Old Timer's Airline Quiz and Discussion.
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Here are some sample questions for you. We'll see if my response time works... As always, even though you're smart enough to answer all of these with half your brain tied behind your back, please address no more than two per day so that all might have a chance to participate.
1. (1975) Ah… the big day is finally here! You’re off to the Bahamas for a week of sun and fun on the beaches up the coast from Nassau. From your home in Milwaukee, you’ll fly on two nonstop flights, each operated with DC-9-30s, with each operated by a different airline. Thankfully you’ll not be connecting through Chicago O’Hare. In perusing all the different nonstops to Nassau from the U.S. mainland, I’ve been able to find only one routing that meets the above specified parameters. Identify the two airlines and the connection point
2. (1986) You need to fly from your home on Vancouver Island to a medical conference hosted by the University of Oregon at Eugene, Oregon. Always up for adventure in air travel, you’ve booked an exciting - well, to you at least - itinerary involving three nonstop flights, each of them operated by a different airline. However, the aircraft type and variant will remain constant aboard all three flights. So then, you know the drill - identify all the particulars related to this question. Those incapable of acknowledging or at least attempting to completely identify each of the relevant particulars will not be invited to the next conference.
3. (1986) , Based upon schedules posted in the North American version of the OAG, you are poised at the head of the runway at Las Vegas McCarran International Airport, about to take off aboard the longest distance flight heading in an easterly direction (E, ENE or ESE) from LAS. Identify your destination and the airline and aircraft type flying you there.
It is not HP to BOS
4. (1986) Ah, you do love the convenience of a nonstop flight. For your upcoming trip between London and Tenerife, rather surprisingly only one airline offers nonstop service via a single twice weekly flight departing out of Gatwick. Identify the airline and aircraft involved here.
It's not Monarch. Nor is it a British Caledonian DC-10
5. (1978) Oh No! A big pile-up on I-80 by the Ashby Ave. exit has caused you to miss your United flight out of Oakland to Denver. Worse, it’s United’s only nonstop of the day. It looks like you’re gonna have to drive across the bay to catch one of the many but less convenient flights out of SFO. Not so fast, says your travel agent. There’s another airline offering a nonstop out of OAK to Denver leaving just an hour and a half later. Since you’re booked in Y, you can just have your ticket transferred to the new airline at no extra cost. Right on! Book it, Danno! Identify the airline and aircraft operating this later flight.
6. (1975) Here’s a softball for the newbies - you’ll be flying from Miami to Los Angeles via three nonstop flights, with each flight operating a different widebody aircraft. Better yet, you’ll be on the same airline all the way through. Based upon what you know of airlines, routes and aircraft deployments back in 1975, please identify the airline, the routing and the three aircraft types - properly matched up with each route.
7. (1986) You’ve just been informed that you need to fly from Miami to Barbados next Wednesday to pick up a catamaran and sail it back to its owners at Jupiter, Florida. What tha - BeeWee and Pan Am are both sold between MIA and BGI on that day. A quick call to your travel agent friend reveals a one stop connection involving two nonstop flights - each aboard the same airline with each operating the same aircraft type. Book it, Danno! Identify the airline, the connection point and the aircraft type.
8. (1986) It’s not every day you’d consider flying from Green Bay, Wisconsin to the state capital over in Madison, ya know, but with your truck broken down and a need to be in Madison tonight, you have little choice. You’ve found a surprisingly affordable joint fare involving two nonstop flights, each operated by a different airline but each operating the same aircraft variant on both flights. Please identify all the usual stuff.
9. (1986) You need to fly from Burlington, VT to London, England but the idea of having to change airlines and terminals at some big gateway airport is daunting in the extreme. Worry not, says your trusty travel agent. There’s an online (same airline) connection available via two nonstop flights that’ll get you into London Gatwick in plenty of time for lunch with your Aunt Bea. Identify the airline, the routing and the two aircraft types/variants involved.
A N S W E R E D
10. (1978) Everybody knows about the interchange between American and Alaska between IAH, DFW, SEA, ANC and on to FAI. Might you happen to know what two airlines combined to offer the only service between Denver and Anchorage, via a once daily one-stop flight? We’re looking for the two airlines, the routing and the aircraft type please.
A N S W E R E D
1. (1975) Ah… the big day is finally here! You’re off to the Bahamas for a week of sun and fun on the beaches up the coast from Nassau. From your home in Milwaukee, you’ll fly on two nonstop flights, each operated with DC-9-30s, with each operated by a different airline. Thankfully you’ll not be connecting through Chicago O’Hare. In perusing all the different nonstops to Nassau from the U.S. mainland, I’ve been able to find only one routing that meets the above specified parameters. Identify the two airlines and the connection point
2. (1986) You need to fly from your home on Vancouver Island to a medical conference hosted by the University of Oregon at Eugene, Oregon. Always up for adventure in air travel, you’ve booked an exciting - well, to you at least - itinerary involving three nonstop flights, each of them operated by a different airline. However, the aircraft type and variant will remain constant aboard all three flights. So then, you know the drill - identify all the particulars related to this question. Those incapable of acknowledging or at least attempting to completely identify each of the relevant particulars will not be invited to the next conference.
3. (1986) , Based upon schedules posted in the North American version of the OAG, you are poised at the head of the runway at Las Vegas McCarran International Airport, about to take off aboard the longest distance flight heading in an easterly direction (E, ENE or ESE) from LAS. Identify your destination and the airline and aircraft type flying you there.
It is not HP to BOS
4. (1986) Ah, you do love the convenience of a nonstop flight. For your upcoming trip between London and Tenerife, rather surprisingly only one airline offers nonstop service via a single twice weekly flight departing out of Gatwick. Identify the airline and aircraft involved here.
It's not Monarch. Nor is it a British Caledonian DC-10
5. (1978) Oh No! A big pile-up on I-80 by the Ashby Ave. exit has caused you to miss your United flight out of Oakland to Denver. Worse, it’s United’s only nonstop of the day. It looks like you’re gonna have to drive across the bay to catch one of the many but less convenient flights out of SFO. Not so fast, says your travel agent. There’s another airline offering a nonstop out of OAK to Denver leaving just an hour and a half later. Since you’re booked in Y, you can just have your ticket transferred to the new airline at no extra cost. Right on! Book it, Danno! Identify the airline and aircraft operating this later flight.
6. (1975) Here’s a softball for the newbies - you’ll be flying from Miami to Los Angeles via three nonstop flights, with each flight operating a different widebody aircraft. Better yet, you’ll be on the same airline all the way through. Based upon what you know of airlines, routes and aircraft deployments back in 1975, please identify the airline, the routing and the three aircraft types - properly matched up with each route.
7. (1986) You’ve just been informed that you need to fly from Miami to Barbados next Wednesday to pick up a catamaran and sail it back to its owners at Jupiter, Florida. What tha - BeeWee and Pan Am are both sold between MIA and BGI on that day. A quick call to your travel agent friend reveals a one stop connection involving two nonstop flights - each aboard the same airline with each operating the same aircraft type. Book it, Danno! Identify the airline, the connection point and the aircraft type.
8. (1986) It’s not every day you’d consider flying from Green Bay, Wisconsin to the state capital over in Madison, ya know, but with your truck broken down and a need to be in Madison tonight, you have little choice. You’ve found a surprisingly affordable joint fare involving two nonstop flights, each operated by a different airline but each operating the same aircraft variant on both flights. Please identify all the usual stuff.
9. (1986) You need to fly from Burlington, VT to London, England but the idea of having to change airlines and terminals at some big gateway airport is daunting in the extreme. Worry not, says your trusty travel agent. There’s an online (same airline) connection available via two nonstop flights that’ll get you into London Gatwick in plenty of time for lunch with your Aunt Bea. Identify the airline, the routing and the two aircraft types/variants involved.
A N S W E R E D
10. (1978) Everybody knows about the interchange between American and Alaska between IAH, DFW, SEA, ANC and on to FAI. Might you happen to know what two airlines combined to offer the only service between Denver and Anchorage, via a once daily one-stop flight? We’re looking for the two airlines, the routing and the aircraft type please.
A N S W E R E D
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9. (1986) You need to fly from Burlington, VT to London, England but the idea of having to change airlines and terminals at some big gateway airport is daunting in the extreme. Worry not, says your trusty travel agent. There’s an online (same airline) connection available via two nonstop flights that’ll get you into London Gatwick in plenty of time for lunch with your Aunt Bea. Identify the airline, the routing and the two aircraft types/variants involved.
I reckon this is most likely People Express, going on their smallest aircraft type, a 737-100 (secondhand from Lufthansa), down to Newark, and changing there to their largest type, a 747-200B (secondhand from Alitalia), over to London Gatwick.
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4. (1986) Ah, you do love the convenience of a nonstop flight. For your upcoming trip between London and Tenerife, rather surprisingly only one airline offers nonstop service via a single twice weekly flight departing out of Gatwick. Identify the airline and aircraft involved here.
Monarch Airlines, Boeing 757-200
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3. (1986) You are poised at the head of the runway at Las Vegas McCarran International Airport, about to take off aboard the longest distance flight heading in an easterly direction (E, ENE or ESE) from LAS. Identify your destination and the airline and aircraft type flying you there.
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10. (1978) Everybody knows about the interchange between American and Alaska between IAH, DFW, SEA, ANC and on to FAI. Might you happen to know what two airlines combined to offer the only service between Denver and Anchorage, via a once daily one-stop flight? We’re looking for the two airlines, the routing and the aircraft type please.
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Oceanic Airlines was the carrier in Lost, but it's also appeared in numerous films and TV shows, one way or another. Oceanic Airlines - Wikipedia
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9. (1986) You need to fly from Burlington, VT to London, England but the idea of having to change airlines and terminals at some big gateway airport is daunting in the extreme. Worry not, says your trusty travel agent. There’s an online (same airline) connection available via two nonstop flights that’ll get you into London Gatwick in plenty of time for lunch with your Aunt Bea. Identify the airline, the routing and the two aircraft types/variants involved.
I reckon this is most likely People Express, going on their smallest aircraft type, a 737-100 (secondhand from Lufthansa), down to Newark, and changing there to their largest type, a 747-200B (secondhand from Alitalia), over to London Gatwick.
Good Morning backatcha, Mr. M! May a good morning become even better with the revelation that you are 85% spot on! The domestic flight was aboard a larger aircraft, and since we all know PE's fleet of old, I'll go ahead and post the answer. Here's the schedule:
People Express PE 502 Burlington (BTV) 715p-820p Newark (EWR) 727-200 Daily
People Express PE 002 Newark (EWR) 905p-845a London (LGW) 747-100 Daily
I reckon this is most likely People Express, going on their smallest aircraft type, a 737-100 (secondhand from Lufthansa), down to Newark, and changing there to their largest type, a 747-200B (secondhand from Alitalia), over to London Gatwick.
Good Morning backatcha, Mr. M! May a good morning become even better with the revelation that you are 85% spot on! The domestic flight was aboard a larger aircraft, and since we all know PE's fleet of old, I'll go ahead and post the answer. Here's the schedule:
People Express PE 502 Burlington (BTV) 715p-820p Newark (EWR) 727-200 Daily
People Express PE 002 Newark (EWR) 905p-845a London (LGW) 747-100 Daily
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4. (1986) Ah, you do love the convenience of a nonstop flight. For your upcoming trip between London and Tenerife, rather surprisingly only one airline offers nonstop service via a single twice weekly flight departing out of Gatwick. Identify the airline and aircraft involved here.
First of many guesses.... Monarch Airlines, Boeing 757-200
No doubt that over the years more than a few airlines served this popular destination from London. By mid-1986 however, only one airline did so and alas, it was not Monarch.
Please, guess again, Sir!
P.S. Back in 2013, I flew on Monarch from Faro to Manchester. Although the seating was tight, the service was exemplary. I'm sad to see them gone...
First of many guesses.... Monarch Airlines, Boeing 757-200
No doubt that over the years more than a few airlines served this popular destination from London. By mid-1986 however, only one airline did so and alas, it was not Monarch.
Please, guess again, Sir!
P.S. Back in 2013, I flew on Monarch from Faro to Manchester. Although the seating was tight, the service was exemplary. I'm sad to see them gone...
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3. (1986) You are poised at the head of the runway at Las Vegas McCarran International Airport, about to take off aboard the longest distance flight heading in an easterly direction (E, ENE or ESE) from LAS. Identify your destination and the airline and aircraft type flying you there.
I'll go with LHR or LGW, but maybe not on BA in 1986.
Alas, Virgin did not commence service to Sin City until 2001. Also - and I apologize for not having clarified - we're looking for scheduled flights reflected in a springtime issue of the North American OAG
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I'll go with LHR or LGW, but maybe not on BA in 1986.
Alas, Virgin did not commence service to Sin City until 2001. Also - and I apologize for not having clarified - we're looking for scheduled flights reflected in a springtime issue of the North American OAG
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42. (1978) Everybody knows about the interchange between American and Alaska between IAH, DFW, SEA, ANC and on to FAI. Might you happen to know what two airlines combined to offer the only service between Denver and Anchorage, via a once daily one-stop flight? We’re looking for the two airlines, the routing and the aircraft type please.
I might indeed! Continental/Western on a DC-10 over Seattle/SEA
Correct you are, Sir!
For what it's worth, the flight originated in Houston operating IAH-DEN-SEA-ANC. Here's the schedule from Denver -
Continental CO 989 Denver (DEN) 700p-833p D Seattle (SEA) DC-10-10 Daily
Western WA 989 Seattle (SEA) 925p-1040p S Anchorage (DEN) DC-10-10 Daily
I might indeed! Continental/Western on a DC-10 over Seattle/SEA
Correct you are, Sir!
For what it's worth, the flight originated in Houston operating IAH-DEN-SEA-ANC. Here's the schedule from Denver - Continental CO 989 Denver (DEN) 700p-833p D Seattle (SEA) DC-10-10 Daily
Western WA 989 Seattle (SEA) 925p-1040p S Anchorage (DEN) DC-10-10 Daily
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CO/WA BONUS Q: per the CO timetable, what other interchange service did these carrier operate in 1978? origin, interchange point, destination, and equipment please
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3. (1986) You are poised at the head of the runway at Las Vegas McCarran International Airport, about to take off aboard the longest distance flight heading in an easterly direction (E, ENE or ESE) from LAS. Identify your destination and the airline and aircraft type flying you there.
Okay. For question 3 (longest eastbound flight from LAS in 1986), my second guess is BOS on an HP 757. I actually took that flight in the reverse direction in 1988 iirc.
A good guess, moondog but no - per the schedule I referenced for this question, neither America West nor any other airline offered nonstop service from Las Vegas to Boston.
Please, guess again!
Okay. For question 3 (longest eastbound flight from LAS in 1986), my second guess is BOS on an HP 757. I actually took that flight in the reverse direction in 1988 iirc.
A good guess, moondog but no - per the schedule I referenced for this question, neither America West nor any other airline offered nonstop service from Las Vegas to Boston.
Please, guess again!
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Here are some sample questions for you. We'll see if my response time works... As always, even though all of you're smart enough to answer all of these with half your brains tied behind your backs, please address no more than two per day so that all might have a chance to participate.
1. (1975) Ah… the big day is finally here! You’re off to the Bahamas for a week of sun and fun on the beaches up the coast from Nassau. From your home in Milwaukee, you’ll fly on two nonstop flights, each operated with DC-9-30s, with each operated by a different airline. Thankfully you’ll not be connecting through Chicago O’Hare. In perusing all the different nonstops to Nassau from the U.S. mainland, I’ve been able to find only one routing that meets the above specified parameters. Identify the two airlines and the connection point
2. (1986) You need to fly from your home on Vancouver Island to a medical conference hosted by the University of Oregon at Eugene, Oregon. Always up for adventure in air travel, you’ve booked an exciting - well, to you at least - itinerary involving three nonstop flights, each of them operated by a different airline. However, the aircraft type and variant will remain constant aboard all three flights. So then, you know the drill - identify all the particulars related to this question.
3. (1986) Based upon schedules posted in the North American version of the OAG, you are poised at the head of the runway at Las Vegas McCarran International Airport, about to take off aboard the longest distance flight heading in an easterly direction (E, ENE or ESE) from LAS. Identify your destination and the airline and aircraft type flying you there.
It is not HP to BOS. Nor is it HP to EWR/JFK. 757 is also out
4. (1986) Ah, you do love the convenience of a nonstop flight. For your upcoming trip between London and Tenerife, rather surprisingly only one airline offers nonstop service via a single twice weekly flight departing out of Gatwick. Identify the airline and aircraft involved here.
It's not a Monarch 757. Nor is it a B-Cal DC-10
5. (1978) Oh No! A big pile-up on I-80 by the Ashby Ave. exit has caused you to miss your United flight out of Oakland to Denver. Worse, it’s United’s only nonstop of the day. It looks like you’re gonna have to drive across the bay to catch one of the many but less convenient flights out of SFO. Not so fast, says your travel agent. There’s another airline offering a nonstop out of OAK to Denver leaving just an hour and a half later. Since you’re booked in Y, you can just have your ticket transferred to the new airline at no extra cost. Right on! Book it, Danno! Identify the airline and aircraft operating this later flight.
It's not RW with a D9S
6. (1975) Here’s a softball for the newbies - you’ll be flying from Miami to Los Angeles via three nonstop flights, with each flight operating a different widebody aircraft. Better yet, you’ll be on the same airline all the way through. Based upon what you know of airlines, routes and aircraft deployments back in 1975, please identify the airline, the routing and the three aircraft types - properly matched up with each route.
7. (1986) You’ve just been informed that you need to fly from Miami to Barbados next Wednesday to pick up a catamaran and sail it back to its owners at Jupiter, Florida. What tha - BeeWee and Pan Am are both sold out between MIA and BGI on that day. A quick call to your travel agent friend reveals a one stop connection involving two nonstop flights - each aboard the same airline with each operating the same aircraft type. Book it, Danno! Identify the airline, the connection point and the aircraft type.
8. (1986) It’s not every day you’d consider flying from Green Bay, Wisconsin to the state capital over in Madison, ya know, but with your truck broken down and a need to be in Madison tonight, you have little choice. You’ve found a surprisingly affordable joint fare involving two nonstop flights, each operated by a different airline but each operating the same aircraft variant on both flights. Please identify all the usual stuff.
11. (1975) After a rejuvenating week in the Caribbean, you’ll be flying from St. Maarten back home to Toronto. There are of course no nonstops but you’ve found an intriguing routing involving three nonstop flights on three separate airlines utilizing three different aircraft types, each built by a different manufacturer. No Canadian airlines are involved, and each aircraft type gets progressively longer. So armed with these clues, can you break down the routing while also identifying the three airlines and aircraft types.
A N S W E R E D
12. (1986) Who in their right mind would want to fly nonstop between San Diego and Dallas when one could do so via three nonstop flights aboard three different four engine transports? Would that be you? If so, please identify the three airlines involved, the two connection airports and the three aircraft types.
1. (1975) Ah… the big day is finally here! You’re off to the Bahamas for a week of sun and fun on the beaches up the coast from Nassau. From your home in Milwaukee, you’ll fly on two nonstop flights, each operated with DC-9-30s, with each operated by a different airline. Thankfully you’ll not be connecting through Chicago O’Hare. In perusing all the different nonstops to Nassau from the U.S. mainland, I’ve been able to find only one routing that meets the above specified parameters. Identify the two airlines and the connection point
2. (1986) You need to fly from your home on Vancouver Island to a medical conference hosted by the University of Oregon at Eugene, Oregon. Always up for adventure in air travel, you’ve booked an exciting - well, to you at least - itinerary involving three nonstop flights, each of them operated by a different airline. However, the aircraft type and variant will remain constant aboard all three flights. So then, you know the drill - identify all the particulars related to this question.
3. (1986) Based upon schedules posted in the North American version of the OAG, you are poised at the head of the runway at Las Vegas McCarran International Airport, about to take off aboard the longest distance flight heading in an easterly direction (E, ENE or ESE) from LAS. Identify your destination and the airline and aircraft type flying you there.
It is not HP to BOS. Nor is it HP to EWR/JFK. 757 is also out
4. (1986) Ah, you do love the convenience of a nonstop flight. For your upcoming trip between London and Tenerife, rather surprisingly only one airline offers nonstop service via a single twice weekly flight departing out of Gatwick. Identify the airline and aircraft involved here.
It's not a Monarch 757. Nor is it a B-Cal DC-10
5. (1978) Oh No! A big pile-up on I-80 by the Ashby Ave. exit has caused you to miss your United flight out of Oakland to Denver. Worse, it’s United’s only nonstop of the day. It looks like you’re gonna have to drive across the bay to catch one of the many but less convenient flights out of SFO. Not so fast, says your travel agent. There’s another airline offering a nonstop out of OAK to Denver leaving just an hour and a half later. Since you’re booked in Y, you can just have your ticket transferred to the new airline at no extra cost. Right on! Book it, Danno! Identify the airline and aircraft operating this later flight.
It's not RW with a D9S
6. (1975) Here’s a softball for the newbies - you’ll be flying from Miami to Los Angeles via three nonstop flights, with each flight operating a different widebody aircraft. Better yet, you’ll be on the same airline all the way through. Based upon what you know of airlines, routes and aircraft deployments back in 1975, please identify the airline, the routing and the three aircraft types - properly matched up with each route.
7. (1986) You’ve just been informed that you need to fly from Miami to Barbados next Wednesday to pick up a catamaran and sail it back to its owners at Jupiter, Florida. What tha - BeeWee and Pan Am are both sold out between MIA and BGI on that day. A quick call to your travel agent friend reveals a one stop connection involving two nonstop flights - each aboard the same airline with each operating the same aircraft type. Book it, Danno! Identify the airline, the connection point and the aircraft type.
8. (1986) It’s not every day you’d consider flying from Green Bay, Wisconsin to the state capital over in Madison, ya know, but with your truck broken down and a need to be in Madison tonight, you have little choice. You’ve found a surprisingly affordable joint fare involving two nonstop flights, each operated by a different airline but each operating the same aircraft variant on both flights. Please identify all the usual stuff.
11. (1975) After a rejuvenating week in the Caribbean, you’ll be flying from St. Maarten back home to Toronto. There are of course no nonstops but you’ve found an intriguing routing involving three nonstop flights on three separate airlines utilizing three different aircraft types, each built by a different manufacturer. No Canadian airlines are involved, and each aircraft type gets progressively longer. So armed with these clues, can you break down the routing while also identifying the three airlines and aircraft types.
A N S W E R E D
12. (1986) Who in their right mind would want to fly nonstop between San Diego and Dallas when one could do so via three nonstop flights aboard three different four engine transports? Would that be you? If so, please identify the three airlines involved, the two connection airports and the three aircraft types.
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