7- into PIE doubtless would have been ATA, but from where other than MDW? Indianapolis/IND was a hublet for a while, so let's try Delta operating SLC-IND ... the jet in question of course being the 727-200

love autocorrect ...

 

28- another route possibility is KOA-HNL HA DC-9-30, HNL-Newark/EWR Continental 767-400, EWR-YUL AC CRJ-200 -- but beyond the fact that all are twinjets, the unidentified "similarity between each aircraft type that would not apply with any other trio of aircraft types" escapes me here (esp because one could probably construct something like HNL-YVR-YUL, Canada 3000 A330 connecting to AC A320 or CP 767-300, but those would both violate the "three different manufacturers" condition)

changing to HA 717 would perhaps open "newest member of the airline's fleet" but we would have to consider its original MD-95 type designator (speaking of "technicalities")

 

I'm wondering if it was something like KOA-HNL on HA on a 717 (Boeing), HNL-DTW or MSP on NW on DC-10 (McDonnell-Douglas), and then an AC CRJ to YUL, with the "unique characteristic" being that each aircraft had rear mounted engines (well, the DC-10 also having wing-mounted engines).

 

 

 

 

 

 

7- depending on the time between flights, I believe one would indeed have had to carry on for this itinerary, as ATA didn't have any interline agreements for either ticketing or checking baggage

DL had a bunch of SLC-XXX-ATL flights (XXX being large-ish midwestern airports such as OKC, MCI, MSP and the like), so the issue is where ATA had a footprint of more than one or two flights to IND/MDW ... how about Milwaukee/MKE

 

 

 

1. (2001) As you’re taxing out Cincinnati aboard the only flight offering First Class service to Cedar Rapids, Iowa, (Albeit via an intermediate stop) you look out your window and spy a Fokker F.28 preparing for departure. Goodness! It’s been a coon’s age since Piedmont’s F.28s were regular visitors to CVG but a quick check of your handy OAG reveals that this is one of three F.28s serving CVG these days, all of them operated by the same airline and all of them going to the same destination. So - we’re looking for a two part answer here: 1.) Identify the F.28 operator and its destination and 2.) Identify the airline and aircraft you’re flying aboard CVG-XXX-CID.

2. (1966) You fly in and out of Hong Kong often and as of the spring of 1966 you’ve noticed two jet aircraft types that are uniquely operated in and out of HKG by just a single airline. That is to say that both aircraft types are operated by the same airline. No other airline flies either type into Hong Kong. Identify both aircraft types as well as the airline in question.

3. (1995) It’s Sunday evening.You’re in Raleigh, NC and you’ve just received an invitation to join an old friend who’ll be sailing out of Fort de France on Monday evening. Right. You’ll fly American to San Juan and catch a local from there. No you won’t. AA’s sold out to SJU. Right. Down to Miami then. Nope. The only service to FDF is a Sunday only Air France flight. A call to your travel agent solves the problem. He’s booked you on two nonstop flights aboard different airlines with a nice 2:21 connection. Identify the airlines, the connection point and the two aircraft types.

4. (1994) It wasn’t so long ago that regularly scheduled flights aboard DC-3s could still be flown in a variety of U.S. states from Alaska to Florida to Arizona to Massachusetts. Today, per the schedules available in the North American OAG used to research this question, only two U.S. airports still enjoy service with the venerable DC-3. Identify those two airports please.
It's not Provincetown or Boston

5. (2001) You’ve been dreading this day for a week now. That’s right - After a week of sun and surf in Puerto Rico, it’s time to make the long trip home to Reno. Today’s trip will involve a one-stop flight to the connection point followed by a nonstop flight into Reno. At least you won’t have to switch airlines enroute and you’ve managed to secure a First Class upgrade all the way through. Identify the airline, the routing and the two aircraft types involved.

7. (1995) From your homeoutside. Salt Lake City, Utah you’re off to visit the in-laws in Clearwater, Florida. You love the convenience of flying into St. Pete–Clearwater International Airport but one thing you want to avoid is flying through Chicago. O’Hare or Midway - it doesn’t matter. Be it weather of broken down airplanes, you’ve had nothing but bad luck in the Windy City. Thankfully, your travel agent has found you a convenient connection involving two nonstop flights, each of them operating the same aircraft type. Identify the two airlines, the aircraft type and the connection airport. (HINT: It’s not in Florida)
DL connecting to ATA with a 72S is correct. We need a connection point. It's not MKE or IND

8. (2001) The life of a traveling salesman is never boring - at least not if you actually enjoy the travel. This week starts out with a trip from Santa Barbara to Tulsa. You’ve found a great connection involving two nonstop flights on two different airlines, both of them operating the same model of regional jet. You’ll have a three hour layover enroute which will allow you to fine tune your presentation in advance of your arrival in Tulsa. Name the two airlines, the enroute stop and the aircraft type utilized.
It doesn't route through ABQ and did not involve Skywest/Great Plains

9. (1966) You’ve just finished week long consultancy in Benghazi, Libya and can now return to England and your home outside Middlesbrough in North Yorkshire. You’ve found a convenient connection involving two nonstop flights on two different airlines. Each airline operates a different type of equipment, one of which is propeller driven. Identify the two airlines, the connection airport and the two aircraft types.

10. (1989) What a great day for a trip to Honolulu, Hawaii. But then, are there ever any bad days for such an endeavor? Today you’ll commence your travels from Memphis International, flying three nonstop flights aboard three different airlines. Each flight will feature progressively longer equipment with none of the aircraft having been built in the Pacific Northwest.
A N S W E R E D

11. (1972) The oldest beer pub in Prague is U Fleků (a.k.a. Křemencova 11). It opened in 1499 and has welcomed countless generations of local residents and foreign visitors for more than 500 years. Your old friend Pavel has been on you for years to come and visit and finally you’ve managed to find the time - both to secure a travel visa as well as to actually visit. From your home in Newcastle there are no nonstop or direct flights to Prague. Additionally you’d rather avoid traveling down to London and through the zoo that is Heathrow. Fortunately for you, your friendly travel agent has found a fine itinerary departing on Friday only involving two nonstop flights on two different airlines, each operating the same aircraft type. Your layover will be just one hour. Perfect. Identify both airlines, the connection point and the aircraft type.

13. (1995) You’re all set to book this weekend’s flight from Miami to Baltimore when suddenly you hear a harp glissando and a chorus from the heavens. OMG! It’s shades of National Airlines thirty years earlier in the form of a four stop direct flight all the way through to Baltimore. You immediately launch into your happy dance until the back of your thigh tightens and you’re forced to sit. Identify the airline, the four stops and the aircraft type.

14. (1966) Ah… the big day is finally here! You’re leaving the rain and mist of Scotland and taking your wife to Italy - specifically Pisa. Even better, you’ll be able to fly all the way through on the same airline. You’ll depart Glasgow nonstop to the connection point where you’ll then fly nonstop to Pisa. Identify the airline, the route and the single aircraft type all the way through.
A N S W E R E D

15. (2001) You live in Yellowknife, way up there in Canada’s Northwest Territories. It’s a great life but it’s also an expensive one. You’ve identified a sweet deal on a Dodge Ram 2500 truck with the Magnum v10 engine backed up to a NV4500 manual transmission with the Dana 60/80 axle. If the truck checks out, it’d be perfect for your needs in the bush north of Yellowknife. Unfortunately, there are no nonstop flights down to Seattle or even Vancouver, but a local travel agent has cobbled together a three flight routing (all flights are nonstop) involving three different airlines, each of them operating the same aircraft type. Identify the correct routing, the three airlines and the aircraft type common to each airline.

16. (1994) Interesting… that amongst all the airlines that offer 22 mostly daily nonstop flights between Denver (DEN) and Los Angeles (LAX), only one does so with an all-economy configured aircraft. It offers two daily flights, each of them operated with the same aircraft type. Identify the airline and aircraft type please.

17. (1993) It’s Elvis Week at Graceland - a weeklong celebration of all things Elvis. Billy Ray’s been growing his sideburns out for almost two months in anticipation of this event and he’s even lost 16 pounds enabling him to once again squeeze into that fancy rhinestone leisure suit he bought during his last trip to Graceland eight years ago. As for getting to Memphis, he’s all shook up upon discovering that there is a direct flight from Sioux Falls to Memphis - a single daily two stopper. Identify the airline, the two stops and the aircraft type please. Thank you. Thank you very much.
It's not NW with an Afro 85, nor US, UA or TW. The a/c is a twinjet

18. (1972) Well this should be interesting. You need to fly from Buenos Aires to Tangier, Morocco. Once there, you’ll travel to the nearby Lixus archaeological site where some new finds have recently been discovered. Lixus… Lixus… isn’t that where Greek legend has it that Hercules gathered the golden apples? Eh... whatever. For now you need to focus on how you’re gonna get there. Much to your surprise you’ve found a connection involving just two nonstop flights, each of them operated by different airlines with each operating a different equipment type. Name the airlines, the connection point and the aircraft types please.

19. (2001) You’re in Guadalajara, Mexico and need to get to St. Johns, Newfoundland, Canada. This is gonna be a long day… Still, you’ve found a reasonably amenable schedule involving three airlines operating three nonstop flights, all of them with the same type of aircraft. Money is no object so you ensure that all flights are booked in the forward cabin. Finally, none of the flights are operated by a US airline. So then, we’re looking for the route, the three airlines and the aircraft type.

20. (1966) You’ve had a wonderful week of sun and fun on Spain’s Costa del Sol but alas, it’s time to return to the Netherlands and your job managing Europe’s largest seaport in Rotterdam. The last time you visited Malaga, you flew down on Sabena. Never again! That helicopter ride to and from Brussels was terrifying! This time you’ve found a convenient online connection involving two nonstop flights, both utilizing the same equipment. Identify the airline, the connection airport and the single aircraft type.

22. (1995) You need to fly from Miami International to San Juan, preferably nonstop. Unfortunately, your go to airline out of Miami - American - is sold out on the day you want to travel. Identify the three other airlines that offer nonstop flights between MIA and SJU. A cyber pat on the back if you can also identify the single airline that flies nonstop to SJU out of Ft. Lauderdale.

24. (2001) It’s not every day your Flushing, New York based company sends you off to a location as exotic as Midway Island but that’s where your skills are needed and so you start packing. Thankfully, the company travel office has found you a great deal departing nonstop to Honolulu from your nearest airport. Following a short layover, you’ll continue on to Midway arriving in the early evening. So, you know the drill. Identify all the usual stuff and Bob’s your uncle.

25. (1966) You’ve had a great week of sun and fun in Ocho Rios, Jamaica, but now it’s time to return to the hustle and bustle of Los Angeles. Due to some big Jai Alai competition in Miami, all flights to Miami are booked solid. Thankfully you’ve found another option departing from Kingston late in the afternoon that’ll get you back to LA by 1030p that evening. The first flight makes one enroute stop, connecting to a nonstop flight into Los Angeles. Two different airlines, each operating a different aircraft type are involved. First Class is available all the way through. Book it, mon! Airlines, routing and aircraft types please.
It's not Delta or American. The flight departs out of KIN

27. (1972) As the world’s foremost botanist in the study of waterfalls, you’ve had a wonderful two weeks at Kalandula Falls on the Lucala River in Angola. (The falls are 344 feet high and 1,300 feet wide, making them one of the largest waterfalls by volume in Africa. Now you need to relocate to a reunion with fellow waterfall enthusiasts at Niagara Falls on the border between The US and Canada. To get there you’ll travel overland to the Angolan capital of Luanda and then fly to Toronto where a Canadian colleague will drive you down to Niagara. You’ve found a convenient evening departure involving two connections and three airlines, each operating a nonstop flight. Three types of aircraft are involved, all of them American built. Please identify the route, the three airlines involved and of course the three aircraft types.
A N S W E R E D

28. (2001) There’s no easy way to get from Kona, Hawaii to Montreal, Quebec but on a positive note you’ve found an interesting routing involving three nonstop flights, each operated by a different airline with each utilizing an aircraft type built by a different manufacturer. Additionally, there’s one more similarity between each aircraft type that would not apply with any other trio of aircraft types possible between this city pair. Can you identify the route, the three airlines and the three aircraft types? The admiration of your peers will rise inestimably should you also be able to acknowledge the unidentified similarity between each aircraft type.
A N S W E R E D

 

28- ok then: we've established KOA-HNL was a Hawaiian Airlines 717, and we're now looking for HNL-XXX-YUL on two different airlines operating jets from two different manufacturers

props to my USAF bud ATOBTTR for the guess about the powerplants

HNL-Atlanta/ATL Delta L-1011-500
ATL-YUL, AC 320

all powered by engines manufactured by Rolls-Royce (or a consortium of which R-R was a principal)

 

[QUOTE=jrl767;34084442]28. (2001) There�s no easy way to get from Kona, Hawaii to Montreal, Quebec but on a positive note you�ve found an interesting routing involving three nonstop flights, each operated by a different airline with each utilizing an aircraft type built by a different manufacturer. Additionally, there�s one more similarity between each aircraft type that would not apply with any other trio of aircraft types possible between this city pair. Can you identify the route, the three airlines and the three aircraft types? The admiration of your peers will rise inestimably should you also be able to acknowledge the unidentified similarity between each aircraft type.

Okay then: we've established KOA-HNL was a Hawaiian Airlines 717, and we're now looking for HNL-XXX-YUL on two different airlines operating jets from two different manufacturers. Props to my USAF bud ATOBTTR for the guess about the powerplants

HNL-Atlanta/ATL Delta L-1011-500
ATL-YUL, AC 320

All powered by engines manufactured by Rolls-Royce (or a consortium of which R-R was a principal)

Now we're getting there! The common thread is indeed all aircraft being powered by Rolls-Royce (or a consortium of which R-R was a principal). The L-1011-500 was also one of the aircraft but Delta, ATL, AC and the A320 have no relevance to this particular answer.

Should be pretty near tap-in now...

 

28- other L15 operators were ATA and AC; other RR-powered jets save the 747? certainly not the Fokker clan (F.28 and F.100); must be an A330/A340

so we’ll have AC with the short-body TriStar into YUL; I’ll offer Canada 3000 with an A330 (yeah, kinda like I was musing earlier ), and the connection in Calgary/YYC