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Old Apr 11, 2019, 9:25 am
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Originally Posted by Seat 2A



The following quiz item has a time line of the autumn of 1970

14. Working solely from schedules published in the North American edition of the OAG, I have found five different international flights into the U.S. that are each operated with a unique aircraft type that was manufactured outside of the U.S. Each flight is operated by a different foreign airline and in each case, the route is the only route into the U.S. using that aircraft type. In other words, you will find only one – not two – routes into the U.S. operated by say, a Dassault Mercure. And again, we are working only with schedules published in the North American OAG. So then, if you’re up for it, identify each of the five routes, airlines and aircraft types.
Here's what we have so far...
  1. Air France, Caravelle, Port Au Prince (PAP) to Miami (MIA) Correct! Air France AF 240 Port Au Prince (PAP) 1115a-120p L Miami (MIA) Caravelle Daily
  2. CSA Czech Airlines, IL-62, Montreal (YUL) - JFK Correct! CSA OK 598 Montreal (YUL) 210p-330p New York (JFK) IL62 Monday only
  3. BOAC, VC-10, Bermuda (BDA) - New York (JFK) Correct! BOAC BA 491 Bermuda (BDA) 745p-900p D New York (JFK) VC10 Daily
  4. Cayman Airways BAC 1-11, Grand Cayman (GCM) - Miami (MIA) Correct aircraft and routing ~ incorrect airline
  5. Mexicana, Comet 4, Guadalajara (GDL) - San Antonio (SAT) Correct! Mexicana MX 902 Guadalajara (GDL) 105p-250p San Antonio (SAT) DH-106 Comet 4 Daily
The following quiz item has a time line of the first quarter of 1973

21. The airline you usually fly between Detroit and New Orleans is on strike. So it is that you find yourself booked on a two-stop late afternoon departure. This airline utilizes an aircraft that until recently was not operated by your usual airline on the DTW-MSY route. As an added bonus, two dinners and a snack will be served along the way. Identify the airline, the two stops and the aircraft type.
It was neither Delta nor a DC-9-10
14.4 LACSA....and the aircraft may have actually been a BAC One-Eleven series 500

21. Wild guess time.....Braniff International operating a 727 with stops in Kansas City and Dallas/Fort Worth
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