Old Timer's Airline Quiz and Discussion.
Mar 24, 2023, 1:45 pm
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16- Southern was still flying the Martin 404 as late as May 1977 when I flew MEM-GTR-TUP-TCL-ATL on N144S (which I believe made SO's final revenue flight with the type)
Mar 24, 2023, 2:09 pm
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just a minor technicality — I think CGK opened in the mid 1980s; the airport in 1959 was JKT
Mar 25, 2023, 4:10 am
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I used Google iso intra Delaware flights within the past 100 years. I'm pretty sure the answer is zero.
ETA: I had a hunch that Rehoboth to Wilmington existed at some point in time, but I was unable to find any evidence of such. DE is our last state (in the quiz).
ETA: I had a hunch that Rehoboth to Wilmington existed at some point in time, but I was unable to find any evidence of such. DE is our last state (in the quiz).
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Mar 25, 2023, 7:08 pm
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11. This major U.S. airport got its start as a Douglas aircraft assembly plant. Hundreds of C-54s were assembled there during WWII. It commenced commercial airline services in the 1950s. Which airport is this?
Might be ORD?
Might be and indeed is. Further details are available below...
https://www.flychicago.com/business/...ges/OHare.aspx
https://simpleflying.com/chicago-o-h...rport-history/
14. The first Qantas jet flight, flown between London and Sydney in 1959, made four enroute stops. Identify them please.
Gonna guess FCO, BAH, BOM, CGK.
Sounds pretty reasonable, and yet no - none of these airports were involved in Qantas' first revenue jet flight.
Please, guess again!
Might be ORD?
Might be and indeed is. Further details are available below...
https://www.flychicago.com/business/...ges/OHare.aspx
https://simpleflying.com/chicago-o-h...rport-history/
14. The first Qantas jet flight, flown between London and Sydney in 1959, made four enroute stops. Identify them please.
Gonna guess FCO, BAH, BOM, CGK.
Sounds pretty reasonable, and yet no - none of these airports were involved in Qantas' first revenue jet flight.
Please, guess again!
Mar 25, 2023, 7:27 pm
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7. For many of us here on this side of the pond, our introduction to Laker Airways was in the 1970s via its low cost “SkyTrain” flights operated with red and black on white liveried DC-10s and the odd 707. Most of us had never heard of Laker Airways before, though across the Atlantic it had been flying charters with a variety of aircraft since 1966. Here’s the question – what was the first aircraft type to wear Laker’s distinctive red and black on white livery?
Bristol Britannia
Correct! My source was an article in Airliner World magazine. Here's a photo -
https://www.flickr.com/photos/kenfielding/5662357221
28. What was the world’s first airport to offer flight, rail and road access all at the same terminal?
Could it be Gatwick Airport? It's had a railway station in the 1930s.
It could indeed! Good call!
https://www.nationaltransporttrust.o...atwick-airport
https://www.key.aero/article/rise-and-rise-gatwick
Bristol Britannia
Correct! My source was an article in Airliner World magazine. Here's a photo -
https://www.flickr.com/photos/kenfielding/5662357221
28. What was the world’s first airport to offer flight, rail and road access all at the same terminal?
Could it be Gatwick Airport? It's had a railway station in the 1930s.
It could indeed! Good call!
https://www.nationaltransporttrust.o...atwick-airport
https://www.key.aero/article/rise-and-rise-gatwick
Mar 25, 2023, 7:34 pm
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22. This U.S. “Local Service” airline commenced jet service almost one year before any of its similarly sized local service competitors. Identify the airline and the jet type.
Well, I thought this might be a DC-9-10 operator.... However, I shall instead go with a wild guess: Pacific Air Lines with the B727-100.
Alas, a bit high and outside. Additionally, the aircraft in question was not a 727. Please, pitch again!
Well, I thought this might be a DC-9-10 operator.... However, I shall instead go with a wild guess: Pacific Air Lines with the B727-100.
Alas, a bit high and outside. Additionally, the aircraft in question was not a 727. Please, pitch again!
Mar 25, 2023, 7:43 pm
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16. What was the last U.S. airline with a fleet size over 30 (including jets) to operate piston engine aircraft? What was the aircraft in question?
Southern was still flying the Martin 404 as late as May 1977 when I flew MEM-GTR-TUP-TCL-ATL on N144S (which I believe made SO's final revenue flight with the type)
Lucky you!! And BTW, you are Correct!
https://www.sunshineskies.com/southern.html
26. What were the only two airlines to convert their 747-200s via the SUD Stretched Upper Deck conversion project? KLM was one...
I keep getting Swissair and Sabena mixed up in my head ... so trying SN for the other here
Alas, Sabena's 329s came from the factory. FWIW, I once flew aboard one of the aircraft that was subsequently converted. It was a 4110 mile long flight. No European airports were involved.
Southern was still flying the Martin 404 as late as May 1977 when I flew MEM-GTR-TUP-TCL-ATL on N144S (which I believe made SO's final revenue flight with the type)
Lucky you!! And BTW, you are Correct!
https://www.sunshineskies.com/southern.html
26. What were the only two airlines to convert their 747-200s via the SUD Stretched Upper Deck conversion project? KLM was one...
I keep getting Swissair and Sabena mixed up in my head ... so trying SN for the other here
Alas, Sabena's 329s came from the factory. FWIW, I once flew aboard one of the aircraft that was subsequently converted. It was a 4110 mile long flight. No European airports were involved.
Mar 25, 2023, 7:49 pm
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Sorry, but what question are you referring to? As to Delaware flights, I flew into Wilmington aboard a United 737-200 in 1984.
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16- “no European airports” would suggest Qantas or Singapore, but I can’t see either of those doing the in-house conversions; ditto for Saudia or Pakistan Intl
maybe we’re looking for an operator with broad reach in the South Pacific … UTA
maybe we’re looking for an operator with broad reach in the South Pacific … UTA
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14. The first Qantas jet flight flown between London and Sydney in 1959 made four enroute stops. Identify them please.