airline flies the MBJ-MIA route.
10. Identify three states that had a total of 10 or less jet flights operated into or out of the state each day.
PARTIALLY ANSWEREDDelaware has been correctly identified. We're looking for just two more states.
HINT:
One state is east of the Mississippi while the other is west of it
23. Boeing’s new 747 has been in service for less than a year. As we enter the high season for Caribbean tourism, there are three destinations that are scheduled to receive nonstop 747 service from New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport. Identify each of these destinations and the airline that will be serving them with the 747.
24. In 1970 five airlines were operating jets on the short leg between Cleveland and Detroit. Identify each of the five airlines as well as the respective equipment they were operating on this route.
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GENERAL COMMERCIAL AVIATION RELATED QUESTIONS
27. What airline and airplane were featured in the 1990 movie Die Hard 2?
HINT:
Bruce Willis, Dennis Franz... Bad guys threatening all manner of unsavory things, especially towards airliners and the people on them. Now that I think about it there were two different jets in DH2. The first of them crashed spectacularly on the runway and the other almost ran over poor Bruce Willis...
30. All of the airlines in the two groups listed below operated widebodied jets. What’s the difference between the airlines in group one as opposed to the airlines in group two?
Group 1: American, Continental, Eastern, United, TWA
Group 2: Delta, National, Northwest, Pan Am, Western
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33. I was in a thrift shop the other day and I came across a DVD of this old 1970s era action flick - Whiteline Fever - starring Jan-Michael Vincent and Kay Lenz. The price was right – only $2.00 – and as an added bonus, Slim Pickens was in it. Well that settled it then! Never one to fritter away my life watching Merchant Ivory films in perpetuity, I bought the DVD and tossed it on my stack of movies to watch someday. That day came a couple nights ago. Imagine then my surprise and delight as in the opening scenes the camera panned across an airport tarmac showing a distinctive control tower with the airport’s location emblazoned down its side in large letters. As the scene unfolded further, a beautiful four engine jetliner approached from afar. The camera caught it nicely as it glided over the threshold, landed and then taxied up to the non-jetway equipped gate. Any of y’all seen this movie? Any thoughts on the airport and the airplane featured?
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38. What kind of airplane would you be flying upon if you were to visit the “Hawaiian Lounge” inflight?
HINT:
A stairway was required to access this lounge.
HINT:
It wasn't a 747.
40. What kind of airplane would you be flying upon if you were to visit the “Fujiyama Room” for cocktails and hors d’oeuvres?
HINT:
You might also be presented with a steaming hot, scented Oshibori towel during your visit
42. In early 1968, this airline installed new $33,000.00 broiler ovens and began serving steak to both First and Economy Class passengers on all of its lunch and dinner flights out of Montreal.
HINT:
All of the meal flights were longer than 500 miles...
THE ORIGINAL LISTING OF ALL 45 QUESTIONS CAN BE FOUND HERE