And the party continues! Welcome to any first time participants. Please adhere to the 2 question per day maximum so that all might have a chance to participate.

31. (1976) You need to fly from Guayaquil, Ecuador to Genoa, Italy. There, you’ll meet the marketing rep for Piaggio & Co. the outfit that manufactures Italy’s iconic Vespa motor scooter. Research has shown that Guayaquil might be an excellent market for the Vespa and you’re interested in importing as many as two hundred. It probably won’t be easy flying from Guayaquil to Genoa, so you’re surprised to learn that a one airline can get the job done all by itself via a single hour and a half connection. Two aircraft types will be involved. There will be three stops on the first leg, followed by a nonstop flight into Genoa. Identify the airline, all of the enroute stops and the aircraft types.
It's Lufthansa and one of the stops is BOG. No 737s or 747s were flown as part of this question.

32. (1975) Your position as Food & Beverage Manager at Guadalajara’s highly regarded El Tapatio Hotel Resort & Spa occasionally requires you to attend conferences on the latest and greatest trends in foods and developments in kitchen equipment. This latest function is in Montreal, Canada. You were originally booked through Chicago but unfortunately, a winter storm has shut down O’Hare. You’ve been rebooked on a routing involving two nonstop flights on two airlines with just a single connection. The first flight leaves Guadalajara in the late morning and, following an almost two hour layover at your connection airport, you’ll continue on to Montreal arriving with plenty of time for dinner at your hotel. Identify the two airlines, the connection airport and the two different four engine aircraft types involved.

33. (1994) From your home on Chicago’s south side, you need to fly to Tampa. Midway Airport is only a few blocks away and flying out of there is far preferable to the cross town traffic and exorbitant parking fees up at O’Hare. The problem is you’re a big guy and so far as you know only Southwest flies out of Midway. Doesn’t anybody offer a First Class seat – even by connection? You are positively ecstatic when your travel agent calls back to inform you that he’s found a single three stop direct flight departing Midway every afternoon. First Class is available. Anything else - especially in First Class - would require a connection. Perfect! Book it, please. Identify the airline, aircraft and each of the three stops.

34. (1966) An Indian restaurant chain in France is looking to improve the quality of its spices by setting up a direct account with one of India’s most reputable suppliers. You’ve been tasked with flying out to Bombay and negotiating a deal. As an airline fan, you’ve always liked the look and speed of the Convair 990 and now you’ve found an opportunity to fly aboard a pair of them all the way from Paris to Bombay. First you’ll fly nonstop to the connecting point. Following an hour and a half connection, you’ll continue on the same airline aboard a two-stop flight to Bombay. So then, identify the airline and the routing inclusive of all stops.
The airline is Lebanese International. Kuwait City was one of the stops.

35. (1987) The State of North Dakota is considering the purchase of a new accounting system from a San Diego based company and you’ve been tasked with flying out to San Diego to learn more about the system. Although you were expecting to have to connect through Minneapolis or some such place, you’re pleased to find that you can fly from Bismarck straight through to San Diego on a two-stop direct flight. Book it, Danno! Name the airline, the two enroute stops and the aircraft type please.

36. (2001) The big day is finally here! You and the family are off on your dream vacation to Hawaii! You’ll depart Colorado Springs midday and after a single connection fly nonstop to Maui. A total of two nonstop flights are involved, both on the same airline but with different equipment types. Identify the airline, the routing and the two aircraft types.

37. (MISC) New York’s new Idlewild or New York International Airport opened on July 31, 1948. What was the first scheduled commercial flight to land there? We're looking for airline and aircraft type please.

38. (1976) When it comes to flying from North or South America nonstop to Africa, the Boeing 707 is far and away the most commonly utilized aircraft. That said, per my 1976 OAG there are two airlines operating an aircraft other than the 707 from the Americas across the Atlantic to the African continent. Identify those airlines, the airports that are flown between and the aircraft types flown.
AF Concorde DKR-RIO identified. Need just one more...

39. (1975) Today you’ll be taking a trip along a routing that allows you to fly aboard three different aircraft types, each powered by Pratt & Whitney engines. To wit, you’ll be flying from Merida, Mexico to Washington, DC (IAD) on – in order – aircraft powered by JT3D, JT8D and finally JT9D engines. I’ve found only one reasonable routing (i.e. no zig-zagging all over the country) that allows for this. Identify the three airlines, the routing and the three aircraft types involved.
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40. (1994) Dagnabbit! You've been seated in the gate lounge at Hartford's Bradley International awaiting the arrival of your now hour and a half late Delta MD80 to West Palm Beach. Now the gate agent has just announced over the PA that due to ongoing weather issues down in Atlanta, this afternoon’s flight to PBI has been cancelled. Please see the customer service agent for assistance in booking another flight. To heck with that! Your fare is refundable anyway, so consulting your trusty flight guide, you see that there’s one other airline operating a nonstop flight between Bradley and PBI. (There are only 2 nonstops per day, one by each airline) and its flight departs in about an hour. Which airline will you be flying and what aircraft type will you be flying upon?

41. (1966) Scheduled flights with the Lockheed Electra appear to be extremely rare on the African continent. Indeed, I’ve found only two airlines that operate the Electra to and from or within Africa. (If you can think of any more than two that we haven’t uncovered, please speak up. I’ll be happy to check) We can discuss the routes later if you like. For now, it’ll be enough to identify the two airlines involved.

42. (1987) You love 747s! So when the opportunity arises to fly aboard two of them on your trip home to Calgary from Tampa next month, you decide to pay the extra money since you won’t be able to do so on a thru-fare. Two airlines are involved and you’ll have an almost three hour layover at the connection point. You’ll even be served dinner and a snack along the way. Perfect! Airlines and connection point please.

43. (MISC) In late 1961, this airline laid claim to being “America’s First All Jet-Powered Airline”. Identify the airline and the aircraft type that the airline operated exclusively to substantiate its claim.
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44. (1976) You are fascinated with diamonds and the diamond trade, so much so that you’re planning to write a book about it all. As part of your research, you’ll be flying from your home outside of Mexico City to Johannesburg, South Africa to learn more about the De Beers Group, the multi-national diamond mining and marketing corporation founded in South Africa by Cecil Rhodes. It’s a long way from Mexico City to Johannesburg but thankfully one airline can fly you there via a single connection. The first flight to your connecting point will make two enroute stops. Following a three and a half hour layover, your second flight into Johannesburg will be nonstop. Identify the airline, the routing including the two enroute stops with the connecting point, and the single aircraft type utilized for both flights.

45. (1966) Plane spotters at Hong Kong are always thrilled at the sight of the beautiful French Caravelle. Unfortunately, as of early 1966 there are only a handful of sightings as there are only two airlines that fly the Caravelle into Hong Kong. Identify those two airlines.

46. (1975) If you wanted to fly aboard a Fokker F.28 jet from a US airport in 1975, there was only one airport and route you could fly it on. Identify the airport, the airline and where you’d be flying to.
It's not Pilgrim or JFK

47. (1994) From its single hub, this airline provides jet service to only four cities – all of them in the same state. All told, its route map includes only two states. Identify the airline, the single jet type it operates and the four cities it flies to from its hub city – which of course you’ll also be expected to identify. G’wan now…

48. (1987) You’ve just spent the past week at the Freeport Invitational Wind Surfing Competition. Even though you didn’t win anything, you had a great time and sure enjoyed how warm the water was compared to back home on Nantucket Island. Not wanting to risk a connection for fear of your sail board getting lost or damaged, you’ve booked what turns out to be the only direct flight between Freeport and Boston. Unfortunately there are no nonstops. This flight makes two enroute stops, but dinner is served along the way. Identify the airline, the aircraft and the two enroute stops.

49. (1987) Interestingly, four airlines offer nonstop or direct service between Tampa and Indianapolis and yet none of the airlines offer First Class. Additionally, each of the airlines operate their respective flights with jet equipment different from one another. Identify each of the four airlines and the equipment type each operates between Tampa and Indy.

50. (MISC) What was the first non-US airline to operate the DC-9?

51. (1976) The Vickers VC10 was designed to operate on long-distance routes. With its large wings and powerful turbofans, it was particularly well suited for the hot and high operations common to select African airports. Given the high price of fuel following the oil embargo of 1973/4, the VC10 became economically unviable and we began to see much less of it – particularly on routes to North America. By early 1976, there were only two nonstop trans-Atlantic flights between the UK and North America that were operated with the VC10. Each flight operated a unique route involving two different airports in the UK and two different airports in North America. Identify those two routes and if you’re feeling really giddy, the airline that operated them.

52. (1975) Of the 10 domestic trunk airlines still operating in the U.S. in 1975, I’ve identified four that did not operate any twin engine jets at the current time. Can you name the four?
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53. (1994) From your home in East Elmhurst out on New York’s Long Island, you can walk to LaGuardia Airport in about 15 minutes. So when the need came up to travel to the south side of Chicago with a preference for Midway Airport, you figured you’d have lots of options out of LGA. Wrong. Turns out that in 1994 there’s only one airline that operates nonstop flights between LaGuardia and Midway, but at least it operates four mostly daily flights, all of them with the same equipment type. Identify that airline and the equipment type it utilizes.

54. (1966) The boss just called from his Tokyo trip to inform you that he can’t make it to an important sales meeting in Bombay next week. Can you go in his place? His secretary will stop by shortly with all the information you’ll need to achieve a successful outcome. Well sure, Boss. I’ll be happy to! A call to your travel agent reveals a nicely timed connection out of Taipei through Bangkok that’ll involve two airlines – The first flight makes one stop between Taipei and Bangkok while the connecting flight continues nonstop to Bombay. The aircraft are different from one another but are both built by the same manufacturer. So armed with all of this information, can you identify the two airlines, the routing with enroute stop and the two aircraft types involved? Well of course you can! I'm certain I speak for many in the FlyerTalk community when I say that we eagerly await your response!

55. (1987) Florida Express has got three nonstop flights between Orlando and Akron, Ohio but with the NFL Hall of Fame inducting three players with Florida connections next weekend, there are no seats to be had with ZO out of either Orlando or Tampa. Thankfully you’ve found a seat aboard a two stop direct flight to Akron out of Orlando, but even then you’ll have to fly First Class. Identify the usual threesome, including the two enroute stops.

56. (2001) You’re in Freeport in the Bahamas and need to travel to Tulsa, Oklahoma. You’ve found a Bahamas based airline that can fly you nonstop to a U.S. airport where – following an hour and forty-five minute connection – you’ll fly another airline nonstop to Tulsa. Identify both airlines, the aircraft types each flies and the connection city.

57. (1987) You need to fly from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan all the way down to San Diego. You’ve found a convenient routing involving two airlines, both of them operating the same aircraft type. The first flight will make one enroute stop to the connection airport. The second flight will make one stop enroute to San Diego. Identify the two airlines, the aircraft type, the connection airport and the enroute stops of each flight.

58. (MISC) What was the first airline outside of North America to operate the McDonnell Douglas DC-10?
Under review... Further discussion pending. Your input is welcome and encouraged

59. (1976) You need to fly from Bombay to Dubai next Wednesday. Only two direct flights operate that day. One of them, with Air India, is not available. The other one is however – in First Class no less. It’s operated with a Boeing 720, quite possibly the only 720 serving Bombay at that time. The flight makes one enroute stop. Identify the airline and the enroute stop.

60. (1975) Mon Dieu! February may well have been the coldest month ever in Quebec City. Enough already! It’s time to take your brother up on his offer to hang out, drink beer and fish for tarpon from his house boat on the St. Johns River outside of Jacksonville, Florida. You’ve found a nice deal involving two nonstop flights on two different airlines – both operating the same type of aircraft. We’re looking for the airlines, the equipment type and the connecting airport please.