Looks like I'm back up to bat once again......so here we go.
As always, please limit your response to two quiz items per day so that all may participate. And complete answers are requested as well.
1. In
1958, this airline was operating direct service twice a week from Mexico City to Lisbon. One flight made two stops en route while the other flight made three stops en route with the first two stops made by each flight being the same. Identify the air carrier, the stops and the equipment. And here's a hint: the airline in question was not based in Mexico or Portugal.
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2. It's
1963 and you are in Aruba. You need to travel to New York City on business and will be flying on an airline that offers connecting service. Your first flight operates five days a week nonstop to your connecting city with the equipment configured with an all-coach single class cabin. The second flight operates nonstop to NYC on a daily basis with a first and coach two class cabin. Both flights operate with different aircraft types. Name the air carrier, the connecting city and both aircraft types.
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The next six quiz items all have a time line of
1967.....
3. Now you are in Toronto. You've been requested to attend a meeting in Raleigh, NC and are surprised to learn there is a direct, no change of plane flight from Toronto to Raleigh/Durham which makes three stops en route and first class is available. Identify the airline, all three stops in order and the equipment.
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4. A successful business presentation in the Hong Kong office of a marine transportation company operating a fleet of oil supertankers has now led to a request for a follow-up meeting at the company's corporate headquarters in Athens. So off you go in first class on a Friday morning on board a flight from Hong Kong to Athens which will make three stops en route. Name the air carrier, all three stops in order and the aircraft type.
5. This airline was operating nonstop flights between East Midlands in the UK and Rotterdam at this time featuring "Golden Wing" service including full hot meal meals. Name the air carrier.
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6. You enjoyed the "Golden Wing" service on your flight to Rotterdam for your meeting and soon it will be time to head over to London. The problem is you're not quite sure when the meeting will conclude so flexibility will be required concerning your travel plans. Fortunately, one airline operates four nonstop flights a day from Rotterdam to London so you elect to travel with them when you're ready. The same aircraft type is operated on all four flights. Identify the air carrier and the equipment.
ANSWERED - KLM operating the Electra
7. If you wanted to fly on board a de Havilland Comet from Helsinki nonstop to London at this time, what airline would you call?
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8. Now you are in Montreal and need to travel to San Antonio for a meeting. Well, you figure at least one connection will be required....but then you find a direct flight with no change of plane service which will make three stops en route. Name the air carrier, all three stops in order and the aircraft.
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9. It's
1968 and you are back in Aruba. You need to travel to the New York City area once again on business....but this time it would be much more convenient to arrive into Newark Airport as your meeting will take place in Perth Amboy. One airline can get you there via a quick 30 minute connection....however, both flights, which are operated with the same type of aircraft, only offer all-coach single class service. Your first flight from Aruba operates nonstop to your connecting city and the second flight to Newark makes one intermediate stop en route. Identify the air carrier, the connecting city, the stop made by the second flight and the equipment.
10. In
1973, this airline ran a print ad introducing its new DC-10 aircraft which it called the "Big Ten". Name the air carrier. And here's a hint: the airline in question was not based in the U.S.
It wasn't Singapore Airlines
11. It's
1975 and you are in New York City. You've been requested to attend a meeting in Vancouver and have found a daily direct flight to YVR which will make two stops en route. Identify the airline, the airport you will depart from in the NYC area, both stops and the aircraft.
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12. Now it's
1979 and you are back in Vancouver. Your next meeting is way down south in Dixie in Jackson, Mississippi. This should be interesting, you think, with several connections most likely being required.....however, you are amazed to find a direct, no change of plane flight which operates daily from YVR to JAN with only three stops being made en route. Name the air carrier, all three stops in order and the equipment.
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13. It's still
1979 and you are in Honolulu. You need to travel to the London area and would prefer to arrive into Heathrow as your meeting will take place in Windsor. One airline can get you there with a connection....but the connection only works three days a week. Fortunately, the schedule works for you with your first flight departing HNL in the evening nonstop to your connecting city where you will have two and one-half hours to connect with time for a shower and breakfast before boarding your second flight which will make one intermediate stop en route to LHR. Each flight operates with a different aircraft type. So with all this in mind, identify the air carrier, the connecting city, the stop made by the second flight and the equipment operated on each flight.
It wasn't Air Canada, the connection was not made via YVR, the first flight wasn't operated with an L-1011 and the second flight was not operated with a B747
The next five quiz items all have a time line of
1980.......
14. If you wanted to arrive into Miami on board a Lockheed L-188 Electra nonstop from an international location at this time, what airline would you call and where would you depart from?
It wasn't Aerocondor, Ecuatoriana, Sunjet International, COPA or SAHSA. The flight originated in Honduras.
15. If you wanted to fly nonstop into London Heathrow from Inverness, Scotland on board a jet, what air carrier would you call and what type of aircraft would you be flying on?
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16. If you wanted to fly nonstop from Rome to London Heathrow on board a Vickers VC-10, what airline would you call?
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17. If you wanted to fly nonstop into London Heathrow from Barcelona on board a wide body aircraft, you could do so but only once a week. What air carrier would you call and what type of aircraft would you be flying on?
It wasn't Avianca or Iberia nor was the aircraft a 747 or DC-10. Hint: this flight did not originate in South America.
18. Only one airline was operating Boeing 747 service into London Gatwick at this time with only one daily nonstop flight. Name the air carrier that operated this flight into LGW as well as the airport it departed from.
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19. It's
1985 on a Friday morning and you are in Port au Prince, Haiti where you've just delivered a sailboat. You need to travel to Los Angeles and have found a connecting service operated by one airline with a convenient afternoon departure. Your first flight only operates once a week and will travel nonstop to your connecting city where you'll have one hour and ten minutes to connect. Your second flight also only operates once a week on a nonstop basis to LAX. Different aircraft are utilized on each flight and first class is available on both flights. Identify the airline, the connecting city and both aircraft types.
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20. You are in Atlanta in
1987 and are on your way to Calgary. Your flight operates six days a week, makes one stop en route and you have just taken your seat in first class. Name the air carrier, the stop and the equipment.
21. Now it's
1989 and you are back in Vancouver. Friends in Palm Springs have invited you to a party at their home and you've found a flight from YVR down to PSP that fits your schedule with this service making one stop en route. Identify the airline, the stop and the aircraft.
It wasn't Air Cal, the flight did not stop at SFO and the aircraft wasn't a B737-200
22. In
1993, this air carrier operating nonstop service between Miami and two destinations in South America ran a print ad including these statements:
Offering First Class Service at Economy Fares! (Airline) daily schedule is served by a (equipment) specially configured as a one-class aircraft carrying 98 passengers in business class seats, two on each side. A host of trained cabin attendants serve the finest selection of complimentary champagne, wine and liqueurs accompanied by gourmet cuisine served on china and linen with a silverware setting. Other amenities include an open bar, in-flight movies and music, complimentary flight kit and gifts for the children.....
Identify the airline, the equipment and the two cities in South America served nonstop from Miami by this air carrier.
23. In
1994, this airline was said to be the first U.S. air carrier operating only international routes (no domestic service) since the U.S. airline industry was deregulated in 1978. The airline in question only operated one aircraft type. Name this air carrier and the equipment it operated.
ANSWERED - USAfrica Airways operating the MD-11
24. In
1995, three airlines were operating nonstop service from Providenciales in the Turks & Caicos Islands to Miami. Two of these air carriers operated different types of jet equipment while the third operated a turboprop aircraft. Identify all three airlines and the respective aircraft types they operated from PLS to MIA.
The next five quiz items all have a time line of
1996......
25. You are in Monterrey, Mexico and are on your way to London Heathrow via a connection with both flights operated by the same airline. Your first flight only operates once a week nonstop to your connecting city where you will have one hour and eleven minutes to connect to a daily nonstop service to LHR. Name the air carrier, the connecting city and both aircraft types.
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26. Now you need to travel from the London area to Dublin. Your meeting took place in Greenwich so the most convenient airport for you is London City. Ah, here's a nonstop flight departing mid-morning from LCY to DUB. And my goodness, it appears business class is offered in addition to coach. Identify the airline and the equipment.
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27. Once again you are back in Vancouver and this time you are on your way to Lima, Peru. There's no direct service from YVR to LIM these days so a connection will be required. And one airline has told you they can get you there all the way in the front cabin via two different nonstop flights both operated on a daily basis with each flight featuring the same aircraft type. You'll also have two hours and five minutes to make your convenient connection. Name the airline, the connecting city and the equipment.
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28. Two airlines were operating nonstop service from Los Angeles to Moscow at this time. Neither flight operated on a daily basis but the same aircraft type was operated on these services. Name both air carriers and the aircraft type.
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29. "So how the heck are we going to get to Grand Cayman?!" That's the question posed by your old sailboat buddy as you finish your dinner in Berlin. You have a plan, of course, as one airline has told you they can get you there via a convenient connection. Your first flight will depart from Berlin Tegel (TXF) in the morning nonstop to your connecting airport and is actually a code share service for the airline you will be flying on later that day. You will then have two hours and five minutes to connect to your nonstop flight to Grand Cayman. Your first flight will be on board a narrow body jet and your second flight will be on board a wide body. Identify the airline operating the first flight, the connecting airport, the airline operating the second flight and the equipment operated on each flight.
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30. It's
1997 and you are in Kansas City. You are on your way to London and a connection will be required. Fortunately, the two different airlines you're flying with have a close business relationship and your first flight nonstop to your connecting city is operated on code sharing basis for the airline that will fly you into London. You'll also have one hour and 50 minutes to make your connection from a narrow body jet to the wide body airplane that will take you nonstop to London. Name both airlines, the connecting city, the airport you will arrive into in London and both aircraft types.
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