Old Timer's Airline Quiz and Discussion.
Mar 31, 2012, 1:42 pm
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This will be our third visit to SXM and the Sunset Beach Bar. But we won't be there too long as we will embark on a "bare boat" charter via a 52' catamaran and sail over to Anguilla and St. Barts (which has a really interesting little airport - I checked it out during our last sail trip in that part of the world). I'll try to provide some photos when we return!
Apr 1, 2012, 6:27 am
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Not confident of these, but Frontier had Convair (540?) service from ABQ, and TTA had DC3 service, but later when it became TIA flew DC9s there.
Apr 1, 2012, 8:02 am
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Apr 1, 2012, 9:24 am
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Although, I believe, the claim was inaccurate. I'm pretty sure West Coast Airlines (which later merged with Bonanza to form Air West) was actually the first operator of DC-9s in the west or anywhere, although Delta was the launch customer. I remember riding them in 1965 and it was a very big deal at smaller airports.
Apr 1, 2012, 9:47 am
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Largest jet to serve Santa Fe: DC-9 series 10 operated by Trans-Texas Airways (TTa). I flew into SAF on board a TTa DC-9 back when I was in high school in Houston. Routing was HOU-DAL-MAF-ROW-ABQ-SAF.
When TTa became Texas International, I believe the service was continued for awhile with nonstop and/or onestop service being offered to Dallas (the stop was ABQ) before TI pulled out of the SAF market completely.
These days, service into SAF is provided by AA Eagle with Embraer RJs from DFW and LAX.
Last edited by jlemon; Apr 11, 2012 at 3:13 pm Reason: Additional route info
Apr 1, 2012, 11:48 am
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Your routes are correct as well except for LAS-SLC. At this time, Bonanza was actually flying the DC-9 PHX-SLC.
Apr 1, 2012, 11:55 am
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I took this response by cs57 as additional information beyond what was asked for. The turboprop aircraft type operated by ONA was the Lockheed L-188 "Electra", of course.
Apr 1, 2012, 12:00 pm
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Although, I believe, the claim was inaccurate. I'm pretty sure West Coast Airlines (which later merged with Bonanza to form Air West) was actually the first operator of DC-9s in the west or anywhere, although Delta was the launch customer. I remember riding them in 1965 and it was a very big deal at smaller airports.
Was it really Bonanza as this airline claimed or was it indeed West Coast?
Any intel, anyone?
Apr 1, 2012, 1:38 pm
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And since we are discussing one of my favorite airplanes, being the venerable DC-9, let's continue the quiz with the following aircraft in mind....
1) What airline was the first operator worldwide of the DC-9 series 50?
2) Name the airlines that took first delivery of the following MD-80 series jetliners:
A) MD-81
B) MD-82
C) MD-83
D) MD-87
E) MD-88
1) What airline was the first operator worldwide of the DC-9 series 50?
2) Name the airlines that took first delivery of the following MD-80 series jetliners:
A) MD-81
B) MD-82
C) MD-83
D) MD-87
E) MD-88
Apr 1, 2012, 2:52 pm
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What airline was the first operator worldwide of the DC-9 series 50?
Apr 2, 2012, 12:54 am
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From memory, you guys verify: Hawaiian started operations with the DC-9 10 series on 6/1966. I went to see the delivery flight at HNL when I was a kid about a month before start of service. So HA's DC-9s were somewhat behind Bonanza's Funjet tail in terms of start of service, but ahead of West Coast's.
Apr 2, 2012, 9:15 am
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And as for the first delivery and operation of the DC-9 series 50, I believe the honor goes to Eastern Airlines in August of 1975.