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11. And your business travel continues....you are now in Pittsburgh and must travel to Portland, Oregon. There's a daily direct flight departing PIT at 8:10 am which arrives into PDX at 12:45 pm. Two intermediate stops will be made en route and first class is available. Identify the air carrier, the equipment and both stops in order.
It wasn't Eastern, United, American, Northwest or Continental. The aircraft was a B727-200. The first stop was not made at ATL, STL, DFW, ORD or IAH. The second stop was SEA.
It wasn't Eastern, United, American, Northwest or Continental. The aircraft was a B727-200. The first stop was not made at ATL, STL, DFW, ORD or IAH. The second stop was SEA.
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13. In 1982, this air carrier was operating a direct flight from Prudhoe Bay to Seattle three days a week. Five intermediate stops were made en route. Identify the airline, the equipment and all five stops in the order in which they were made.
Alaska a 737-200 combi - Prudhoe Bay - ANC - Cordova -Yakutat- Stika -Juneau -Seattle
14. 4. Also in 1982, this airline was operating nonstop service twice a week from Winnipeg (YWG) to Yellowknife (YZF). Dinner was served on this flight which departed YWG at 6:10 pm and arrived into YZF at 8:30 pm. Name the air carrier and the aircraft type.
Pacific Western 737-200.
17.7. You have successfully concluded another business project and now it's time to have some fun! It's 1991 and you are in San Francisco. So where to go? Well, Tahiti sounds pretty good.....and there's a weekly nonstop flight operated with a wide body aircraft from SFO to PPT. So off you go! Name the airline and the aircraft type operated on this service.
Corsair DC-10-30
Alaska a 737-200 combi - Prudhoe Bay - ANC - Cordova -Yakutat- Stika -Juneau -Seattle
14. 4. Also in 1982, this airline was operating nonstop service twice a week from Winnipeg (YWG) to Yellowknife (YZF). Dinner was served on this flight which departed YWG at 6:10 pm and arrived into YZF at 8:30 pm. Name the air carrier and the aircraft type.
Pacific Western 737-200.
17.7. You have successfully concluded another business project and now it's time to have some fun! It's 1991 and you are in San Francisco. So where to go? Well, Tahiti sounds pretty good.....and there's a weekly nonstop flight operated with a wide body aircraft from SFO to PPT. So off you go! Name the airline and the aircraft type operated on this service.
Corsair DC-10-30
AS 66: Prudhoe Bay (SCC) 9:45a - 11:25a Anchorage (ANC) 12:20p - 1:00p Cordova (CDV) 1:35p - 3:10p Yakutat (YAK) 3:40p - 5:20p Juneau (JNU) 6:00p - 6:30p Sitka (SIT) 7:05p - 9:10p Seattle (SEA)
Op: ANC-JNU Daily, JNU-SIT-SEA Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays only
Note: AS 66 operated JNU-SEA nonstop on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays; thus the stop in Sitka was not made on these days
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BTW, I flew on board AS 66 between Anchorage and Cordova a number of times on business many years ago.
14. Nope, it wasn't Pacific Western. And the equipment operated on this flight wasn't a B737-200.
17. Nope, it wasn't Corsair. Please guess again!
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14. Also in 1982, this airline was operating nonstop service twice a week from Winnipeg (YWG) to Yellowknife (YZF). Dinner was served on this flight which departed YWG at 6:10 pm and arrived into YZF at 8:30 pm. Name the air carrier and the aircraft type.
It wasn't Transair and the equipment wasn't a B737-200
It wasn't Transair and the equipment wasn't a B737-200
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20. It's 1996 and you are in Hamilton, Ontario in Canada. You have been invited to visit with friends who have just moved into a new home on a beautiful lake located in the mountains of British Columbia just north of Summerland. Ah, this travel will involve at least one connection, you think.....but wait! There's direct daily service from Hamilton (YHM) to an airport in B.C. that is located quite close to your friend's new home! One intermediate stop will be made en route. Identify the airline, the stop, the destination you will arrive into and the aircraft type.
Was this the short-lived Greyhound Air service via Winnipeg to Kelowna with a B727-200?
I'm going to be in them there parts in a couple of weeks
Was this the short-lived Greyhound Air service via Winnipeg to Kelowna with a B727-200?
I'm going to be in them there parts in a couple of weeks
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11. Correct! Here's the sched....
BN 183: Pittsburgh (PIT) 8:10a - 9:15a Kansas City (MCI) 10:05a - 11:35a Seattle (SEA) 12:10p - 12:45p Portland (PDX)
Op: Daily
Equip: B727-200
Braniff International was operating a hub at Kansas City in 1979 in addition to its larger hub at Dallas/Fort Worth. Nonstop service operated by BN from MCI at this time included ATL, BOS, DFW, DEN, DTW, IAH, MKE, MSY, OKC, OMA, PHL, STL, SAT, TUL, IAD and ICT in addition to PIT and SEA.
BN 183: Pittsburgh (PIT) 8:10a - 9:15a Kansas City (MCI) 10:05a - 11:35a Seattle (SEA) 12:10p - 12:45p Portland (PDX)
Op: Daily
Equip: B727-200
Braniff International was operating a hub at Kansas City in 1979 in addition to its larger hub at Dallas/Fort Worth. Nonstop service operated by BN from MCI at this time included ATL, BOS, DFW, DEN, DTW, IAH, MKE, MSY, OKC, OMA, PHL, STL, SAT, TUL, IAD and ICT in addition to PIT and SEA.
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20. It's 1996 and you are in Hamilton, Ontario in Canada. You have been invited to visit with friends who have just moved into a new home on a beautiful lake located in the mountains of British Columbia just north of Summerland. Ah, this travel will involve at least one connection, you think.....but wait! There's direct daily service from Hamilton (YHM) to an airport in B.C. that is located quite close to your friend's new home! One intermediate stop will be made en route. Identify the airline, the stop, the destination you will arrive into and the aircraft type.
Was this the short-lived Greyhound Air service via Winnipeg to Kelowna with a B727-200?
I'm going to be in them there parts in a couple of weeks
Was this the short-lived Greyhound Air service via Winnipeg to Kelowna with a B727-200?
I'm going to be in them there parts in a couple of weeks
KF 141: Hamilton (YHM) 8:05a - 9:37a Winnipeg (YWG) 10:40a - 11:18a Kelowna (YLW)
Op: Daily except Saturdays and Sundays
Equip: B727-200
KF 145: Hamilton (YHM) 9:05a - 10:37a Winnipeg (YWG) 11:40a - 12:18p Kelowna (YLW)
Op: Saturdays and Sundays only
Equip: B727-200
I believe that Kelowna Flightcraft operated the 72S aircraft for Greyhound Air.
Hope you have a safe trip out to B.C. and that the forest fire situation out there has been brought under control. When I connected via SEA several weeks ago, the smoke in the Seattle area due to a "forest fire emergency" caused by a large number of wildfires in B.C. was very noticeable.
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9. You've completed your business in Milwaukee and now need to travel to Sacramento for another meeting. Ah, here's a direct flight; however, it only operates twice a week. Fortunately, one of those days is when you need to travel. You book a seat on this service which departs MKE at 6:40 am and arrives into SMF at 12:56 pm. Three intermediate stops will be made en route. Identify the air carrier, the equipment and all three stops in order.
Hughes Air West - MKE-DSM-PHX-LAS-SMF DC-9-30
Hughes Air West - MKE-DSM-PHX-LAS-SMF DC-9-30
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9. You've completed your business in Milwaukee and now need to travel to Sacramento for another meeting. Ah, here's a direct flight; however, it only operates twice a week. Fortunately, one of those days is when you need to travel. You book a seat on this service which departs MKE at 6:40 am and arrives into SMF at 12:56 pm. Three intermediate stops will be made en route. Identify the air carrier, the equipment and all three stops in order.
Hughes Air West - MKE-DSM-PHX-LAS-SMF DC-9-30
Hughes Air West - MKE-DSM-PHX-LAS-SMF DC-9-30
RW 260: Milwaukee (MKE) 6:40a - 7:42a Des Moines (DSM) 8:05a - 9:33a Phoenix (PHX) 11:00a - 10:52a Las Vegas (LAS) 11:40a - 12:56p Sacramento (SMF)
Op: MKE-DSM Tuesdays and Wednesdays only, DSM-PHX-LAS, Daily except Mondays and Fridays, LAS-SMF Daily
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4. It's 1967 and you are in Caracas. You need to travel to the Canal Zone for a meeting and have found a flight departing Caracas at 8:00 am that arrives in Panama City, Panama at 10:35 am. Two intermediate stops are made en route and the service is operated with a new jet aircraft type. Name the air carrier, the two stops in order and the jet type.
This airline was not based in Venezuela and is no longer in existence. The aircraft was a twin jet.
7. It's 1979. You need to travel from Los Angeles to Albany, New York on business and have found a direct flight which makes three intermediate stops en route. You will depart LAX at 8:30 am and arrive into ALB at 8:50 pm. First class is available so you book a window seat. Identify the airline, the equipment and all three stops in order.
Aircraft was a Boeing 727-200
10. Another day, another meeting to attend. You are in Phoenix and the meeting is in Perth Amboy, New Jersey. You've found a daily direct flight from PHX to the closest airport to Perth Amboy. One stop will be made en route. Name the airline, the aircraft type, the stop and the airport you will arrive into.
The airline was USAir operating a B727-200 from PHX to EWR. Still looking for the intermediate stop which wasn't PIT or IND.
14. Also in 1982, this airline was operating nonstop service twice a week from Winnipeg (YWG) to Yellowknife (YZF). Dinner was served on this flight which departed YWG at 6:10 pm and arrived into YZF at 8:30 pm. Name the air carrier and the aircraft type.
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17. You have successfully concluded another business project and now it's time to have some fun! It's 1991 and you are in San Francisco. So where to go? Well, Tahiti sounds pretty good.....and there's a weekly nonstop flight operated with a wide body aircraft from SFO to PPT. So off you go! Name the airline and the aircraft type operated on this service.
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18. It's a cold winter day in 1994 in Philadelphia where you have been visiting with friends for the weekend. Then the phone rings. "Hey buddy," says a familiar voice, "I've found a 54 foot catamaran for sale that is excellent condition moored at a marina in Clearwater, Florida and we need to move on this pronto. I'm in Santa Barbara and can't get away right now....(what's her name, you think)......so can you fly down there Monday morning and take a look at it?" Well, why not....and it's just too darn chilly in Philly anyway. You quickly ascertain there's a nonstop flight from PHL departing at 7:30 am that will arrive into the closest airport to Clearwater at 10:00 am. You book a seat. What airline and aircraft type will you be flying on and what airport will you arrive into?
This flight only operated once a week and the aircraft was configured with an all coach cabin
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17. You have successfully concluded another business project and now it's time to have some fun! It's 1991 and you are in San Francisco. So where to go? Well, Tahiti sounds pretty good.....and there's a weekly nonstop flight operated with a wide body aircraft from SFO to PPT. So off you go! Name the airline and the aircraft type operated on this service.
It wasn't Air France, UTA, Continental, Air New Zealand, AOM, Air Liberte or Corsair. The airline in question was based in France, the equipment was a DC-10-30 and the flight originated in Paris. This airline was then acquired by another French air carrier.
It wasn't Air France, UTA, Continental, Air New Zealand, AOM, Air Liberte or Corsair. The airline in question was based in France, the equipment was a DC-10-30 and the flight originated in Paris. This airline was then acquired by another French air carrier.
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17. Correct! Here's the complete sched.....
IW 911: Paris Orly (ORY) 7:00p - 10:30p San Francisco (SFO) 11:59p - 5:10a Papeete (PPT)
Op: Sundays only
Equip: DC-10-30
Service classes: Classe Espace (Y) & Classe Azur (M)
Minerve merged with Air Outre Mer in 1992 forming AOM French Airlines.
IW 911: Paris Orly (ORY) 7:00p - 10:30p San Francisco (SFO) 11:59p - 5:10a Papeete (PPT)
Op: Sundays only
Equip: DC-10-30
Service classes: Classe Espace (Y) & Classe Azur (M)
Minerve merged with Air Outre Mer in 1992 forming AOM French Airlines.
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14. Also in 1982, this airline was operating nonstop service twice a week from Winnipeg (YWG) to Yellowknife (YZF). Dinner was served on this flight which departed YWG at 6:10 pm and arrived into YZF at 8:30 pm. Name the air carrier and the aircraft type.
It wasn't Transair, Pacific Western or First Air and the equipment wasn't manufactured by Boeing
I remember long time Lockheed Electra operations through the 80s and possibly even into the 90s up into the Northwest Territories. I couldn't remember the name of the airline so I must admit to looking up Canadian L-188 operators. As such, how about NWT Air operating a Lockheed Electra?
It wasn't Transair, Pacific Western or First Air and the equipment wasn't manufactured by Boeing
I remember long time Lockheed Electra operations through the 80s and possibly even into the 90s up into the Northwest Territories. I couldn't remember the name of the airline so I must admit to looking up Canadian L-188 operators. As such, how about NWT Air operating a Lockheed Electra?
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14. Also in 1982, this airline was operating nonstop service twice a week from Winnipeg (YWG) to Yellowknife (YZF). Dinner was served on this flight which departed YWG at 6:10 pm and arrived into YZF at 8:30 pm. Name the air carrier and the aircraft type.
It wasn't Transair, Pacific Western or First Air and the equipment wasn't manufactured by Boeing
I remember long time Lockheed Electra operations through the 80s and possibly even into the 90s up into the Northwest Territories. I couldn't remember the name of the airline so I must admit to looking up Canadian L-188 operators. As such, how about NWT Air operating a Lockheed Electra?
It wasn't Transair, Pacific Western or First Air and the equipment wasn't manufactured by Boeing
I remember long time Lockheed Electra operations through the 80s and possibly even into the 90s up into the Northwest Territories. I couldn't remember the name of the airline so I must admit to looking up Canadian L-188 operators. As such, how about NWT Air operating a Lockheed Electra?
NV 204: Winnipeg (YWG) 6:10p - 8:30p Yellowknife (YZF)
Op: Mondays and Fridays only
Equip: LOE
Meal service: Dinner
NWT Air was also operating direct one stop service three days a week from Winnipeg to Yellowknife with an Electra at this time via Rankin Inlet. Here's that sched....
NV 208: Winnipeg (YWG) 6:10p - 9:00p Rankin Inlet (YRT) 9:30p - 11:00p Yellowknife (YZF)
Op: Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays only
Equip: LOE
Meal service: Dinner YWG-YRT
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4. It's 1967 and you are in Caracas. You need to travel to the Canal Zone for a meeting and have found a flight departing Caracas at 8:00 am that arrives in Panama City, Panama at 10:35 am. Two intermediate stops are made en route and the service is operated with a new jet aircraft type. Name the air carrier, the two stops in order and the jet type.
This airline was not based in Venezuela and is no longer in existence. It also wasn't ALM and the stops were not made at Aruba or Curacao or Bonaire. The aircraft was a DC9-10 and the stops were made at cities located on the coast of northern South America.
7. Now it's 1979. You need to travel from Los Angeles to Albany, New York on business and have found a direct flight which makes three intermediate stops en route. You will depart LAX at 8:30 am and arrive into ALB at 8:50 pm. First class is available so you book a window seat. Identify the airline, the equipment and all three stops in order.
The aircraft type was a Boeing 727-200. It wasn't Eastern. The first stop was TUS. Stops were not made at ATL or EWR.
10. Another day, another meeting to attend. You are in Phoenix and the meeting is in Perth Amboy, New Jersey. You've found a daily direct flight from PHX to the closest airport to Perth Amboy. One stop will be made en route. Name the airline, the aircraft type, the stop and the airport you will arrive into.
The airline was USAir operating a B727-200 from PHX to EWR. Still looking for the intermediate stop which wasn't PIT, IND, CLE or CMH. In fact, the stop in question was located further west than all four of these airports.
18. It's a cold winter day in 1994 in Philadelphia where you have been visiting with friends for the weekend. Then the phone rings. "Hey buddy," says a familiar voice, "I've found a 54 foot catamaran for sale that is excellent condition moored at a marina in Clearwater, Florida and we need to move on this pronto. I'm in Santa Barbara and can't get away right now....(what's her name, you think)......so can you fly down there Monday morning and take a look at it?" Well, why not....and it's just too darn chilly in Philly anyway. You quickly ascertain there's a nonstop flight from PHL departing at 7:30 am that will arrive into the closest airport to Clearwater at 10:00 am. You book a seat. What airline and aircraft type will you be flying on and what airport will you arrive into?
This flight only operated once a week and the aircraft was configured with an all coach cabin
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