Originally Posted by jlemon

Please limit your response to two quiz items per day so that all may participate. And as always we are looking for specific answers concerning the equipment with an example being the B727-100 and B727-200 being considered as two different aircraft types. When in doubt concerning the equipment, let the OAG aircraft codes be your guide.

The 1960's...

3. Fill in the blank concerning the aircraft type featured in this manufacturer's 1967 print ad:

"It has been proved.....that 15 passengers cover the direct operating cost of a _____(aircraft)_____ on a 260 mile stage....."

Hint: the above aircraft in question was a twin engine jet

The 1970's...

9. Fill in the blank concerning this 1970 airline print ad:

"In case you didn't know it, we have Super DC-9's with extra leg room at every seat; one of the best on-time records in the business; an improved in-flight service including instant breakfast, hot chocolate, continental breakfast and free stamps, breakfasts, dinners, and snacks on more flights. In case you didn't know it. ____(airline)____ ANSWERED........... it was Air West

12. Now you are in Brasilia in 1975 and are heading to Tokyo. Several airlines will be involved and you would like to have enough time at your connecting city for a quick business lunch. You find this trip is possible via the city you want to connect through just once a week. Your first flight will be nonstop and your second flight will make one stop en route. Your second flight is also a joint operation conducted by two air carriers. You'll have a leisurely four hours and 40 minutes to make your connection and thus plenty of time for your business lunch. Name all three airlines, the connecting city, the stop made by the second flight and the respective aircraft types operated on each flight. ANSWERED

The next four quiz items have a time line of 1979....

16. This airline was operating direct one stop service six days a week from Houston to Toronto. Name the airline, the airport in the Houston area the flight in question departed from, the stop and the aircraft type. Hint: the air carrier in question only operated a total of four departures a day from the Houston area with two flights a day each to just two destinations at this time

18. Now you are in Milwaukee and are on your way to New York City. You're in no rush and have found an interesting milk run flight which makes five stops en route with a circuitous routing. Name the airline, all five stops in order, the NYC airport you will arrive into and the aircraft type. ANSWERED

20. Following a lovely visit with your friends in Toronto, business calls which means a trip to Tucson. Surprisingly, you find there is a direct flight from YYZ to TUS which operates six days a week and makes four stops en route. Identify the air carrier, all four stops in order and the aircraft type. Republic operating a DC9-50 with DTW being the first stop. This flight did not stop at ORD....but it did stop at MKE and MSP. So we are still looking for one missing stop here as well as the correct order of the four stops.

22. Your meeting in Phoenix was successful and now it's time to head to Washington, D.C. You're in no rush and have found an interesting multi-stop flight which operates a circuitous routing. This service makes four stops en route, operates six days a week and arrives into National Airport (DCA). You book a seat in first class. Name the air carrier you will be flying with, the four stops in order and the aircraft type. ANSWERED

The 1980's.....

24. You are in Houston in 1980 when the phone rings. And this is what you hear: "Hey man, we are in Mazatlan and I need an extra crewmember to help sail the cat back home to Santa Barbara! Can you help your old sailing buddy out?!" Well, of course you can! You quickly ascertain that one airline can get you into MZT just after 12 noon via a connection with a connecting time of just over one and one-half hours. Your first flight will be nonstop and breakfast will be served while your second flight will be nonstop as well with lunch being served. Identify the airport you will depart from in the Houston area, the air carrier, the connecting city and the different aircraft types operated on each flight. Hint: the connection was not made at an airport in Texas

Hint for # 29 and # 30: The same twin engine aircraft type was operated on both flights

29. It's 1988 and you are en route from Indianapolis to San Antonio for a lunch meeting the next day on the Riverwalk on board the only direct flight that operates from IND to SAT. This service operates daily and makes one stop. Identify the airline, the stop and the equipment. ANSWERED

30. The lunch meeting in San Antonio went well and you are now on your way to Milwaukee on board a daily direct flight that makes one stop en route. Name the air carrier, the stop and the aircraft type. ANSWERED