Old Timer's Airline Quiz and Discussion.
Feb 15, 2012, 6:52 pm
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Mystery solved! 
Feb 16, 2012, 12:05 pm
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So they simply changed the aircraft type (upgauged) for whatever reason.
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Feb 16, 2012, 3:19 pm
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Here are a few:
1. What was Air Florida's first scheduled interstate route?
2. What was PSA's first scheduled interstate route?
3. What airline operated Convair 580s on scheduled flights from South Lake Tahoe (TVL) to San Francisco, San Jose and Burbank in the late 70s?
4. For a while, the original Midway Airlines operated two separate products, a "business-oriented" operation and a "leisure" operation. What were the names of these two products?
5. Which of these cities was NEVER served on a scheduled basis by the original Midway Airlines: Lincoln, Orange County, Topeka or Wichita?
6. What was the first US airline to operate Fokker 28 jets?
7. What US airline derived its name from the brightest star in the Aquila (Eagle) constellation?
8. What airline used to pass out "Flying Nosh" breakfast bags?
9. What airline wet-leased Boeing 707s from Arrow Air to begin its first jet service, a route between Honolulu and Pago Pago?
10. What airline acquired Emerald Airways and began charter operations using Emerald's certificate?
11. People Express's initial fleet of 737-100s came from which airline?
12. What short-lived airline created a hub in Atlantic City in the early 80s, only to later move the hub to Philadelphia?
13. What Long Beach-based airline advertised its service as "That Personal Touch?"
14. What was the first jet airline in the US to implement an all "Non-smoking" policy?
15. What airline referred to the shade of blue on its aircraft as "Empyrean Blue?"
16. What DC-9 operator began operations in June 1984 with its first route being Albany-Buffalo-Tampa?
17. What airline began operations in February 1982 with DC-8-50s flying from Islip to Fort Lauderdale?
18. Air Niagara began scheduled flights in 1982 flying 727s between Niagara Falls and what city?
19. What was the name of the all-First Class airline that operated a hub in Saint Louis in the mid-80s?
20. On what airline, in the mid-80s, could you fly a BAC One-Eleven on Miami-Tallahassee-Atlanta and Tallahassee-Orlando routes?
21. What US airline was the first US operator of the Twin Otter and also the Fokker F27 (as opposed to the Fairchild-built F-27) and later added a lone F28 in its fleet?
22. What airline began operations in February 1984 with a 727 flying a Memphis-Atlanta-JFK route?
23. What one international city was served on a scheduled basis by Florida Express?
24. "Believe it!" was the slogan used by which airline?
25. What formerly intra-Alaska airline attempted to expand into the lower-48 states with a hub in Denver?
26. What airline attempted to build a hub in Savannah in 1991?
27. What airline began operations in December 1984 with a 737 flying the Miami-Tegucigalpa-San Pedro Sula-Miami route?
28. What airline had a VIP lounge at Dulles Airport named "The Oval Office?"
29. What airline began operations in June 1986 flying British Aerospace BAe-146s between Las Vegas and Ontario, Burbank and Los Angeles?
30. "$ky $aver" was how which airline promoted it's low-fare transcontinental flights?
1. What was Air Florida's first scheduled interstate route?
2. What was PSA's first scheduled interstate route?
3. What airline operated Convair 580s on scheduled flights from South Lake Tahoe (TVL) to San Francisco, San Jose and Burbank in the late 70s?
4. For a while, the original Midway Airlines operated two separate products, a "business-oriented" operation and a "leisure" operation. What were the names of these two products?
5. Which of these cities was NEVER served on a scheduled basis by the original Midway Airlines: Lincoln, Orange County, Topeka or Wichita?
6. What was the first US airline to operate Fokker 28 jets?
7. What US airline derived its name from the brightest star in the Aquila (Eagle) constellation?
8. What airline used to pass out "Flying Nosh" breakfast bags?
9. What airline wet-leased Boeing 707s from Arrow Air to begin its first jet service, a route between Honolulu and Pago Pago?
10. What airline acquired Emerald Airways and began charter operations using Emerald's certificate?
11. People Express's initial fleet of 737-100s came from which airline?
12. What short-lived airline created a hub in Atlantic City in the early 80s, only to later move the hub to Philadelphia?
13. What Long Beach-based airline advertised its service as "That Personal Touch?"
14. What was the first jet airline in the US to implement an all "Non-smoking" policy?
15. What airline referred to the shade of blue on its aircraft as "Empyrean Blue?"
16. What DC-9 operator began operations in June 1984 with its first route being Albany-Buffalo-Tampa?
17. What airline began operations in February 1982 with DC-8-50s flying from Islip to Fort Lauderdale?
18. Air Niagara began scheduled flights in 1982 flying 727s between Niagara Falls and what city?
19. What was the name of the all-First Class airline that operated a hub in Saint Louis in the mid-80s?
20. On what airline, in the mid-80s, could you fly a BAC One-Eleven on Miami-Tallahassee-Atlanta and Tallahassee-Orlando routes?
21. What US airline was the first US operator of the Twin Otter and also the Fokker F27 (as opposed to the Fairchild-built F-27) and later added a lone F28 in its fleet?
22. What airline began operations in February 1984 with a 727 flying a Memphis-Atlanta-JFK route?
23. What one international city was served on a scheduled basis by Florida Express?
24. "Believe it!" was the slogan used by which airline?
25. What formerly intra-Alaska airline attempted to expand into the lower-48 states with a hub in Denver?
26. What airline attempted to build a hub in Savannah in 1991?
27. What airline began operations in December 1984 with a 737 flying the Miami-Tegucigalpa-San Pedro Sula-Miami route?
28. What airline had a VIP lounge at Dulles Airport named "The Oval Office?"
29. What airline began operations in June 1986 flying British Aerospace BAe-146s between Las Vegas and Ontario, Burbank and Los Angeles?
30. "$ky $aver" was how which airline promoted it's low-fare transcontinental flights?
Feb 16, 2012, 3:51 pm
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Here are a few:
1. What was Air Florida's first scheduled interstate route?
2. What was PSA's first scheduled interstate route?
3. What airline operated Convair 580s on scheduled flights from South Lake Tahoe (TVL) to San Francisco, San Jose and Burbank in the late 70s?
4. For a while, the original Midway Airlines operated two separate products, a "business-oriented" operation and a "leisure" operation. What were the names of these two products?
5. Which of these cities was NEVER served on a scheduled basis by the original Midway Airlines: Lincoln, Orange County, Topeka or Wichita?
6. What was the first US airline to operate Fokker 28 jets?
7. What US airline derived its name from the brightest star in the Aquila (Eagle) constellation?
8. What airline used to pass out "Flying Nosh" breakfast bags?
9. What airline wet-leased Boeing 707s from Arrow Air to begin its first jet service, a route between Honolulu and Pago Pago?
10. What airline acquired Emerald Airways and began charter operations using Emerald's certificate?
11. People Express's initial fleet of 737-100s came from which airline?
12. What short-lived airline created a hub in Atlantic City in the early 80s, only to later move the hub to Philadelphia?
13. What Long Beach-based airline advertised its service as "That Personal Touch?"
14. What was the first jet airline in the US to implement an all "Non-smoking" policy?
15. What airline referred to the shade of blue on its aircraft as "Empyrean Blue?"
16. What DC-9 operator began operations in June 1984 with its first route being Albany-Buffalo-Tampa?
17. What airline began operations in February 1982 with DC-8-50s flying from Islip to Fort Lauderdale?
18. Air Niagara began scheduled flights in 1982 flying 727s between Niagara Falls and what city?
19. What was the name of the all-First Class airline that operated a hub in Saint Louis in the mid-80s?
20. On what airline, in the mid-80s, could you fly a BAC One-Eleven on Miami-Tallahassee-Atlanta and Tallahassee-Orlando routes?
21. What US airline was the first US operator of the Twin Otter and also the Fokker F27 (as opposed to the Fairchild-built F-27) and later added a lone F28 in its fleet?
22. What airline began operations in February 1984 with a 727 flying a Memphis-Atlanta-JFK route?
23. What one international city was served on a scheduled basis by Florida Express?
24. "Believe it!" was the slogan used by which airline?
25. What formerly intra-Alaska airline attempted to expand into the lower-48 states with a hub in Denver?
26. What airline attempted to build a hub in Savannah in 1991?
27. What airline began operations in December 1984 with a 737 flying the Miami-Tegucigalpa-San Pedro Sula-Miami route?
28. What airline had a VIP lounge at Dulles Airport named "The Oval Office?"
29. What airline began operations in June 1986 flying British Aerospace BAe-146s between Las Vegas and Ontario, Burbank and Los Angeles?
30. "$ky $aver" was how which airline promoted it's low-fare transcontinental flights?
1. What was Air Florida's first scheduled interstate route?
2. What was PSA's first scheduled interstate route?
3. What airline operated Convair 580s on scheduled flights from South Lake Tahoe (TVL) to San Francisco, San Jose and Burbank in the late 70s?
4. For a while, the original Midway Airlines operated two separate products, a "business-oriented" operation and a "leisure" operation. What were the names of these two products?
5. Which of these cities was NEVER served on a scheduled basis by the original Midway Airlines: Lincoln, Orange County, Topeka or Wichita?
6. What was the first US airline to operate Fokker 28 jets?
7. What US airline derived its name from the brightest star in the Aquila (Eagle) constellation?
8. What airline used to pass out "Flying Nosh" breakfast bags?
9. What airline wet-leased Boeing 707s from Arrow Air to begin its first jet service, a route between Honolulu and Pago Pago?
10. What airline acquired Emerald Airways and began charter operations using Emerald's certificate?
11. People Express's initial fleet of 737-100s came from which airline?
12. What short-lived airline created a hub in Atlantic City in the early 80s, only to later move the hub to Philadelphia?
13. What Long Beach-based airline advertised its service as "That Personal Touch?"
14. What was the first jet airline in the US to implement an all "Non-smoking" policy?
15. What airline referred to the shade of blue on its aircraft as "Empyrean Blue?"
16. What DC-9 operator began operations in June 1984 with its first route being Albany-Buffalo-Tampa?
17. What airline began operations in February 1982 with DC-8-50s flying from Islip to Fort Lauderdale?
18. Air Niagara began scheduled flights in 1982 flying 727s between Niagara Falls and what city?
19. What was the name of the all-First Class airline that operated a hub in Saint Louis in the mid-80s?
20. On what airline, in the mid-80s, could you fly a BAC One-Eleven on Miami-Tallahassee-Atlanta and Tallahassee-Orlando routes?
21. What US airline was the first US operator of the Twin Otter and also the Fokker F27 (as opposed to the Fairchild-built F-27) and later added a lone F28 in its fleet?
22. What airline began operations in February 1984 with a 727 flying a Memphis-Atlanta-JFK route?
23. What one international city was served on a scheduled basis by Florida Express?
24. "Believe it!" was the slogan used by which airline?
25. What formerly intra-Alaska airline attempted to expand into the lower-48 states with a hub in Denver?
26. What airline attempted to build a hub in Savannah in 1991?
27. What airline began operations in December 1984 with a 737 flying the Miami-Tegucigalpa-San Pedro Sula-Miami route?
28. What airline had a VIP lounge at Dulles Airport named "The Oval Office?"
29. What airline began operations in June 1986 flying British Aerospace BAe-146s between Las Vegas and Ontario, Burbank and Los Angeles?
30. "$ky $aver" was how which airline promoted it's low-fare transcontinental flights?
3) Aspen Airways
12) Altair
13) Jet America (an MD 80 operator that was acquired by Alaska Airlines)
15) Muse Air
19) Air One
22) Air Atlanta
25) MarkAir
29) Royal Airlines
Feb 16, 2012, 3:53 pm
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I"ll try a few..........
8) "Flying Nosh"----New York Air
11) 737-100s for People Express came from Lufthansa
17)Northeastern International Airlines----ISP/FLL
30)"Sky Saver"---Capital International?
16) ALB/BUF/TPA with DC9--MetroJet or AirTran?
8) "Flying Nosh"----New York Air
11) 737-100s for People Express came from Lufthansa
17)Northeastern International Airlines----ISP/FLL
30)"Sky Saver"---Capital International?
16) ALB/BUF/TPA with DC9--MetroJet or AirTran?
Feb 16, 2012, 3:59 pm
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8. New York Air
11. Lufthansa
17. Northeastern International
30. Capitol Air
But 16....this was 1984. MetroJet did not start flying until 1998 and ValuJet/AirTran did not start flying until 1993.
Feb 16, 2012, 4:01 pm
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jlemon.... you have them all except 12, 15 and 29! And you are oooh-so-close on 15 and 29, though!
Feb 16, 2012, 4:40 pm
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Feb 16, 2012, 5:06 pm
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No... TriStar did fly BAe-146 aircraft in that part of the country but they did not start flying until 1995 and their initial routes, I believe, were LAS to Grand Canyon, Los Angeles and San Francisco.