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9. (1987) Dang! Your favorite cousin’s finally getting married! As an added bonus, the wedding will be held in a beautiful outdoor venue in Pomona, California. Well, you could just hop on a nonstop from New York's to LA, but the thought of renting a car and dealing with the afternoon traffic on the 10 is not an appealing one. Your sister says she’ll pick you up if you can fly into Ontario, so ONT it is, via a single connection on the same airline all the way through. Your first flight will depart out of JFK aboard an aircraft type that first entered service prior to 1966. Your connecting flight will be aboard an airliner that first entered service overseas. Please identify the airline, the routing and the two aircraft employed.
17. (1987) It’s been a lousy year for snow in the Sierras, so this winter you’ll fly east for a week of sun and fun on the slopes at Vail, Colorado. From your home in Martinez, California, you’ll depart from the nearest commercially served airport and fly nonstop to another airport where you’ll board a flight nonstop into Vail’s Eagle County Airport. Two airlines will be involved, with each airline operating the same type of aircraft. Identify all the usual particulars, please.
9. Well, I knew that Delta actually operated nonstop 767-200 service between ATL and ONT at one point; thus, my wild guess concerning Eastern with an A300.
So here's an even wilder guess: Royal West operating both flights, with a 727-100 nonstop from JFK to LAS connecting to a BAe 146-200 nonstop from LAS to ONT.
17. And speaking of Royal West, let's go with this short-lived air carrier flying nonstop service between LAX and EGE with a BAe 146-200.