Old Timer's Airline Quiz and Discussion.
Feb 16, 2015, 7:07 am
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22. In the winter of 1991, this airline was operating nonstop jet service once a week from Vail, Colorado via Eagle County Airport (EGE) to both Los Angeles (LAX) and San Francisco (SFO). And this same air carrier was also flying nonstop five days a week to a third destination. Identify the airline and this third destination.
Hmm... well, if it's not AA, I'm going to go with United. UA also operated a flight up from Denver.
Hmm... well, if it's not AA, I'm going to go with United. UA also operated a flight up from Denver.
Feb 16, 2015, 9:11 am
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how about Edmonton and Regina?
based on the "similar yet different" I would lean toward a DC9-10 and a DC9-30, and that would indicate Hughes Airwest ... and in anticipation of the follow-on question I will speculate that the DC9 operated LAX-TWF and the D9S operated SFO-TWF
Feb 16, 2015, 6:42 pm
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7) Based on the "similar yet different" I would lean toward a DC9-10 and a DC9-30, and that would indicate Hughes Airwest ... and in anticipation of the follow-on question I will speculate that the DC9 operated LAX-TWF and the D9S operated SFO-TWF
7) Correct....although Hughes Airwest operated LAX-TWF with a DC9-30 and SFO-TWF with a DC9-10.....but close enough! Here are the scheds....
RW 274: LAX 8:05a - 10:45a TWF
Op: Sat. only
Equip: D9S
Class of service: S
Meal: Breakfast
RW 370: SFO 9:00a - 11:30a TWF
Op: Sat. only
Equip: DC9
Class of service: S
Meal: Breakfast
Hughes Airwest was fond of claiming they served Sun Valley, ID, especially during the winter ski season.....but they did not.
All RW jet flights operated into Twin Falls instead and passengers were then shuttled to Sun Valley via U.S. 93 and Idaho State Route 75.
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Feb 16, 2015, 6:57 pm
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Correct on all counts......and it's interesting to note that Ozark served Brownsville, Texas at one point with DC9-30s with STL-SAT-BRO and STL-DFW-BRO routings.
12) The Lufthansa ad went on to say....
"The plane is the Boeing 737, a new short-range jet. And at this date it might be hard to believe that it almost wasn't built at all."
"If it weren't for Lufthansa, it probably wouldn't have been."
"We'd asked Boeing to build a short-range jet. (We even suggested some specifications.) Then, when they showed the design to us - and other airlines - we were the first one who agreed to buy it. It was only after our 21-plane order that Boeing went ahead with production."
The years have flown by, so to speak, and the original 737 is long gone from the Lufthansa fleet
But LH still operates the B737-300 and yours truly got to fly on board one this past August from Geneva to Frankfurt in what passes for business class in Europe (which really wasn't too bad). And I think it won't be too much longer before the 737 is no longer operated by Lufthansa thus bringing yet another interesting era in aviation to a close.
12) The Lufthansa ad went on to say....
"The plane is the Boeing 737, a new short-range jet. And at this date it might be hard to believe that it almost wasn't built at all."
"If it weren't for Lufthansa, it probably wouldn't have been."
"We'd asked Boeing to build a short-range jet. (We even suggested some specifications.) Then, when they showed the design to us - and other airlines - we were the first one who agreed to buy it. It was only after our 21-plane order that Boeing went ahead with production."
The years have flown by, so to speak, and the original 737 is long gone from the Lufthansa fleet
But LH still operates the B737-300 and yours truly got to fly on board one this past August from Geneva to Frankfurt in what passes for business class in Europe (which really wasn't too bad). And I think it won't be too much longer before the 737 is no longer operated by Lufthansa thus bringing yet another interesting era in aviation to a close.
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Feb 17, 2015, 11:33 am
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13) Name the airline whose ad began with this statement: "WE NEVER FORGET YOU HAVE A CHOICE." And here's a hint: seats in the first class section of this air carrier's intercontinental aircraft were called "Skylounger" seats.
I don't know about the slogan, but I do remember British Caledonian used to refer to its First Class seats as Sky Loungers. I have one of their First Class menus from the DC-10 service to Houston. They served up quite a nice meal.
I don't know about the slogan, but I do remember British Caledonian used to refer to its First Class seats as Sky Loungers. I have one of their First Class menus from the DC-10 service to Houston. They served up quite a nice meal.
Feb 17, 2015, 2:08 pm
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13) Name the airline whose ad began with this statement: "WE NEVER FORGET YOU HAVE A CHOICE." And here's a hint: seats in the first class section of this air carrier's intercontinental aircraft were called "Skylounger" seats.
I don't know about the slogan, but I do remember British Caledonian used to refer to its First Class seats as Sky Loungers. I have one of their First Class menus from the DC-10 service to Houston. They served up quite a nice meal.
I don't know about the slogan, but I do remember British Caledonian used to refer to its First Class seats as Sky Loungers. I have one of their First Class menus from the DC-10 service to Houston. They served up quite a nice meal.
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Feb 17, 2015, 3:55 pm
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19) In the summer of 1983, what was the westernmost destination in the U.S. served by Ozark?
I remember Ozark serving San Diego with MD80s in its new livery. I'm not sure on the exact timeline but as Ozark was absorbed into TWA in the mid-80s, San Diego in '83 seems like a good choice. Prior to that, I'd say Denver would have been the pick.
24) In the fall of 1994, two airlines were operating jet service into Rochester, MN (RST). Each air carrier operated one type of aircraft into RST. Name both airlines and the respective equipment they were flying into Rochester.
Well, Northwest for sure. I believe the other carrier was American, coming up from O'Hare. As to aircraft, sheesh! Let's go with a DC-9-30 for Northwest and an MD80 for American.
I remember Ozark serving San Diego with MD80s in its new livery. I'm not sure on the exact timeline but as Ozark was absorbed into TWA in the mid-80s, San Diego in '83 seems like a good choice. Prior to that, I'd say Denver would have been the pick.
24) In the fall of 1994, two airlines were operating jet service into Rochester, MN (RST). Each air carrier operated one type of aircraft into RST. Name both airlines and the respective equipment they were flying into Rochester.
Well, Northwest for sure. I believe the other carrier was American, coming up from O'Hare. As to aircraft, sheesh! Let's go with a DC-9-30 for Northwest and an MD80 for American.
Feb 17, 2015, 10:58 pm
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Feb 18, 2015, 6:57 am
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obviously LAX-BAL never saw a 72S, but when I took my first post-college job in LA (in July 1976) I flew BAL-LAX on a UA DC-8 ... that particular morning flight (UA 63) originated BAL , but I'll guess that we are looking for the combination: United, DC-8, RIC-BAL-LAX
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Feb 18, 2015, 8:56 am
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19) In the summer of 1983, what was the westernmost destination in the U.S. served by Ozark?
I remember Ozark serving San Diego with MD80s in its new livery. I'm not sure on the exact timeline but as Ozark was absorbed into TWA in the mid-80s, San Diego in '83 seems like a good choice. Prior to that, I'd say Denver would have been the pick.
24) In the fall of 1994, two airlines were operating jet service into Rochester, MN (RST). Each air carrier operated one type of aircraft into RST. Name both airlines and the respective equipment they were flying into Rochester.
Well, Northwest for sure. I believe the other carrier was American, coming up from O'Hare. As to aircraft, sheesh! Let's go with a DC-9-30 for Northwest and an MD80 for American.
I remember Ozark serving San Diego with MD80s in its new livery. I'm not sure on the exact timeline but as Ozark was absorbed into TWA in the mid-80s, San Diego in '83 seems like a good choice. Prior to that, I'd say Denver would have been the pick.
24) In the fall of 1994, two airlines were operating jet service into Rochester, MN (RST). Each air carrier operated one type of aircraft into RST. Name both airlines and the respective equipment they were flying into Rochester.
Well, Northwest for sure. I believe the other carrier was American, coming up from O'Hare. As to aircraft, sheesh! Let's go with a DC-9-30 for Northwest and an MD80 for American.
24) American and Northwest are correct! At this time, NW was operating all service into Rochester with DC9-30s while AA was operating all of its flights into RST with the Fokker F100.
Feb 18, 2015, 8:57 am
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Lots of old British Caley ads here, ending with that slogan.
http://www.british-caledonian.com/Advertising.html
There's even an ad for the sale of old Bristol Britannias !
http://www.british-caledonian.com/Advertising.html
There's even an ad for the sale of old Bristol Britannias !
Feb 18, 2015, 11:04 am
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5: AC D9S, Victoria (YYJ) to Toronto (YYZ) with two intermediate stops
YYC, YEG, YWG, and YQR have been eliminated ... apparently, both WHBM and I initially figured that Vancouver (YVR) was too obvious a guess, but I really don't recall any other large or moderate-size Canadian city with nonstop jet service from YYJ in this time frame, and I can only think of one other in the prairie provinces that might have been an intermediate destination on this flight
so I'll posit YVR for the first stop, and Saskatoon (YXE) for the second
YYC, YEG, YWG, and YQR have been eliminated ... apparently, both WHBM and I initially figured that Vancouver (YVR) was too obvious a guess, but I really don't recall any other large or moderate-size Canadian city with nonstop jet service from YYJ in this time frame, and I can only think of one other in the prairie provinces that might have been an intermediate destination on this flight
so I'll posit YVR for the first stop, and Saskatoon (YXE) for the second
Feb 18, 2015, 5:56 pm
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one of my earliest mileage runs (well, technically part of a segment run) was a BAL-RIC-BAL turn on a UA 72S in 1984; as I recall, those were tag-ons to LAX-CLE-BAL and return
obviously LAX-BAL never saw a 72S, but when I took my first post-college job in LA (in July 1976) I flew BAL-LAX on a UA DC-8 ... that particular morning flight (UA 63) originated BAL , but I'll guess that we are looking for the combination: United, DC-8, RIC-BAL-LAX
obviously LAX-BAL never saw a 72S, but when I took my first post-college job in LA (in July 1976) I flew BAL-LAX on a UA DC-8 ... that particular morning flight (UA 63) originated BAL , but I'll guess that we are looking for the combination: United, DC-8, RIC-BAL-LAX
UA 59: Richmond (RIC) 10:35a - 11:15a Washington Dulles (IAD) 11:45a - 2:20p Los Angeles (LAX) 3:00p - 4:04p San Francisco (SFO)
Op: Daily
Equip: D8S
UA 54: Los Angeles (LAX) 12:45p - 8:25p Washington Dulles (IAD) 8:55p - 9:35p Richmond (RIC)
Op: Daily
Equip: D8S
It appears that in terms of passenger capacity, the stretch 8 was largest aircraft ever to serve Richmond with scheduled flights.
Feb 18, 2015, 6:05 pm
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5: AC D9S, Victoria (YYJ) to Toronto (YYZ) with two intermediate stops
YYC, YEG, YWG, and YQR have been eliminated ... apparently, both WHBM and I initially figured that Vancouver (YVR) was too obvious a guess, but I really don't recall any other large or moderate-size Canadian city with nonstop jet service from YYJ in this time frame, and I can only think of one other in the prairie provinces that might have been an intermediate destination on this flight
so I'll posit YVR for the first stop, and Saskatoon (YXE) for the second
YYC, YEG, YWG, and YQR have been eliminated ... apparently, both WHBM and I initially figured that Vancouver (YVR) was too obvious a guess, but I really don't recall any other large or moderate-size Canadian city with nonstop jet service from YYJ in this time frame, and I can only think of one other in the prairie provinces that might have been an intermediate destination on this flight
so I'll posit YVR for the first stop, and Saskatoon (YXE) for the second
AC 104: Victoria (YYJ) 8:05a - 8:25a Vancouver (YVR) 8:55a - 12:40p Saskatoon (YXE) 1:05p - 5:00p Toronto (YYZ) 5:35p - 6:25p Ottawa (YOW) 6:45p - 7:15p Montreal (YUL)
Op: Daily
Equip: D9S