jlemon

Close enough! I was looking for a point-to-point route here and believe Ottawa - Montreal as flown by First Air may have been more of a tag route for service up to and back from remote locations of northern Canada.

And so, Ottawa - Boston is correct!

Here are the round trip scheds from 1989.....

7F 900: Ottawa (YOW) 6:50a - 8:20a Boston (BOS)
Op: Daily except Sat. & Sun.
Equip: HS-748
Meal: Breakfast

7F 910: Ottawa (YOW) 7:50a - 9:25a Boston (BOS)
Op: Sat. only
Equip: HS-748
Meal: Breakfast

7F 920: Ottawa (YOW) 5:30p - 6:30p Boston (BOS)
Op: Daily except Sat.
Equip: B727-100 Combi
Meal: Dinner


7F 901: Boston (BOS) 8:55a - 10:40a Ottawa (YOW)
Op: Daily except Sat. & Sun.
Equip: HS-748
Meal: Breakfast

7F 911: Boston (BOS) 10:00a - 11:40a Ottawa (YOW)
Op: Sat. only
Equip: HS-748
Meal: Breakfast

7F 921: Boston (BOS) 7:10p - 8:15p Ottawa (YOW)
Op: Daily except Sat.
Equip: B727-100 Combi
Meal: Dinner

I wonder how much freight was actually transported on the main deck of the 727 Combi on the flights operated with this equipment?

jrl767

16- PHL-STL, four stops, 1970
the fact that you haven't explicitly mentioned availability of F, or that the equipment was a jet, leads me to believe we may have an American Airlines Lockheed Electra; I don't recall the big turboprop serving PHL that late in its AA career, but what the heck ... let's say Washington National (DCA), Charleston WV (CRW), Cincinnati (CVG), and Louisville (SDF)

Seat 2A

JL, thank you for the detail you put into transcribing these schedules. Honestly, that's a fair bit of time to type all those up and I'm sure I speak for many when I say we are most appreciative. ^^

Seat 2A

Regarding your question:

ORD - (10): Airline 8, Model 9

Let's go with Eastern Airlines operating a Boeing 757-200 to Atlanta

jlemon

16. Perhaps this was the "Wings of Man".....Eastern.

And I'll hazard yet another wild guess concerning the routing and the equipment: Philadelphia - Baltimore - Atlanta - Louisville - Evansville - St. Louis operated with a B727-100.

jrl767

jrl767

jlemon

Whoops....I did mean Evansville (now fixed).

And I missed the fact that Baltimore had been eliminated but did catch that Washington National was out, too.....

jrl767

Seat 2A

16. (The jlemon Special) It’s Thanksgiving weekend and you’ve just finished a delicious cheesesteak sandwich while watching your Philadelphia Flyers wreak havoc on the hapless New York Rangers. Man! The Broad Street Bullies whupped up on them Rangers like a red headed stepchild! And tomorrow, the Eagles are in a classic NFC East battle against the hated Dallas Cowboys. What a weekend! Suddenly the phone rings. Not so fast, says your boss. I need you in St. Louis by Monday morning. Oh no! You’ll have to fly out tomorrow afternoon. Unfortunately, because it’s Sunday on Thanksgiving weekend, all of the mid-day, afternoon and evening flights are sold out. The only thing available is a four-stop flight departing Philadelphia tomorrow morning at 6:35am. So be it. Book it, Danno! Identify the airline, the enroute stops and the equipment please.

Per jlemon: Perhaps this was the "Wings of Man".....Eastern. And I'll hazard yet another wild guess concerning the routing and the equipment: Philadelphia - Baltimore - Atlanta - Louisville - Evansville - St. Louis operated with a B727-100.

Per jrl767: I think jlemon meant Evansville (EVV) ... but I think we have tag-teamed this. BAL was eliminated earlier; my guess would be EA with a DC-9-30 via Wilmington DE (ILG), Charlotte (CLT), SDF, and EVV

Per Seat 2A: Whoa! I'm impressed! You two make a formidable tag team. However, in a review of the posts related to this question, I can't find where DCA was ever eliminated from consideration. It wasn't. BAL/BWI was. In any event, between the two of youse, yer close enough to the truth, so let's move on. Here's the schedule:

EA 653 Philadelphia (PHL) 635a – 700a Wilmington (ILG) 720a – 753a Washington DC (DCA) 820a – 944a B Louisville (SDF) 1015a – 944a Evansville (EVV) 1012a – 1055a St. Louis (STL)
Equipment: DC-9-30
Frequency: Sunday only

Seat 2A

We welcome any and all new participants to the quiz who’d like to join in.

The intent of this quiz is have you provide your best educated answer or guess (just like a quiz in school) rather than to merely go look up the answer on the internet, which in many cases could be easily done but would then reduce this to little more than a simple toss and fetch exercise.

There’s no harm in providing the wrong answer (See most of mine, of late ) and some of the answers provided along the journey to the true answer engender some interesting discussions and memories along the way.

As always, please limit your responses to no more than 2-3 questions at a time.

So then, we're off to a fast start on this batch. Here are the rest:


LOGOJETS
Note: To qualify as a logojet, the majority of the livery must be dedicated to promoting its subject. A mere sticker or decal would not by itself qualify.

5. What is the largest mammal (non-cartoon) ever painted onto an airplane?

6. Identify all of the American MLB baseball teams that have been represented as logojets. Team airplanes (such as the LA Dodgers 720B) and sports charters do not count. Nor do aircraft which wear the host airline’s livery with only a team logo decal applied. There are less teams and logojets than you might think. Alright then – batter up!
Jet Blue (Boston Red Sox A320), Alaska (SF Giants A321) and Air Tran (Milwaukee Brewers 717) have been identified so far. Let's bring this question around all the bases and head for home!

7. This American pop star has been made larger than life on a logo jet operated by a foreign airline. Identify the pop star, the airline and the aircraft type.


THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS ARE SOURCED FROM A 1970 OAG


11. Identify the longest scheduled turboprop operated nonstop flight listed in this 1970 OAG. Airline, aircraft and route please.

12. Everybody knows that the longest scheduled flight operated between airports within the 50 United States is the 4970 flight between New York and Honolulu. Based upon the 1970 schedules, identify the second and third longest flights as well as the airline and aircraft that operated them. And yes, Hawaii was involved...

13. Identify the longest scheduled piston engine operated nonstop flight listed in this OAG. Airline, aircraft and route please.

14. Identify the only transcon route in the United States that has no flights operated by four engine jets.


MISCELLANEOUS QUESTIONS

24. The DC-8 was originally offered in four different models – the -10, -20, -30 and -40. Can you identify which airline launched service with each type and over which routes those flights commenced?

26. In 1984, three airlines operated all-economy class configured aircraft on the New York JFK to Miami route. Identify the three airlines and the equipment each operated

30. The stretched models of the DC-8 (series 60s) were available in three different models – the -61, -62 and -63. Can you identify which airline launched service with each type and over which routes those flights commenced?


THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS ARE SOURCED FROM A 1998 OAG

37. Normally your job has you flying the nonstop flight between your home in Colorado Springs and either Chicago or Houston. This time however, business demands you be in San Antonio. Well dang – that’s going to require a connection in either Denver or Houston – neither of which you look forward to. Imagine then your surprise and delight when the company’s travel office informs you that you’ll be flying down to SAT aboard a nonstop flight. Woo-Hoo! Who knew there was nonstop service between COS and SAT? Or that it wouldn't be on hometown airline Western Pacific? Identify the airline and aircraft you’ll be flying upon.

39. If you wanted to fly between Cancun and Miami in early 1998, you had a choice of four airlines. Two of them – AA and MX – you’ve logged plenty of flights upon. The other two are foreign carriers operating via fifth freedom rights. Neither of these airlines is from North or Central America and neither is operating widebody equipment. Can you identify each airline and the equipment each operates?
Iberia operating a DC-9-30 has been correctly identified. The other airline - which operates a 727-200 - has not.

40. This week the job has you flying from Calgary to Toronto. Canada’s two legacy carriers, AC and CP, offer comfortable flights aboard widebodied airplanes but at exorbitant prices. In the course of discussing options with your travel agent, you learn that another airline offers a one stop flight departing YYC at 7:00am. Better yet, a seat can be had on this flight for about half the price of the big boys. Book it, Danno! Identify the airline, the aircraft and the enroute stop.

42. You’re in Tampa, Florida courtesy of a successful run the week before on the blackjack tables at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. You’re still feeling lucky, so why not head on over to the casinos in Biloxi, Mississippi to try and add a bit more to your bank account? You’re pleased to discover that there’s a nonstop flight offering First Class accommodations that’s heading out to GPT from TPA later this afternoon. Identify the airline and the aircraft that you’ll be flying across the gulf to Biloxi.


THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS ARE SOURCED FROM A 1982 OAG

45. Geez, what a week! Now your wife has called and asked if you could stop off in Miami on the way home to check out some porcelain tiles that she’d like to redo the kitchen with. Sigh… Yes, Dear. You've booked yourself a seat on Eastern’s single daily nonstop only to be informed upon check-in that the flight has been cancelled due to a mechanical malfunction. However, you’ve been protected aboard another airline that also flies between Baltimore and Miami. Luncheon will be served enroute. Well okay then. Things are looking up! Identify the airline and the aircraft that you’ll be flying down to Miami. If you like, try to guess what was being served for lunch as well.

46. The quest for the porcelain tiles goes awry in Miami, forcing you to rent a car and drive over to Ft. Myers where the next day you find exactly what you’re looking for, and at a great price, too. You could just drive on up to Sarasota but amongst the three airlines that offer flights between Ft. Myers and Sarasota, one of them is offering a great low fare of just $19.00 one way. It also is the only one of the three airlines that operates an aircraft built in sunny California. You have a thing for California built aircraft so you book a seat on the daily mid-afternoon departure. Identify the airline and the aircraft that you’ll be flying home to Sarasota upon.

47. North Carolina is playing Ohio State in Columbus this weekend. This is one game you don’t want to miss, especially since your daughter attends OSU and just called to say she’s won a pair of courtside tickets by virtue of having attained the Dean’s List for the second straight semester. You call Piedmont to book a seat. What’s this? Piedmont doesn’t fly that route. Whaaaat?! In fact, only one airline does and it doesn’t even operate jets. At least it’s a decently sized prop though, one with capacity for over 30 passengers. The flight makes one enroute stop. Well alright then. Book it, Danno! Identify the airline, the aircraft and the enroute stop.

49. Three airlines operate large turboprop equipment between St. Kitts and St. Maarten. Large means aircraft that carry more than 20 passengers. Each airline operates a different type of equipment. Identify each airline and the equipment it operates.

50. You’ve just gotten a call from an old college buddy to join him and a couple of your old fraternity brothers for a ski weekend in Vermont. Dude! Can you make it? From your home in Alexandria, VA the closest airport is Washington National. A quick call to your travel agent and Boom! You’re booked on a two stop direct flight putting you into Burlington in plenty of time for lunch with Da Boyz before driving out to the slopes. Dude!!! Surprisingly, the airline you’re booked on is not US Air. Oh well. At least you’ll be flying aboard a jet. Identify the airline, the aircraft and the two enroute stops.

teddybear99

Seat 2A

ATL - (11): DL, Model 10

Let's go with Atlanta to Miami aboard a Delta 767-200

Seat 2A

jrl767