Well alrighty then, let's move right on to Round II. As always, please limit your response to no more than two questions per day so that all may participate. And as always, we are looking for complete answers here. Thanks!
36. (2001) Finally! Two direct flights between Austin and Chicago’s Midway Airport! Okay, so there’s a single enroute stop but since Midway’s located on Chicago’s south side, it’s far more convenient to your business needs than O’Hare. Identify the airline, the enroute stop and aircraft type operating these flights.
37. (1975) Per schedules available in an early 1975 North American OAG, identify the easternmost, southernmost, westernmost and northernmost points in the North American region served by the Lockheed L-188 Electra. Additionally, Identify the airline that operates each flight.
38. (2001) After a month of beach combing along Mexico’s west coast, it’s time to return home to St. Louis. Imagine then your surprise and delight to learn that there’s a twice weekly nonstop flight from Puerto Vallarta direct to St. Louis! Woohoo! Book it, Danno! Identify the airline and aircraft you’ll be flying upon!
39 . (1959) You’re flying from San Francisco to San Diego aboard a flight marketed as “The Coronado” One stop will be made enroute and a continental breakfast will be served on the first leg. Identify the airline you’re flying on, the enroute stop and the aircraft type.
40 . (1959) From San Diego you’ll continue on to Dallas, Texas. There’s a well-timed departure out of Lindbergh every Friday evening offering something called Royal Cavalier Service. Hmm. Sounds nice. Let’s book it. Identify the airline and aircraft you’ll be flying upon.
41. (1995) For years you’ve enjoyed escaping the hustle and bustle of your home in Mexico City for your annual ski vacation in Vail, Colorado. The only downside is that for just as many years you’ve had to suffer the discomfort of economy class travel on Mexicana up to Denver connecting to a tiny turboprop into Eagle County Airport. At 6’5” and 230 lbs, you’d really appreciate a more spacious option. Well Seņor, that day has arrived – at least on the return flight – with a well-timed online connection offering First Class seats on both nonstop flights. Ay Chihuahua! Book it, Pedro! Identify the airline, the aircraft type and the connecting city.
43. (1965) Per schedules published in a North American OAG from early 1965, this is the longest flight operated by a propeller driven aircraft. Identify the airline, the aircraft type and the route.
44. (1995) Per schedules reflected in the North American OAG, three airlines operate scheduled flights with 747s into Miami. One airline operates its 747 in a single class configuration (Classes: TQ), one operates in a two class configuration (Classes: J/YMBH) and one in a 3 class configuration (Classes: F/C/YBQ). Identify each of the three airlines.
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46 . (1959) (The jlemon Special) Who’d have ever thought that there’d be a direct flight from Istanbul straight through to Buenos Aires? Not you! But sure enough, there is one operating every Thursday morning. Only thing is, eight stops are made enroute. Holy moly! Still, you’re up for an air tour, so you book yourself a seat. In First Class, of course. Identify the airline, all eight stops in order and the aircraft type.
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49 . (1959) You’ve had a wonderful time sailing from Bermuda to Montego Bay, Jamaica. Too bad you can’t sail home to Chicago. Fortunately, one airline operates a direct two-stop flight from Montego Bay straight through to Chicago. You won’t have to connect in Miami! Woo Hoo! Name the airline you’ll be flying, the two enroute stops in order and of course the aircraft type.
50. (1995) Mexico City is well served with flights from the Bay Area airports of San Francisco, Oakland and San Jose. San Francisco has a wide variety of nonstop or direct flights from multiple airlines. San Jose and Oakland are each served by a single airline offering direct flights to MEX. Identify each airline with direct service from SJC and OAK to MEX as well as the type of equipment each operated on its respective flights.
51. (1965) In early 1965, the plane spotting at Phoenix’s Sky Harbor International Airport is pretty good with a nice variety of jets and props coming through each day. There are however two types of jet aircraft regularly seen at your old hometown airport in Cleveland that at present are not seen in Phoenix. Identify these two aircraft types, keeping in mind that it’s early 1965.
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52. (MISC) The world’s three oldest airlines are celebrating and/or will celebrate their 100th Anniversaries in 2019/2020. Identify each airline in order of oldest to third oldest, as well as the original name of each airline when it was first formed.
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53. (1975) You need to fly from Guam to Tucson, AZ. You’ve found a routing that involves three flights – each operated by a different airline, but each utilizing the same aircraft type. On one of the flights, the aircraft is operated in an all-economy class configuration. In each case, connection time will be no more than 2 hours 15 minutes. Please identify the routing, each airline involved and the aircraft type.
The airlines we're looking for are TWA, WA and AA. The aircraft is a 707. Now then, which one flies which route?
54. (2001) For years it seems like the only places you could fly direct to out of Bangor, Maine were ex-Northeast Airlines routes down east. Things are looking up though with a new two-stop direct flight from Bangor to San Juan, Puerto Rico. Identify the airline, the enroute stops and the aircraft type to be used on this new service.
55 . (1959) You’re booked aboard a one stop flight between Montreal and Bermuda marketed per the schedule as the “Honeymoon Special” It’s a Saturday only departure which works perfectly for you and your wife who are celebrating your 8th wedding anniversary. Name the airline you’re flying upon, the enroute stop and the aircraft type.
56. (1995) You’ve just been offered a chance to join the editorial staff of Milwaukee based Kalmbach Publishing, publishers of your favorite monthly periodical, Trains Magazine. First however, you’ll have to fly to Milwaukee for an interview. From your home in Salt Lake City, you’re surprised to find that no airline offers nonstop flights to Milwaukee. In fact, only one airline even offers direct flights with two almost daily departures. You book a seat on the afternoon flight. Identify the airline, the two enroute stops and the aircraft type.
57. (1965) You’ve been working with the New York State Board of Licensing for three years now and finally you get your first travel assignment – a convention to be held in Indianapolis next month. Flying out of Albany, you’re expecting to have to make a connection somewhere along the way, so you’re pleased to discover that there’s a five stop milk run serving this route each day. Oh goody! You do love a good milk-run! Identify the airline and aircraft you’ll be flying upon, as well as the five intermediate stops in order.
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60. (1995) Both before and after deregulation,airlines varied greatly on seating, inflight lounges, etc. throughout the plane. Some airlines offered First Class legroom while others packed in the seats. When I worked at Frontier our First Class legroom configured 737-200s were outfitted with 106 seats. By contrast, America West's all Y Class 737-200s had 120 seats. Identify the U.S. airline that operated scheduled flights with a 737-200 outfitted with just 72 seats.
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61. (1975) You need to fly from San Juan, PR to Boston. Both of the nonstop flights are sold out but there is a single daily one-stop direct flight that does have space in both First Class and Coach. First Class, please. The flight also has an equipment change at the enroute stopover point. Identify the airline, the routing and the two aircraft types employed on this flight.
62 . (1959) You’re flying on a domestic flight to Miami, Florida. The service could not be finer and you can even have a drink in a galley equipped lounge after lunch. Only one flight fits the bill. Identify the airline and which city you’re flying into Miami from.
63. (Winter of 1975) Based solely upon schedules found in the North American OAG, identify the longest nonstop flight of a Lockheed L-188 Electra found therein.
64. (MISC) Identify the first African airline to operate a fleet in excess of 100 aircraft (At the same time, not total)
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