"Airlines gone to that great airport in the sky" article + photos
Feb 5, 2012, 8:53 pm
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"Airlines gone to that great airport in the sky" article + photos
Photos of aircraft (TWA, Western, and others) as well as news of airlines in trouble and now grounded (e.g., Hungarian flag-carrier Malev which ceased operations last Friday).
http://www.seattlepi.com/business/bo...ky-2926886.php
http://www.seattlepi.com/business/bo...ky-2926886.php
Feb 6, 2012, 11:15 am
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They forgot Muse Air, Morris Air, PeoplExpress, New York Air, Texas International, Air New England, Northeast, Air Florida, Presidential Airways, National (the newer all-757 one with the LAS hub), Independence Air, Reno Air, Western Pacific, Skybus, PBA, and those are just the US carriers I can think of off the top of my head.
Feb 6, 2012, 11:49 am
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Feb 6, 2012, 12:15 pm
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They forgot Muse Air, Morris Air, PeoplExpress, New York Air, Texas International, Air New England, Northeast, Air Florida, Presidential Airways, National (the newer all-757 one with the LAS hub), Independence Air, Reno Air, Western Pacific, Skybus, PBA, and those are just the US carriers I can think of off the top of my head.
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Feb 7, 2012, 8:57 am
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Feb 7, 2012, 10:47 am
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I guess the carrier I miss most is TWA. I flew them the most back then. They had a great program where if you paid full fare for Y, you could upgrade to First for $20.
Back then, my company always paid for full Y in the event I had to change. So I always paid the $20 and flew first class.
Those were the days.
I flew Piedmont a bit, along with Northwest, and America West.
In my early career, I used to fly Eastern a lot, being based in the Northeast.
What a stroll down aviation lane.
Back then, my company always paid for full Y in the event I had to change. So I always paid the $20 and flew first class.
Those were the days.
I flew Piedmont a bit, along with Northwest, and America West.
In my early career, I used to fly Eastern a lot, being based in the Northeast.
What a stroll down aviation lane.
Feb 8, 2012, 4:46 am
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That was my first big carrier also, including my first TATL flights. I still can't get that recorded 800 number voice out of my head. "Thank you for calling...T.W.A"