Airlines you've flown that no longer are
Feb 27, 2002, 8:30 am
#136
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: ATL - DL GM (Moving on Down)
Posts: 418
Here's my list!
North Central
Florida Air
Republic
TWA
Eastern
Compass (Version I) (Australia)
People Express
Frontier (Version I)
Western Pacific
New York Air
CAL "Lite"
Braniff (Version II)
Pan Am (Version I)
National (Version I... bought by Pan AM)
Piedmont
Ozark
Midway (Versions I, II, III?)
ValuJet
Australian -- Bought by Qantas
Ansett New Zealand?
I have confidence that I will add more to this list as time goes by...
North Central
Florida Air
Republic
TWA
Eastern
Compass (Version I) (Australia)
People Express
Frontier (Version I)
Western Pacific
New York Air
CAL "Lite"
Braniff (Version II)
Pan Am (Version I)
National (Version I... bought by Pan AM)
Piedmont
Ozark
Midway (Versions I, II, III?)
ValuJet
Australian -- Bought by Qantas
Ansett New Zealand?
I have confidence that I will add more to this list as time goes by...
Feb 27, 2002, 4:02 pm
#137
Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: Near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, Earth (PIT)
Programs: Airline/TSA Avoidance Platinum, Hotel Disloyalty Silver, Hertz 1.7*
Posts: 5,277
My list is short, but I'm going to bring up one I didn't see mentioned and can't find much about:
Eastern (didn't everyone? PS Why doesn't someone buy rights to *this* name like they did PanAm?)
TWA
Allegheny (commuter and mainline)
New York Air
Piedmont
PeoplExpress
Presidential (in Continental Express livery but still independent)
Air New England
Now that's the one I want to know about. There appears to be a charter outfit still called Air New England (first you have to weed out all the references to a "virtual airline" of the same name, sheesh!), but I don't know if they're related. This Air New England was a scheduled commuter line with probably lots of spokes from BOS. I flew it BOS-Hyannis. I found a photo of timetable from 1981 that touted Baltimore (among other places) as a new destination. Don't know what kind of plane I flew (it was in mid-70s, some kind of 30ish seat prop, I was under 10 years old) or what else was in the fleet. I can't be the only one here to have flown this airline, though. Not with all of you having flown so much for so long. http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/smile.gif
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--Greg
Eastern (didn't everyone? PS Why doesn't someone buy rights to *this* name like they did PanAm?)
TWA
Allegheny (commuter and mainline)
New York Air
Piedmont
PeoplExpress
Presidential (in Continental Express livery but still independent)
Air New England
Now that's the one I want to know about. There appears to be a charter outfit still called Air New England (first you have to weed out all the references to a "virtual airline" of the same name, sheesh!), but I don't know if they're related. This Air New England was a scheduled commuter line with probably lots of spokes from BOS. I flew it BOS-Hyannis. I found a photo of timetable from 1981 that touted Baltimore (among other places) as a new destination. Don't know what kind of plane I flew (it was in mid-70s, some kind of 30ish seat prop, I was under 10 years old) or what else was in the fleet. I can't be the only one here to have flown this airline, though. Not with all of you having flown so much for so long. http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/smile.gif
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--Greg
Feb 27, 2002, 5:16 pm
#138
Join Date: Apr 2000
Location: Bunbury, Australia
Posts: 135
I miss Impulse Airlines, with their sulfur-crested cockatoo emblems.
They flew Beechcraft 1900s out of Cooma and 717s elsewhere.
They are still flying in a sense, but under contract to Qantas now.
In three days time, we can sadly add Ansett to the list.
They flew Beechcraft 1900s out of Cooma and 717s elsewhere.
They are still flying in a sense, but under contract to Qantas now.
In three days time, we can sadly add Ansett to the list.
Feb 27, 2002, 6:05 pm
#139
Join Date: May 2001
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Programs: UA 1K, HH Diamond, MR Silver
Posts: 228
Presidential out of IAD to LGA -- first time I ever had a Sam Adams on a plane -- great memory.
Feb 27, 2002, 11:44 pm
#140
Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: Santa Monica, CA, USA
Posts: 1,013
In addition to many of those already mentioned -
Hawaii Express and
Mid Pacific Air (their mid 80's fare war brought 1 way interisland tickets in Hawaii to as low as $9.95)
And I seem to recall an airline called Capital, and another that flew only LAX -HNL in the 80's and lasted for about 3 weeks.
I didn't see anyone mention Infinite Airways.
Hawaii Express and
Mid Pacific Air (their mid 80's fare war brought 1 way interisland tickets in Hawaii to as low as $9.95)
And I seem to recall an airline called Capital, and another that flew only LAX -HNL in the 80's and lasted for about 3 weeks.
I didn't see anyone mention Infinite Airways.
Feb 28, 2002, 7:24 pm
#141
Join Date: Sep 2000
Location: YYZ/YHM/BUF
Programs: AA Plat, HH Gold, MR Plat
Posts: 4,212
Canadian Airlines
Reno Air
Air Aruba
Canada 3000
Viasa
Worldways Canada
Reno Air
Air Aruba
Canada 3000
Viasa
Worldways Canada