Old Timer's Airline Quiz and Discussion.
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CZ BAC One-Eleven Bonus Quiz Item
Nope, it wasn't Eugene, although Cascade later served EUG with the One-Eleven along with Medford.
So we know the first two cities: Seattle (SEA) and Pasco (PSC).
We also know the third destination initially served by CZ with the One-Eleven wasn't Boise, Portland or Spokane.
And there was a very specific reason why Cascade operated the iconic British twin jet from the third airport in question.
So we know the first two cities: Seattle (SEA) and Pasco (PSC).
We also know the third destination initially served by CZ with the One-Eleven wasn't Boise, Portland or Spokane.
And there was a very specific reason why Cascade operated the iconic British twin jet from the third airport in question.
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Nope, it wasn't Eugene, although the Cascade later served EUG with the One-Eleven along with Medford.
So we know the first two cities: Seattle (SEA) and Pasco (PSC).
We also know the third destination initially served by CZ with the One-Eleven wasn't Boise, Portland or Spokane.
And there was a very specific reason why Cascade operated the iconic British twin jet from the third airport in question.
So we know the first two cities: Seattle (SEA) and Pasco (PSC).
We also know the third destination initially served by CZ with the One-Eleven wasn't Boise, Portland or Spokane.
And there was a very specific reason why Cascade operated the iconic British twin jet from the third airport in question.
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Correct! Cascade Airways had its maintenance base located at the Walla Walla Regional Airport and its BAC One-Eleven aircraft initially overnighted at ALW for maintenance. A CZ timetable from the late summer of 1984 lists a One-Eleven flight departing from Walla Walla at 5:25 am daily except on Saturdays over to Pasco with this service then continuing on to Seattle. This timetable also contains the following statement concerning all BAC One-Eleven flights operated by Cascade at this time: "This flight may temporarily be operated with HS7 (equipment) during transition to jet."
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It's a lovely morning in south Louisiana....and spring has definitely sprung here! Lots of new green leaves in the trees, our first hummingbird has arrived (on migration from exotic Central America) and last night we even had fireflies in the back yard. It also appears we have experienced our last frost of the season.
And so, here we go again with a new batch of quiz items.....as always, please limit your response to two or three quiz items per day. Thanks!
1. In 1930, this airline was operating six round trip flights a day between Detroit and Cleveland. The air carrier in question stated it provided "the fastest, the most direct and most convenient transportation between the business sections of Cleveland and Detroit." The aircraft used for these flights could transport "six cabin passengers together with 500 pounds of baggage....." There was also something very unique about this air service. Name the airline that operated these flights and also describe what was unique about this service. And for extra special bonus points, identify the aircraft.
2. In 1960, Austrian Airlines was offering first class and well as tourist class service on board its Vickers Viscount aircraft. How many first class seats were there on Austrian's Viscounts and where was the first class cabin located on the aircraft?
3. Speaking of the Viscount, in 1961 this European-based airline was offering nonstop flights between Lourdes, France (LDE) and four destinations in Europe outside of France. The Viscount was operated on all of these flights. Identify the airline and all four destinations which were located in four different countries. And here's a hint: this airline was not based in France.
4. In 1962, what was the name for the nonstop service operated by Trans-Canada Air Lines (TCA) between Toronto (YYZ) and Vancouver (YVR)? Also name the aircraft type operated on this service. Aircraft was a DC8
5. It's the spring of 1968 and you are in Spokane visiting with old friends. The party turned into a poker game which has lasted all night and it's now 3:00 am. The good news is you're ahead of the game with regard to your winnings. The bad news is you now have to travel to San Francisco on short notice on business. Ah, what's this? There's a flight departing GEG at 4:55 am which will get you into SFO at 10:16 am. A total of six stops will be made en route. Book it! Identify the air carrier, the aircraft and all six stops in the order in which they will be made.
6. Also in 1968, two airlines were cooperating on the nonstop route between London Heathrow (LHR) and Luxembourg (LUX). Air carrier number one operated two different aircraft types on the LHR-LUX route while air carrier number two operated only one aircraft type. Identify both air carriers and the respective equipment each flew on the route.
7. In the spring of 1973, this airline was operating a unique nonstop service between Basel, Switzerland (BSL) and Southend Airport (SEN) near London which operated three days a week. What was unique about this service? Also name the air carrier and the equipment it operated on the route.
8. It's the winter ski season of 1976 and Hughes Airwest is operating eight nonstop flights every Saturday into Twin Falls (TWF) with DC-9-10 and DC-9-30 jets from six different airports. Name all six airports.
9. In 1982, what airline would you call and what type of aircraft would you travel on if you wanted to fly nonstop between Detroit City Airport (DET) and Cleveland Burke Lakefront Airport (BKL)? ANSWERED
10. It's still 1982 and you are about to board a wide body aircraft in Frankfurt (FRA). Your destination is Los Angeles (LAX) and you will make two stops en route. You are looking forward to this daily flight as you will be traveling in the front cabin in "Executive One" business class. Name the airline, the equipment and the two stops. ANSWERED
11. In 1983, this air carrier was operating nonstop service with a wide body aircraft once a week between Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea (POM) and Auckland (AKL). Identify the airline and the aircraft.
The following quiz items all have a time line of 1989:
12. Four airlines were operating nonstop service between Berlin Tegel (TXL) and Frankfurt (FRA) at this time. Name all four. ANSWERED - Pan Am, Euro Berlin, TWA and British Airways
13. What airline was operating a daily nonstop flight with a Boeing 727-100 at this time between London Heathrow (LHR) and Frankfurt (FRA)? ANSWERED
14. If you wanted to fly nonstop on board a Boeing 767-200 between London Gatwick (LGW) and Frankfurt (FRA) at this time, what airline would you call? ANSWERED
15. This airline was operating a weekly one stop flight from Honolulu (HNL) to Frankfurt (FRA) at this time with a wide body aircraft. Identify the airline, the stop and the equipment. ANSWERED
16. If you wanted to fly nonstop from London Stansted (STN) to Frankfurt (FRA) at this time, what airline would you call and what type of aircraft would you be flying on? ANSWERED
17. What airline was operating daily nonstop service with a Lockheed L-1011 between Nassau (NAS) and Fort Lauderdale (FLL) at this time?
18. Only one airline was operating nonstop service between London Gatwick (LGW) and Toronto (YYZ) at this time with two daily flights. Identify the air carrier and the equipment it operated on both flights. ANSWERED
19. This airline was offering an alternative service concerning the above quiz item with three nonstop flights a week departing from an airport located near Toronto to London Gatwick. Name the airport these flights departed from, the air carrier and the aircraft. ANSWERED
20. "Hey, can you meet us in London as soon as possible?" Well, of course you can! You are in Tampa and there's a daily one stop flight to London Gatwick. Better yet, first class is available! Identify the airline you'll be flying with, the stop and the equipment. ANSWERED
21. This air carrier was operating a flight twice a week from Honolulu to London Gatwick. One stop was made en route. Name the airline, the stop and the aircraft. ANSWERED
22. If you wanted to fly from San Francisco (SFO) to Sydney (SYD) on board a McDonnell Douglas DC-10 at this time, there was only one choice. This flight operated three days a week and one stop was made en route. Identify the air carrier and the stop. ANSWERED
23. If you wanted to fly from Singapore (SIN) to Sydney on board a McDonnell Douglas DC-10 at this time, there was also only one choice. This flight operated twice a week and one stop was made en route. Name the airline and the stop.
24. Only one airline was operating Boeing 767-300 service nonstop from Bangkok (BKK) to Sydney at this time with one flight a week. Name the air carrier. ANSWERED
25. If you wanted to fly nonstop from Brisbane (BNE) to Taipei (TPE) on board a Boeing 747SP at this time, what airline would you call?
And so, here we go again with a new batch of quiz items.....as always, please limit your response to two or three quiz items per day. Thanks!
1. In 1930, this airline was operating six round trip flights a day between Detroit and Cleveland. The air carrier in question stated it provided "the fastest, the most direct and most convenient transportation between the business sections of Cleveland and Detroit." The aircraft used for these flights could transport "six cabin passengers together with 500 pounds of baggage....." There was also something very unique about this air service. Name the airline that operated these flights and also describe what was unique about this service. And for extra special bonus points, identify the aircraft.
2. In 1960, Austrian Airlines was offering first class and well as tourist class service on board its Vickers Viscount aircraft. How many first class seats were there on Austrian's Viscounts and where was the first class cabin located on the aircraft?
3. Speaking of the Viscount, in 1961 this European-based airline was offering nonstop flights between Lourdes, France (LDE) and four destinations in Europe outside of France. The Viscount was operated on all of these flights. Identify the airline and all four destinations which were located in four different countries. And here's a hint: this airline was not based in France.
4. In 1962, what was the name for the nonstop service operated by Trans-Canada Air Lines (TCA) between Toronto (YYZ) and Vancouver (YVR)? Also name the aircraft type operated on this service. Aircraft was a DC8
5. It's the spring of 1968 and you are in Spokane visiting with old friends. The party turned into a poker game which has lasted all night and it's now 3:00 am. The good news is you're ahead of the game with regard to your winnings. The bad news is you now have to travel to San Francisco on short notice on business. Ah, what's this? There's a flight departing GEG at 4:55 am which will get you into SFO at 10:16 am. A total of six stops will be made en route. Book it! Identify the air carrier, the aircraft and all six stops in the order in which they will be made.
6. Also in 1968, two airlines were cooperating on the nonstop route between London Heathrow (LHR) and Luxembourg (LUX). Air carrier number one operated two different aircraft types on the LHR-LUX route while air carrier number two operated only one aircraft type. Identify both air carriers and the respective equipment each flew on the route.
7. In the spring of 1973, this airline was operating a unique nonstop service between Basel, Switzerland (BSL) and Southend Airport (SEN) near London which operated three days a week. What was unique about this service? Also name the air carrier and the equipment it operated on the route.
8. It's the winter ski season of 1976 and Hughes Airwest is operating eight nonstop flights every Saturday into Twin Falls (TWF) with DC-9-10 and DC-9-30 jets from six different airports. Name all six airports.
9. In 1982, what airline would you call and what type of aircraft would you travel on if you wanted to fly nonstop between Detroit City Airport (DET) and Cleveland Burke Lakefront Airport (BKL)? ANSWERED
10. It's still 1982 and you are about to board a wide body aircraft in Frankfurt (FRA). Your destination is Los Angeles (LAX) and you will make two stops en route. You are looking forward to this daily flight as you will be traveling in the front cabin in "Executive One" business class. Name the airline, the equipment and the two stops. ANSWERED
11. In 1983, this air carrier was operating nonstop service with a wide body aircraft once a week between Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea (POM) and Auckland (AKL). Identify the airline and the aircraft.
The following quiz items all have a time line of 1989:
12. Four airlines were operating nonstop service between Berlin Tegel (TXL) and Frankfurt (FRA) at this time. Name all four. ANSWERED - Pan Am, Euro Berlin, TWA and British Airways
13. What airline was operating a daily nonstop flight with a Boeing 727-100 at this time between London Heathrow (LHR) and Frankfurt (FRA)? ANSWERED
14. If you wanted to fly nonstop on board a Boeing 767-200 between London Gatwick (LGW) and Frankfurt (FRA) at this time, what airline would you call? ANSWERED
15. This airline was operating a weekly one stop flight from Honolulu (HNL) to Frankfurt (FRA) at this time with a wide body aircraft. Identify the airline, the stop and the equipment. ANSWERED
16. If you wanted to fly nonstop from London Stansted (STN) to Frankfurt (FRA) at this time, what airline would you call and what type of aircraft would you be flying on? ANSWERED
17. What airline was operating daily nonstop service with a Lockheed L-1011 between Nassau (NAS) and Fort Lauderdale (FLL) at this time?
18. Only one airline was operating nonstop service between London Gatwick (LGW) and Toronto (YYZ) at this time with two daily flights. Identify the air carrier and the equipment it operated on both flights. ANSWERED
19. This airline was offering an alternative service concerning the above quiz item with three nonstop flights a week departing from an airport located near Toronto to London Gatwick. Name the airport these flights departed from, the air carrier and the aircraft. ANSWERED
20. "Hey, can you meet us in London as soon as possible?" Well, of course you can! You are in Tampa and there's a daily one stop flight to London Gatwick. Better yet, first class is available! Identify the airline you'll be flying with, the stop and the equipment. ANSWERED
21. This air carrier was operating a flight twice a week from Honolulu to London Gatwick. One stop was made en route. Name the airline, the stop and the aircraft. ANSWERED
22. If you wanted to fly from San Francisco (SFO) to Sydney (SYD) on board a McDonnell Douglas DC-10 at this time, there was only one choice. This flight operated three days a week and one stop was made en route. Identify the air carrier and the stop. ANSWERED
23. If you wanted to fly from Singapore (SIN) to Sydney on board a McDonnell Douglas DC-10 at this time, there was also only one choice. This flight operated twice a week and one stop was made en route. Name the airline and the stop.
24. Only one airline was operating Boeing 767-300 service nonstop from Bangkok (BKK) to Sydney at this time with one flight a week. Name the air carrier. ANSWERED
25. If you wanted to fly nonstop from Brisbane (BNE) to Taipei (TPE) on board a Boeing 747SP at this time, what airline would you call?
Last edited by jlemon; Mar 23, 2018 at 4:35 pm Reason: "answered" updates & clarfication on quiz item #3
Mar 10, 2018, 11:28 am
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It's a lovely morning in south Louisiana....and spring has definitely sprung here! Lots of new green leaves in the trees, our first hummingbird has arrived (on migration from exotic Central America) and last night we even had fireflies in the back yard. It also appears we have experienced our last frost of the season.
And so, here we go again with a new batch of quiz items.....as always, please limit your response to two or three quiz items per day. Thanks!
9. In 1982, what airline would you call and what type of aircraft would you travel on if you wanted to fly nonstop between Detroit City Airport (DET) and Cleveland Burke Lakefront Airport (BKL)?
Let's try Wright Airlines with a Convair 600
13. What airline was operating a daily nonstop flight with a Boeing 727-100 at this time between London Heathrow (LHR) and Frankfurt (FRA)?
TWA
14. If you wanted to fly nonstop on board a Boeing 767-200 between London Gatwick (LGW) and Frankfurt (FRA) at this time, what airline would you call?
TWA for that as well
And so, here we go again with a new batch of quiz items.....as always, please limit your response to two or three quiz items per day. Thanks!
9. In 1982, what airline would you call and what type of aircraft would you travel on if you wanted to fly nonstop between Detroit City Airport (DET) and Cleveland Burke Lakefront Airport (BKL)?
Let's try Wright Airlines with a Convair 600
13. What airline was operating a daily nonstop flight with a Boeing 727-100 at this time between London Heathrow (LHR) and Frankfurt (FRA)?
TWA
14. If you wanted to fly nonstop on board a Boeing 767-200 between London Gatwick (LGW) and Frankfurt (FRA) at this time, what airline would you call?
TWA for that as well
That's my three for today.
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Mar 10, 2018, 2:17 pm
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What a great set of questions, Mr. Lemon! You are indeed the master quizmeister and with this latest set might even lure WHBM out to answer a couple. Well done! ^^
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WD 102: Toronto (YYZ) 7:15a - 7:20p London Gatwick (LGW)
Op: Daily
Equip: A310
WD 100: Toronto (YYZ) 7:30p - 7:35a London Gatwick (LGW)
Op: Daily
Equip: A310
NX 101: Hamilton (YHM) 9:00p - 9:00a London Gatwick (LGW)
Op: Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays only
Equip: Super DC-8 (I'm not sure whether the aircraft was a -61, -62 or -63 model as Nationair operated all three types)
PI 1160: Tampa (TPA) 3:00p - 4:30p Charlotte (CLT) 5:50p - 6:40a London Gatwick (LGW)
Op: Daily
Equip: B767-200ER (featuring 2-1-2 seating in first)
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12. Four airlines were operating nonstop service between Berlin Tegel (TXL) and Frankfurt (FRA) at this time. Name all four.
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Pan Am (PA, operating A310 and B727-200 equipment) is correct!
Euro Berlin (EE, operating 737 equipment) is correct!
TWA (TW, operating B727-100 equipment) is correct!
However, the other airline wasn't Air Berlin....so please guess again!
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12. Three out of four is not bad!
Pan Am (PA, operating A310 and B727-200 equipment) is correct!
Euro Berlin (EE, operating 737 equipment) is correct!
TWA (TW, operating B727-100 equipment) is correct!
However, the other airline wasn't Air Berlin....so please guess again!
Pan Am (PA, operating A310 and B727-200 equipment) is correct!
Euro Berlin (EE, operating 737 equipment) is correct!
TWA (TW, operating B727-100 equipment) is correct!
However, the other airline wasn't Air Berlin....so please guess again!
Let's try Dan Air.
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Hmmm.
12. All we're left with are AF and BA (I don't think anyone else was allowed to land in that sector of Berlin until after the wall crumbled) and with AF starting the EuroBerlin airline for intra-Europe business I'd have to plump for ... British Airways. Not sure why they would fly that route though.
12. All we're left with are AF and BA (I don't think anyone else was allowed to land in that sector of Berlin until after the wall crumbled) and with AF starting the EuroBerlin airline for intra-Europe business I'd have to plump for ... British Airways. Not sure why they would fly that route though.