Old Timer's Airline Quiz and Discussion.
Jun 30, 2019, 12:27 pm
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5. Ah, a correction here.....and an apology!
In my haste earlier this evening to get ready to depart with Lady K for a dinner party with very good friends (featuring some superb and properly aged red wines from the Napa Valley, OBTW), I neglected to check my source material for this quiz item. I do seem to recall that at one point Eastern operated nonstop service between Washington National (DCA) and Bermuda (BDA).
However, not on the Eastern flight in question which actually operated ORD - SDF - EWR - BDA......and not with a B727-100.
So with that, you now have an Official Cajun Get Out Of Jail Free Card and we await your answer concerning the equipment Eastern operated on this flight via the second stop in Newark.
In my haste earlier this evening to get ready to depart with Lady K for a dinner party with very good friends (featuring some superb and properly aged red wines from the Napa Valley, OBTW), I neglected to check my source material for this quiz item. I do seem to recall that at one point Eastern operated nonstop service between Washington National (DCA) and Bermuda (BDA).
However, not on the Eastern flight in question which actually operated ORD - SDF - EWR - BDA......and not with a B727-100.
So with that, you now have an Official Cajun Get Out Of Jail Free Card and we await your answer concerning the equipment Eastern operated on this flight via the second stop in Newark.
Jun 30, 2019, 12:30 pm
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And here's yet another BONUS quiz item..........
In 1976, Braniff International was operating daily 747 service nonstop between Dallas/Fort Worth and Honolulu. There was also another airline operating nonstop service between DFW and HNL at this same time with two flights a week. Identify this air carrier and the equipment it was flying on the route. ANSWERED
In 1976, Braniff International was operating daily 747 service nonstop between Dallas/Fort Worth and Honolulu. There was also another airline operating nonstop service between DFW and HNL at this same time with two flights a week. Identify this air carrier and the equipment it was flying on the route. ANSWERED
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Jun 30, 2019, 1:01 pm
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5. Tony would be right! Here's the sched.......
EA 811: Chicago (ORD) 7:25a - 8:18a Louisville (SDF) 8:55a - 11:30a Newark (EWR) 12:05p - 1:55p Bermuda (BDA)
Freq: Daily
Service classes: F/Y
Meal services: Breakfast in F only ORD-SDF, Breakfast in F/Y SDF-EWR, Lunch in F/Y EWR-BDA
Equip: B720
EA 811: Chicago (ORD) 7:25a - 8:18a Louisville (SDF) 8:55a - 11:30a Newark (EWR) 12:05p - 1:55p Bermuda (BDA)
Freq: Daily
Service classes: F/Y
Meal services: Breakfast in F only ORD-SDF, Breakfast in F/Y SDF-EWR, Lunch in F/Y EWR-BDA
Equip: B720
Jun 30, 2019, 1:07 pm
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My hunch is this was (depending on when in 1974) BOAC/British Airways, towards the end of their Transpacific service. Flight coming from San Francisco, through Honolulu, Tokyo, Hong Kong, then on through Bangkok and the Middle East to London.
Connection from LAX on United. Probably also a 747.
Connection from LAX on United. Probably also a 747.
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Jun 30, 2019, 11:56 pm
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17. This air carrier was operating the only nonstop service between New York City (JFK) and Cancun (CUN) with two flights a week. Identify the airline and the equipment.
Two days a week sounds like a foreign carrier tag on, like Lufthansa's flights to Merida or Kingston. For Cancun though... I'm thinking this was Aeromexico with a DC-10-30
And here's yet another BONUS quiz item..........
In 1976, Braniff International was operating daily 747 service nonstop between Dallas/Fort Worth and Honolulu. There was also another airline operating nonstop service between DFW and HNL at this same time with two flights a week. Identify this air carrier and the equipment it was flying on the route.
I'm pretty sure I know this one. It'd be Pan Am. I've seen schedules where PA operated a L-1011-500 on this route, but in 1976 I'm thinking the flights would've been with a 707
Two days a week sounds like a foreign carrier tag on, like Lufthansa's flights to Merida or Kingston. For Cancun though... I'm thinking this was Aeromexico with a DC-10-30
And here's yet another BONUS quiz item..........
In 1976, Braniff International was operating daily 747 service nonstop between Dallas/Fort Worth and Honolulu. There was also another airline operating nonstop service between DFW and HNL at this same time with two flights a week. Identify this air carrier and the equipment it was flying on the route.
I'm pretty sure I know this one. It'd be Pan Am. I've seen schedules where PA operated a L-1011-500 on this route, but in 1976 I'm thinking the flights would've been with a 707
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And here's yet another BONUS quiz item..........
In 1976, Braniff International was operating daily 747 service nonstop between Dallas/Fort Worth and Honolulu. There was also another airline operating nonstop service between DFW and HNL at this same time with two flights a week. Identify this air carrier and the equipment it was flying on the route.
I'm pretty sure I know this one. It'd be Pan Am. I've seen schedules where PA operated a L-1011-500 on this route, but in 1976 I'm thinking the flights would've been with a 707
In 1976, Braniff International was operating daily 747 service nonstop between Dallas/Fort Worth and Honolulu. There was also another airline operating nonstop service between DFW and HNL at this same time with two flights a week. Identify this air carrier and the equipment it was flying on the route.
I'm pretty sure I know this one. It'd be Pan Am. I've seen schedules where PA operated a L-1011-500 on this route, but in 1976 I'm thinking the flights would've been with a 707
Jul 1, 2019, 12:54 am
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that said, I’ll initially posit Trans-Texas Airways operating a Convair 600 via San Antonio (SAT), Austin (AUS), Midland/Odessa (MAF), and Lubbock (LBB)
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BONUS QUESTION : (Varan) Air Siam were the first Asian user of a given aircraft type, brand new, and just the second overall. What type was that ?
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17. This air carrier was operating the only nonstop service between New York City (JFK) and Cancun (CUN) with two flights a week. Identify the airline and the equipment.
Two days a week sounds like a foreign carrier tag on, like Lufthansa's flights to Merida or Kingston. For Cancun though... I'm thinking this was Aeromexico with a DC-10-30
And here's yet another BONUS quiz item..........
In 1976, Braniff International was operating daily 747 service nonstop between Dallas/Fort Worth and Honolulu. There was also another airline operating nonstop service between DFW and HNL at this same time with two flights a week. Identify this air carrier and the equipment it was flying on the route.
I'm pretty sure I know this one. It'd be Pan Am. I've seen schedules where PA operated a L-1011-500 on this route, but in 1976 I'm thinking the flights would've been with a 707
Two days a week sounds like a foreign carrier tag on, like Lufthansa's flights to Merida or Kingston. For Cancun though... I'm thinking this was Aeromexico with a DC-10-30
And here's yet another BONUS quiz item..........
In 1976, Braniff International was operating daily 747 service nonstop between Dallas/Fort Worth and Honolulu. There was also another airline operating nonstop service between DFW and HNL at this same time with two flights a week. Identify this air carrier and the equipment it was flying on the route.
I'm pretty sure I know this one. It'd be Pan Am. I've seen schedules where PA operated a L-1011-500 on this route, but in 1976 I'm thinking the flights would've been with a 707
However, your initial comment concerning this one is spot on (although it wasn't LH) so please guess again!
BONUS: Pan Am operating Boeing 707 service is correct! And these PA flights from Dallas/Fort Worth continued on via Honolulu to destinations in the South Pacific including Auckland, Melbourne, Pago Pago and Papeete with one of the flights originating in New York. Here are the westbound and eastbound scheds.....
PA 825: Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) 5:15p - 9:35p Honolulu (HNL)
Freq: Thursdays only
Service classes: F/Y
Meal service: Dinner
Equip: 707
Complete routing: JFK-DFW-HNL-AKL-MEL
PA 827: Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) 10:00a - 2:20p Honolulu (HNL)
Freq: Saturdays only
Service classes: F/Y
Meal service: Lunch
Equip: 707
Complete routing: DFW-HNL-PPG-PPT
PA 828: Honolulu (HNL) 12:01a - 11:20a Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW)
Freq: Mondays only
Service classes: F/Y
Meal service: Snack
Equip: 707
Complete routing: PPT-PPG-HNL-DFW-JFK
PA 826: Honolulu (HNL) 9:00p - 8:20a Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW)
Freq: Fridays only
Service classes: F/Y
Meal services: Snack and Breakfast
Equip: 707
Complete routing: AKL-PPG-HNL-DFW
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Jul 1, 2019, 11:14 am
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3- I’m torn here: I think there are two candidate airlines, each with a different aircraft over a slightly different routing (although I suspect two of the four stops would be common to either)
that said, I’ll initially posit Trans-Texas Airways operating a Convair 600 via San Antonio (SAT), Austin (AUS), Midland/Odessa (MAF), and Lubbock (LBB)
However, you've correctly guessed the first, second and fourth stops in order.....and I have the feeling you will be tapping this one in shortly.
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DOUBLE BONUS : Only one other airline scheduled the A300 in 1974, its first year of operation. Which airline was that.
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DOUBLE BONUS : Only one other airline scheduled the A300 in 1974, its first year of operation. Which airline was that.[/QUOTE]
Only one airline comes to mind - Air France - which I believe was also the launch customer for the A300.
Only one airline comes to mind - Air France - which I believe was also the launch customer for the A300.
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So let's go with Air Inter. And if so, the A300 was probably way too big for most domestic routes in France.