Airlines you've flown that no longer are
Feb 15, 2002, 8:19 am
#16
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Eastern
TWA
Western Pacific
People Express
Sabena
SwissAir [sort-of]
Allegheny/PSA/Piedmont [now all part of the USAirways/USAirways Express family]
Note to OB One: The current PanAm merely purchased the name & trademark from the original. While the WWW site proclaims its 'corporate heritage' to the original PanAm, this is at best a tenuous linkage.
TWA
Western Pacific
People Express
Sabena
SwissAir [sort-of]
Allegheny/PSA/Piedmont [now all part of the USAirways/USAirways Express family]
Note to OB One: The current PanAm merely purchased the name & trademark from the original. While the WWW site proclaims its 'corporate heritage' to the original PanAm, this is at best a tenuous linkage.
Feb 15, 2002, 8:23 am
#17
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Eastern
Ozark
Piedmont
Britt (I can't remember much about them, but this was the only airline that flew EVV-ORD back in the 80's)
TWA
Canadian Airlines
Swissair
Ozark
Piedmont
Britt (I can't remember much about them, but this was the only airline that flew EVV-ORD back in the 80's)
TWA
Canadian Airlines
Swissair
Feb 15, 2002, 8:26 am
#18
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Wien Air Alaska
Herman Air (Western Alaska village hopper)
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Without my wings, you know I'd surely die
Herman Air (Western Alaska village hopper)
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Without my wings, you know I'd surely die
Feb 15, 2002, 8:27 am
#19
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by OB one:
PanAm is still alive. I think its HQ is in Portsmouth NH. They run a couple of flights out of Portsmouth and one flight a day from ORH (Worcester, MA) to Sanford (outside MCO) FL. Used to be direct, ORH to Sanford, not a bad alternative to MCO, now they stop in Allentown PA to pick up anyone there who cares to visit Mickey. Eventually, the ORH flight finds its way to SJU (nah probably the local airport in San Juan, I forget the name)
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PanAm is still alive. I think its HQ is in Portsmouth NH. They run a couple of flights out of Portsmouth and one flight a day from ORH (Worcester, MA) to Sanford (outside MCO) FL. Used to be direct, ORH to Sanford, not a bad alternative to MCO, now they stop in Allentown PA to pick up anyone there who cares to visit Mickey. Eventually, the ORH flight finds its way to SJU (nah probably the local airport in San Juan, I forget the name)
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Feb 15, 2002, 8:35 am
#20
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Braniff
Braniff Mark II
Sabena
Swissair
Lone Star Airlines
There are probably a few more that I don't remember from one I was young (I think Eastern is probably one of these).
Braniff Mark II
Sabena
Swissair
Lone Star Airlines
There are probably a few more that I don't remember from one I was young (I think Eastern is probably one of these).
Feb 15, 2002, 8:37 am
#21
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I remember the Ionosphere club! As a kid I flew Eastern with my dad and got to go to the club. I also remember a trip to Florida (Miami, not Orlando though) that he took me on as a surprise one cold Cleveland winter. when he died, i kept the membership for a year because it was painful to let go. I probably still have a membership card around someplace.
no one has mentioned valuejet? maybe we don't want to remember them.
no one has mentioned valuejet? maybe we don't want to remember them.
Feb 15, 2002, 8:40 am
#22
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Amen. The real PanAm died a long time ago. The fact that the name and logo are used by some cut-rate outfit is an insult to the memory of Juan Trippe and the people who opened up much of the world to air travel...
Feb 15, 2002, 8:45 am
#23
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Ozark
North Central
Southern
Eastern
Air Panama
Prinair (remember those colorful Herons?)
Western
Texas International
As a child my dad I flew an outfit that I think was called Chicago Helicopter Airlines that ran from O'Hare to Midway to Meigs & back to O'Hare. My first & only time on a helicopter, all I remember is thinking it was very noisy.
What a great topic. I'm going to go through my childhood travel logs at home tonight (thanks, dad, I've never appreciated enough the fact that you did that for me) and see if I missed any!
jk
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"Hang up my haishirt, put my scourge in place, and pray, Laurent, for Heaven's perpetual grace."
Moliere, "Tartuffe"
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North Central
Southern
Eastern
Air Panama
Prinair (remember those colorful Herons?)
Western
Texas International
As a child my dad I flew an outfit that I think was called Chicago Helicopter Airlines that ran from O'Hare to Midway to Meigs & back to O'Hare. My first & only time on a helicopter, all I remember is thinking it was very noisy.
What a great topic. I'm going to go through my childhood travel logs at home tonight (thanks, dad, I've never appreciated enough the fact that you did that for me) and see if I missed any!
jk
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"Hang up my haishirt, put my scourge in place, and pray, Laurent, for Heaven's perpetual grace."
Moliere, "Tartuffe"
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Feb 15, 2002, 8:49 am
#24
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TWA (my first flight -- STL TUS at age 2. No, I don't remember it.)
Eastern (now only AA has silver planes)
Midway (the one based at MDW, with the weird triangle thingys on the tail)
Air Ontario (or is it still around?)
Piedmont (um, make up your own Piedmont comment here.)
BTW: On one flight, we asked "What's a Piedmont?" The FAs knew! And explained at length, IIRC.
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Eastern (now only AA has silver planes)
Midway (the one based at MDW, with the weird triangle thingys on the tail)
Air Ontario (or is it still around?)
Piedmont (um, make up your own Piedmont comment here.)
BTW: On one flight, we asked "What's a Piedmont?" The FAs knew! And explained at length, IIRC.
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Feb 15, 2002, 8:51 am
#25
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Nobody mentioned Chicago & Southern (C & S).
Flew them MSY - KIN once. They merged with Delta to become Delta C & S for a while.
Flew them MSY - KIN once. They merged with Delta to become Delta C & S for a while.
Feb 15, 2002, 9:02 am
#26
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Thanks for the replies on PanAm. I know that it is not the same airline it once was but is owned by one guy using secondary airports with little service. The daily ORH flight flys over my house every night at 11:50 pm. I haven't been too tempted to hop on.
Northeast(ern?) was taken over by Delta, running those yellowbirds to FL.
Northeast(ern?) was taken over by Delta, running those yellowbirds to FL.
Feb 15, 2002, 9:03 am
#27
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This summer I flew Ansett 2 days before it went away and then Sabena 2 days before IT'S demise. Not quite sure I was meant to get home!
Feb 15, 2002, 9:05 am
#28
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allegheny
braniff
eastern
frontier
people express
trans texas (tree top)
national
western
twa
pan am
mohawk
ozark
north central
southern
piedmont
canadian
republic
british caledonian
mark air
boac
air california
sabena
braniff
eastern
frontier
people express
trans texas (tree top)
national
western
twa
pan am
mohawk
ozark
north central
southern
piedmont
canadian
republic
british caledonian
mark air
boac
air california
sabena
Feb 15, 2002, 9:09 am
#29
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by jrussell:
Nobody mentioned Chicago & Southern (C & S).
Flew them MSY - KIN once. They merged with Delta to become Delta C & S for a while.</font>
Nobody mentioned Chicago & Southern (C & S).
Flew them MSY - KIN once. They merged with Delta to become Delta C & S for a while.</font>
Feb 15, 2002, 9:10 am
#30
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Aspirapolvere:
This summer I flew Ansett 2 days before it went away and then Sabena 2 days before IT'S demise. Not quite sure I was meant to get home!</font>
This summer I flew Ansett 2 days before it went away and then Sabena 2 days before IT'S demise. Not quite sure I was meant to get home!</font>
you don't have a trip on United planned in the near future, do you? http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/biggrin.gif