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22. (1988) Eugene, Oregon is served by three airlines offering jet service. One airline operates two types of jets into EUG, the other two just one each. Identify each airline and the aircraft type(s) each operates into Eugene.
United 727-200 and 737-200 identified so far... along with US Air 146 and American _______________

Boeing 727-200

24. (1970) Based upon schedules reflected in the 1970 OAG I used to reference these questions, what was Northwest Orient’s longest nonstop domestic flight? What kind of aircraft did it employ?
It wasn't ORD-ANC with a 707

HNL-ORD, Boeing 747-100

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WHBM

I'm just off for a several hour drive to the north of Birmingham for a business day; are we starting to get back to normal here ?

In 1995 ? I'm going to go for one of the last ever Lockheed Constellation operators, running out of the Dominican Republic. There were a series of obscure operators from there, who also did freight to (and more precisely, from) Miami on occasion.

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Please limit your response to no more than two questions per day so that all may participate. And as always, we are looking for complete answers here. Aircraft types must be specific including variant, i.e. 727 NO, 727-200 YES Thanks!

1. (1990) The last time you flew from Phoenix down to Mazatlan, it was aboard a multi-stop Aeronaves de Mexico DC-9. These days that airline is called AeroMexico and it no longer serves Phoenix. On a positive note, a different airline is now offering thrice weekly nonstop service down to MZT. Que Bueno! You call and book a couple of seats for the Saturday departure. What airline and aircraft will you be flying upon?

3. (1995) Whoa! You don’t see this every day! What’s got four engines and flies in once weekly (with passengers) to Santo Domingo from Curacao?
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4. (1970) Your University of Syracuse Orangemen are playing the University of Miami Hurricanes this weekend. You love a good football game almost as much as you love the sunshine, beaches and bronze skinned girls down in South Florida. A call to your travel agent reveals a single nonstop flight operating between Syracuse and Miami each day. Book it, please. Name the airline and aircraft you’ll be flying upon.

5. (1990) Imagine yourself flying into Las Vegas while seated in First Class aboard a four engine jet. There are only two aircraft that fit the bill- each of them operated by different airlines. Please identify each aircraft type and the airline that operates it.
HP 747 has been identified. One more...

9. (1985) You’ve found a great opportunity to fly from Seattle to Las Vegas aboard a pair of baby DC-9s – the -14 models – each of which is operated by a different airline. You’ll have an hour and fifteen minutes at the connection point, well within minimum guidelines. Identify each airline as well as the connection point.
Sunworld is one of the airlines. Horizon and Republic and Continental are not

10. (1990) You’re in Jacksonville, FL and need to get up to Montreal, Quebec to catch your seven day cruise up the St. Laurence Seaway and out around the Maritimes. On the downside, ypu’ll probably have to connect at one of those big crowded airports in the New York City area. But NO! As luck would have it there’s a single one-stop direct flight departing JAX each afternoon, arriving at Montreal Dorval in the early evening. Perfect! Book it! Forward cabin, of course. Airline, enroute stop and aircraft type please.

12. (2003) What a night! That little white ball was practically on fire as you burned up the roulette tables at Mandalay Bay to the tune of over $38000.00! So what the heck – why not fly back home to Burbank in First Class? As things turned out, there’s just one flight a day that even offers First Class between Las Vegas and Burbank and you’ve called just in time to purchase the last available seat. Book it, Danno! Identify the airline and aircraft you’ll be flying upon.

14. (1990) You may live in Texas, but as a diehard Saint’s fan your heart’s in New Orleans, especially during football season. Coach Jim Mora (Playoffs! Playoffs?!!) and the Saints are looking to build on last season’s 9-7 finish starting with a home game against Joe Montana and the Superbowl champion San Francisco 49ers on Monday Night Football. Surprisingly, there’s only one nonstop flight per day between Austin and New Orleans, but the timing couldn’t be better given the game’s late start. Identify the airline and aircraft type you’ll be flying upon.
A N S W E R E D

15. (1988) Those were the days when National Airlines used to offer wonderful Sun King Service aboard its stylish DC-8 fanjets between Tampa and Los Angeles. Alas, National is long gone and these days the TPA-LAX market is served by just a single almost daily nonstop. Identify the airline and the aircraft it operates on this route.

16. (1970) Fresh off delivery of a catamaran from St. Thomas to Ocho Rios, you now need to fly back to Miami. From the closest major airport, you see there are two airlines offering nonstop flights to Miami. Identify the airport, the two airlines and the aircraft type each operates up to Miami.

17. (1985) Per schedules available in the 1985 North American OAG I used to reference these questions, only two airlines still offered service to Toronto’s Lester Pearson International Airport with McDonnell-Douglas DC-8s – one with a standard DC-8 and the other with a stretch DC-8. Identify each airline, the DC-8 variant it served YYZ with and where each flight came into Toronto from.

18. (1989) Per schedulesin the 1989 North American OAG I used to reference this question, Honolulu is well served by DC-10s and L-1011s. Each aircraft type is operated by five different airlines. Identify the five airlines operating each aircraft type.
See Post 19818

19. (1990) (The jrl767 Special) You’ve had a great week sailing around the eastern Caribbean. Disembarking from your catamaran in Antigua, your next stop will be Bermuda where you’ll spend a couple of days in Hamilton before continuing on to New York. Your trip from Antigua to Bermuda will involve two flights. From Antigua you will fly nonstop to your connecting point where you’ll spend two nights before boarding your next flight nonstop to Bermuda. Additionally, your final flight from Bermuda to New York will also be nonstop. Three different airlines will be involved but each airline will be operating the same type of equipment on each flight. So there you have it. Identify all three airlines, the connecting point between ANU and BDA and the equipment type common to all three flights.
It wasn't an L-1011 or 727-200. The entire routing takes place in the Caribbean

21. (1970) Back when you used to live in Georgia, you had some bad experiences with Delta Air Lines that linger in your memory to this day. As such, now that you’ve moved to Dallas and are looking to fly to Las Vegas, the last airline you want to fly on is Delta, which unfortunately pretty much dominates the market. Thankfully for you, there’s just one alternative that doesn’t involve a connection. This airline offers a direct one stop flight each day between Dallas and Las Vegas. Identify the airline, the enroute stop and the aircraft type flown.
A N S W E R E D

25. (1989) Problems at the office this morning require your immediate and personal attention, meaning you’re going to miss your 10:45a flight out of Lansing to New York. Even at 10:45am, it’s the last direct flight of the day to New York. Thankfully Grand Rapids is just 70 miles away and from there New York is served via Newark by just one airline offering two daily nonstops. There’s plenty of space available aboard the afternoon departure, so you happily book a seat. Identify the airline and aircraft you’ll be flying aboard.
A N S W E R E D

26. (1979) Now you’re in Denver and you need to get to Baltimore. You’ve got a sheaf of paperwork to go over before you get to Baltimore, so the three stop flight you’ve booked will allow you to get plenty of work done. Identify the airline, the three stops in order and the aircraft type.

27. (1990) Vermont sure is pretty in the fall, so when you’re informed that you’ll have to head out of town on business next Monday you’re not too happy about it. On a positive note, your destination is beautiful Savannah, GA and to make matters even better, there’s a single daily one-stop direct flight departing Burlington each evening. Book it, Danno! Identify the usual triumvirate – airline, enroute stop and equipment please.

28 . (1979) From Baltimore you’re off to Mexico again – this time Cancun. You anticipate at least one or more connections and are pleasantly surprised to learn that there’s a single daily one stop direct flight between Baltimore and Cancun. Name the airline, the enroute stop and the aircraft type.
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30. (1990) As a lifelong resident of south Florida, you’ve often had occasion to visit Mexico’s Caribbean coast via Merida and Cancun. This time however, you’re headed for the other side of Mexico, to Guadalajara in the western state of Jalisco. And this won’t be a vacation trip either. No – you’re looking to invest in a new boutique tequila operation being fronted by your friend Guillermo Paz, a well-known star of Mexican stage and cinema. Guillermo knows his agave and you’re looking forward to learning more about the operation. Although you were expecting to make at least one connection, you’re surprised to discover a single daily one stop direct flight. Ay yi yi! Vamanos!! Identificar la aerolínea, la parada en ruta y el tipo de avión.

31. (1990) You’ve traveled overland from Guadalajara to Mexico City aboard El Tapatio, quite probably the finest streamliner in all of Mexico. Most amazingly, your First Class roomette cost you just $23 USD (Your quiz-meister rode this very same train in 1990) From Mexico City you need to head up north to Seattle, WA. Two airlines offer direct flights, but only one offers a First Class cabin. That’s the one you want. The flight makes one stop en route and you’ll be served breakfast and lunch along the way. Identify the airline, enroute stop and aircraft type.

33 . (2003) You had a helluva time getting from New York down to Los Cabos, what with a broken down airplane and a missed connection, but your travel travails were well worth it given the wonderful week of sun and fun that you’ve enjoyed. And, as if things couldn’t get any better, you’ve been upgraded to First Class on your two-stop direct flight back to JFK. Identify the airline and aircraft you’ll return home on as well as the two enroute stops.

36. (1990) As the project manager overseeing the construction of a new shopping center on Aruba, you travel every two weeks between your home in Coral Gables and the island nation. It used to be only one or two airlines offered flights between Aruba and Miami but these days five airlines offer nonstop flights. And get this! Although two airlines operate the same type of jet, the other three each operate jets different from one another. We’re talking two, three and four engine transports here. Your challenge – should you decide to accept it – is to identify each airline on the AUA-MIA route and identify the aircraft type it operates. Ready? Go!

37. (1998) You’re seated aboard the only flight between New York and Las Vegas that markets a Business Class or “C” class seat. Well what the heck – it’s cheaper than everyone else’s First Class so you’ve decided to splurge! Identify the airline and aircraft you’re flying aboard.

jrl767

19- may as well take a run at my namesake question

ANU-XXX-BDA isn’t really a “connection” due to the two-night layover ... this suggests less-than-daily service out of ANU and into BDA, which in turn suggests a less-than-direct routing

how about ANU-London Heathrow (LHR) on BWIA, LHR-BDA on British, and BDA-JFK on Eastern ... the common aircraft, of course, being a Lockheed L-1011 TriStar

Mrs767 and I are on a day trip to the Olympic Peninsula, so I won’t be getting back to the Quiz until rather late this evening (or, more likely) tomorrow

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jlemon

Thank you for the excellent link! It was my understanding that Challenge International operated a BAC One-Eleven at one point....but I've never found any scheduled routes flown with the One-Eleven by this rather obscure air carrier which was operating scheduled passenger flights with B737-200 equipment in 1987.....

Challenge International Airlines Summer 1987 Route Map

I also think Challenge International may have been operating a B727-100 on behalf of Air Panama back in the mid 1980's.

But what about their BAC One-Eleven?

https://airlinersgallery.smugmug.com...al/i-gpZQnCN/A

Well, I now see they were operating scheduled passenger service with a One-Eleven on behalf of Grenada Airways at one point according to your excellent reference information.

Herb687

Absent the older and smaller than a 747 clue my next guess would have been Martinair after the KL 74M was ruled out but I can't see Martinair flying 707s or DC-8s in 1995. And the A340 is newer than the 747. So, let me try VIASA operating a DC-8-62 instead. Pretty sure I've seen pictures of VIASA DC-10s.

jlemon

Time for a couple of hopefully not so wild guesses....

14. I first wanted to say this was Eastern as I seem to recall that EA offered nonstop service from both San Antonio and Corpus Christi to New Orleans. However, as the time line is 1990, I think this was actually Pan Am operating a B727-200 with the service continuing on to New York JFK from New Orleans.

21. Back in 1970, I believe the CAB awarded nonstop route authority to the original Frontier between Dallas and Albuquerque as well as between Las Vegas and Albuquerque. So let's go with Frontier operating a B737-200 from Dallas to Las Vegas via a stop at Albuquerque.

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jlemon

Ah yes, the Aints....er....Saints did indeed lose that opening game.

However, I would have been found on board Amtrak operating Southern Pacific's old "Sunset Limited" route from New Orleans to San Antone and then hitchhiked up Interstate 35 back to Austin....

YVR Cockroach

Wave over the water when you get to Port Angeles.