Braniff International Airways
Braniff International Airways was an American airline. The company started in 1928.[1] The first flight was between Oklahoma City and Tulsa, Oklahoma on 20 June 1928.[2] Called the Paul R. Braniff Inc. Airline, it set up service between Oklahoma City and Tulsa three days a week.[3] During World War II it lost half it's fleet to government service. After the war, Braniff began flying to South America. It served Brazil, Argentina, Columbia and Peru. Braniff became the first all-jet airline in 1960. After the airline deregulation of 1978, Braniff found the air fare competition cut into profits. The recession had caused fewer passengers. Braniff found itself with too many air routes. With rising interest rates and fuel prices, the company debt became a major problem. Braniff declared bankruptcy in 1982. Its last flight was on May 12, 1982.
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| Founded | May 29, 1928 | |||
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| Commenced operations | June 20, 1928 | |||
| Ceased operations | May 12, 1982 (Only airline operations ceased; all subsidiaries continued in operation. Company is still in operation.) | |||
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| Focus cities | *[O'Hare International Airport|Chicago O'Hare International Airport]] | |||
| Frequent-flyer program | Braniff Travel Bonus Bonanza and Friends of the Orange 747s | |||
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| Fleet size | 115 (as of December 1979) | |||
| Destinations | 81 (as of November 1, 1979) | |||
| Parent company | Braniff Place World Headquarters, P. O. Box 610646 2200 W. Braniff Boulevard (West Airfield Drive), Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, Texas, U.S
Braniff International Operations and Maintenance Base 7701 Lemmon Avenue Dallas, Texas, U.S. Braniff Administration and Legal Braniff Building 324 North Robinson Avenue Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73102 Braniff Airways Foundation and Braniff Boutique 9850 Plano Road Dallas, Texas 75238 | |||
Gallery
A Braniff Boeing 727 at O'Hare International Airport
Braniff aircraft at Dallas Love Field. The airline was known for painting its planes in different colors. [4]
Everyone loved Braniff's Boeing 747s painted orange
Braniff International Airways Media
Braniff pilots outside a "B-Liner" Lockheed Model 10 Electra, Houston Municipal Airport, 1940. In the background is a Lockheed Model 12 Electra Junior.
Boeing 707-327C of Braniff International at Honolulu Airport in 1971
Braniff International Douglas DC-8-62 landing at Miami International Airport in 1971
Braniff Douglas DC-8-62 wearing Alexander Calder's Flying Colors of South America design at Miami Airport in August 1975
References
- ↑ "The Paul R. Braniff Years - Braniffpages.com". braniffpages.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
- ↑ "Braniff International Airways". Oklahoma History Center. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
- ↑ Geza Szurovy, Classic American Airlines (Osceola, WI: MBI; Sparkford: Haynes, 2003), p. 160
- ↑ "Braniff International Airways: The History of an Amazing Airline". Fly Away Simulation.
