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83- not Libyan Arab, not Kenya, not Ethiopian, not Sudan ... how about Royal Air Maroc

71- CDG-XXX-NAN ... ok, I seriously doubt this is anywhere close, but here's an "entirely different" route in the opposite direction: Pan Am, with a pair of 747s and the connection at LAX:

• stops on the first flight: London/LHR, Seattle/SEA, and San Francisco/SFO
• stops on the second flight: Honolulu/HNL and Pago Pago/PPG

YVR Cockroach

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83. Working down the list of nearby African countries, Somali Airlines.

jlemon

85. Well, what the heck.....I'll throw a very wild guess out there: Laker Airways.

And I believe Sir Freddie Laker said something to this effect concerning the VC10: "You just pour champagne in the front and jet fuel in the back of the VC10....."

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jlemon

Paging WHBM: I was under the impression that Laker did indeed operate the VC10 at one point (but perhaps not in 1976 and never from LHR).

However, I may be in error here.....so again, please pick up the nearest concourse courtesy phone at your convenience, sir.

And while I'm at it, I'll throw Nigeria Airways out there for quiz question # 85.

jrl767

AeroTransport Data Bank says otherwise (although it's not clear for how long)


71- I'm struggling with an eastbound single-carrier 707 routing that wouldn't touch any of the points I mentioned in my first guess (ATH, BAH, BOM, SIN, SYD, NOU) ... there are a handful of other candidate stops, but neither Air India nor BA served NAN, and Qantas wasn't at CDG

so let's keep with the westbound idea ... LAN, connecting in Santiago/SCL; the first flight stopping at Madrid/MAD, Rio/GIG, and Buenos Aires/EZE; the second stopping at Easter Island/IPC and Papeete/PPT

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Alright then, gang - here are the remaining questions

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.

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.

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.

The following questions are all sourced from a 1976 International OAG

73. What is the largest jet serving Kabul, Afghanistan? Which airline operates it?

75. Aside from TU-144 SST flights operating to Alma-Ata,what is one unique and surprising aspect of jet service into Moscow, USSR in 1976?

76. After a week of vacationing on the sun splashed beaches of Jamaica, it’s time to return home to Rome. You’ve found a nice routing involving a single connection utilizing two different airlines. The first flight will be nonstop. Dinner will be served onboard. The connecting flight will make two stops enroute. Both flights will be operated with the same aircraft type. Alright then – figure it all out, please.
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78. After .a wonderful time on safari in Uganda, it’s off to the airport for your first flight aboard a Super VC-10. Oh No! Your Land Rover gets a flat tire along the way and by the time you finally get to the airport, you watch as your VC-10 climbs into the clear blue skies above Entebbe. Thankfully for you, on that particular day there’s another flight aboard the same airline later that afternoon. However, it’s not a VC-10. It’s a DC-3. What airline are you flying on and where are you likely flying to?
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79. I’ve found two countries that have more than two airlines based in each country that operate the Lockheed L-188 Electra. Identify each country and its respective Electra Operators. One country has three operators, the other has four.

80. While there are still a few Comets operating charter flights, in 1976 I’ve been able to find only one that still operates scheduled flights with the venerable Comet 4. Which airline is it?
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81. Rather amazingly, outside of charter or supplemental operations, this major North American city is served by only a single 707 flight operating twice weekly. This includes both domestic and International flights. Identify the city, the airline and the city served with this lone 707 flight.
It's not in Florida or Baltimore

85. High oil prices notwithstanding, the VC-10 is still a popular airplane flown by a good number of international airlines. Focusing on London’s Heathrow Airport, identify each of the six airlines that serve LHR with VC10s.
British Airways, East African, Ghana, Gulf Air and Air Malawi have been identified. Just one more to go...

87. (The WHBM Special) What is the longest twin jet flight out of London Gatwick? Please identify airline, aircraft and of course, the route.
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Bonus Question 87B: What is the longest NONSTOP twin jet flight out of London Gatwick? Please identify the airline and aircraft as well.

89. You need to fly from Athens to Miami ASAP. As fate would have it, all of the nonstop or direct flights on Sunday through New York are sold out. Hmm… well, there’s more than one way to get from Europe to Miami. Following a bit of research, you’ve found a viable routing departing tomorrow morning involving two airlines – both from the same country - and just one connecting point. The first flight is nonstop. The second flight makes three enroute stops. Can you identify the airlines involved, the single aircraft type flown, the routing and the connection point?
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Nope, it wasn't Nigeria Airways. You'll want to look to the east...

Here's an article supporting Laker ownership of a VC10 - apparently the aircraft never word Laker colors and was immediately sub-leased to MEA. From his article, there is no evidence of Laker having ever operated the VC10 in revenue service...

Laker ownership of VC10

Meanwhile, here's an interesting article about Sir Freddie and the VC10...

Freddie Laker and the VC10

WHBM

Laker never operated the VC-10. They did buy the prototype G-ARTA in 1968 when Vickers were done with development, but only because they had an immediate customer to lease it, MEA, who took it just a few days later. At the end of the lease over a year later Laker sold it directly to British United, again without ever operating it. So they were just a leasing company with it, it was never on their AOC.

Nigeria Airways used to operate a dual-designation VC-10, flown by BOAC, on their London route, but then bought the first BOAC aircraft and fully put it into their own colours in 1969, which was considered quite a step up at the time for the national operator, obtaining their own crews for it. Within a month of it entering service it crashed at Lagos with the loss of all on board. Nigeria Airways never touched the VC-10 again. Of the accident crew, all VC-10 experienced and obtained through a London agency, the captain had been retired by BOAC when he reached the age 55 then in force just a few weeks before, the others had been assembled from East African and British United.