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To do so without losing any portion of the equity already established in the original name is rarer still. Today, Braniff takes advantage of just such an unusual opportunity. Braniff announces its intention to redirect and direct all of its energies, equipment, know-how and organization toward creating an exciting new dimension in airline transportation, marketing, retail sales, licensing and branding and hotel accommodation. To do this successfully every positive factor that can be put to work behind this corporate stance must be activated. One of the most immediate indications of a new personality can come from the corporate name. The symbol of a corporation’s personality must be made to work and work hard. The components of the current corporate title BRANIFF is the word that carries an equity of previous associations – to some not so pleasant, but to many many more it is an unknown quantity that can be shaped and formed to meet our corporate ambitions. The second hard working word is INTERNATIONAL. This word defines for the consumer our area of service and interest. It is big, it is ambitious and appeals strongly to our customers and guests. The third word AIRWAYS is a soft descriptive word, quite out of date in the current transportation and travel scene and should be deleted. BRANIFF INTERNATIONAL…..two strong words standing side by side equal in size. Clearly and explicitly they establish a strong point of view. Add to BRANIFF INTERNATIONAL…..Mainland USA Mexico Hawaii South America Great Britain Europe Asia Pacific and The Far East….. destinations that we proudly served by air and continue to serve today through retail sales, licensing and branding and hotel accommodation. We introduce https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/1606448429299-G0Q1YVIN1KOIC61R4G62/BI+Certificate+Artwork+-+Green+copy+2.jpg Why Braniff International https://www.braniffinternational.com/about-braniff-international daily 0.75 2025-11-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/1615747796562-WM6CBFOZ68INL33FKS3V/BI+747SP-27+N603BN+Over+WA+1979+BFC+126.jpg About Braniff International https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/1606448695900-IZ01ESWZWCHFCAKDLCU0/BI+Certificate+Artwork+-+Blue+copy+2.jpg About Braniff International https://www.braniffinternational.com/bowen-airlines-inc daily 0.75 2024-07-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/1609445626800-SIHBBYAYTUIKF4UNTN2M/BI+Bowen+TT+Sep+1+1934.jpg Bowen Airlines, Inc. https://www.braniffinternational.com/midcontinent-airlines-inc daily 0.75 2024-07-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/1538967780739-L3PM7W2N05TUA9ICFXBB/BI_MCA_Passenger_Comments_Form_T22_Apr_1951__.jpg Mid-Continent Airlines, Inc. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/1615748655042-BVN7SIPN23NXGEWCYG25/BI+MCA+Convair+240+N0667+MKC+1951+BFC.jpg Mid-Continent Airlines, Inc. Photo: On August 16, 1952, Mid Continent Airlines operated over 6200 route miles to 35 cities in the Midwest United States. The fleet consisted of 23 Douglas DC-3 aircraft, four Convair 240 aircraft as well as six Convair 340's that were on order. Mid-Continent Airlines Convair 240 registered as N90667 is parked on a snow-covered ramp at Kansas City in 1951. The big plush Convairs, purchased from Pan American, were put into service in June 1950. The aircraft were part of the merger agreement with Braniff Airways, but they were quickly retired in favor of its sister Convair 340 aircraft, which both airlines would receive beginning in November 1952 for Braniff ordered airliners and 1953 for MCA aircraft. https://www.braniffinternational.com/pan-american-grace-airways-inc daily 0.75 2024-05-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/1538967850667-329EXPQ2FW339YKJPUYE/BI+Panagra+Logo+2.jpg Pan American Grace Airways, Inc. https://www.braniffinternational.com/panagratimeline daily 0.75 2024-07-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/1683504178795-YQ7SM5WESUHXQX6N9CHC/BI+Panagra+DC-6+Pilot+Waving+1950+0003+copy.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/1683504179555-SXJ9NFPVFX6RDIKKXXBC/BI+Panagra+Douglas+DC-8-62+1+60+Scale+Douglas+Model+1967+BFC+0153-2.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/1683505715027-RMFYM14I3NAMDWKVUY6R/BI+Panagra+DC-6+El+Interamericano++for+Panagra+Cottons+by+Everfast+Ad+Artwork+1950s.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/1cfc38f0-1ff9-43d7-afc0-095810a2e133/BI+Panagra+Aviation+Corporation+of+the+Americas+Stock+Certificate+Aug+26+1929+BFC.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - June 1928 Pan American Airways Corporation, originally known as Aviation Corporation of the Americas is formed for the purpose of finding capital for its primary subsidiary Pan American World Airways to bid on US Foreign Air Mail contracts for carrying mail between the US Mainland and Latin America, and specifically South America. The contracts were soon to be announced by the US Postmaster General pursuant to the Foreign Air Mail Act of 1928. Pan American correctly believed that it was best suited to operate under any contracts that might be awarded https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/85ea21be-9d5c-4359-8f42-b39c002a6778/BI+Panagra+PAA+Charles+A+Lindbergh+Inaugural+Flight+Pilot+MIA+to+Cristobal+Panama+FAM+5+1929+PAA.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - May and July 1928 Pan American is awarded three Foreign Air Mail contracts for service to Latin America. Pan American was awarded the contract for Foreign Air Mail Route (FAM) No. 5 for service between Miami and Panama in the Canal Zone. Interestingly, Pan American had already strategically decided that if it received FAM 5 then it would ask for extension services beyond the Canal Zone to and along the Western Coast of South America. The New York-based airline had also promulgated operating rights into Colombia, Panama, Ecuador and Peru, and had also purchased sufficient aircraft to operate the route system. Photo: Captain Charles A. Lindbergh flew the inaugural Pan American World Airways flight from Miami to Cristobal, Panama, on February 4, 1929. The Sikorsky S-38 amphibian was used for the historic first flight. Copyright, Pan American World Airways Systems, Inc. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/e0137f16-c952-4028-83ef-4e256734f355/BI+Panagra+Fairchild+F7+NC6853+Smithsonian+.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - August 1, 1928 Pan American and W. R. Grace purchase its first aircraft, a new Fairchild FC-2 monoplane, registered in the United States as NC6853 and dubbed Ship P-1, which featured a cabin for four passengers and was powered by a Wright Whirlwind engine with an output of 220 horsepower. Photo: Panagra donated its first aircraft to the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC. Copyright, Smithsonian Air and Space Museum https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/ee5ed44b-8b11-441d-a0a1-2fdba6d8029b/BI+Panagra+Caribbean+South+American+Cruises+Ship+at+Curacao+1961+2.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - August 31, and September 7, 1928 Two letters of intent, one dated August 31, 1928, and the second dated September 7, 1928, outline the proposed formation of a new corporation under the laws of the State of Delaware, jointly owned by Pan American World Airways and W. R. Grace and Company, for the purpose of operating air carrier operations to and from Peru. Under this agreement both companies subscribe to $25000 USD of new capital stock in the new Panagra company, which would jointly study the possibility of operating air carrier and mail services between the Canal Zone and Valparaiso, Chile. If AVCO were to determine that it would be beneficial to bid on a mail contract for this type of service then W. R. Grace's initial contribution would be treated as stock in the new company giving W. R. Grace the option to obtain interest in the new venture not to exceed 50 percent of its capitalization https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/62b24ab6-866b-4ee5-b7d0-dfa5104f3776/1920+huff-daland_duster_with_pilot_harris_1920s.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - September 10, 1928 Peruvian Airways, Inc., is formed and becomes the new joint corporation formed between Pan American and W. R. Grace and Company. Both companies contributed $25,000 USD in capital to Peruvian Airways, forming a 50/50 partnership. Peruvian Airways was originally formed in 1927 and Huff-Daland Dusters of Peru, flew a mail contract for the company. Mr. C. E. Woolman was one of the original founders of Huff Daland company and later became the legendary leader of Delta Airlines, Inc. Photo: Copyright, Delta Airlines, Inc. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/0f7919d8-123b-4a0d-9c2e-f69cd4b42a70/BI+Panagra+Fairchild+FC-2+P-1+NC6853+Beatriz+Track+LIM+to+Talara+Peru+First+Airmail+Flight+in+Peru+Sep+13+1928+BFC.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - September 13, 1928 A small Peruvian Airways single-engine Fairchild, registered NC6853 and dubbed Ship P-1, airliner flew from Lima, Peru, to Talara, Peru, which marked not only the beginning of flying operations of what would soon become Pan American Grace Airways but also the inauguration of the first scheduled air transportation along the West Coast of South America, carrying passengers and mail. The little Fairchild carried just a few letters and a full load of four passengers on the inaugural flight, which departed from Santa Beatriz Race Track in Lima. Upon arrival in Talara, the legend-making airliner landed at an "airport" in Talara that was a soccer field. In spite of these drawbacks, Pan American Grace Airways first flight had been successfully completed without incident. Photo: Well-wishers gather around Panagra’s first airliner before it departs on the first passenger and airmail flight in Peru, from Lima to Talara, Peru. Panagra Captain Dan E. Tobin commanded the historic flight. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/208f785b-f1d8-4914-81a4-e1dced8f9cfb/BI+Panagra+Herbert+Hoover+aboard+USS+Maryland+for+Latin+America+Good+Will+Tour+1928+National+Archives.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - November 30, 1928 Inauguration of service from Lima, Peru, to Guayaquil, Ecuador, with passengers and carrying greetings from the President of Peru, US Ambassador for Peru, Mr. Moore and US Ambassador for Chile, Mr. Culbertson, to US President Herbert Hoover who was on board the USS Maryland, which was off the coast of Ecuador. After President Hoover’s election to the Presidency in November 1928, he embarked on a Good Will Tour to Latin America. Photo: President Hoover aboard the USS Maryland for his Good Will Tour to Latin America in 1928. President Hoover is meeting Nicaraguan President Adolfo Diaz at Corinth, Nicaragua on November 28, 1928. Copyright, National Archives https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/9d27dcad-dab8-4ef3-abcd-7627c696aa0b/BI+Panagra+Fairchild+FC-2+P-2+NC8026+LIM+Feb+25+1929.png Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - December 18, 1928 Peruvian Airways takes delivery of its second Fairchild FC-2 single-engine airliner, registered as NC8026 and dubbed Ship P-2. The big four passenger aircraft was powered by an equally big and powerful Pratt and Whitney Wasp engine capable of producing 425 horsepower. Photo: Peruvian Airways Fairchild FC-2 at Lima, Peru, in 1928. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/04b6e3ba-8206-4197-83c3-58cdecd254fd/BI+Panagra+Juan+T+Trippe+Cover+of+TIME+Magazine+1953.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - December 31, 1928 Pan American President Juan Terry Trippe purchases 50 percent of Chilean Airways, which never operates as an air carrier. Both Peruvian Airways and Chilean Airways are eventually merged to form Pan American Grace Airways, Inc. Photo: Time Magazine Cover 1953. Copyright, Time, Inc. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/7330b711-8b74-4a39-8cbc-599dbaa8d99d/BI+Panagra+Fairchild+FC-2+Cockpit+1928+NASA+Langley+Research+Center.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - January 1, 1929 The third Fairchild FC-2 airliner is delivered to Peruvian Airways, which is designated as Ship P-3 NC9723 , which featured increased passenger capacity to six. Photo: The small single-pilot cockpit of Panagra’s Fairchild FC-2 airliner. Copyright, NASA Langley Research Center https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/8a48a938-a96c-4fcb-a642-13a80a83374f/BI+Panagra+Post+Office+Air+Mail+Route+Map+FAM+9+Jun+1929+USPS.png Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - January 31, 1929 The US Postmaster General issued need for a contract for Foreign Air Mail Route No. 9, which would extend from Panama extending down the West Coast of South America to Santiago, Chile, with an option for the Postmaster General to offer extension services from Santiago across the lower belt of the Andes Mountains to Buenos Aires, Argentina, and beyond to Montevideo, Uruguay https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/5e04e1bb-0e76-4dea-91ec-13b98295be6c/BI+Panagra+PAGAI+Ticket+1929+BFC.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - February 21, 1929 Pan American World Airways and W. R. Grace and Company announce the formation of Pan American Grace Airways, Inc., to bid on the new air mail contract, which is formed by merging of Peruvian Airways and Chilean Airways. The new company bid on the contract and both partners subscribe $500,000 USD each to the capitalization of the new Pan American Grace company, which also includes the original amounts subscribed to the original operating entity, Peruvian Airways Corporation. Pan American Grace Airways is initially known as P. A. G. A. I. The Panagra nomenclature was not used until later https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/ac7272b3-3f47-4fe6-9d32-3029a33debe8/BI+Panagra+Fairchild+FC-2+P-4+NC8039+Mar+1929+.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - March 1, 1929 The new Pan American Grace Airways, Inc., takes delivery of a fourth Fairchild, Ship P-4, with six passenger carrying capacity, while the fifth Fairchild Model P-5 is delivered to Santiago, Chile. Photo: Pan American-Grace Airways Fairchild FC-2 Ship P-4 registered as NC8039 is flying high over Peru in 1929. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/28bf18ef-0a2f-432f-bdf5-993bd9d6fb45/BI+Panagra+Foreign+Air+Mail+Route+FAM+9+Route+Graph+May+1929+copy.png Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - March 2, 1929 The Foreign Air Mail Act of 1928, is modified on this day by the updated Foreign Air Mail Act of 1929, by allowing the US Postmaster General to pay air carriers for transportation from foreign countries to the United States in addition to the outbound direction and the Postmaster General could further amend the contracts originally issued under the Act of 1928 with the same new provisions. Accordingly, on this same day, the Postmaster awarded Pan American-Grace Airways with its first foreign air mail contract, FAM No. 9. Several other carriers had also bid on the new Route 9 and several had bid lower than Panagra. However, the Postmaster General noted that it was his discretion as to what carrier is ultimately selected. The Postmaster General stated that Pan American's experience in the region put it well ahead of the other bidders and was therefore the lowest "responsible bidder" that could satisfactorily serve the needs of the government. It was found by the Postmaster General that Pan American had spent two years in preparing for the new route down the West Coast of South America and the company's successful operation of service in the Caribbean as well as the significance of the infrastructure already in place along the proposed routes along the West Coast that were in operation and in place by W. R. Grace and finally the financial abilities of Pan American and W. R. Grace played an additional significant role in the award. Photo: Panagra Foreign Air Mail Route FAM 9 Route Graph from May 1929. Copyright, Aerodacious.com https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/7ca81c43-6b85-4636-85a5-a9f57268248d/BI+Panagra+AQP+Terminal+Arequipa+Peru+.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - May 13, 1929 Panagra inaugurates service from Lima, Peru, The City of Kings, to Arequipa, Peru, a city founded in 1540 and home to the magnificent Basilica Cathedral https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/a792ff24-6cbe-468d-bbf9-03fb3d6b2f5e/BI+Panagra+Fairchild+FC-2+P-1+NC6853+Art+Unk.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - April 1, 1929 The sixth Fairchild, Ship P-6, six-passenger airliner is delivered to Panagra https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/afccc566-9b51-43c4-b321-bbf7e32f122c/BI+Panagra+ONX+Cristobol+Colon+Panama+Canal+.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - May 4, 1929 First Airmail service from Lima, Peru, to Cristobal, The Panama Canal Zone https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/cd17822b-4a67-46f2-bd8b-d66a9d3b1d0c/BI+Panagra+Santa+Beatriz+Race+Track+Airfield+LIM+1929+PUCP.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - May 18, 1929 Pan American-Grace Airways inaugurates the first Air Mail flight from Hipodromo de Santa Beatriz Race Track at Lima, Peru, to the United States, landing first at Cristobal, Panama, and then continuing to Miami, Florida. The flight was piloted by Captain Frank E. Ormsbee. Photo: The Hippodrome of Santa Beatriz Race Track at Lima, Peru, served as the airport for Panagra’s earliest historic flights. Today, the Hippodrome observation stand at El Campo de Marta, one of Lima’s largest parks, remains but a new park was built south of town in Jesus Maria. Copyright, PUCA Peru https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/304705af-1693-42e3-a98b-33c7553d484f/BI+Panagra+Fairchild+FC-71+NC9798++First+Air+Mail+from+US+Santa+Beatriz+Track+LIM+May+19+1929+BFC+0003-7.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - May 19, 1929 The first airmail from the US arrived at Lima, Peru, from Miami, Florida, via Cristobal, Panama, again piloted by Captain Frank E. Ormsbee with Fairchild FC-71 registered as NC9798. The mail was received by the President Augusto B. Leguia y Salcedo of Peru and Ambassador Moore of Peru https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/46793c63-8c69-4f71-bdaa-b01d69859e5d/BI+Panagra+Foreign+Air+Mail+Route+FAM+9+Extension+MIA+to+SCL+Jul+12+1929+Aerodacious.png Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - July 16, 1929 Pan American Grace inaugurated the first Airmail service from the United States to Santiago, Chile. Until the end of 1929, Pan American operated the route as far south as Guayaquil, Ecuador, which included the use of PAA aircraft and personnel. Photo: FAM 9 extension route graph from Miami to Santiago, Chile. Copyright, Aerodacious https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/aa194a9c-faf7-4546-9fe4-873be99b112a/BI+Panagra+First+Flight+Cover+First+Airmail+MIA+SCL+Jul+12+1929+BFC.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - July 21, 1929 Inaugurates the first Airmail service from Santiago to the United States, via Cristobal, Panama, and Miami, Florida https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/0af99f0c-3a8d-4523-9e6a-31e8a97d0f4f/BI+Panagra+Ford+Trimotor+5-AT+Ship+P-8+NC64++LIM++0006-4.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - August 11, 1929 Panagra’s first Ford Trimotor registered as NC8416, dubbed Ship P-8, is assembled in Guayaquil, Ecuador, and then is flown to Lima, Peru. The new aircraft is Pan American-Grace Airways’ largest to date, with seating for 12 passengers and powered by three huge Pratt and Whitney Wasp radial engines. The Archbishop of Lima His Eminence Emilio Juan Francisco Lisson y Chavez christened the new liner “Santa Rosa” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/d43e7d8f-38d7-4288-bb54-f739dfdeb627/BI+Panagra+Ford+Trimotor+Interior+Comfort+Ad+Unk+Sep+1928.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - September 2, 1929 The second Ford Trimotor registered as NC8418 Ship P-9, departs Lima, Peru, for Santiago, Chile, where the big craft is baptized “San Cristobal”. Photo: A unique September 1928 advertisement from Ford Motor Company touting the interior comfort of their Ford Trimotor airliners. Copyright, Ford Motor Company https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/eb317ce6-ab91-4c87-bfe7-863e3ba71681/BI+Panagra+Logo+1928.png Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - October 5, 1929 The first Airmail for Buenos Aires, Argentina, departs New York City, via Miami, Cristobal and Lima https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/c520a761-b35d-4565-8859-ae7b6061a16e/BI+Panagra+Ford+Trimotor+5AT+NC8418+San+Cristobal+Departing+First+Air+Mail+Flight+BUE+NYC+Oct+23+1929+.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - October 12, 1929 Just thirteen months after its first history making first flight, Panagra inaugurated the first successful commercial fight across the Andes Mountains. Pan American-Grace's little Ford Trimotor christened San Cristobal and registered as NC8418 airliner departed Moron Airport at Buenos Aires, Argentina, and headed east toward the Western Coast of South America. The venerable Ford flew over the flat pampas and then landed at Mendoza, Argentina, where it refueled and prepared for the next leg of the trip. Back in the air, the Trimotor crossed the Cordillera of the Andes and then through Upsallata Pass where it crossed at an unheard altitude of 18,000 feet Mean Sea Level, successfully. Having left the Argentine capital city eight and one-half hours earlier, the Ford Trimotor landed at Santiago's Los Cerrillos Airport in Chile. The famed Ford was also making history by departing on the first Airmail flight from Buenos Aires to the United States. Photo: Well wishers and crew are preparing Panagra’s Ford Trimotor for the first northbound airmail flight to the United States from Moron Airport at Buenos Aires, Argentina. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/3da1e497-a00e-4cb6-950b-43878e60e094/BI+Panagra+Post+Card+Montevideo+Uruguay+MVD+1950s+.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - November 30, 1929 Pan American Grace inaugurates the first Airmail service from Montevideo, Uruguay, to the United States. Photo: One of the many magnificent city parks at Montevideo, Uruguay. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/f256ab0a-d204-4dd6-acef-53f540eff651/BI+Panagra+Ford+Trimotor+5-AT+NC400H+Santa+Mariana+LIM+1930s.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - December 8, 1929 Panagra’s third Ford Trimotor registered as NC400H Ship P-10 and dubbed “Santa Mariana” is baptized at Guayaquil, Ecuador https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/db3b5c09-314c-43ff-8293-b859e0c40744/BI+Panagra+Sikorsky+S-38+and+Pilots+Unk+1930s+BFC+0022.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - January 1, 1930 Panagra welcomes its first seaplanes with the arrival of a twin-engine Sikorsky S-38 amphibian powered by Pratt and Whitney Wasp engines, for use on the company’s Northern Division https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/0a9bb418-8fd4-49a5-a988-4599c276bc1b/BI+Panagra+Ford+Trimotor+5-AT+Interior+1929.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - January 16, 1930 The company inaugurates passenger service between Cristobal, Panama, and Arica, Chile. Photo: Though far from opulent, the Ford Trimotor interiors were comfortable and the best service provided by Panagra stewards. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/2e649064-14da-4acc-878d-6e42d9774901/BI+Panagra+Ford+Trimotor+Unk+Jun+27+1934+.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - April 26, 1930 Pan American-Grace Airways makes a significant move to streamline its flight schedule. Dubbed the New Fast Schedule, it cut flight times in half compared to the old schedule. In March 1929, pilots Major General Clements McMullen, USAF and Lieutenant W. W. White, USAF, flew from Buenos Aires, Argentina, to New York City, New York in only five and a half days with intermediate stops only for gas and oil, as required. This flight was flown with a single-engine Lockheed Vega strictly as an advertising and promotional stunt. The registered flying time was 52 hours and 15 minutes over a distance of 6870 miles at an average speed of 130 miles-per-hour. However, Panagra flew the same route but with its required intermediate stops in just six and a half days. Photo: Wealthy business travelers were a constant aboard Panagra flights from the US Mainland to South America. These gentlemen have just arrived at Lima, from Cristobal in 1930. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/052579fa-1864-40e2-bb11-57f6cf6bd856/BI+Panagra+Lockheed+Vega+DL-5+Unk+1930s.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - June 1, 1930 The first new Lockheed Vega airliner registered as NC9424, dubbed Ship P-14, with a Pratt and Whitney Wasp engine is delivered and is capable of carrying six passengers. Photo: Panagra’s first new Lockheed Vega arrives at Lima, Peru. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/5e65e3ad-cd74-41f6-beb5-19c9c0d7e723/BI+Panagra+Aerial+View+Montevideo+MVD+1930+BFC.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - July 1, 1930 New service begins between Montevideo, Uruguay, and Cristobal, Panama Canal Zone, two times each week. Photo: The sprawling metropolis of Montevideo, Uruguay, is impressive from an aerial view in 1930. Pan American-Grace served Montevideo and then west, while Pan American World Airways served eastbound. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/4b19887a-23ff-4af5-bbec-ab9969c67e40/BI+Panagra+Lockheed+Vega+DL-5+NC9424+Moron+Argentina+Base+Dec+1932+BFC.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - August 1, 1930 The company welcomes the arrival of its second Lockheed Vega single-engine airliner registered as NC397H dubbed Ship P-15. Photo: Panagra’s spacious maintenance hangar at Moron Airport, Buenos Aires, Argentina, features a Ford Trimotor in the hangar and a Lockheed Vega L-5 aircraft. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/72716973-cad4-4f0f-9ca0-98b207c7b822/BI+Panagra+Ford+Trimotor+5-AT+NC9672+LIM+1930+BFC+++copy.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - October 1, 1930 Another new Ford Trimotor is delivered to Panagra, with Pratt and Whitney Wasp engines with new Townend ring cowling, which increases the Trimotors speed by 12 miles-per-hour over the non-cowled Ford Trimotor. The Townend ring cowlings cut down the incredible wind resistance caused by the radial engine heads or “jugs” that protrude out from each engine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/6fbe80d7-f710-40b0-8554-6781df6321d2/BI+Panagra+Curtiss-Wright+F8C+0-1+D-12+Falcon+NC7455+Used+as+a+Mailplane+during+1930+Joe+Sewell.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - December 1, 1930 A new aircraft specifically designed for high altitude operations arrives at Panagra. The Curtiss Falcon was fitted with gear for flying Airmail over the Andes Mountains, which is equipped with a massive 550 horsepower engine Photo: Artist Joe Sewell, Copyright https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/9aecfb35-c329-466b-a482-8b582d6f5ac4/BI+Panagra+Panair+do+Brasil+Consolidated+Commodore+PP-PAO+1930.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - January 4, 1931 Panair do Brasil begins fast passenger service between Cristobal, Panama Canal Zone, and Miami, Florida, using the elegant but massive Consolidated Commodore Flying Boat, which reduced flying time from the US to South America by a day and a half https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/ef3634d8-8558-49e3-887e-709e3d24e5c6/BI+Panagra+Edward+VIII+Duke+of+Windsor+1945+by+Abbie+Rowe.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - February 15, 1931 Edward VIII Prince of Wales traveled to Arequipa, Peru, aboard a Pan American-Grace Airways Ford Trimotor, Ship P-11. Photo: Edward VIII Duke of Windsor in 1945. Copyright, Abbie Rowe https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/ffdf1722-e6f4-4f49-a933-fb70a144fe3c/BI+Panagra+Air+Mail++Flight+Packet+1930s+0005.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - May 31, 1931 Panagra makes its first night flight with paying passengers on board during a nonstop flight from Lima, Peru, to Arica, Chile https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/11b1b816-3ed7-40e8-944f-53a6968ef1e9/BI+Panagra+Ford+Trimotor+Post+Card+over+LIM+1930s+.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - July 28, 1931 Company purchases two additional Ford Trimotors NC8417 Ship P-18 dubbed “San Pedro” and NC402H Ship P-19 “San Pablo” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/fc019372-197d-4bca-857a-0fc4304a8a84/BI+Panagra+OA4CJ+Radio+Station+John+W.+Spack+LIM+1948+Post+Card+.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - August 10, 1931 Panagra inaugurates new plane to ground radio service. Photo: A colorful identification card for Mr. John W. Spack, operator of HAM Radio Station OA4CJ at Lima, Peru. Copyright, John A. Spack https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/1bef1c72-3cf9-47e5-9cd4-524def96ad61/BI+Panagra+TT+Route+Map+Jan+15+1930.png Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - August 15, 1931 Inauguration of new international passenger service from Chile to the north using radio equipped Ford Trimotor airliners. Photo: The cover from one of Panagra’s earliest timetables dated January 15, 1930. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/e336c7a0-c3fb-42bd-a96d-c28bfae1452c/BI+Panagra+Air+Mail++Flight+Packet+1930s+0003.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - September 1, 1931 New Airmail service begins from Chile to Uruguay and Argentina https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/484b4eca-0730-45f0-8f40-7550c5495619/BI+Panagra+TT+Route+Map+Jan+15+1930+2.png Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - October 5 to 6, 1931 Inauguration of new Panagra passenger service to and from Montevideo, Uruguay, Buenos Aires, Argentina, and the north. Photo: Montevideo is the last stop on the north south Panagra mainline route depicted in this January 1930 route map. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/43b3a0e4-84c1-46f1-820c-f3cfcca4652c/BI+Panagra+Air+Mail++Flight+Packet+1930s+.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - October 18, 1931 Pan American-Grace begins new air cargo express service in Chile and Peru https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/cb927b6c-bd27-4d65-aae3-b899c8948361/BI+Panagra+TT+Nov+28+1931+0002+copy.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - December 1, 1931 Pan American-Grace makes significant changes in its schedule https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/44cd590c-bad8-403a-a479-9eb5c550e707/BI+Panagra+Fly+Round+South+America+Brochure+1940s.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - January 20, 1932 Panagra inaugurates cabotage passenger service in Argentina, which means that Pan American-Grace, a US carrier based in New York City, can operate domestic air carrier service in a foreign country such as Argentina https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/b9602b37-3cdc-468f-9c47-12e61840882a/BI+Panagra+Ford+Trimotor+5-AT+NC8416+Ship+P-8+Santa+Rose+Chiclayo+Peru+CIX+Aug+1929.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - April 5, 1932 Begins new service to Chiclayo, Peru, which replaces the local stop at Pimentel, Peru, which was a port district to the west of Chiclayo. Today, Chiclayo, is Peru’s fourth largest city with a population of over 738,000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/2f4c420b-9c6a-4823-8dbc-88e63e34967d/BI+Panagra+Route+Map+1930s.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - May 23, 1932 Inauguration of air cargo express service begins in Colombia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/65e09257-fb32-4771-b52a-350aa46d055e/BI+Panagra+LAB+Lloyd+Aereo+Boliviano+Junkers+Logo+1930s.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - May 24, 1932 Inauguration of the first Airmail from the United States to Bolivia, which arrived at Tacna, Peru, on a Lloyd Aereo Boliviano aircraft. This service did not survive long and was discontinued a month later on June 27, 1932 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/db1e51ad-a28e-4679-a58a-14e256dbdafd/BI+Panagra+TCQ+Terminal+Tacna+Peru+.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - May 27, 1932 The first Airmail service from Bolivia, to the United States, departs from Tacna, Peru, aboard a Panagra airliner. Tacna, is located on the Southern border of Peru and Chile. The city is known for its pivotal role in the fight for Peruvian independence from Spain and later from Chile’s occupation of the country https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/a5a7f52c-336d-4d83-a604-1888ca52ff9e/BI+Panagra+Eastern+Air+Transport+Luggage+Sticker+1930s.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - June 1, 1932 Eastern Air Transport makes changes to its US schedule, which reduces Airmail travel time from the US to South America by one day https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/9086f578-5f28-47b4-8f6c-8c4c440bfade/BI+Panagra+Ham+Radio+Operator+Estaban+Javornik+LPB+1950s+0004.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - June 1, 1932 Panagra inaugurates its first service at La Paz, Bolivia. Photo: Panagra’s HAM Radio Operator at La Paz El Alto Airport used a unique photo with an equally unique guest to advertise their radio channel. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/768fc90f-ea65-4a88-ab07-50c7ccaaa2cb/BI+Panagra+Sky+Card+Buenos+Aires+BUE+EZE+1950s+BFC.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - August 7, 1932 Making all scheduled stops, Panagra completes a flight from Buenos Aires, Argentina, to Lima, Peru, a distance of 2,485 miles, in 23 hours and 10 minutes, with a weather delay. Photo: This attractive and colorful Panagra Sky Card depicts the excitement of travel to Buenos Aires, Argentina. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/e0639eb1-2dce-4a74-aeba-a1db058425f0/BI+Panagra+Ford+Trimotor+5-AT+Engine+Warmers+LIM+1930.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - August 14, 1932 Pan American Grace Airways Ford Trimotor airliners cross the Andes Mountain thirteen times during this day. Photo: On colder mornings, special heating covers are placed over the big Pratt and Whitney radial engines on the Ford Trimotors. These covers are attached to a heating unit that keeps the engines at more normal temperatures conducive to easy starting. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/d170d65a-4af7-4f3d-aa5e-22b77d8c2059/BI+Panagra+Gran+Hotel+Bolivar+Plaza+San+Martin+LIM+2023+Unk.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - September 13, 1932 A special luncheon is served at the Hotel Bolivar in Lima, Peru, to celebrate Panagra’s 4th Anniversary. Photo: Lima served as Panagra’s Latin America headquarters for more than four decades. In February 1967, the carrier merged with Braniff Airways, Incorporated, and Panagra’s facilities were retained by Braniff at the Lima Airport. In 2019, the former Braniff headquarters building had been vacant since Braniff left in 1982. The Airline’s extensive South American Art Collection (other than the US based collection) was discovered and returned to Braniff over a two year period from 2019 to 2021. Photo: The magnificent Gran Hotel Bolivar still stands today in the heart of Lima, Peru, at Plaza San Martin. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/e430a14b-c839-4b74-a3cf-366e6e020bd5/BI+Panagra+TYL+Talara+Peru+.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - November 12, 1932 Pan American-Grace makes a flight from Cristobal, Panama Canal Zone to Lima, Peru, in only 19 hours and 5 minutes with the segment from Talara, Peru, to Lima, flown at nighttime. Talara, is a city of 91,000 inhabitants located on the Pacific Coast of Peru. The city is known for its oil production and was a key refueling stop for US and British ships operating during World War II. It is the westernmost city in all of South America. Photo: Panagra’s terminal facilities were similar from station-to-station, which simplified materials lists. The company built many of the first terminals at many of its stops. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/c8b5f0fd-11e3-4af7-8f19-ef2daf5bd31d/BI+Panagra+Air+Cargo+Stork+Ad+1940s.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - December 16, 1932 Air cargo express service begins in Argentina https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/96fa7015-11be-47c5-bb09-7d20e3dcfe25/BI+Panagra+The+Route+of+Panagra+Luggage+Tag+1940s.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - January 1, 1933 Pan American World Airways reduces it tariffs systemwide, which includes Panagra routes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/dac3e6ed-d5a2-4cec-bc5b-410a02827620/BI+Panagra+Ford+Trimotor+P-18+San+Pedro+NC8417+Sep+25+1930.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - January 16, 1933 Panagra operates an international Airmail flight from Mendoza, Argentina, to Lima, Peru, in a quick 16 hours and 10 minutes, with a weather delay. Today, Mendoza boasts a population of over 115,000 inhabitants and is known for its Argentina wine and olive oil production. The city is the largest producer of wine in South America and is one of the eleven Great Wine Capitals of the world https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/7cfa7a87-3163-4b02-9af2-a55158d31ec9/BI+Panagra+Hangar+and+Maintenance+Employees+Las+Palmas+Air+Base+LIM+1930s+BFC+0036.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - January 22, 1933 Company inaugurates new once weekly Airmail and Express service over the Lima to Chiclayo to Lima route, every Sunday. Photo: Pan American-Grace Airways main maintenance facility in South America was at Las Palmas Air Base at Lima. When Limatambo Airport opened on November 3, 1935, all operations were moved there and in 1960 to the new Callao Airport, which still serves as the main Lima airport today. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/1f32e136-65d8-407e-bb9d-bbb7d13a2cc1/BI+Panagra+Natives+Viewing+Andes+Mountain+Snow+2023+Unk.png Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - May 8, 1933 La Cumbre, Peru, weather station is placed on line. Photo: Peruvian natives view the snow capped Andes Mountains near La Cumbre, Peru, in 2022. Photo: Copyright, Government of Peru https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/b91a1588-a42d-4bb1-a387-d5a7578be44f/BI+Panagra+Ford+Trimotor+Maintenane+Hangar+BUE+1930s.png Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - May 13, 1933 Panagra Captain H. V. Farris flies from Lima, Peru, to Cuzco, Peru, with intermediate stops at Arequipa and Juliaca, both in Peru, aboard company Ford Trimotor registered as NC8416 Ship P-8, which is shown at the Panagra Maintenance Hangar at Moron Airport, Buenos Aires, Argentina, in 1932. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/14d53423-aabe-45a1-8a32-0764b7035a62/BI+Panagra+Nazca+Lines+Ica+Peru+2023+Peru+News+Agency.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - May 25, 1932 Panagra begins a special weekly passenger, airmail, and express flight over the Lima to Ica to Lima, both in Peru, every Tuesday. The flight was discontinued on June 13, 1933. Photo: Ica, Peru, is known for its famed Nazca Lines in the sand. A new observation deck enables tourists to view the lines. Tourist airlines operating from Ica Airport fly Cessna Grand Caravans over the Nazca Lines multiple times each day. Copyright, Peru News Agency https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/379d8eb4-5638-4533-9d75-19ebba19fc22/BI+Panagra+Ford+Trimotor+AQ-AAA+Removable+Cargo+Ceiling+for+Large+Cargo+1933+BFC.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - June 1933 During this month Pan American-Grace Airways transported 55 tons of machinery from Cuzco, Peru, to Huanaco Pampa, Peru, for a complete hydro-electric installation that develops 1500 horsepower and consisting of water wheels, generators, switchboards and transformers. The flights were flown using Panagra Ford Trimotor registered as NC8416 Ship P-8, which had to fly over a 15,000-foot mountain range over the route. Cuzco, located in the Andes at an altitude of 11,500 feet, is one of the oldest inhabited cities in the Western Hemisphere. The city’s prestigious architectural lineage caused its designation as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1983. Photo: To make the loading of large items easier, Panagra Engineers designed a removable “sunroof” on the upper fuselage just past the main wings. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/79ee3931-1d9e-44da-9011-739904292eec/BI+Panagra+Lockheed+Vega+NC9424+Ship+P-14+1930s+Unk.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - August 1, 1933 Another Panagra record was established on a flight from Ovalle, Chile, to Lima, Peru, a distance of 1544 miles, was made in a quick 10 hours and 40 minutes, using Lockheed Vega single-engine airliner registered as NC9424 Ship P-14. The segment between Arica, Chile and Lima, was operated as a charter. Ovalle, Chile, today, is a city of 113,000 people and was named after Chile’s president at the time Jose Tomas Ovalle. The city is known as an oasis for its lush green plant life https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/b8127866-8a11-4baa-aec8-a5d73559d0b4/BI+Panagra+Sikorsky+S-38+and+Pilots+Unk+1930s+BFC+0024.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - August 5, 1933 Operations of Sikorsky S-38 amphibian airliners south of Talara, Peru, is discontinued and replaced by Ford Trimotors https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/7c35049f-3c6e-4de2-b585-bb63fd506d76/BI+Panagra+CIX+Terminal+Chiclayo+Peru+1940s+0001.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - August 10, 1933 Company’s special Lima to Chiclayo to Lima service is changed to Lima to Talara to Lima, operating the Lima to Talara segment every Thursday and the return Talara to Lima (all cities in Peru) every Monday. Photo: Panagra passengers at Chiclayo Airport could enjoy and outside dining experience. Dining service was rare at many Panagra stops in the early 1930s. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/7dc259d0-7805-4039-b953-1df4620d4e11/BI+Panagra+Terminal+Junin+Argentina+JNI++2009.png Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - September 4, 1933 Service at Junin, Argentina, is discontinued but resumes November 2, 1933. Photo: Today, Junin is a city of 85,000 people and is located 162 miles west of Buenos Aires. The city is the birthplace of The First Lady of Argentina, Ms. Evita Peron. The Junin airport terminal has been vacant since 2009 when the airport was closed for unknown reasons. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/cb6ed038-318d-43fe-ad7b-79ca8859765e/BI+Panagra+TT+Nov+28+1931.jpg+.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - December 4, 1933 Company brings a special passenger, mail and express service over a Montevideo, Uruguay, to Santiago, Chile, and return route with the Montevideo to Santiago leg operated every Monday and the return every Thursday. Photo: Pan American Grace Airways System Timetable dated November 28, 1931, advertised passenger, mail and air cargo services. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/04dcf6bf-9d36-4767-a611-b3b20f56738a/BI+Panagra+TT+Nov+28+1931+0003.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - December 5, 1933 A special passenger, mail and express flight from Lima, Peru, to Arequipa, Peru, and return flight is inaugurated with Lima to Arequipa flown every Tuesday and the return every Wednesday. Photo: Panagra’s basic flow of service began at Montevideo and proceeded to Buenos Aires, Santiago and then up the Western Coast to Antofagasta, Lima, Salinas and finally Cristobal, Panama. Southbound service was the same as depicted in this Spanish Language System Timetable dated November 28, 1931. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/f904bb5c-cede-4ebe-9653-2ff193427212/BI+Panagra+Juliaca+Airport+2023+Airports+Worldwide.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - April 25, 1934 Panagra inaugurates service from Juliaca, Peru to Arequipa, Peru, using Ford Trimotor NC8418 Ship P-9 dubbed “Santa Mariana”. Photo: Juliaca, Peru, is served today by the Inca Manco Capac International Airport. Copyright, Airports-Worldwide https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/ceb2b9b0-f1c0-42f6-ab40-e8a28ee2c6c9/BI+Vest+Red+Alpaca+Wool+Cuzco+Peru+1981+18%2522x24%2522+Dec+2021+0.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - May 13, 1934 New nonstop service is inaugurated between Lima, Peru, and Cuzco, Peru, once each week but service was discontinued two weeks later on May 27, 1934. Photo: This magnificent and colorful Alpaca wool vest was handmade by Quechua natives living in the city of Cuzco. The item is part of the Braniff International South American Art Collection. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/c4703ab2-458b-45e1-8b07-87e7a40f9a6c/BI+Panagra+Buenaventura+Seaplane+Base+Colombia+1940s+-2.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - June 10, 1934 Panagra inaugurates a special weekly flight over a Cristobal, Panama/Buenaventura, Colombia/Cristobal route every Sunday. Photo: The Pan American-Grace seaplane base at Buenaventura, served both Sikorsky S-38 and later S-43 amphibian airliners. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/d0bd4de6-834b-48ed-9add-4ddb66c5b8a1/BI+Panagra+Moron+AFB+Tower+SDSM+SCL+Manuel+Llama+2023.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - June 13, 1934 Service between Santiago, Chile, and Montevideo, Uruguay, is temporarily suspended and then reinstated a week later on Jun 19, 1934. Photo: The former Moron Airport serving Santiago, Chile, is now a Chilean Air Force Base. Copyright Manuel Llama https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/99ea044e-461a-4e7a-a298-3c462e363bb8/BI+Panagra+Tumaco+La+Florida+Airport+Colombia+TCO+Nov+2010.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - June 15, 1934 New service is inaugurated between Buenaventura, Colombia, and Tumaco, Colombia, through the use of cabotage rights in Colombia. Photo: A jet is departing Tumaco La Florida Airport in November 2010. A newer updated terminal has replaced this terminal. Colombian soccer star Willington Ortiz is from Tumaco https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/9ccb24b3-5380-427a-953f-57f55034db67/BI+Panagra+Ford+Trimotor+5-AT+NC8417+Pilot+H+Mac+Mickle+with+MGM+Grand+Hotel+VIPs+LIM+AQP+LIM+Jan+26+1933+0022.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - July 31, 1934 Salinas, Ecuador, service is discontinued and Guayaquil, Ecuador, is made an overnight stop. Photo: VIP passengers were common on Panagra flights including this Ford Trimotor flight from Lima to Arequipa and back to Lima (Las Palmas Airport), which was commanded by Captain H. Mac Mickle. Metro Goldwyn Mayer Studios executives were on the round trip flight. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/4c0f9c5b-1c1b-4436-8758-90d5229f9f7f/BI+Panagra+Huanuco+Pampa+Ushno+Castle+May+2010+Walter+Beteta+Pacheco.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - August 3, 1934 Panagra begins transporting machinery from Cuzco, Peru, to Huanuco Pampa, Peru, which was completed on October 31, 1934 (also see June 1933). Photo: Huanuco Pampa is the site of the ruins of an Incan city. Ushno Castle is one of the 30 plus buildings that were part of the majestic city. Copyright, Walter Beteta Pacheco https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/628d8215-e9af-44ae-b9e2-3e65a8784282/BI+Panagra+TCQ+Terminal+Ford+Trimotor+Tacna+Peru+0001-2.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - August 4, 1934 Panagra flies a record flight between Las Palmas, Peru, to Lima, Peru, to Tacna, Peru, in only 3 hours and 45 minutes under the command of Captain Sterling using single-engine Lockheed Vega registered as NC9424 Ship P-14 at a cruising speed of 180 miles-per-hour. Photo: A Panagra Ford Trimotor is awaiting its next load of passengers at Tacna Airport in the early 1930s. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/ef8b49a1-5c93-41e6-bd61-562ff828f0cd/BI+Panagra+San+Gregorio+Peru+2023+City+of+San+Gregorio.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - August 7, 1934 A flag stop at San Gregorio, Peru, is added, with a flat fare to and from of $5. Photo: Picturesque San Gregorio is located in Northern Peru, and boasts a population of 2688 people. Copyright, City of San Gregorio https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/e159b8f3-1c40-4efb-9745-6627265d63a4/BI+Panagra+Angel+Maria+de+Rosa+Museum+of+Art+Junin+Argentina+Aug+2006+Germanramos+.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - August 30, 1934 Due to unsatisfactory airport conditions, the flag stop at Junin, Argentina, is suspended but reinstated a week later on September 6, 1934. Photo: The beautiful Angel Maria de Rosa in Junin, is a striking building and a well known museum in the region. Copyright, Germanos. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/6ad70f1f-26f7-4227-86d6-f856f76d42d7/BI+Panagra+Douglas+DC-2-118A+P-28+Santa+Ana+First+DC-2+NC14268+Aug+27+1934.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - September 5, 1934 Panagra takes delivery of its first 14-passenger Douglas DC-2-118A twin-engine airliner registered as NC14268 Ship P-28 and dubbed Santa Ana. The new Douglas left the factory at Santa Monica, California, on this date, with Captain Thomas F. Jardine in command and assisted by First Officer and Radio Operator C. R. Disher and they headed to Brownsville, Texas, arriving on September 13th, and then flew to Tejeria, Mexico, and stayed the night. Left Tejeria on September 14th, and flew to Cristobal, Panama, arriving on the same day. Departed Cristobal on September 17th and headed southbound to Talara, Peru, for a fuel stop and then departed for Lima, Peru, on the same day after flying 9 hours and 35 minutes total time, which was an average speed of 175 miles-per-hour. This was the first time that these two cities had been joined within the time of daylight hours, which was a South American aviation record. Mr. Harold Harris and two passengers were on board the record making flight https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/6482d986-3bd0-42e0-8a13-076a4ea4ee4e/BI+Panagra+Panama+Poster+1950s+BFC.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - September 15, 1934 Effective on this date, the company would no longer charge an additional fee for pickup or drop off of passengers at Balboa City, The Canal Zone. Now, passengers at Balboa City, would be charged the same as those being picked up or dropped off at Cristobal, Panama, also in The Canal Zone. The $17 pickup/drop off fee at Balboa City, would now be $6, the same as Cristobal https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/86c9187e-0058-4bd7-8c90-9d64475222be/BI+Panagra+DC-2-118A+Boarding+Ramp+LIM+1934+BFC+0037.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - September 17, 1934 Panagra inaugurates its first Douglas DC-2 twin-engine service. The new DC-2 flies its first scheduled Panagra flight from Panama City, Panama, the Canal Zone, to Lima, Peru, with a fuel stop at Talara, Peru. For the first time, this flight was made during all daylight hours in only 9 hours and 35 minutes cruising at 175 miles-per hour https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/91fda2bd-7122-43af-ba64-b7bc2a8bfe7e/BI+Panagra+Douglas+DC-2-118A+P-29+San+Martin+NC14270+Aug+9+1934+copy.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - September 20, 1934 The second Douglas DC-2-118A registered as NC14270 Ship P-29 and dubbed San Martin is delivered and leaves Cristobal, Panama, at 635AM and arrives at Lima, Peru, at 405PM, with Captain V. B. Smith in command and assisted by First Officer and Radio Operator Mr. Gillette. Flying time was a quick 8 hours and 45 minutes, which broke the record of the first DC-2 delivery flight by 50 minutes. This broke all previous South America records between these two cities. A quick stop was made at Talara, Peru, and the average speed of the second delivery flight was 185 miles-per-hour https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/75de9532-da6a-4e77-beac-5f1c27c4c2f4/BI+Panagra+Douglas+DC-2+Preboarding+1934+BFC+0002-12.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - September 28, 1934 Pan American-Grace’s third Douglas DC-2 registered as NC14271 Ship P-30 is delivered and departs Cristobal, Panama at 620AM and arrives in Lima, Peru, at 440PM with Captain Smith in command and accompanied by First Officer and Radio Operator Mr. Redden. Total flight time was 9 hours and 35 minutes and a 45 minute stop was made at Talara, Peru, for refueling https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/368c78b0-b175-4c18-bbff-46c531da3bce/BI+Panagra+DC-2-118A+NC14270+Santa+Martin+LIM+1934+BFC+0003-8.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - September 1934 During the month of September 1934, Panagra hosts courtesy flights at Cristobal, Panama, to promote the new Douglas DC-2 and introduce it to local officials and residents. The company also hosts Douglas DC-2 courtesy flights at Lima, Peru, where the Maria Benavides, daughter of the Peruvian President Oscar R. Benavides, was taken on one of the special flights. The youngest to fly was 28-day old Ms. Elizabeth Garrison. Panagra also hosted courtesy flights at Arequipa, Peru https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/365079c6-9919-45d8-87a5-812b7598e57b/BI+Panagra+DC-2+NC14268+Santa+Ana+Andes+Mountains+from+Cristobal+Panama+to+SCL+Aug+31+1940+BFC.jpg++.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - October 6, 1934 Douglas DC-2 departs from Mendoza, Argentina, and flies on a single-engine with full authorized payload over the Andes Mountains, successfully and then back to Mendoza, and then a second flight is made from Mendoza, over the Andes Mountains, and continuing to Santiago, Chile, again, single-engine at maximum payload https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/31898078-5583-42e6-99ed-cf743398bd5e/BI+Panagra+Cusco+Poster+1940s+BFC.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - October 31, 1934 Panagra completes the move of 668 metric tons of machinery from Cuzco, Peru, to Huánaco Pampa, Peru, which began on August 3, 1934. (also see June 1933) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/f5d7b8f2-076b-4e8b-b6a6-e1ea216f5ae4/BI+Panagra+Aerial+View+Ford+Trimotor+Terminal+Moron+Airport+VMR+BUE+1930s+0003.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - October 1934 During the month of October 1934, Douglas DC-2 courtesy flights begin at Santiago, Chile, where distinguished guests including the Minister of Justice of Chile, were on board one of the flights. The company also hosted courtesy flights at Arica and Antofagasta, both in Chile. Introductory flights in the new Douglas DC-2 are hosted at Buenos Aires, Argentina. Special guest Primate of Poland Monsignor A. Lord flew on one of the flights over the city of Buenos Aires, which was the first time a Cardinal had ever flown in South America. Photo: A Panagra Ford Trimotor is parked on the ramp at the company terminal at Moron Airport, Buenos Aires, Argentina, in 1934. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/412adb3f-c222-45a4-a7cd-8369817984e4/BI+Panagra+Sky+Card+Bullfighter+Peru+1950s+BFC.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - November 11, 1934 Panagra operates a charter trip in its Ford Trimotor dubbed “San Fernando” and registered as NC9639 Ship 27 high over the city of Lima, Peru. The trip was arranged for Dr. S. A. Korff of California Institute of Technology for making cosmic ray observations. The flight broke an altitude record by climbing to 26,100 feet over Lima https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/e9d55608-1039-42e3-9741-53f82787044f/BI+Panagra+Ford+Trimotor+5-AT+NC9639+Ship+P-27+Cargo+Loading+1934+BFC+copy.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - November 16, 1934 Panagra operated three trips on this date and one additional trip the following day, November 17, 1934, to move a total of 59 tons of heavy machinery for a hydro-electric plant 85 miles from the slopes of the Andes Mountains at Cajamarca, Peru, to Chachapoyas, Peru https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/8a12bc8a-6011-4ff3-9293-02c392fa2548/BI+Panagra+DC-2-118A+NC14272+Santa+Lucia+LIM+1934+BFC+0001-10.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - December 9, 1934 Panagra’s new Douglas DC-2 dubbed “Santa Lucia” and registered as NC14272 Ship 30, reached an altitude of 30,300 feet on a second flight for Dr. Serge A. Korff to study cosmic rays over Lima, Peru https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/f7e82eaf-6e55-4185-b95a-0874568ed25f/BI+Panagra+Mendoza+Argentina+Skyline+2023+Viator.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - January 5, 1935 Pan American-Grace Airways was chartered to fly from Mendoza, Argentina, carrying commissioners from Rio Mendoza Power Company, to inspect damages caused to their electrical plant in Mendoza, during a very heavy rainy season. Photo: Mendoza’s striking skyline is guarded by the might Andes Mountain Range in 2023. Copyright, Viator https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/62db7b37-0ff1-4fbb-a35c-13601104db37/BI+Panagra+Douglas+DC-2-118A+P-31+Santa+Silvia+NC14292+Jan+1935+copy.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - February 1, 1935 The company takes delivery of its fourth Douglas DC-2 14-passenger twin-engine airliner registered as NC14292 Ship P-31, and it arrives in Lima, Peru, on this day https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/b750c45a-d202-4a02-ab76-7c08b9854fa2/BI+Panagra+Complejo+Santo+Domingo+Moquegua+Peru+2007+Fidelmoquegua.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - April 2, 1935 Moquegua becomes an intermediate stop on the Lima, Peru, to Tacna, Peru, route, which is now flown from Lima to Moquegua to Tacna and return over the same routing. Photo: The Complejo Santo Domingo Cathedral is located in downtown Moquegua, Peru. Copyright, Fidelmoquegua https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/d756eec1-12c9-40b2-a879-a6900ab316cf/BI+Panagra+Douglas+DC-2-118A+P-32+Santa+Elena+NC14298+Mar+29+1935+copy.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - April 3, 1935 The fifth Douglas DC-2 dubbed Santa Elena and registered as NC14298 Ship P-32, is delivered to Panagra at Lima, Peru https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/cf63a81f-81d2-49b8-9b83-42862836ed1d/BI+Panagra+PIO+Pisco+Peru.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - April 15, 1935 The company opens a new radio station at Pisco, Peru https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/49b90562-8705-4a62-bf42-054d789db86e/BI+Panagra+TT+Dec+16+1934+.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - April 28, 1935 Inauguration of passenger service between Lima, Peru, and Huancayo, Peru, and the flight is flown in 1 hour and 40 minutes but the return flight time on April 29, 1935, was a quick 1 hour and 5 minutes. Photo: The attractive front cover of Panagra’s Domestic and International Timetable dated December 16, 1934. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/c4d21be9-8c9f-4281-bc59-022601643be8/BI+Panagra+TT+Dec+16+1934+4.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - April 30, 1935 Panagra opens a new Central Reservations Control in Lima, Peru, to coordinate all reservations on company aircraft between Cristobal, Panama and Montevideo, Uruguay. Photo: Pan American-Grace Airways spring timetable featured extensive service around the entire South American continent in conjunction with its parent company Pan American Airways, Inc. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/12ded501-2087-41fb-a54b-3aa319e0cc9a/BI+Panagra+TT+1935+0005.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - May 1, 1935 Use of through-airway bills is introduced at Panagra. Photo: An advertisement from 1935 touting Panagra’s fast and efficient package and mail service throughout South America. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/5579e610-257f-4d10-b00e-a6228a7890b8/BI+Bolivia+Country+Poster+1940s.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - May 18, 1935 A decree is signed with Bolivia, to fly Air Express. Service begins soon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/1018ecb7-336b-43d3-9449-e844033c2a19/BI+Panagra+Boliva+Chile+Border+at+Charana+Peru+2023.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - May 30, 1935 Panagra opens a new radio station at Charana, Bolivia. Photo: Charana is a small Bolivian community on the border between Chile and Bolivia. Copyright, GAM Charana https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/b7b98286-2d39-4733-805d-8a45e8086dba/BI+Panagra+TT+1935+0004.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - May 31, 1935 New passenger and airmail service is inaugurated between Tacna, Peru, and La Paz, Bolivia, and the return flight from La Paz to Tacna, flown on June 2, 1935. The new flights were flown every Friday from Tacna and La Paz, and every Sunday from La Paz to Tacna https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/b6d7a14b-2f7c-4b0f-b105-f9b6844303d8/BI+Panagra+Peru+Minister+of+Foreign+Relations+Carlos+Concha+Cardenas+1935+Unk.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - June 9, 1935 Pan American Grace flew Sr. Carlos Concha Cardena Peruvian Minister of Foreign Relations, his wife and secretary from Lima, Peru, to the Peace Conference, associated with the Paraguay and Bolivian conflict, at Buenos Aires, Argentina https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/3464a67b-bfee-4637-a0c9-0e6e6a325975/BI+Panagra+DC-2-118A++NC14268+Delivery+SMO+Aug+1934+Douglas.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - June 12, 1935 Panagra Douglas DC-2 dubbed “Santa Ana” and registered as NC14268 Ship P-28, later christened “The Ministerial Special” by a Santiago newspaper, departs from Santiago, Chile, to Buenos Aires, Argentina, for the Peace Conference with the Peruvian Minister of Foreign Relations and his party and the Chilean Minister of Foreign Relations and his party along with news media members who reported on the event for Santiago’s newspapers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/18ca76c6-5f0c-4d7c-80f7-16ce291a40a6/BI+Panagra+Ford+Trimotor+5-AT+Guy+Johnson+National+Paper+Boarding+LIM+Jan+20+1933+0020.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - June 13, 1935 Panagra’s Ford Trimotor airliner registered as NC433H Ship P-22, dubbed “San Felipe,” departed Buenos Aires, Argentina, for the General Headquarters of the Paraguayan Army, with the Military Attaché to the American Embassy and the Military Attaché to the Chilean Embassy in Argentina. The flight stopped at Caseros, Argentina; Asuncion, Paraguay; Puerto Pinasco, Paraguay and Camacho, in Argentina. The flight arrived back at Buenos Aires on Jun 15, 1935, and made same stops on the return route. Photo: Mr. Guy Johnson of the National Paper Company is boarding a company Ford Trimotor 5-AT at Las Palmas, Lima, Peru, on January 20, 1933. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/96d29acc-f3d2-4fc5-a01e-bf15f9353dba/BI+Panagra+OVL+El+Tuqui+Airport+Ovalle+Chile+Terminal+1940s+0001.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - June 15, 1935 Ford Trimotor registered as NC400H Ship P-12 and dubbed “Santa Mariana” departs Santiago, Chile, with the Chilean Military Mission and the Military Attaché to the American Embassy to fly them to the main Headquarters of the Bolivian Army in Tarija, Bolivia. Intermediate stops were made at Ovalle El Tuqui Airport (shown) and Antofagasta, in Chile, however, after Tarija, the passengers traveled by car to Villamontes, Bolivia. The flight returned to Santiago from Tarija, through Argentina, with enroute stops at Salta, Cordoba and Mendoza, reaching Santiago on June 18, 1935 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/bd75cf81-ce5c-46f0-b88f-eaf05ed2d16a/BI+Panagra+Peru+President+Daniel+Domingo+Salamanca+Urey+1935+Unk.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - June 30, 1935 During the month of June, guests in La Paz, Bolivia, were treated to courtesy flights aboard Panagra’s Ford Trimotor aircraft. VIPs that took the flights included Bolivian President Daniel Domingo Salamanca Urey and his wife and daughter https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/fa6a485b-b762-4715-b136-13ad1efddc1a/BI+Panagra+Consolidated+Commodore+Landing+MIA+1935+copy.png Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - July 16, 1935 Consolidated Commodore flying boat service begins between Cristobal, Panama, and Guayaquil, Ecuador https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/9417163b-a964-46b9-a7b2-4ec809d0cbe5/BI+Panagra+Douglas+DC-2-118A+P-31+Santa+Silvia+NC14292+Jan+1935+3.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - July 27, 1935 Two Panagra airliners, Douglas DC-2s dubbed “Santa Lucia” NC14272 Ship P-30 and “San Martin” NC14270 Ship P-29 departed Santiago, Chile, with 28 passengers on board and three days later Douglas DC-2s dubbed “Santa Elena”, “Santa Silvia” NC14292 P-31 and “Santa Ana” NC14268 Ship P-28 flew a total of 42 passengers, all to Buenos Aires, Argentina, becoming the largest number of passengers ever to cross the Andes Mountains in a single day https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/5ceaa262-83a4-4595-ac13-ae4c90be425d/BI+Panagra+Ford+Trimotor+P-19+San+Pablo+NC402H+Sep+15+1930+copy.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - July 30, 1935 Panagra Ford Trimotor dubbed “San Pablo” registered as NC402H Ship P-19 breaks a national record by flying from Arequipa, Peru, to Cuzco, Peru, via Juliaca, Peru, in a quick 3 hours and 10 minutes with passengers on board and then return is made nonstop from Cuzco, to Arequipa, in only 1 hour and 35 minutes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/39a9a66e-9614-4a82-88cc-786c173fc40d/BI+Panagra+Peru+Poster+BAF+1950.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - August 24, 1935 Inauguration of Douglas DC-2 service begins from Lima, Peru, to Guayaquil, Ecuador, over the Lima, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Lima route https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/70a807b6-9740-4db2-93c5-14fb80654838/BI+Panagra+Downtown+Junin+Peru+2023+My+Peru+Guide.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - September 24, 1935 The company opens a new radio station at Junin, Peru. Photo: Picturesque downtown Junin features historic architecture and breathtaking mountain views. Copyright, My Peru Guide https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/58845d45-bb5e-49b8-b022-0e3983071f30/BI+Panagra+PIU+Terminal+Piura+Peru+.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - October 1, 1935 Service is discontinued at Piura, Peru https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/aa9fa955-613e-4acc-ad64-36332018b43d/BI+Panagra+Air+Traveller%27s+Bridge+Game+Score+Pad+Inflight+1935+.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - November 1, 1935 New schedules are inaugurated as follows - Southbound: Sundays and Thursdays from Cristobal, Panama, to Guayaquil, Ecuador; Mondays and Fridays from Guayaquil to Arequipa, Peru; Tuesdays and Saturdays from Arequipa, to Santiago, Chile; Wednesdays and Sundays from Santiago to Buenos, Aires, Argentina, and only on Wednesdays continuing to Montevideo, Uruguay. Northbound: Saturdays from Montevideo to Buenos Aires; Tuesdays and Saturdays Buenos Aires to Santiago; Wednesdays and Sundays Santiago to Arequipa; Thursdays and Mondays from Arequipa to Guayaquil and Fridays and Tuesdays from Guayaquil to Cristobal. Photo: Passengers flying aboard Panagra’s airliners not only enjoy the new improved schedules but could also play Bridge, while keeping score with this attractive scoring booklet. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/5f7f8074-000e-4e7f-9fb5-a0f96d511885/BI+Panagra+Panagra+Sign+Terminal+Limatambo+Airport+LIM+1940s+copy.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - November 3, 1935 The new Limatambo Airport at Lima, Peru, is opened. Peruvian President Oscar R. Benavides Larrea and the Archbishop and other local dignitaries and business figures were also in attendance. Photo: Panagra builds a plush new headquarters facility at the new Limatambo Airport. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/667e1a0a-8e45-4f0f-8ba3-4030572a949d/BI+Panagra+Limatambo+Terminal+LIM+1950s+copy.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - November 6, 1935 New local schedules for Peru: From Lima, Peru, to Chiclayo, Peru back to Lima every Sunday and Wednesday and every Wednesday and Saturday from Lima to Arequipa, Peru to Lima. Photo: The new terminal at the new Limatambo Airport was a vast improvement over the small terminal and outdoor restaurant at Las Palmas Airport. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/817a7264-fc57-426c-a47a-c5ce103e6b23/BI+Panagra+Downtown+Camana+Peru+2006+Camana+Tourism+Board.png Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - November 25, 1935 Service at Camana, Peru, is discontinued as an intermediate stop on the Lima to Aerquipa to Lima, but still remains online as a flag stop only. Photo: Downtown Camana, is colorful and picturesque. Copyright, Camana Tourism Board https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/efaf2ac5-b292-400a-ab83-3cfe99ac56b5/BI+Panagra+Mi+Teleferico+Cable+Car+La+Paz+LPB+2023+David+Mercado.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - December 1, 1935 New radio station is opened at La Paz, Bolivia. Photo: Today, modern La Paz is linked with El Alto via this exciting tram car public transit system dubbed Mi Teleferico. Copyright, David Mercado https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/9b7da4a6-8855-41a9-a03a-f988a0ac759a/BI+Panagra+AQP+Terminal+Arequipa+Peru+0001.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - December 8, 1935 A third flight is added every Sunday on the Lima, Peru to Arequipa, Peru to Lima route. Photo: An additional cargo handling building was added at Arequipa in the mid-1930s. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/a441b472-6339-4a09-a262-39bd01cbcc2b/BI+Panagra+Aerovias+Peruanas+Route+Map+1935.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - December 18, 1935 Aerovias Peruanas S. A. begins local service from Lima, Peru, to Chiclayo, Peru, back to Lima, every Sundays and Wednesdays and Lima to Arequipa, back to Lima on Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/500cebd9-7337-43f3-aa6a-2bcfacc15c5e/BI+Panagra+The+Panagra+Route+Flight+Map+1940+BFC.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - January 1, 1936 Villa Mercedes, Argentina, becomes a flag stop https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/b69a12dd-c8d6-490f-8426-0a74f17136b1/BI+Panagra+New+Service+LIM+Huancayo+Feb+18+1936.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - January 18, 1936 Aerovias Peruanas service between Lima, Peru and Huancayo, Peru, every Friday, and Huancayo to Lima on Saturdays is inaugurated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/67580208-140f-470f-94ba-820700a9b786/BI+Panagra+Plaza+Constitution+Downtown+Huancayo+Peru+2014+JesusHuaraz.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - February 18, 1936 Aerovias Peruanas makes a record by flying nonstop from Huancayo, Peru to Lima, Peru, in only 55 minutes. Photo: Beautiful Plaza Constitution in downtown Huancayo is a central gathering place for this Peruvian community. Copyright, Jesus Huaraz https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/65475d9b-cad0-4e38-9f30-6c4e9a7ecdca/BI+Panagra+Route+Map+Luggage+Tag+Sticker+1935.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - March 1, 1936 Fares are reduced from Los Angeles to Brownsville, Texas, to Mexico and Central America, to Buenos Aires, Argentina, and Montevideo, Uruguay. Photo: This attractive luggage sticker from 1935 depicts the Airline’s routes and connection services with Mexico, Central and United States carriers. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/8ae5015a-9f3f-496f-9ca3-0127863dd096/BI+Panagra+Jet+Departing+Chachani+Volcano+and+Airport+Peru+AQP+2022+Roli+B.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - April 25, 1936 The new Chachani Airport at Arequipa, Peru, is opened. Photo: A modern-day jetliner is departing Chachani Airport in 2022, with Mount Misti and Chachani Volcano in view. Copyright, Roll B https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/218abf44-5e07-4b13-ac84-8321b5408f7d/BI+Panagra+Vallenar+Chile+2008+Nelson+Perez.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - May 8, 1936 Panagra and the Chilean Government opens a new radio station at Vallenar, Chile. Photo Copyright, Nelson Perez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/411019bc-483a-412c-8a25-67091f0ed8b1/BI+Panagra+Pilots+Honored+for+Helping+Ecuadorean+Pilot+May+26%2C+1936.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - May 26, 1936 Panagra Captain John Miller and Captain John P. Squire and Mate W. Craig Brown are awarded the Abdon Calderon Medal in recognition of their excellent work in search and aiding in the rescue of the two Ecuadorean Military pilots who were lost on their flight from Guayaquil, Ecuador, to Quito, Ecuador, while carrying airmail on March 3, 1936 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/28ba87c8-7d75-4b05-8a84-c322b220be3f/BI+Panagra+First+Airmail+US+to+La+Paz+Bolivia+LPB+May+31+1936+2.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - May 31, 1936 Inauguration of the first US Airmail dispatches from the Panama Canal Zone Post Office to Bolivia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/e7e2590a-4c71-4fae-88a1-9929023da134/BI+Panagra+Receives+first+New+Sikorsky+S-43+Amphibian+NC5065+Aircraft+EWR+May+25+1936.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - June 4, 1936 A luxurious 15-passenger Sikorsky S-43 Flying Boat dubbed Santa Maria arrives in Cristobal, Panama, after its delivery flight from Newark Airport and will be scheduled for service between Cristobal and Guayaquil, Ecuador https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/c7816c76-dffa-4813-87f6-b9f2ef064401/BI+Panagra+DC-2+Unk+1930s+.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - June 14 to 15, 1936 A special Panagra Douglas DC-2 San Martin registered as NC14270 Ship P-29 is used on a special flight from Arequipa, Peru, to La Paz, Bolivia, to Antofagasta, Chile, with Captain Thomas F. Jardine in command https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/3753efd7-8656-49c0-a3d2-02182d7b64f3/BI+Panagra+Sikorsky+S-43+Flying+Boat+NC15065+Santa+Maria+MIA+1935+.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - June 21, 1936 The Sikorsky S-43 Flying Boat replaces the venerable Consolidated Commodore Flying Boat between Cristobal, Panama and Guayaquil, Ecuador https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/21df4561-9d03-4fc8-bef6-d66ac6e23a74/BI+Panagra+Lake+Pias+Peru+2014+RPP.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - June 28, 1936 Panagra moved 350 metric tons of mining machinery from this date through August 26, 1936, from Huamachuco, Peru, to Piaz (Lake Pias), Peru. Planes were flown at an average altitude of 13,000 feet to fly over the high peaks of the Andes Mountains and portable radio stations were installed at Huamachuco and at Piaz, prior to the commencement of moving the equipment. Lake Pias Photo Copyright, RPP Peru https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/2ad64cf4-4512-4a94-8072-99e64fb21634/BI+Panagra+Inflight+Letterhead+and+Envelope+Air+Mail+1940s+0007.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - July 15, 1936 Panagra’s new Airmail schedule effective on this date was as follows – Northbound: Saturdays Montevideo, Uruguay, to Buenos Aires, Argentina; Wednesdays and Saturday from Buenos Aires to Santiago, Chile; Thursdays and Sundays from Santiago to Arica, Chile; Fridays and Monday from Arica to Guayaquil; Saturday and Tuesdays from Guayaquil to Barranquilla, Colombia, and arriving in Cristobal, Panama, at 159PM EST; Sundays and Wednesdays from Barranquilla to Miami, Florida. Southbound: Tuesdays and Saturdays from Miami to Barranquilla; Wednesdays and Sundays from Barranquilla to Guayaquil and leaving Cristobal at 930PM EST; Thursdays and Mondays from Guayaquil and Arica; Fridays and Tuesdays from Arica to Santiago; Saturdays and Wednesdays from Santiago to Buenos Aires; Wednesdays from Buenos Aires to Montevideo. The entire schedule from Miami to Montevideo can now be completed in one day less than the previous schedule. Photo: Passengers enjoying Panagra’s new fast and convenient schedules could write a letter aloft to their loved one and mail it on board. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/964a38a6-b22a-4b99-8ae4-1900a1ad1af1/BI+Panagra+Aerovais+Peruanas+Timetable+Jul+15+1936.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - July 15, 1936 Aerovias Peruanas changed its schedules as follows: Lima, Peru, to Chiclayo, Peru to Lima, every Wednesday and Saturday; Lima to Arequipa, Peru, to Lima, no changes; Arequipa to Tacna, Peru, every Sunday and return from Tacna to Arequipa every Tuesday and service between Lima and Huancayo, Peru, was not changed https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/ffb89fc4-ee2e-4862-8935-683977b60a03/BI+Panagra+DC-2-118A+NC14292+LIM+1936+BFC.png Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - July 15, 1936 Panagra discontinues Tacna, Peru, as a stop on Foreign Airmail Route 9, effective with the Cristobal flight departing on July 19, 1936, and from Buenos Aires on July 15, 1936. Photo: Lima’s new terminal at the new Limatambo Airport is viewed under the wing of Santa Elena, Panagra DC-2-118A registered as NC14292. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/ea545eb7-4f8f-416d-9bff-b15bb23817ca/BI+Panagra+Gaucho+and+Horse+F.+Malina+Campos+1931+BFC.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - July 31, to August 9, 1936 A goodwill mission hosted by Pan American World Airways includes travel over the Pan American Grace Airways route system. The following guests traveled on the tour: Mr. Carl A. Crowley, General Attorney of the Washington Post Office; Mr. Robert Thach, Vice President and General Attorney of Pan American World Airways System; Mr. Harry Frantz, United Press Representative; Mr. John Parks, Editor of the Raleigh Times Newspaper and Associated Press Representative; Mr. William McAvoy in charge of Public Relations for Panair do Brasil at Washington DC and Mr. Arthur Curtis of Panair do Brasil staff at Miami, Florida, and member of the International News Service. Captain Harold R. Harris, Panagra’s Vice President of Operations flew to Buenos Aires, Argentina to meet the group and then travel with them from Buenos Aires to Cristobal, Panama https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/99809fd4-c2db-481b-aa18-693e65db231c/BI+Panagra+Douglas+DC-2-112++NC13729+Ship+P-35+Panagra+Loading+Cargo+LIM+1937+BFC.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - August 7, 1936 Captain Frederick T. Sterling commands a record flight from Buenos Aires, Argentina, to Mendoza, Argentina, aboard a company Douglas DC-2 airliner dubbed “Santa Elena” registered as NC14298 Ship P-32 in only 2 hours and 42 minutes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/e17e0ea5-794d-4024-858d-72d1a0c6f8bd/BI+Panagra+TRU+Terminal+Trujillo+Peru+0002.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - August 8, 1936 Panagra opens a new radio station at Trujillo, Peru, near Huamachuco, Peru. Photo: Pan American-Grace passengers enjoyed the luxury of limousine pickup at Trujillo. The airport limo is arriving at the Trujillo terminal. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/ab2271cb-5a13-4631-b836-13e464bb4c29/BI+Panagra+DC-3+Ford+Trimotor+Hangar+LIM+1940s+BFC.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - August 23, 1936 Aerovias Peruanas inaugurates new weekly service to Huancayo, Peru, operating every Sunday from Lima, Peru, to Huancayo, and every Monday between Huancayo and Lima. Photo: In a rare brief moment, a Pangara Ford Trimotor is joined on the ramp at Limatambo Airport with a company Douglas DC-2 and Douglas DC-3 in the late 1930s. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/4452adc5-6271-4e58-a2c3-0d33c1ba9508/BI+Panagra+First+Flight+Airmail+Cover+Inauguration+of+Service+LIM+to+Piura+Pilot+Daniel+Tobin+Sep+13+1928.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - August 27, 1936 Piura, Peru, is reinstated as an intermediate stop on the US Foreign Airmail Route 9 with southbound service beginning August 27, 1936, and northbound service beginning August 28, 1936. Photo: Panagra first began service Piura, Peru, on September 13, 1928, when it began the first airmail service from Lima to Talara, Peru, with an intermediate stop at Piura. This first flight cover is from that historic first flight, piloted by Captain Daniel Tobin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/b86aaed5-96cb-4a19-ba3e-3fb86029f58f/BI+Panagra+Hotel+Maria+Del+Mar+Zorritos+Peru+2023+Unk.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - September 22, 1936 Peruvian President Oscar R. Benavides Larrea makes his first flight ever aboard a Panagra Douglas DC-2 flying from Zorritos, Peru, to Lima, Peru, with a presidential entourage of 11 passengers. The President inspected well drilling on Peruvian Government petroleum field at Zorritos. Photo: Zorritos, on the northern Pacific Coast of Peru, features blue skies and sandy beaches and visitors enjoy breathtaking scenery. The elegant Hotel Maria Del Mar is one of the finest in Zorritos. Copyright, Tripadvisor https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/05071714-40b3-4fbf-9aab-a365190c72fb/BI+Panagra+Cordoba+Argentina+Airport+Aerial+Dec+15+2020+Kallerna.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - September 30, 1936 Panagra opens a new radio station at Cordoba, Argentina. Photo: Scenic Cordoba Airport dates back to 1958, when the local city council took charge of building the new airport. Copyright, Kallerna https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/67390325-5554-41c9-b9a1-a2d8c33b3574/BI+Panagra+New+Service+to+Cordoba+Argentina+COR+Oct+2+1936+PAA+New+Oct+1936.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - October 2, 1936 Cordoba, Argentina, is added as an intermediate stop on non-US Foreign Airmail flights between Santiago, Chile, and Buenos Aires, Argentina https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/95725fd2-3064-40fb-921c-f19420aff3cc/BI+Salt+Flats+Uyuni+Bolivia+2023+Kayak.com.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - October 9, 1936 Pan American-Grace begins offering extension service from La Paz, Bolivia, to Uyuni, Bolivia, over a schedule every Friday from La Paz, to Oruro, Bolivia; Oruro to Uyuni every Friday and Uyuni to La Paz every Sunday. Photo: The beautiful Salt Flats at Uyuni. Copyright, Kayak.com https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/c676bfbf-b8dc-4dd6-b8a0-4a6470765985/BI+Panagra+Sikorsky+S-43+Landing+1936+Sikorsky+Archives.png Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - October 15, 1936 The second new Sikorsky S-43 Flying Boat is delivered to Panagra, departing from Miami, Florida at 605AM and arriving at Cristobal at 230PM the same day https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/0942fee3-d88a-422e-97a8-dcf6d4fee7a0/BI+Panagra+Panair+do+Brasil+Sikorsky+S-43+PP-PAW+SDU+Aug+19+1939+Jose+C+Silveira+Jr.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - October 21, 1936 Panagra conducts a survey flight to Iquitos, Peru, via Chiclayo, Peru, with Mr. J. D. MacGregor and Mr. Harold R. Harris aboard a Sikorsky S-38 Flying Boat commanded Captain D. C. Beatty. The purpose of the survey flight was to connect with the Panair do Brasil flight at Iquitos, which also made a survey flight from Manaus, Brazil, to Iquitos, with Mr. M. J. Rice, Regional Director of Panair do Brasil, on board. Photo: Panairdo Brasil Sikorsky S-43 is parked on the ramp at Rio de Janeiro Santos Dumont Airport, on August 19, 1939. Copyright, Jose C. Silveira, Jr. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/f98edab6-dc45-41a0-a2c6-223779c7847a/BI+Panagra+Aerial+View+Downtown+La+Paz+Bolivia+LPB+1943+BFC.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - November 6, 1936 A schedule is implemented between La Paz, Bolivia and Uyuni, Bolivia; to every Friday from La Paz to Uyuni and Sunday from Uyuni to La Paz. Photo: Downtown La Paz, Bolivia, is a scenic destination in the 1940s. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/7ab47311-82e6-4f93-997b-0ec3dd5d076e/BI+Panagra+Atico+Peru+2014+Rojinegro81.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - December 9, 1936 Aerovias Peruanas begins serving Atico, Peru, once weekly every Wednesday. Photo: The small city of Atico, is known for its lush beaches. Copyright, Rojinegro81 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/600c137f-0b47-4885-9057-2e7546299049/BI+Panagra+Grace+Line+Tours+South+America+Ad+1937.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - January 15, 1937 Cruises to Chile begin at $695 per person including all expenses. Four routes to choose from include: PG-1 Miami, Florida, to Santiago, Chile, and return to Brownsville, Texas, over 16 days; PG-2 Brownsville to Santiago and return to Miami over 17 days; PG-3 Brownsville to Santiago and return to Santiago over 17 days and PG-4 from Miami to Santiago and returning to Miami over 17 days https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/1ad6bdd7-fffd-40b9-a48c-6f7683001c2f/BI+Panagra+Ford+Trimotor+Hangar+Moron+Airport+BUE+1940s+BFC.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - February 7, 1937 Panagra adds its fifth flight between Santiago, Chile, and Buenos Aires, Argentina, every Sunday and return every Sunday. Photo: A rare site at Buenos Aires Moron Airport in 1937. Panagra’s main fleet types, a Ford Trimotor, Fairchild and Lockheed Vega are on the ramp at the same time. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/033d2d25-31af-41d4-9093-ad17078c9575/BI+Panagra+Train+Villazon+Bolivia+2023+Tripadvisor.png Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - March 6, 1937 Pan American Grace opens a new radio station at Villazon, Bolivia. Photo: The FCA Bolivia train stops at Villazon, Bolivia. Copyright, Tripadvisor https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/10ffe4b5-ec9b-49a1-9371-d6fe52487726/BI+Panagra+DC-2+Over+the+Land+of+the+Incas+Painting+by+Paul+George+Lawler+Post+Card+1930s.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - March 12, 1937 Panagra extends service to Villazon, Bolivia over the La Paz, Bolivia, to Uyuni, Bolivia, route. From Uyuni and Villazon service operated every Friday and the return from Villazon to Uyuni operated every Sunday, with continuing service to La Paz and Uyuni, on those same days. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/b04e0829-6462-40ff-abe5-7341b844a67c/BI+Panagra+Terminal+Salta+Airport+Argentina+2017+Guillermo+B..jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - April 14, 1937 Panagra opens a new radio station at Salta, Argentina. Photo: Today, Salta’s Martin Miguel Guemez Airport, is a hub of airline activity. Copyright, Guillermo B. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/ec1f9364-0da4-4ef9-8acb-f3b1e976fd70/BI+Panagra+Antay+Hotel+in+Arica+Chile+2023+Planet+Hotels.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - April 16, 1937 New service begins between La Paz, Bolivia and Cordoba, Argentina, with flights departing Arica, Chile, and continuing to La Paz every Friday; La Paz to Salta, Argentina, every Saturday; Salta, to Cordoba, every Sunday, and then return to Salta on the same day; every Monday Salta to La Paz and La Paz to Arica every Tuesday. The new flights opened up direct service from La Paz to Buenos Aires, Argentina. Photo: The legendary Antay Hotel is the standard for accommodations in Arica, Chile. Copyright, Planet Hotels https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/1fa8b7e0-6379-45f2-b57c-9f59beaa90da/BI+Panagra+ULC+Los+Cerrillos+Airport+Terminal+Santiago+Chile+1940s+0001-2.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - April 19, 1937 The company opens a new radio station at Los Cerrillos near Santiago, Chile, in a joint effort between Panagra and the Chilean Government. Photo: The modern passenger terminal at Santiago Los Cerillos Airport. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/a10fe980-82f2-4de1-b97a-144216c427d5/BI+Panagra+Actress++Rosita+Moreno+with+Pilots+W+B+Smith+and+W+F+Baxter+at+Mendoza+Argentina+Apr+1937.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - April 28, 1937 Panagra begins a survey flight from Cali, Colombia, with the Sikorsky S-38 Flying Boat airliner with Captain D. C. Beatty in command that departed from Cristobal, Panama, and flew to Buenaventura, Colombia, and then on April 29, 1937, the flight continued to Cali, and then returned from Cali to Cristobal, on April 30, 1937. Photo: Movie actress Ms. Rosita Moreno arrives at Mendoza, Argentina, with Panagra pilots W. B. Smith and W. F. Baxter accompanying her walk to the terminal in April 1937. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/5336779e-cfd3-41bd-8a2b-78179c5e5cc9/BI+Panagra+Douglas+DC-2+NC14268+Santa+Ana+with+Llamas+LIM+1930s+.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - July 15, 1937 Panagra inaugurates a new 3-Day International Schedule from Cristobal, Panama, to Montevideo, Uruguay, operating as follows: Southbound – Sundays and Wednesdays from Cristobal to Lima, Peru; Mondays and Thursdays from Lima to Santiago, Chile; Tuesdays and Fridays local service; Tuesdays and Friday; Mondays and Thursdays and Saturdays from Santiago, Chile, to Buenos Aires, Argentina, and to Montevideo, Uruguay. Northbound schedule operated every Friday from Montevideo to Buenos Aires; local service on Fridays and Mondays; Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays from Buenos Aires to Santiago; Saturdays and Tuesdays from Santiago to Lima and Sundays and Mondays Lima to Cristobal. In addition, a new schedule begins over the following routes: Southbound – every Thursday from Lima, Peru, to Jujuy, Argentina, and from Jujuy to Buenos Aires, Argentina, every Friday. Northbound schedules operated Fridays from Buenos Aires to Jujuy and on Saturdays from Jujuy to Lima; Arica, Chile, to La Paz, Bolivia, every Tuesday and La Paz to Arica on Mondays. All southbound schedules inaugurated on July 15, 1937, while all northbound new schedules are inaugurated the following day July 16, 1937. Photo: Panagra’s Douglas DC-2 registered as NC14268 and dubbed Santa Ana is hosting Lima farmers and their llamas on the ramp at Limatambo Airport in 1937. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/b205a283-dc34-4345-a7b5-5dd15fa031a5/BI+Panagra+Newsletter+Limatambo+Airport+1940s+BFC.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - July, 18, 1937 All southbound new schedules are inaugurated between Cristobal, Panama, to Montevideo, Uruguay, but changes to the schedule became necessary because the connecting carrier to Cristobal could not operate using the new schedules but will remain on present schedule the time being, except, the stop at Buenaventura, Colombia, is replaced with a stop at Cali, Colombia and all trips between Santiago, Chile, and Buenos Aires, Argentina, will make an intermediate stop at Cordoba, Argentina. Additional changes are as follows on the east and west schedules: La Paz, Bolivia and Arica, Chile will operate a round trip every Tuesday and a new flight will operate between Arequipa, Peru and Jujuy, Argentina, every Friday, rather than Thursday and between Jujuy and Cordoba, every Saturday instead of every Friday. Photo: Panagra’s extensive headquarters at Limatambo Airport are depicted in this 1937 employee newsletter. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/6316d129-dc58-4912-83d6-115434df38ec/BI+Panagra+First+Flight+Cover+ASU+SDU+RIO+1937+BFC.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - August 8, 1937 Panagra southbound US Airmail schedules will operate as they do currently but northbound US Airmail schedules will now operate as follows: Buenos Aires, Argentina, to Santiago, Chile, every Monday; Mendoza, Argentina, to Santiago, every Friday; Santiago to Lima, Peru, on Tuesdays and Saturdays; Lima to Guayaquil, Ecuador, every Wednesday and Sunday; Guayaquil and Cristobal every Thursday and Monday. New east and west schedules are as follows: Montevideo, Uruguay, to Jujuy, Argentina, every Friday; Jujuy to Arequipa, Peru, every Saturday and the northbound flight from Lima to Cristobal, departs Lima at 1120AM. No other changes to schedules https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/941e308f-b4de-47f2-8e40-766fb1bb32ad/BI+Panagra+President+Augusto+Pedro+Justo+Argentina+COR+BUE+Aug+10+1937+.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - August 10, 1937 President of Argentina Augusto Pedro Justo was flown in a Panagra Douglas DC-2 airliner from Buenos Aires, Argentina, to Cordoba, Argentina, and then back to Buenos Aires. President Justo’s War Minister also flew on the flight so the two men could attend the inauguration of a new Aviation School at Cordoba https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/772cd530-dde7-40c8-acf4-c259b7c11d1e/BI+Panagra+Clipper+Cruises+to+Latin+America+Brochure+1950s++.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - August 31, 1937 New schedule changes are as follows: Cristobal, Panama, to Guayaquil, Ecuador, every Sunday and Wednesday; Guayaquil, to Arica, Chile, on Mondays and Thursdays; Arica to Santiago, Chile, on Tuesdays and Fridays; Santiago to Buenos Aires, Argentina, every Wednesdays and Saturdays; local service flights every Monday, Thursday and Friday; Buenos Aires to Montevideo, Uruguay, on Wednesdays; Lima, Peru to Arequipa, Peru, to La Paz, Bolivia, to Jujuy, Argentina, every Friday; Buenos Aires to Santiago on Mondays and Friday; local service flights every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday; Santiago to Lima to every Tuesday and Saturday; Lima to Guayaquil, every Wednesday and Sunday; Guayaquil and then Cristobal, every Thursday and Monday; Buenos Aires to Cordoba, Argentina, and then Jujuy, every Friday; Jujuy to La Paz, to Arequipa, every Saturday; La Paz to Arica to La Paz, on Tuesdays using a cargo aircraft licensed to carry passengers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/3ceb4ecf-e28e-493e-b0a4-3f831d1a7adb/BI+Panagra+DC-3+NC18118+LIM+1940s+BFC+.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - October 25, 1937 Pan American-Grace Airways first 21-passenger Douglas DC-3 registered as NC18118 Ship P-36, is delivered. The new airliner departs Brownsville, Texas, for the flight to Lima, Peru, with the segment from Guatemala City, Guatemala, to Cristobal, Panama, completed on October 26, 1937, and then Cristobal to Talara, Peru, on October 29, and the last segment from Talara to Lima was completed on October 30, 1937. Captain Frederick T. Sterling was in command of the DC-3. Photo: Panagra Douglas DC-3 registered as NC18118 is parked on the maintenance hangar ramp soon after delivery at Limatambo Airport in October 1937. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/a0bd3e3b-56ab-4454-8823-9c31238bbceb/BI+Panagra+DC-3+Interior+1937+BFC.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - November 8, 1937 Second Douglas DC-3 registered as NC18119 Ship P-37, arrives and departs Brownsville, Texas, for the flight to Guatemala City, Guatemala, and then Guatemala City to Cristobal, Panama on November 12, and Cristobal to the Lima, Peru Base on November 13, 1937, with Captain Allen in command https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/49effef7-28b6-43e9-969a-8371b8ab975f/BI+Panagra+DC-3+NC14967+LPB+1940s+BFC+.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - December 1, 1937 Panagra issues new flight schedules as follows: Cristobal, Panama, to Guayaquil, Ecuador, every Sunday and Wednesday; Guayaquil, to Arica, Chile, every Monday and Thursday; Arica to Santiago every Tuesday and Friday; Santiago/Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Wednesdays and Saturdays; local flights operate every Monday, Tuesday and Thursday; Buenos Aires, Argentina, to Montevideo, Uruguay, every Wednesday; Montevideo to Buenos Aires on Saturdays; Buenos Aires to Santiago, Chile, every Saturday and Wednesday; local service flights operate every Tuesday and Thursday; Santiago to Arica, Chile, every Sunday and Thursday; Arica to Guayaquil, every Monday and Friday; Guayaquil to Cristobal on Tuesdays and Saturdays. New east and west Diagonal service is as follows: Arequipa, Peru/La Paz, Bolivia, to Jujuy, Argentina, to Tucuman, Argentina, on Tuesdays and Tucuman to Jujuy to La Paz to Arequipa every Thursday. LAB Boliviano will operate La Paz to Arica and back to La Paz, every Friday. Photo: Pan American-Grace Douglas DC-3 registered as NC14967 is parked on the ramp at La Paz El Alto Airport in 1941. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/3eb11e36-085f-400b-b932-205688372c9b/BI+Panagra+DC-3+NC18936+DC-2+Ford+Trimotor+Hangar+LIM+1940s+BFC+3.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - December 13, 1937 Panagra’s new Douglas DC-3s begin service on US Foreign Airmail routes from Lima, Peru, to Buenos Aires, Argentina, to Lima, Peru, along with Douglas DC-2s on certain flights. Photo: Pan American-Grace Douglas DC-3 registered as NC18936 and a company DC-2 and Ford Trimotor are parked on the maintenance ramp at Limatambo Airport. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/b967a867-0fd0-468a-89bd-78d52d0c102e/BI+Panagra+President+Augusto+Pedro+Justo+Argentina+COR+BUE+Aug+10+1937+.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - December 14, 1937 New east and west Diagonal Schedules are as follows: Arequipa, Peru, to La Paz, Bolivia, to Jujuy, Argentina, to Salta, Argentina, to Tucuman, Argentina, to Cordoba, Argentina, to Buenos Aires, Argentina, every Wednesday; Buenos Aires to Cordoba to Tucuman to Salta on Wednesdays and Salta to Jujuy to La Paz to Arequipa, Peru, every Thursday https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/e4d60169-45e4-45f6-b094-28e6651b0490/BI+Panagra+DC-2+Coast+to+Coast+Service+SCL+BUE+Brochure+1940s+0001.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - April 3, 1938 Panagra east and west Diagonal flights from Santiago, Chile, to Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Mondays, Tuesday and Thursdays are replaced by Santiago, Chile, to Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Mondays and Buenos Aires to Santiago every Sunday https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/5da4bb75-c8f3-449f-9534-dfc4c6f2f589/BI+Panagra+Facuett+DC-3+CUZ+Aug+1972+Alan.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - April 30, 1938 All Aerovias Peruanas services are discontinued. Faucett Airlines takes over these routes and Panagra holds a 20 percent interest in the airline. Photo: A Faucett Airlines DC-3 is undergoing maintenance between flights at Cuzco, Peru, in August 1972, Copyright, Alan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/0c1c2e3d-0da5-47bc-a02a-98fa18443b49/BI+Panagra+DC-3+on+Ramp+Post+Card+CLO+Nov+1963+.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - July 10, 1938 Panagra reinstates the intermediate stop at Cali, Colombia. Northbound route from Cristobal, Panama, to Guayaquil, Ecuador, is changed with elimination of the intermediate stop at Buenaventura, Colombia, and Tumaco, Colombia. Equipment over this route is changed from Sikorsky S-43 Flying Boats to Douglas DC-3 airliners. Photo: A big four-engine Avianca Douglas DC-4 is joined on the Cali Airport, Colombia, ramp with a Panagra Douglas DC-3. Copyright, CJC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/aaa6226e-3a9d-4f99-a254-6d809595ea6f/BI+Panagra+Make+Yourself+at+Home+Inflight+Brochure+1940s+0004.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - October 14, 1938 Panagra shuttle service between La Paz, Bolivia, to Arica, Chile, made possible an additional two flights each week from La Paz to the US Mainland https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/5137f47f-b97e-49b5-ad85-e0373d225351/BI+Panagra+General+Manager+J+D+MacGregor+Receives+Order+of+Merit+from+Peru+Oct+31+1938.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - October 31, 1938 Panagra Vice President and General Manager Mr. J. D. MacGregor is awarded the Orden el Merito (Order of Merit) by the Chilean Government. This national distinction was created to recognize the meritorious service provided by foreign military personnel to Chilean officials https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/577bb048-8ebf-4d50-b670-9854186edc9a/BI+Panagra+Terminal+Post+Card+UIO+1940+0.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - November 19, 1938 Panagra begins weekly service at Quito, Ecuador https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/706b32f6-183d-4d16-b4cf-a8be451a1cf9/BI+Panagra+DC-3+and+Faucett+Airlines+Stinson+Detroiter+Terminal+AQP+1940s+BFC.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - December 22, 1938 Arequipa, Peru, service is discontinued on all east and west Diagonal Schedules and now all Diagonal flights will connect at Arica, Chile. Photo: A Panangra DC-3 and Faucett Airlines Stinson are parked on the ramp at Arequipa Airport in the late 1930s. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/fd122238-f156-494b-93aa-78d9805466b6/BI+Panagra+Memorial+Plaque+Chile+Earthquake+January+24+1939.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - January 25, to February 7, 1939 Panagra released a Douglas DC-3 and Ford Trimotor airliner to the Chilean Government to aid victims of a massive earthquake that struck Chillan and Concepcion, both in Chile. The Panagra aircraft brought victims to hospitals in Santiago, Chile https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/3d963dab-2846-434a-a793-f9e4ea894161/BI+Panagra+General+Manager+VP+John+D+MacGregor+Retires+Harold+J+Roig+New+President+Feb+16+1939.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - February 16, 1939 Mr. J. D. MacGregor submits his resignation to the company effective February 28, 1939, Mr. MacGregor serves as Vice President and General Manager. Panagra’s Board of Directors elected Mr. Harold J. Roig, a current Vice President of W. R. Grace and Company, as the Airline’s first President https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/1c07f7f1-f2cb-4713-95cb-b29bfbd9672d/BI+Panagra+Article+Douglas+Campbell+Featured+American+Aviation+Magazine+Jan+3+1955+0001.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - February 27, 1939 Pan American-Grace Airways Board of Directors elects Mr. Douglas Campbell, currently Assistant Treasurer of the Airline, as Vice President with headquarters in South America. Photo: The unique career of Douglas Campbell was featured in the January 3, 1955, American Aviation Magazine. Copyright, American Aviation Magazine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/c00c24b5-9fea-4434-aa1f-026a70016b16/BI+Panagra+Harold+R.+Harris+1960+BFC.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - March 1, 1939 Panagra transfers Vice President Harold R. Harris to the company’s New York City office https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/576e6d84-4f5f-4e40-8bef-925ce30c4b7f/BI+Panagra+Helps+with+Chile+Earthquake+Feb+24+1939+PAA+Newsletter+Mar+1939.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - March 18, 1939 Panagra Operations Manager Mr. T. J. Kirkland and eight company pilots are decorated by the Chilean Government for their part in transporting the Chilean earthquake victims. More than 700 victims were transported to care units by Panagra’s pilot including Captain Charles R. Disher, Chief Pilot; Captain Harry F. Colliver, Captain Warren B. Smith and Co-pilot Frederick T. Sterling. These pilots were bestowed with the “Orden of Merito” (Order of Merit) along with Mr. Kirkland who was also made a Commander of the Order https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/07004572-1701-4fbb-b043-869c478b0592/BI+Panagra+TT+Apr+4+1939+0.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - April 5, 1939 A second flight each week is added to Quito, Ecuador, which was made possible for Panair do Brasil’s second weekly flight from Miami, Florida, to Cristobal, Panama, which began April 4, 1939 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/51caf6f7-bf5c-46b6-8e14-a74fb9368e4f/BI+Panagra+Tenth+Anniversary+of+Airmail+Service+Columbia+Peru+Ecuador+Chile+and+US+May+19+1929+May+19+1939.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - May 17 to 19, 1939 US President Franklin Delano Roosevelt sends airmail messages to the Presidents of Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Chile, commemorating the tenth anniversary of airmail service between the West Coast of South America and the United States https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/d770a16f-fe51-4a5b-a903-751d8d6829b1/BI+Panagra+DC-3+Deplaning+1930s+.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - July 3, 1939 Another new Douglas DC-3 is delivered to Panagra, at Lima, Peru https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/de8e7d72-6e41-44c7-affb-7c61e007738c/BI+Panagra+First+International+Sales+Meeting+LIM+Jul+18-22+1939.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - July 18 to 22, 1939 Panagra holds its first Sales Conference at Lima, Peru, which became known as the International Air Travel Conference because the event was attended by so many high-profile officials from the US domestic air carriers. Those attending, including representatives from every Panagra office except Salta, Argentina, were Mr. Harold J. Roig, who presided over the event, Mr. Chenea, Mr. Dobbs and Mr. Vianna but Mr. Becerra Soto was invited but could not attend. Those attending from the US domestic airlines were Mr. Harold Crary, Vice President of United Air Lines, Inc.; Messrs. S. D. Wilkes and Thomas P. Caldwell, Division Managers of Eastern Air Lines, Inc., and Mr. Herman Thelig, International Traffic Manager at American Airlines, Inc. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/71424ad9-63cc-485c-b54a-f2d6cb1726f0/BI+GYE+Simon+Bolivar+Airport+also+Panagra+Station+Terminal+1940s+0002-2.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - July 22, 1939 Panagra begins Douglas DC-2 shuttle service between Quito and Guayaquil, both in Ecuador, while the airport runway is lengthened. Douglas DC-3 service resumed in September 1939 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/bb11f21b-ccf1-46d4-a7ad-e776746db29e/BI+Panagra+International+Sales+Conference+Harold+J+Roig+LIM+Jul+18+to+22+1939.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - October 11, 1939 Panagra Comptroller Mr. Gustavo Vidal, is elected Vice President of the company by the Board of Directors. Photo: Panagra President Harold J. Roig and other major airline managers attend the Panagra International Air Travel Conference at Lima on July 18 to 22, 1939. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/29885ecc-4ce8-44c4-886a-83d70a2b77de/BI+Panagra+President+Roberto+Maria+Ortiz+1930s+Google.png Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - October 20, 1939 US President Franklin Delano Roosevelt sends airmail message to President Roberto Maria Ortiz of Argentina, commemorating the tenth anniversary of airmail service between the US Mainland and Argentina https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/875620dd-b0e0-490c-bd9d-ce9bce6f0e0a/BI+Panagra+DC-3+Moves+Surgery+Patient+Sep+6+1938+0.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - December 9, 1939 to January 31, 1940 Second flight is added between Cristobal, Panama, in The Canal Zone, and Guayaquil, Ecuador. Photo: A Panagra Douglas DC-3 carriers a surgery patient to a hospital in Lima, Peru, on September 6, 1938. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/49b92796-e032-4716-ad6f-dc7ab6c293ac/BI+Panagra+DC-3+N14967+Unk+1940s.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - April 1, 1940 Three new Douglas DC-3s are delivered to Panagra from Douglas Aircraft Corporation https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/baa89657-dbaf-4bc6-8df9-26ae6dd03722/BI+Panagra+TT+Apr+18+1940+.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - July 1, 1940 Panagra inaugurates its third weekly flight between the US Mainland and Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia and Argentina, and east and west Diagonal Service is increased to two times weekly. Photo: The attractive front cover of the April 18, 1940, Panagra Timetable touts the fast service from the US Mainland to Buenos Aires, Argentina. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/3fc7b743-2c4a-4965-8390-5210d344938a/BI+Panagra+TT+Jul+1+1949+0002.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - September 1, 1940 Pan American-Grace Airways speeds ups its schedule reducing the time between New York and Buenos Aires, Argentina, to only 3 and a half days and Santiago, Chile, was down to 3 days; La Paz, Bolivia, 2 and one-third days; Lima, Peru, 2 days and Quito and Guayaquil, in Ecuador, in 1 and one-half days and Cali, Colombia, in only 24 hours. This resulted in the overnight stops changing to Cali, Lima, Salta, Argentina, and Santiago. On the same date, Panair do Brasil begins operating Boeing “Strato Clippers” between Miami, Florida, and Cristobal, Panama, also reducing traveling time over that route to six hours. Trujillo, Argentina, was eliminated as a stop to increase the speed of the Cali to Lima, route. Photo: The Panagra July 1, 1940, Timetable still touted 4 and half days from New York to Buenos Aires but by September 1940, it has been improved by an entire day. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/a5904989-5dd2-4ef0-a1b8-a1dade5b2b95/BI+Panagra+Terminal+Esmeraldas+Ecuador+ESM+2023+Sky+Ecuador.png Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - November 8, 1940 A fourth weekly flight is added from Guayaquil, Ecuador, and Cristobal, Panama, and return, with intermediate stops at Salinas, Ecuador; Manta, Ecuador; Esmeraldas, Ecuador, and Cali, Colombia, every Friday northbound and southbound every Monday. Photo: The updated Esmeraldas, Ecuador, terminal serves many passengers with convenient jet service. Copyright, Sky Ecuador https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/831cf222-7e1e-40e5-8871-1cabd5ca1bc4/BI+Panagra+TT+Jul+Aug+1940+0006.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - December 2, 1940 Panagra inaugurates a fourth weekly flight between Buenos Aires, Argentina, and Santiago, Chile. Photo: Pan American Airways and Panagra’s extensive service in Central and South America is depicted in this July and August 1940 Pan American Airways Latin America Timetable. Copyright, Pan American Airways System https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/6f775765-713d-4df9-8136-5446bfd27066/BI+Panagra+Ocean+Front+Manta+Ecuador+2023.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - December 17, 1940 Additional local service begins in Ecuador from Guayaquil to Manta to Quito and return every Tuesday. Photo: Striking ocean front high-rise living complemented by beautiful beaches are hallmarks of Manta, Ecuador. Copyright, MLS-Ecuador https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/4c10f7e8-236f-4c44-bf83-42b321790c1d/BI+Panagra+See+South+American+by+Air+Ad+Jun+1940+0.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - January 2, 1941 Panagra introduces a new $1 million modernization and expansion plan for the Airline’s Communications program for ground stations and aircraft. American Aviation Magazine writes an article about the program in its June 1, 1941, edition https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/5ed87066-29b7-4ff5-9931-03230af6d16a/BI+Panagra+Airporter+Limousine+with+Large+Model+Fairchild+FC-2+Airliner+in+Parade+Unk+.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - March 5, 1941 Panagra expands its local service within Ecuador, with its coastal service over the Guayaquil to Salinas to Manta to Esmeraldas to Quito line, is increased to two times each week with a round trip flight every Wednesday. A new Thursday round trip was added between Guayaquil and Quito and return. Photo: Pan American-Grace’s airport limousine is used during a parade in downtown Lima, Peru. A large replica of a Fairchild FC-2, which was the company’s first aircraft. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/7f00a53f-898a-423b-9406-1821e33c61ab/BI+Panagra+DC-2+NC14268+Loading+Cargo+LIM+Unk+.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - March 6, 1941 Panagra 21-passenger Douglas DC-3 airliners replace the smaller 14-passenger Douglas DC-2 on both weekly east and west Diagonal flights https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/51befe17-08d3-4240-84d0-63797a384fea/BI+Panagra+DC-3+NC14967+1941+W.+J.+McCray+Post+Card+.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - March 9, 1941 Panagra receives another new Douglas DC-3 registered as NC33645 Ship P-45, at Lima, Peru https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/256b15ce-6366-43f9-99fc-32bca68facea/BI+Panagra+Cargo+Sticker+Decal+1930s+0001.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - March 21, 1941 New service two times weekly begins between Guayaquil, Ecuador, and Loja, Ecuador, every Thursday over the Quito to Guayaquil to Loja to Guayaquil route and every Sunday from Guayaquil to Loja to Guayaquil and Quito, which also replaced Guayaquil to Quito to Guayaquil flight on Thursday https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/6bdb5031-d72e-4227-b562-cf2744971d4b/BI+Panagra+TIcket+Jacket+Envelope+Jun+25+1932+0.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - April 15, 1941 Panagra wins award offered by the Inter-American Safety Council for having flown 14,600 passengers, 15,259,891 Revenue Passenger Miles, without fatal accident during 1940. Photo: The World’s Greatest Transportation is handsomely depicted on the back cover of a Panagra ticket jacket from 1932. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/aee19a97-b51a-4f8b-89e5-381a7cff87c2/BI+Panagra+NC28380+P-44+LIM+1944+Unk.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - April 17, 1941 Douglas DC-3 Santa Ana registered as NC28380 Ship P-44, is delivered new to Panagra at Lima, Peru, Base https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/c8315864-58ea-4cc5-8368-610820928ead/BI+Panagra+TIcket+Jacket+Envelope+Jun+25+1932+.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - April 22, 1941 Panagra begins allowing cigarette smoking aboard its aircraft. Photo: A Pan American-Grace ticket jacket from 1932 features the Ford Trimotor at the masthead. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/1e2b8990-62f1-472d-96b7-4c9719f7e53d/BI+Panagra+Cuenca+Ecuador+2023+Expedia.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - April 25, 1941 New service begins at Cuenca, Ecuador, over the Guayaquil, Ecuador, to Loja, Ecuador, route every Thursday and Sundays. Ecuador President Senor Arroyo del Rio, made the inaugural flight from Quito, Ecuador and Ecuador, and was accompanied by the Minister of Defense and other high government officials. A ceremony was held at the new Cuenca Airport, where Mr. Douglas Campbell presented the airport to the Ecuadorean nation. Photo: Breathtaking Cuenca, Ecuador, is know for its Spanish European architecture and scenic views. Copyright, Expedia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/7b1c33c1-107c-47ac-ade5-7cbb194e5d27/BI+Panagra+Terminal+Puerto+Suarez+Bolivia+2013+CivArmy.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - June 10, 1941 Panagra’s route system in Bolivia, is extended to Puerto Suarez, Bolivia, by means of a fourth weekly flight to La Paz, Bolivia. Photo: The terminal building at Puerto Suarez Airport. Copyright, CivArmy https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/4e73ca2f-eb29-4ab3-8244-e12a5d5163dc/BI+Panagra+DC-3+NC14967+Boarding+Unk+0.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - July 29, 1941 Panagra inaugurates new service between Oruru, Bolivia, and Corumba, Brazil https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/e6409198-e906-4f47-bb37-4baa58ac34c2/BI+Panagra+DC-3+Santa+Cruz+Bolivia+VVI+1941+BFC.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - August 2, 1941 Pan American-Grace Airways extends its service to Santa Cruz, Bolivia, from La Paz, Bolivia, and Arica, Chile. Photo: A Pan American-Grace Airways Douglas DC-3 is ready to taxi for departure at Santa Cruz Airport, Bolivia. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/77689c74-6cfb-4674-af5b-4c15374ab1c1/BI+Panagra+DC-3+NC18119+LIM+1940s+BFC.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - August 6, 1941 Panagra inaugurates transcontinental service once weekly between Lima, Peru, and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Photo: Maintenance personnel at Panagra’s Lima Base are preparing Douglas DC-3 registered as NC18119 and dubbed Ship P-37 for the new transcontinental route in July 1941. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/1d4e523c-9454-401e-995d-5800194ec939/BI+Panagra+DC-3+NC14996+and+LAB+DC-3+Santa+Cruz+Bolivia+1948+Ed+Coates.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - August 6, 1941 Panagra takes over the operations of Lloyd Aereo Boliviano Air Lines, S. A. for a period of five years. Photo: Panagra Douglas DC-3 registered as NC14996 is parked on the ramp at Santa Cruz, Bolivia, along with a Lloyd Aereo Boliviano DC-3 in 1948. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/05bde699-041f-4e88-8b52-2230a3577234/BI+Panagra+Wright+Aeronautical+and+El+Interamericano+Matchbook+1940s+.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - August 16, 1941 Panagra transports 400 kilos of urgently needed equipment transported by air freight charter from Cali, Colombia, to Guayaquil, Ecuador, for delivery to the Guayaquil Electric Power plant. Photo: A unique Panagra matchbook cover from the early 1940s promotes Pan American’s and Panagra’s use of reliable and long-wearing Wright Aircraft Engines. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/dfb72c5a-4d7f-49b8-a212-4e052c419773/BI+Panagra+DC-2+Coast+to+Coast+Service+SCL+BUE+Brochure+1940s+.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - August 16, to 17, 1941 Pan American-Grace Airways, Inc., sets a Trans-Andean record as a result of bad weather that made it impossible to fly across the “Hump” or Andes Mountain Range, for several days. This created a flight backlog at both Mendoza, Argentina and Santiago, Chile, and due to reporting from Panagra’s new meteorological department’s forecast of good weather was forecast and the Airline dispatched another aircraft from Lima to assist with clearing the backlog. In only two days, the company flew 25 trips and transported 422 passengers and countless tons of Air Express and Airmail. This also included fifty members of the American Ballet who traveled from Mendoza to Santiago with all of their costumes and stage props https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/3fbd307d-3d38-4a5d-9f87-d13229f94fa8/BI+Panagra+DC-2+NC14268+P-28+Weighing+LIM+1941+BFC.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - August 26, 1941 Panagra’s new “Bullet” service is inaugurated becoming the fourth weekly international flight that flies as far south as Lima, Peru, where it connected with the new Transcontinental Service and with one of the Lima to Santiago flights. To connect with this new service, which did not stop at Quito, Ecuador, schedule changes were made in the local service schedules in Ecuador, providing four weekly flights between Quito and Guayaquil, Ecuador. Photo: Panagra DC-2 registered as NC14268 dubbed Ship 28 is undergoing weighing at the Lima, Peru, Maintenance Base in 1941. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/4e390683-7b39-4008-82fb-a696c629f498/BI+Panagra+San+Ignacio+Mission+San+Ignacio+Paraguay+2012+CMasi.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - September 6, 1941 Panagra inaugurates new Sawtooth Service from Arica, Chile, to La Paz, Bolivia, to Santa Cruz, Brazil, and now continuing to Concepcion, Paraguay; San Ignacio, Paraguay, San Jose, Paraguay; Robore, Bolivia; Puerto Suarez, Bolivia and Corumba, Brazil. Photo: San Ignacio, Paraguay, is known for its magnificent architecture such as San Ignacio Mission. Copyright, CMasi https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/c2f78a98-ab7a-4598-a0ee-f89bc2b30b45/BI+Panagra+Dictionary+Air+Travelers+English+Spanish+1950s+0014.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - September 21, 1941 Quito, Ecuador to Guayaquil, Ecuador, service is increased to six weekly round trips, while flights to Cuenca, Ecuador and Cuenca, Ecuador are increased to three round trips each week https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/f06c00a6-774a-443b-af61-4dde2e54ee5d/BI+Panagra+Douglas+DC-2+Maintenance+Base+LIM+1930s+Unk.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - September 29, 1941 Douglas DC-3 registered as NC19470 and dubbed Ship P-47, is delivered new to Panagra at the Lima, Peru, Base. Photo: The Lima, Peru, Maintenance Base is a hub of activity any day of the week. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/8cec6d15-016f-451e-bcaf-ffef3cbc3612/BI+Panagra+Terminal+Mendoza+Argentina+MDZ+2023+Swissport.png Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - October 8, 1941 Panagra inaugurates a fifth Trans-Andean flight between Santiago, Chile, and Mendoza, Argentina. Photo: Mendoza’s small but modern terminal. Copyright, Swissport https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/699fe405-01d4-44b8-9106-96e0de07b1e2/BI+Panagra+John+T.+Shannon+right+at+PAA+Sep+1955.png Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - November 14, 1941 Mr. John T. Shannon is elected Vice President of Panagra. Photo: Mr. Shannon eventually moved on to Pan American World Airways where he became Operations Manager for the Airline’s Atlantic Division. Copyright, Pan American World Airways, Inc. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/161ec5d0-b7bb-469e-9b0e-b889f50231bf/BI+Panagra+Base+Fire+Truck+LIM+1941+BFC.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - November 18, 1941 Panagra flies a 1150 kilo Chevrolet Station Wagon aboard a Douglas DC-2 with the seats removed from Cuenca, Ecuador, to Loja, Ecuador, which was piloted by Captain Herbert D. Schultz. Photo: Panagra’s Chevrolet base fire truck endured fire safety at Lima. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/0e05b748-783a-4d76-b771-f38ba707e78a/BI+Panagra+Maintenance+Hangar+Unk+1940s+.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - November 25, 1941 Daily service is begun between Santiago, Chile and Buenos Aires, Argentina https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/5a7eca69-f7dd-4d30-8ca4-16f616076bb7/BI+Panagra+Maintenance+Hangar+Warren+Smith+Pilot+1940s.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - November 28, 1941 Captain Charles R. Disher (shown) and Captain Floyd Nelson are named Operations Manager and Chief Pilot, respectively, of Pan American-Grace Airways https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/6c057069-7f89-42f3-a837-0b439389d063/BI+Panagra+Albrook+AFB+Balboa+City+Canal+Zone+Panama+1960s+Unk.png Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - December 11, 1941 Cristobal, Panama, France Field, is replaced as Panagra’s northern terminal with Albrook Field at Balboa City, Panama, in The Canal Zone https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/d2b399e3-dd57-49b0-836b-8ac18b93d454/BI+Panagra+Panair+do+Brasil+Globe+Poster.png Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - January 3, 1942 Panagra adds a second weekly Transcontinental flight by connecting the Sawtooth Service with Panair do Brasil’s second weekly trip to Corumba, Brazil https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/a57080f7-104e-4fea-b7c0-79ad63ad1efb/BI+Panagra+Napo+River+Ecuador+Britannica.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - January 8, 1942 Pan American-Grace rescues a group of Schell Company of Ecuador employees who were under attack by Native Ecuadoreans. Four white men and 200 laborers at the company’s camp, which was situated at the juncture of the Napo and Araujo Rivers were trapped. The group was attacked by the Aushiri Tribe who resented Schell’s presence because they feared that they would be deprived of their hunting game. Three of the workmen had been killed and one was wounded. As a result of radio messages, Schell Company chartered a Panagra plane at Quito, Ecuador, which was piloted by Captain Mr. R. G. Fussell. The charter flight circled low over the encampment and dropped twenty rifles and ammunition in ten padded canvas bundles. The Native Ecuadoreans were driven away from the camp and the siege ended. Photo: The stunning Napo River in Ecuador. Copyright, Britannica https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/3ba940b9-0a35-44de-9c43-499bcc41f9f2/BI+Panagra+Landing+Gear+Repair+LIM+1940s+BFC.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - January 9, 1942 Panagra’s receives another new Douglas DC-3, Ship P-46, at the Lima Base, Peru. Photo: A Panagra Maintenance Technician is repairing the landing gear on a company Doulas DC-3 at the Limatambo Base, Peru. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/e7ec0217-b54d-4f25-9e7b-59481345d4ce/BI+Panagra+Engine+Overhaul+Shop+LIM+1940s+BFC.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - January 10, to 30, 1942 Over 200 delegates, secretaries and newspapermen fly to and from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, many via Panagra, to attend the Pan American Conference, which could not have been held if not for air transportation available at the time. This mass movement was the largest ever recorded in the history of air transport in South America. Photo: Panagra Maintenance Technicians in the Engine Overhaul Shop at the Lima Base keep the Airline’s power equipment in new condition. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/1b4a536e-7d2a-4e4f-9977-f15f92595b99/BI+Panagra+Gauchos+Fireside+by+F.+Molina+Campos+Argentina+Post+Card+1950s+.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - February 15, 1942 The company inaugurates a fifth weekly international flight between Balboa City, Panama, and Buenos Aires, Argentina, which represents a 140 percent increase in Panagra service in only a year and a half. Kilometers flown increased from 37,217 to 88,952 during that period https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/85a7ef06-e482-4358-a1d9-12ec9f76c986/BI+Panagra+DC-3+GYE+1940s+BFC.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - March 1, 1942 Panagra announces the new name of its organization in Ecuador, Aerovias Del Ecuador Panagra. The new manager is Wayne Ballantyne and the subsidiary is headquartered in Guayaquil, Ecuador. Mr. Walton Jones is transferred to take charge of the offices in Quito, Ecuador. Photo: A Panagra DC-3 is parked in front of the terminal at Guayaquil, Ecuador, in 1944. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/28220390-2e50-4979-97de-749adda77148/BI+Panagra+Junior+Pilot+Wings+1950s+.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - March 6, 1942 The company receives an award given by the Inter-American Safety Council for the second time in two years for having carried passengers without any accident during 1941, totaling 31,646 passengers over Panagra’s 8,546-mile route system, which equals 24,892,046 Revenue Passenger Miles. The handsome diploma symbolizing the safety award was received by Captain Harold R. Harris for Mr. Harold J. Roig at a special luncheon ceremony held at the Hotel Pennsylvania, in New York City. Photo: Panagra Junior Hostess Wings from the 1940s were handed out to young ladies traveling abroad company airliners. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/277d5216-8999-44db-8fa3-d4d44e3a7d82/BI+Panagra+Lake+Rupanco+and+Mt.+Osorno+and+Mt.+Puntiaqudo+Chile+Sky+Post+Card+1950s+.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - April 21, 1942 Panagra inaugurates its sixth weekly international flight between Balboa City, Panama, and Buenos Aires, Argentina, via Santiago, Chile, which gave Chile four direct weekly international flights to the US Mainland. At the same time, the Bullet Service was begun between Quito and Ecuador, both in Ecuador, which were eliminated and daily service, which indicated that in less that in two years Panagra tripled its services while kilometers flown per week within Ecuador increased from 2,991 in November 1941 to 6,850 in April 1942. Photo: This colorful Panagra Sky Card depicts the spectacular views of Chile. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/cb925644-c06c-40eb-bdcc-204e6e220a3a/BI+LIM+Limatambo+Airport+Lima+Peru+.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - April 22, 1942 A new Douglas DC-3 aircraft is delivered to Panagra, at the Lima Base, Peru https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/8be7ec88-619c-4c00-b53f-231efcf9b113/BI+Panagra+Ecuador+Poster+1950s+BFC.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - May 3, 1942 Panagra assigns a Douglas DC-3 for local service in Ecuador https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/7c6927af-dc94-4514-a6f3-3e516b5cb3e7/BI+Panagra+DC-3+Maintenance+Hangar+LIM+1940+BFC.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - May 4, 1942 Another Douglas DC-3 is delivered to the company at Lima, Peru, bringing the total number of aircraft in the fleet to 17, including 9 Douglas DC-3s and 3 Douglas DC-2s. Photo: A Maintenance Crew at the Limatambo Base is performing a major inspection on a Panagra DC-3. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/718cf783-382a-4850-a9a0-71f2e98e552f/BI+Panagra+TT+Apr+22+1942++.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - May 8, 1942 Panagra begins daily service between Balboa City, Panama, and Lima, Peru. Photo: The Skyway Route of Panagra is touted on the front cover of the April 22, 1942 Timetable. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/ff54228b-618f-4729-99e5-99b57a82fd4b/BI+Panagra+Radio+Station+San+Antonio+de+las+Cobres+Argentina+2023+RipoTurismo.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - May 14, 1942 Panagra opens a new radio station at San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina, which took only nine days to construct. Photo: The small town of San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina. Copyright, RipoTurismo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/6c015ebd-bd8c-48d9-bdd1-21fbb18361b9/BI+Panagra+Logos+1928+1946.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - May 15, 1942 The company makes its fleet available to the Ecuadorean Red Cross for transporting doctors, nurses and medications from Quito, Ecuador for the care of earthquake victims https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/2e04fd5c-e1c6-4b61-9c57-e6c30e9d9214/BI+Panagra+South+America+Rio+Ipanema+Beach+with+DC-6+Poster+1950s+BFC.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - May 26, 1942 A new radio station is opened at Buenos Aires, Argentina https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/acdceb56-2b2f-4ee0-8d3d-3a4fbdf6116e/BI+Panagra+Peru+President+Manuel+Prado+and+Wife+with+President+Kennedy+and+Mrs.+Kennedy+Sep+1961+Unk.png Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - May 30, to 31, 1942 President Manuel Prado of Peru traveled from Cali, Colombia, to Lima, Peru, with an overnight stop at Piura, Peru, on a special Panagra flight on his return from the US Mainland. While aboard the plane and one hour from Lima, the President addressed the nation by means of the regular radiotelephone with retransmission through Radio Nacional of Peru, becoming the first Chief of State in the world to deliver a speech from a plane during flight. Photo: Peruvian President Manuel Prado and his wife with President Kennedy and Mrs. Kennedy during a state visit in September 1961. Copyright Arini Fashions https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/12d7d024-402d-4775-9f8b-a3387d6651b1/BI+Panagra+TT+Apr+22+1942++0001.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - June 1, 1942 Panagra increases professional meteorologists from 2 to 7. Photo: Panagra April 22, 1942 Timetable features a pullout route map. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/06fe9230-fd7e-45b1-b8f9-df693b055a18/BI+Panagra+Captain+Warren+Smith+receiving+Honor+from+Dr+Milton+Calderon+1940s+BFC.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - June 1, 1942 Captain Warren Smith official decorated as “Knight of the Andes” by the Chilean aeronautical authorities for having crossed the Hump of the Andes Mountain Range 1000 times. Photo: Captain Warren is honored with decoration from Dr. Milton Calderon for the Captain’s flying across the Andes 1000 times. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/cb56ab35-f18c-4ea6-baec-f8c11b9d7347/BI+Panagra+DC-2-118A+Cargo+LIM+1934.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - July 9, 1942 The company inaugurates the first international all-cargo service between Balboa City, Panama, and Lima, Peru, using two Douglas DC-2 aircraft, which were converted to air cargo use by removing the passenger seats and reinforcing the passenger cabin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/75d5ebb7-a3a6-4ec0-9b9e-96d66da944a5/BI+Panagra+Mary+Go+Round+The+Americas+with+Mary+Burger+Brochure+1947+0051.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - July 16, 1942 Panagra flies 270 kilos of the drug sulphadiazine that is urgently needed in Chile, because of an epidemic of meningitis, to Santiago, Chile, from the US Mainland https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/7ecece11-59be-4f78-93ed-fd8e97120d8f/BI+Panagra+Gourmet+Guide+to+Good+Living+South+America+Sep+1950+.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - July 17, 1942 Panagra reduces flight times on the two weekly Transcontinental flights, which reduces time between Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and Lima, Peru, to two days; Lima to Rio de Janeiro, to less than a day and a half. On the west bound leg, the flight overnights at Santa Cruz, Brazil, and the east bound overnights at Santa Cruz and Sao Paulo, Brazil, and with direct connection eastbound at Corumba, Brazil, making service between Lima and Asuncion, Paraguay, to only two days. Photo: Panagra began assembling a series great restaurants throughout South America and made it available in this attractive brochure. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/f34b36d3-d871-41d8-a4be-35a7bcc9a9d4/BI+Panagra+Cordoba+City+View+2020+Unk.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - August 4 to 26, 1942 Panagra completes its new radio station Communications modernization program at Cordoba, Argentina; Salta, Argentina; Arequipa, Peru; Manta and Cuenca, both in Ecuador. Photo: Cordoba, Argentina, is known as the Cultural Center of the Americas because of its beautiful architecture, museums, theaters, galleries and cathedrals. Copyright, Visit Argentina https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/211339aa-00c0-45e3-b9bc-cfb8cd0c92b1/BI+Panagra+Its+As+Easy+As+This+3+Panagra+Skyway+Cruises+Ad+Feb+1941+0.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - August 4, 1942 Mr. Valmore La Pierre is appointed Communications Superintendent https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/b0c9cbed-eec2-4059-b75c-73dae184ad34/BI+Panagra+Its+Springtime+in+Chile+Vina+Del+Mar+Ad+Jun+1940+0.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - August 17, 1942 Captain Frederick T. Sterling is appointed Acting Operations Manager https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/90e7b506-e1b3-41f1-a7be-3e358b96fba2/BI+Panagra+Flags+Plaza+Cochabamba+Argentina+2020+Quique+Velasco.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - September 1, 1942 A weather forecast center is established a Cochabamba, Bolivia, to provide forecast services for the Bolivian sector of Panagra’s lines and for Lloyd Aereo Boliviano, which operates in northern Bolivia in addition to paralleling Panagra’s route from La Paz, Bolivia, to Santa Cruz, Bolivia. Photo: The Plaza of Flags at Cochabamba, Argentina. Copyright Quique Velasco https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/05b62d7c-1429-43cc-aee5-6da0f63864a0/BI+Panagra+Buenos+Aires+Argentina+Sky+Post+Card+BUE+EZE+1950s+.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - September 6, 1942 Panagra begins daily service over the new Antofagasta, Chile, to Salta, Argentina, with continuing daily service to Buenos Aires, Argentina. The company quadrupled its services in two years. Photo. This Panagra Sky Card depicts the stunning 9th of July Avenue, which celebrates Argentina’s independence. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/28a41da0-536c-4324-996a-ad30ad09b7ac/BI+Panagra+Terminal+Mercedes+Argentina+MDX+2021+Juan+Galvan.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - September 14, 1942 Panagra opens a new radio installation at Villa Mercedes, Argentina https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/076ea89f-7eb5-47b0-9432-52ed92faa705/BI+Panagra+Lieutenant+Harold+R+Harris+1922.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - September 15, 1942 An announcement is made in New York City, that Harold R. Harris is resigning as Vice President to accept a commission as Colonel in the staff of the Commanding General of the Air Transport Command for the World War 2 effort https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/c5c9795c-3602-44e7-a378-f3135f9026f3/BI+Panagra+Square+in+Quito+Post+Card+UIO+1950s+.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - September 16, 1942 Mr. B. H. Young is appointed Panagra’s Maintenance Engineer. Photo: A striking Panagra Sky Card depicts the Square in Quito. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/69627833-0dba-4492-8f76-3beb8f5a5c09/BI+Panagra+350+Tons+Freight+Delivered+to+Parcoy+Peru+Ford+Trimotor+Oct+1936.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - September 30, to October 6, 1942 During this week, Panagra moved 14,000 kilos of cargo from Balboa City, Panama, to cities in Argentina, Chile, and Peru, for a total of 43,000 kilos of freight carried since the start of the new service. Photo: Six years earlier, modified Panagra Ford Trimotor aircraft flew more than 350 tons of freight across the Andes from Trujillo to Piaz, both in Peru. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/ec85a2d3-d37b-42c6-8dc8-13b25d437499/BI+Panagra+Matchbook+Cover+The+Panagra+Route+1940s+0.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - October 3, 1942 Panagra moves 881 kilos of medications made by Laboratorios Industriales Farmaceuticos Ecuatorianos, is flown northbound from Quito, Ecuador, on the special air cargo plane, via Guayaquil, Ecuador, to Central America https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/7b9e4a05-be63-446a-8328-bdf896a0b1d6/BI+Panagra+Panair+do+Brasil+Poster+1940s.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - November 21, 1942 Records indicate an increase of 500 percent in the number of passengers traveling throughout the Panagra system since the outbreak of World War 2. This large traffic increase was handled in a normal manner over all sectors due to the establishment of additional services such as an all air freight service along the trunk line from Balboa City, Panama, to Lima, Peru, and the increased frequency of service of Panair do Brasil, S. A., service between Balboa to Lima, and return and the US gateways of Miami, Florida, and Brownsville, Texas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/998f7cb9-12e0-40cc-b266-9dd3bdc629f3/BI+Panagra+Moron+Airport+BUE+2023+Unk.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - December 15, 1942 Panagra creates its first Passenger Service Department. Five young Argentina women operated the department at Moron Airport (shown) at Buenos Aires, Argentina, after undergoing an intensive customer service training course https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/f034dadf-934c-41e2-9ccf-495d35790234/BI+Panagra+DC-3+NC33645+Accident+Overview+Jan+22+1943.png Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - January 22, 1943 Tragically, Panagra loses one of its Douglas DC-3 aircraft registered as NC33645 Ship P-45, while flying on the regularly scheduled route between Santiago, Chile, and Lima, Peru. One hour after departing the Arequipa, Peru, airport, and having given its last radio transmission at 3PM, and flying over the Ocofia River, the aircraft struck the slopes of the Guayuri Grande Hill, in the province of Caraveli, Department of Arequipa. Ten passengers were killed along with three crew members but thankfully, one passenger did survive. Panagra’s impeccable five year safety record was also ended on that hill. The company had flown 14,085 passengers over 19,727,437 kilometers and 173,714,262 Revenue Passenger Miles without a passenger or crew fatality https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/63f78f6c-25e7-40c5-9186-d88b1d3058df/BI+Panagra+Aviation+Safety+Award+Dec+31+1949+0007.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - January 27, 1943 Panagra receives the Inter-American Safety Council Award for its third consecutive year of safe flying during 1942, when the company flew 42,964,911 passenger miles, and operating 4,026,711 flying miles over the Airline’s 8,800-mile South American route network, without a single passenger of crew fatality https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/07f97374-4852-4b77-a8eb-0b32f6325ae5/BI+Panagra+Oid+and+New+Terminal+Arica+Chile+++Sacyr.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - February 1, 1943 Weather balloon stations for taking upper air recordings are installed at Arica, Chile and Cochabamba and Trinidad, Bolivia. Photo: The venerable vintage terminal at Arica, Chile, has been replaced with a modernized building. Copyright, Sacyr Chile https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/8363462f-4d35-466a-b453-a60e50ef2cfb/BI+Panagra+TT+Jul+1+1943++copy.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - February 2, 1943 Panagra introduced its new international all-cargo service on July 9, 1942, between Balboa City, Panama and Lima, Peru, which became the first regularly scheduled all-freight operation by any airline certified by the Civil Aeronautics Board, is extended south to Santiago, Chile, and then across to Buenos Aires, Argentina. This creates a 5,300-mile all-cargo trunk line in Western South America but only one trip was operated between Santiago and Buenos Aires, because of the Argentine requirement that a route officer be on board https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/64c20192-39de-4ea5-bfd0-156989ebe5b2/BI+Panagra+Las+Lajas+Cathedral+Ipiales+Colombia+2023+Expedia.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - February 18, 1943 Aerovias del Ecuador Panagra inaugurates new weekly service between Quito, Ecuador and Ipiales, Colombia. Photo: The breathtaking Las Rajas Sanctuary at Ipiales, Colombia, is the subject of a Braniff Airways travel poster. Copyright, Expedia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/0ec15e3b-a6d5-4142-aa0b-e55a6ea83c14/BI+Panagra+Reserved+Cargo+Sticker+Form+1950s+.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - February 20, to 21, 1943 Panagra inaugurates its first all-cargo flight between Buenos Aires, Argentina, and Lima, Peru, which connected with the all-cargo flight from Balboa City, Panama, to Lima. This new flight served as a preliminary step to regular service across the entire route as soon as additional new aircraft were delivered https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/378e0543-f917-46d9-b859-af7d61a25dd4/BI+Panagra+Terminal+Medillin+Cordova+Airpport+2007+Sajo+R.JPG Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - February 22, 1943 Students attending the Elementary Course on Meteorology at Medellin, Colombia, flew to attend classes on Pan American World Airways and Panagra aircraft. More than 200 students from 20 Latin American republics were granted scholarships to attend the courses. Photo: Medellin’s Cordova Airport serves both domestic and international passengers. Copyright, Sajo R https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/e5a3e3f0-67ed-49d5-b67c-cd2ae3e78865/BI+Panagra+Runway+Ipiales+Airport+IPI++Colombia+2023+Grupo+Empresarial.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - March 2, 1943 Inauguration of passenger and cargo service between Quito, Ecuador, and Ipiales, Colombia, which is located in the mountainous areas bordering on Ecuador. Photo: Ipiales Airport, Columbia, today, Copyright, Grupo Empresarial https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/b2f9be54-1839-4abc-bc00-2b1320a0f2d7/BI+Panagra+Ticket+and+Jacket+Mr+Victor+and+Ana+Marie+Raggio+Apr+2+1957+0002.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - March 3, 1943 Panagra reduces passenger fares averaging 10 percent. Photo: Pan American-Grace Airways passenger tickets from 1957. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/0f8721d6-de42-4d9a-b909-8465f8e7887c/BI+Panagra+Hangar+LIM+Limatambo+Airport+Lima+Peru+0001.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - May 1, 1943 A weather forecast center was installed at Lima, Peru, which increased forecast coverage for all areas of Panagra’s route system from Lima and south. Photo: The new Lima weather station was installed on the other side of Panagra’s big hangar at Limatambo Airport. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/07a29dd7-5742-4647-8ca5-3041dbe74df2/BI+Aerial+and+Ramp+View+Tocumen+Airport+PTY+1950+Post+Card+.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - July 1, 1943 The new Tocumen Airport terminal is opened at Panama City/Balboa City, Panama, The Canal Zone, which is one of the most modern in Central and South America. The new airport was jointly occupied by Panagra, Panair do Brasil, Umca and Taca, and featured an air conditioned interior, pneumatic tubes for the delivery of incoming and outgoing radios, fluorescent lighting and a public address system. Photo: A montage of activity at Panama City’s Tocumen Airport in the late 1940s. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/0db98d83-dddb-4058-82ce-b4a55463360a/BI+Panagra+DC-3+NC28380+P-44+LIM+1944+Unk.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - July 1, to September 29, 1943 Panagra moves into its new Operations Building at Limatambo Airport, Lima, Peru. Photo: Panagra Douglas DC-3 registered as NC28380 and dubbed Ship P-44 is parked on the ramp at Limatambo Airport in 1944 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/cb1c3521-a2b7-480e-b7c0-9cfe4f05e4aa/BI+Panagra+TT+Jul+1+1943+.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - August 1, 1943 Mr. H. E. Banham, Panagra’s Navigation Instructor, is promoted to Director of Ground Training and began the organization of a systematic ground training program for pilots to supplement Panagra’s already well-developed flight program. The first step in the program was designed for apprentice copilots but during the course of the months ahead, the school expanded to include dispatchers, radio operators, airport traffic control operators and maintenance personnel. Photo: Panagra’s timetable dated July 1, 1943. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/0afe24f1-014a-45b5-9b5a-664b886b8efe/BI+Panagra+DC-3+NC18119+Maintenance+Hangar+LIM+1943+0016-2.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - August 24, 1943 The first of three used Douglas DC-3 twin-engine airliners registered as NC30031 Ship P-49, arrive at the Limatambo Base, Peru. Panagra purchased the three aircraft from the US Government to meet the increasing demands of traffic between the US Mainland and Latin America https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/c486fb16-6009-4d56-b99e-17fe8cb6e9bd/BI+Panagra+TT+Jul+1+1943+0002.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - September 11, 1943 The second used US Government Douglas DC-3, Ship P-50, arrives at the Limatambo Base, Peru. Photo: Panagra’s July 1, 1943 Timetable and route map. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/4bc9a5f0-7c2f-4902-888a-95987e56b428/BI+Panagra+Route+Map+1943+0056.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - September 13, 1943 The first issue of “Panagra News” Employee Newsletter is released marking the 15th Anniversary of the company https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/40078986-a5ad-4073-adf3-3ef8b2a07914/BI+Panagra+Weather+Station+Peru+Highlands+2023+Percy+Ramirez.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - October 1, 1943 Panagra submitted a requisition to Pan American World Airways for complete sets of meteorological instruments for building 55 first class weather stations, including equipment for 15 stations capable of taking upper air readings. Photo: An indigenous man in the Peruvian Highlands checks the weather station. Copyright, Percy Ramirez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/1c55a172-4ef9-4b8a-93d3-a5c9f655c531/BI+Panagra+Meteorologist+Briefs+Pilot+1939+PAA.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - November 1, 1943 The company hires four additional professional meteorologists, which made it possible for increased research and further increased the number of daily hours that the meteorologists could maintain weather watch over Panagra’s route system. Photo: A Pan American Airways Meteorologist briefs a pilot about his flight. Copyright, Pan American World Airways https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/3e0bbdba-0159-4a54-98fe-998d6aced6fa/BI+Panagra+Cow+Argentina+Poster+1940s+BFC.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - December 8, 1943 Panagra inaugurates a third flight each week over its Transcontinental Route and a fifth weekly flight is added between Lima, Peru, and Santiago, Chile, which now makes five flights each week between the US Mainland and Santiago https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/44a2672c-49a0-4c44-8c3d-4662a7feb672/BI+Panagra+Meteorologist+for+Airline+AP.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - December 15, 1943 Two new weather stations capable of taking upper air readings are opened at Guayaquil, Ecuador and Santa Cruz, Ecuador. Photo: Weather information for each station is written on a chalk board in 1929. Copyright, Associated Press https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/ce3a32b7-fd22-4f16-8b3f-4addc112d86c/BI+Panagra+Douglas+DC-3A+NC30031+Sep+1943+Unk.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - January 1, 1944 Panagra maintenance technicians complete the conversion of Douglas DC-3 NC30031 Ship P-49 from passenger to all-cargo configuration. An 80 inch by 90 inch cargo door was installed, which enabled a payload of 2,700 kilos and a smaller compartment was installed for high dollar shipments https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/7845bd3a-7697-4c86-9c3e-84e9684930f6/BI+Panagra+Order+of+the+Condor+1943+Smithsonian.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - January 8, 1944 Panagra Vice President John T. Shannon and Captain Harold A. Speer, Technical Advisor to Lloyd Aereo Boliviano, were awarded with the Award of the Condor of the Andes, the highest civilian honor conferred by the Bolivian Government. Photo: Award of the Condor of the Andes. Smithsonian, Copyright https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/fbf9e8b5-ac06-47a3-af2f-799cd5cc223b/BI+Panagra+Peruvian+Natives+at+Fish+Hatcheries+at+Chicuito+Peru+2022+Milwaukee+Jounal+Sentinel.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - January 21, 1944 Panagra transports the first recorded shipment of trout and whitefish eggs by air between the North and South American continents. The shipment was a gift of the US Government to the Peruvian Government and was bound for the International Fish Hatcheries at Chucuito near Lake Titicaca, Peru. The shipment consisted of 500,000 white fish eggs and 40,000 lake trout eggs, which arrived in perfect condition https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/bd675b86-3889-4222-b217-e0eb01e37180/BI+Panagra+TT+Apr+15+1944+2.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - January 26, 1944 The new all-cargo DC-3 NC30031 Ship P-49, was filmed inflight, while on its once weekly flight between Balboa City, Panama, and Buenos Aires, Argentina, which was a new service added in addition to the company’s regular flights with Air Express cargo. Photo: Panagra April 15, 1944 Timetable insert. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/c0d530f7-c667-4d63-9243-6d2b97f4087b/BI+Panagra+Ford+Trimotor+and+Llamas+LIM+Mar+1933+BFC+copy.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - January 31, 1944 Panagra added three professional meteorologists to the staff. Photo: Back in March 1933, local Llamas visited their rival for transportation services, Panagra’s Ford Trimotor registered as NC8416 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/58e117c2-9ad1-491c-9021-f0dd86f9b478/BI+Panagra+Gaucho+with+Bolleadoras+Sky+Card+1940s.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - January 31, 1944 Weather forecasting service was expanded to cover the entire length of the routes of Panagra, from Balboa City, Panama, to Buenos Aires, Argentina, and Santiago, Chile. Photo: Gaucho enjoys blue skies of Argentina as he uses his boleadoras in the 1940s. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/4e947eda-fa07-465f-a01b-d0e87e09fc94/BI+Panagra+Sky+Card+Bullfighting+Plaza+de+Acho+LIM+1960s+BFC.png Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - February 1, 1944 Panagra Medical Department implements a new 24-hour medical service at Limatambo Airport, Peru, which provided around-the-clock medical attention for any hangar or workshop accidents. Photo: This Panagra Sky Card depicts the legendary bullfighting at Plaza de Acho in Lima, Peru. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/63f23db6-2935-49f1-91df-aaa2d81a7a94/BI+Panagra+TT+Mar+20+1944+.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - February 1, 1944 A US Civil Aeronautics Authority survey and inspection charter was flown on a Panagra Douglas C-47 aircraft, throughout the month of February with stops at all on-line and off-line alternate stations. Photo: The attractive front cover of the March 20, 1944 Timetable. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/92e48376-df92-4048-b56a-7740c62d1f3d/BI+Panagra+Luggage+Tag+CLO+1960s+0002.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - February 1, 1944 Panagra opens a new City Ticket Office in Cali, Colombia, featuring ample counter space and bright windows in one of the city’s most modern office buildings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/88de4282-01b4-4032-862e-7a308459f04d/BI+LIM+Limatambo+Airport+Lima+Peru+0002.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - February 1, 1944 The company introduces airport limousine service for passengers at Buenos Aires, Argentina, using three Chevrolet airport limousines with a fourth scheduled for delivery during 1944. The limos are similar to the fabled La Guardia Airport limousines and carry 10 passengers and a driver. Panagra’s new service is one of the few airport limo services outside of the United States. Photo: At Limatambo Airport Base, in Peru, the big 10-passenger Panagra limousine and standard limousine are parked face-to-face in 1944. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/02f3c9e0-6f17-412a-aca0-e7fca4e281ca/BI+Panagra+TT+Apr+15+1944++copy.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - February 15, 1944 Panagra President Harold J. Roig, celebrates the completion of his fifth year of service to the company. During his tenure, the company’s growth reveals that while in 1939 the airline carried 9,830 passengers but by 1943 the company flew 68,780 passengers, while miles flown increased from 1,818,680 in 1939, to 4,688,303 in 1943, and pounds of Air Express carried increased from 196,623 in 1939 to 1,980,000 in 1943. During his administration, Panagra route mileage grew 5,700 to 8,800. Our services from the Panama Canal Zone south to Lima, Peru; Santiago, Chile, and Buenos Aires, Argentina, increased from twice weekly to daily, in addition, to increased domestic service. Outlining the company’s future, Mr. Roig announced that an application had been made to the US Civil Aeronautics Board for two new express routes between The Canal Zone and Buenos Aires, Argentina. He was clear in stating that the company recognizes the value of express operations with speedy aircraft in developing lower rates and faster service for international operations but that Panagra will not sacrifice to this type of deluxe service its interests in the domestic deluxe point-to-point service, which Panagra has pioneered. Photo: While Mr. Roig enters his fight year of service, Panagra celebrates 16 years of service to the America’s in 1944. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/4cb84ead-0c77-4ec5-a3e7-d85571273ff8/BI+Panagra+Aerovias+del+Ecuador+Fares+Brochure+Jul+16+1942.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - February 18, 1944 Aerovias del Ecuador Panagra inaugurates a second weekly flight between Quito and Ipiales, both in Ecuador, which links the capitals of Quito, and Bogota, Colombia, within five hours flying time. Photo: Aerovias del Ecuador Fares Brochure from July 16, 1942. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/d9ab91d0-76fe-4641-8c2d-c279e57a382d/BI+Panagra+Panair+do+Brasil+New+Logo+Insignia+PAA+Newsletter+Oct+1936.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - March 15, 1944 Seventy bug-eating Bufo Paracnemis and Bufo Arenarum or frogs fresh from the low lying Chaco country, were flown via Panagra to Balboa City, Panama, and then via Panair do Brasil, to Miami, Florida, where they were used for extermination of plant parasites. Only one frog was lost during shipment https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/0f1651a1-ed53-4b48-8a8f-1c8b9884bfa3/BI+Panagra+Llama+at+Tucuman+Argentina+Paraditas+del+Camino.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - March 22, 1944 A shipment of insect eggs destined for the Cotton Belt region of the United States, departed Tucuman, Argentina, via Panagra. After reproduction, these insects were to join in the battle against the Boll Weevil. Photo: A Llama at a small roadside shop at Tuchman, Argentina. Copyright, Paraditas del Camino https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/8f4b0b38-7951-49c2-8f24-ce04d12efaee/BI+Panagra+Cinchona+Tree+Peru+Andes+Amazon+Fund.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - April 4, 1944 Panagra flies a Peruvian cinchona tree, the gift of the Rotary Club of Lima, Peru, from Lima, to Miami, Florida, as a courtesy. Explorer Simon Bolivar incorporated the tree into Peru’s Coat of Arms and it is the national tree of the country. Photo: The magnificent Cinchona Tree is facing significant problems creating new efforts to save Peru’s national tree. Copyright, Andes Amazon Fund https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/eca8e329-3836-421a-b1ee-a53c957a8d53/BI+Panagra+Terminal+Tarija+Bolivia+TJA+2012+Unk.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - April 6, 1944 Lloyd Aereo Boliviano LAB, operating under the administration of Pan American Grace Airways, since the end of Nazi aviation interests in Bolivia, provides a direct weekly service to Tarija, Bolivia, which is the capital of the important agricultural and mining province of Tarija in southeast Bolivia. This is an important move toward tapping the rich mineral and petroleum resources of this region bordering on the vast Chaco country. At about this time, statistics were released comparing LAB’s operations in 1943 to those of 1942. The company improved in all categories of service with miles flown up 51 percent; passengers carried up 100 percent with Air Express up 155 percent. Photo: Tarija Airport terminal and tower in 2012. Copyright, Airport Data https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/872a1f2b-a81a-49d5-8a72-dffa4c73d7dd/BI+Panagra+DC-3+Harold+J.+Roig+Arrives+LPB+Jul+2+1943.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - April 15, 1944 An announcement was made concerning the reelection of Harold J. Roig as President and Director of Pan American-Grace Airways. Howard B. Dean is reelected as a Director and Vice President and Henry Friendly was chosen as a Director in place of George L. Rihlland and Erwin Balluder is elected Director in place of Evan E. Young. In addition, other directors reelected are Mr. W. F. Cogswell, Mr. A. Garni, H. Preston Morris and Mr. R. H. Patchin. Photo: Panagra President Harold J. Roig, center, arribes LPB on July 2, 1943. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/31c57b9d-f875-47f7-8014-adbae9dc310b/BI+Panagra+TT+Apr+15+1944+.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - April 15, 1944 Panagra signs several contracts with Shell Oil Company of Ecuador, for the transportation by air of over 1000 tons of oil well drilling machinery from Shell’s base camp and airfield at Shell-Mera in the Ecuadorean Asians to its field headquarters in jungle bound Arajuno, Ecuador. Panagra’s Douglas DC-3 airliners were used to fly heavier equipment, while the Douglas DC-2 transported smaller materials. Both aircraft were specially outfitted by Panagra engineers to accommodate these bulky shipments Photo: The front cover of Panagra’s April 14, 1944, touts the Airline’s sixteenth year of service to Latin America. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/cc51d5c1-71e0-4c19-adc1-2a29c21d5336/BI+Panagra+Hotel+Salta+Salta+Argentina+2023+ATN+Travel.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - May 15, 1944 Panagra opens a new City Ticket Office located in the Hotel Salta, at Salta, Argentina. Photo: The landmark Hotel Salta is a hub of activity in downtown Salta, Argentina. Copyright, ATN Travel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/ff32490b-0e4f-4602-9ecc-da59e5d7f740/BI+Panagra+TT+Apr+15+1944+Lloyd+Aero+Boliviano+Lockheed+Lodestar+Cochabamba+Airport+1944+3.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - May 15, 1944 Lloyd Aereo Boliviano LAB extends its Cochabamba, Bolivia, to Yacuiba, Bolivia, service to include Santa Cruz, Bolivia, and return. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/858c7bff-a56a-4dc5-a185-431172db1bd2/BI+Panagra+TT+Mar+20+1944+0002.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - May 15, 1944 Panagra’s Operations Departments adds a new Flight Control group, which is placed under the direction of Chief Dispatcher Mr. H. G. Kitchens. All employees of the new Flight Control group were Civil Aeronautics Authority licensed aircraft dispatchers or apprentices in training for their dispatcher license. In order to properly operate all Panagra flights, the company’s routes were broken down into Flight Control Areas, with a Flight Control Office opened in each of the areas, which have been opened in Cali, Colombia; Guayaquil, Ecuador; Lima, Peru; Santiago, Chile, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Salta, Argentina and Santa Cruz, Bolivia. Each office is staffed with a dispatcher in charge, a flight dispatcher, apprentice dispatchers and control clerks. Photo: Panagra’s schedules as of March 14, 1944. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/7e6dd335-8ac1-4bf6-b5d0-3ae7779fdde8/BI+Panagra+Hotel+Carrera+SCL+2020+Carlos+Figueroa.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - May 15, 1944 Panagra opens a new City Ticket Office at the Hotel Carrera, at Santiago, Chile. Photo: The elegant Hotel Carrera in downtown Santiago, is the premier hotel. Copyright, Carlos Figueroa https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/12180826-d45d-453d-b9d8-aee0d5310a99/BI+Panagra+Foreign+Air+Mail+Route+FAM+9+Jul+1+1934.png Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - May 18, to 26, 1944 Pan American-Grace Airways, Inc., celebrates the 15th Anniversary of the company’s first Airmail flight between the US Mainland and the western parts of South America. Congratulatory messages are exchanged by US President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, President Manuel Prado y Ugarteche of Peru and President Jose Maria Velasco Ibarra of Ecuador https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/d929e3c5-a7e6-4716-9e7f-38828e323ed6/BI+Panagra+TT+Apr+15+1944+4.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - June 1, 1944 Pan American-Grace Airways celebrates more than ten years of pioneering and its steady efforts in the development of communications facilities in Peru. The Airline had installed new and modern transmitting and receiving units that insured efficient ground-to-aircraft communications, providing point-to-point contact between airports various countries and transmitting radio beacon signals for aircraft direction finding navigation when required. Panagra’s modern crystal-controlled transmitter were able to transmit both radio and telegraphy, both modulated and unmodulated, and radio telephone, while the original 1,020 watts antenna power on the Peruvian network had been increased to 14,900 watts. At Panagra’s principal communications station at Limatambo Airport, Peru, where all circuits converge, the company now employs more than 25 radio operators and 16 technicians for shop-maintenance of both ground and aircraft radio equipment. The company owns, controls and operates 75 radio stations in the countries it presently serves in South America. Photo: Route Map of Panagra services in the April 14, 1944 Timetable. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/eb7fafab-b922-4757-b7af-08fdf8c23d07/BI+Panagra+Terminal+Arequipa+APQ+unk.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - June 29, 1944 Panagra carries its first load of penicillin for E. W. Gibson, Limited, at Chachani Airport in Arequipa, Peru https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/45d48e5b-a82b-48bb-9c33-92fe66b8bb1a/BI+Panagra+Malecon+Boardwalk+Simon+Bolivar+GYE+2022+Hotel+del+Parque.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - July 1, 1944 The company opens beautiful new headquarters offices at Guayaquil, Ecuador, located downtown in a beautiful new three-story modern building located on the Malecon Boardwalk Simon Bolivar. Photo: The striking Malecon Boardwalk Simon Bolivar dates back to 1845. Copyright, Hotel del Parque, Guayaquil https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/68b7bd7e-ab73-4adf-b8b7-27a94b7f4d32/BI+Panagra+Chile+to+NYC+Airmail+15+th+Anniversary+Jul+21+1944.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - July 21, 1944 Panagra celebrates the 15th Anniversary of its first Airmail flight between Chile and the US Mainland. The Chilean media is effusive in its praise of the company’s achievements during these years of pioneering. Messages of congratulations were exchanged between the President of Chile and the United States and between the Chilean Foreign Minister and Panagra President Harry J. Roig. Chilean postal authorities authorized the company to use a special stamp for affixing to all letter originating in Chile and heading to the United States as well as intermediate countries https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/69762041-a111-4f28-8ba6-e3edd854908d/BI+Panagra+DC-4+N88904+SMO+1948.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - August 4, 1944 Panagra’s New York office releases a press release announcing that the company has petitioned the Civil Aeronautics Board for postwar daily service from Balboa City, Panama, and Buenos Aires, Argentina, with intermediate stops at Antofagasta, Chile, and Santiago, Chile. New and luxurious 50-passenger four-engine aircraft on order will be used over the new route https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/5d83a9da-be10-4cb5-ab11-b620da0ac691/BI+Panagra+International+Hollerith+Tabulating+System+IBM+1940+Office+Museum.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - August 5, 1944 A review of Panagra’s procedures and equipment at the Accounting Department at Limatambo Airport, Lima, Peru, revealed that the equipment currently consists of two alphabetical perforating machines, one numerical perforator, one proving machine and classifier, as well an 80-count tabulator and a summary perforating machine. This equipment is now being used in General Accounting, Ticket Control, Flight Statistics, Payrolls, Material Purchase Control, Stores Issues Distribution and Control of Personnel Movement. Close to 50,000 cards have been recorded each month, which with their multiple passing through of various machines, formed a total of 250,000 cards processed every 30 days. The accounting system was last modernized in 1940 with the installation of the International Hollerith System. Photo: US census workers are using the International Hollerith Tabulating System (later IBM) in 1940. Copyright, Office Museum https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/7aba0ae8-6877-489f-9245-73df9f8d31cb/BI+Panagra+Colonel+Harold+R.+Harris+center+Receives+Switlik+Trophy+Commemorating+First+Jump+from+Aircraft+via+Parachute+Wings+Club+1943.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - August 19, 1944 Colonel Harold R. Harris, Panagra’s senior vice president, which is now serving in the US Armed Services, has been appointed chief of staff of the US Air Transport Command. Photo: Colonel Harold R. Harris, center, receives the Switlik Trophy to commemorate the first jump from an aircraft using a parachute at this 1943 event at the Wings Club. Copyright, Smithsonian https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/c19a29b2-4b0c-42ce-8698-0fe91380e4d0/BI+Panagra+Cutaway+Pratt+and+Whitney+R-2800+Engine+Nov+2012+G.+Verver.png Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - August 20, 1944 Panagra Technician Felix Delgado, hangar mechanic under the direction of Instructor Everett Skinner of the Maintenance Training School at Limatambo Airport Peru, completed the cutting of a perfect cross-section of a 1,200 horsepower Pratt and Whitney 14-cylinder air cooled engine. The engine was reviewed by Peruvian air cadets and then placed on exhibition at the Lima Permanent Exposition at Lima, Peru. Photo Copyright, G. Verver https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/e38656f9-f848-4606-a0ed-fc1aa6bf6f43/BI+Panagra+DC-2+NC13729+Cargo+Loading+LIM+1940s+D+L+Burk.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - August 30, 1944 In celebrating the second anniversary of its all-cargo service, the company reveals that its cargo business has increased to over 700,000 pounds during the past two years, while mail increased to over 38,000 pounds. Air Cargo is bringing a new era to both industry and commerce in the eight key Latin American countries served by Pan American Grace Airways https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/30e76c0f-13c8-46b9-9863-8b848ba81669/BI+Panagra+Route+Map+LIM+Mar+1933+BFC.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - September 13, 1944 The company celebrates its 16th birthday. From 1939 to 1943, the Airline’s passenger traffic increased an unprecedented 660 percent, while cargo increased an equally impressive 1,850 percent and Airmail by 474 percent. Photo: Panagra’s route map in 1933. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/ff18dc08-5714-49a2-bb0f-ddd9053c62ef/BI+Panagra+to+United+States+via+DC-6+Flight+Packet+Brochure+1950s+0002.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - September 13, 1944 Panagra President Harold Roig announces that the company has purchased three new four-engine Douglas DC-6 airliners capable of carrying 52-passengers, which will be used on the company’s proposed “Great Circle” route from Balboa City, Panama, to Buenos Aires, Argentina. The new airliners would cut flying times and offer new and comfortable nighttime service in both directions https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/5dc18a1b-8f2a-4736-9541-a0bb5a82fa75/BI+Panagra+Lloyd+Aereo+Boliviano+Timetable+May+18+1940.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - September 28, 1944 Lloyd Aereo Boliviano LAB receives the Inter-American Safety Award for 1943 from the Inter-America Safety Council in recognition of the Airline’s perfect safety record for that year https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/2466d2da-1172-4ed1-8471-e41159e04d82/BI+Panagra+CAB+Logo.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - October 12, 1944 Pan American-Grace Airways files its Great Circle routes petition with the Civil Aeronautics Board along with seven other US airlines that are also applying for South American routes, during the Board’s hearings in Washington DC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/ba3ddf4e-3195-4e39-8a7b-b13a2581c4e9/BI+Panagra+Major+General+Fulgencio+Batista+former+President+Cuba+1940.png Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - November 9, 1944 Major General Fulgencio Batiste, former president of Cuba, arrives at Limatambo Airport, Peru, aboard a Panagra airliner during his goodwill tour of Latin American countries https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/2a16b2ce-5cc9-4bd2-8f92-3ad07dc3b33e/BI+Panagra+DC-3+NC25652+Air+Transport+Magazine+Jul+1945+0.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - January 24, 1945 The first three twin-engine Douglas DC-3 airliners recently allocated to Panagra by the US War Property Administration, arrive at Limatambo Airport, with Captain Mr. E. B. Hummel in command. Also, the company announced its performance during 1944, which included several records: 84,206 passengers flown, which was 15,000 more flown than in 1943; 5,143,422 miles flown, which was up 9.5 percent over 1943; 316,880 pounds of mail is flown, which was 13,300 pounds over 1943 and cargo and air express is estimated at over 2 million pounds, which does not include cargo carried under Panagra’s special charter contracts https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/88bc53ff-178f-49f7-9db2-df82baa9f0cc/BI+Panagra+TT+Apr+15+1944+Aerovias+del+Ecuador+Terminal+UIO+1944+4+copy.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - March 3, 1945 Panagra Captain William Sindo honored in a ceremony at Eloy Alfaro Airport at Manta, Ecuador, for the appreciation for the superb air transport service rendered by Aerovias del Ecuador Panagra in furthering commercial interchange between Ecuador and the other nations of the world https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/0ebb7d9e-76cc-4d72-93c0-f9cfeaa893ef/BI+Panagra+10+Year+Anniversary+Stamp+of+Service+LPB+to+Tacna+1945.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - May 13, 1945 Pan American Grace Airways, Inc., celebrates the tenth year of service to Bolivia. Events of the day at La Paz’s El Alto Airport, Bolivia, included a courtesy flight that Panagra Vice President Mr. J. T. Shannon had arranged for Bolivian President Gualberto Villarroel and several members of his cabinet. The president of the republic congratulated Panagra in a direct letter to US President Harry S. Truman, while the Bolivian minister of foreign affairs addressed a congratulatory message to Panagra’s President Harry Roig. The Bolivian Government decreed the issuance of a special lot of 8 million postage stamps commemorating the event and to be placed in circulation on this date https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/6beb2256-3783-4688-b5dd-860f0d3b2d12/BI+Panagra+Pan+Am+Annual+Report+1945.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - August 1, 1945 Panagra releases statistics comparing the first six months of 1945 to the same period in 1944: Jan to Jun 1944 Jan to Jun 1945 1945 Increase Passenger Miles 32,732,445 36,663,656 12.01% Number of Passengers 40,917 43,511 6.34% Mail Pounds 150,491 169,332 12.51% Air Express and Cargo 89,491 1,188,556 32.58% https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/0db2ba85-da4d-488a-bee3-d10e510357d1/BI+Panagra+DC-6+Sky+Giants+Ad+1945+BFC.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - September 1, 1945 Panagra inaugurates five new flights: 1. Two additional flights between Balboa City, Panama and Lima, Peru, every Tuesday and Saturday, for a total of nine flights each week; 2. An additional flight between Lima, and Santiago, Peru, for a total of six flights each week; 3. Four new weekly flights between Guayaquil, Ecuador, and Quito, Ecuador, for a total of twelve weekly flights; 4. An additional flight between Quito and Esmeraldas, Ecuador, for a total of two flights weekly; 5. An additional flight between Quito, Ecuador, and Ipiales, Colombia, for a total of four flights each week to and from this key Ecuadorean and Colombian frontier region https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/00066045-4528-4c11-ab51-86c0863483f8/BI+Panagra+Employee+Group+Photo+17th+Anniversary+1928+to+1945+LIM+Sep+13+1945+0001.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - September 13, 1945 Panagra celebrates its 17th Anniversary of service with the announcement that during five and a half years of wartime service, up through July 1945, the company had flown 13,650,661 miles, carried 206,384 passengers, 1,011,561 pounds of mail and 5,268,257 pounds of Air Express and cargo Also, the company now employs 2,300 people, of which 95-percent are nationals https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/10fd5256-3c32-4024-977b-e05195358da6/BI+Panagra+Douglas+DC-3+NC28335+Panagra+at+%27drome+ca.%2748.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - September 15, 1945 Pan American-Grace Airways takes delivery of another Douglas DC-3 (C-53) from the US Armed Service and begins the necessary conversion work for passenger use https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/4ba60f62-dffb-48b2-9b52-624ee48c0996/BI+Panagra+Lima+Country+Club+Hotel+LIM+2023+Lima+CC+Hotel.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - October 1, to 2, 1945 Panagra’s first postwar Traffic Managers Meeting is held in Lima, Peru, at the Lima Country Club. Photo: The stunning Lima Country Club Hotel is still a landmark destination. Copyright, Lima Country Club Hotel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/406ec499-81bc-454a-8d2d-0ae053f8e1b1/BI+Panagra+Montage+City+of+Iquitos+Peru+2023+Percy+Meza.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - October 15, 1945 Inauguration of service between Lima, Peru, and Iquitos, Peru. Photo: Settled in 1624, Iquitos is the gateway to the jungles of the Northern Amazon. Copyright, Percy Meza https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/8f7af099-e82a-4409-ab7e-55839666dd82/BI+Panagra+DC-3+C-47+Over+Pyramids+Ebypt+Jan+1+1944+USAAF.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - November 7, 1945 General Mr. H. L. George, commanding general of the US Air Transport Command, writes a letter to Panagra President Harry L. Roig, to express the appreciation of the Air Transport Command for a job “magnificently done” during the World War 2 efforts. The Panagra ATC unit at Miami, Florida, is officially dissolved. Photo: A USAAF Air Transport Command Douglas C-47 operates over the Pyramids in Egypt on January 1, 1944. Copyright, USAAF https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/e4a499bd-159b-428b-8673-0fb3909786d5/BI+Panagra+Douglas+DC-3+NC25652+Panagra+as+dignitary+arrives+at+%27drome%2C+probably+Ecuador%2C+ca.%2748.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - December 5, 1945 Pan American-Grace Airways, Inc., takes delivery of its fifth new Douglas DC-3 twin-engine airliner at its Limatambo Base at Lima, Peru. The arrival of the new airplane increased the company carrying by 38 percent over the previous year https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/8875e702-4b7f-4126-8bdc-2bac87c12d5f/BI+Panagra+Montgomery+Clift+by+Max+Coplan+1950+Max+Coplan.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - January 30, 1946 The company announced a plan to film Panagra’s route system in color with Mr. Max Coplan, the renowned US professional photographer. Photo: Legendary Hollywood Actor Montgomery Clift is captured by photographer Max Coplan in 1950. Copyright, Max Coplan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/8146c508-4a0f-4575-89bd-8ee8f9124a7b/BI+Panagra+Thomas+J+Kirkland+and+Andrew+J+Phelan+B+Liner+67-1_01.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - February 3, 1946 Panagra Vice President Campbell announces numerous changes in the company’s executive staff: Mr. Thomas J. Kirkland, returning from his tour of duty with the US Navy, will again assume his former position of vice president with offices at the New York offices; Mr. John T. Shannon will oversee the planning, consummation of arrangements and necessary facilities, which are necessary for the operation and maintenance of the new Douglas four-engine aircraft that will be delivered to the company during 1946. Captain Charles R. Disher, operations manager, will supervise operations, maintenance and communications departments; Captain F. L. Achilles, Jr., is reassigned to the South American offices as assistant and technical advisor to the operations manager; Mr. J. T. Sholtz is appointed superintendent of operation; Mr. H. L. Aller, Jr., is appointed executive assistant to Vice President Campbell; Mr. Andrew J. Phelan, assistant controller, is charged with the new Financial Department based in Lima, Peru; Mr. E. E. Spencer, assistant treasurer, is assigned to the New York offices to supervise the procurement of personnel; Mr. W. F. Lewis also an assistant treasurer, is assigned to the New York offices to manage financial matters; Mr. J. H. Nelowet is assigned to manage specific matters assigned by Vice President Campbell. Photo: Both Thomas J. Kirkland and Andrew J. Phelan transferred to Braniff International when the company merged with Pan American-Grace in February 1967. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/237ab227-6029-47db-a5b3-6b89e7c71607/BI+Panagra+TT+Jan+1+1945+2-2.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - February 7, 1946 Panagra President Harold J. Roig announces that the company’s performance had surpassed all previous years. Panagra carried 10,000 more passengers in 1945 compared to 1944, with the difference alone the amount that the Airline carried in 1939. Cargo and mail carried during 1945 increased by 26.6 percent compared to 14.4 percent during 1944. During 1945, the company reduced its passenger, cargo and airmail rates https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/cd43086c-0141-4400-aed7-6b148fa7455a/BI+Panagra+Hostess+and+Boy+Passenger+Poster+1950s+BFC.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - April 2, 1946 Ms. Gwendolyn Raymond, RN, joins Panagra and sets up a hostess training program to introduce hostess service on company aircraft https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/f5c96931-e89d-4c0a-862b-149bcc4afce0/BI+Panagra+Captain+Warren+Smith+1500th+Crossing+of+Andes+Los+Cerrillos+SCL+Apr+5+1946.png Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - April 5, 1946 Panagra Captain Warren B. Smith, makes his 1500th crossing of the Andes Mountain Range over the Transandean Route between Santiago, Chile, and Buenos Aires, Argentina. Upon arrival at Los Cerrillos Airport, Santiago, Chile, a large contingent of well-wishers and Chilean aviation officials were on hand to welcome Captain Smith. Photo: Captain Warren B. Smith deplanes the Panagra DC-3 at Santiago’s Los Cerrillos Airport that he just crossed the Andes Mountain aboard for the 1500th time. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/62140383-71df-4943-9656-b274fe4a2f8d/BI+Panagra+DC-3+UIO+1940s+Unk.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - April 9, 1946 Panagra is presented with the Aviation Safety Award by the Inter-America Safety Council for the fifth time, during a ceremony at the Biltmore Hotel in New York City. Mr. George H. White, president of the Council, presented the award to Panagra President Harold J. Roig. Over the previous 12 months, Panagra operated 5,542,630 flight miles and 78,294,642 passenger miles, which is 10,280,526 more than in 1944, without an accident or casualty. Photo: A Pan American-Grace Airways Douglas DC-3 is parked on the ramp at Quito, Ecuador, in 1946. Photographer Unknown https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/64a8d4b1-f98b-4c29-84b2-4cc03f0899d3/BI+Panagra+Douglas+DC-4+N88904+Panagra+aloft+coastal+fog+Lima+PE+ca.%E2%80%9949.JPG Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - April 19, 1946 Panagra begins using two Douglas DC-4 four-engine airliners that are owned by Dodero Aviation Company of Argentina. The company will use these aircraft between Balboa City, Panama, and Lima, Peru, from April 19, 1946, to July 15, 1946, which enabled the company to relieve system traffic before and while the new Douglas DC-4 aircraft are delivered. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/afed057b-998d-4641-92e4-3d59c738df45/BI+Panagra+Quechua+Tribe+Peru+Ad+1946+BFC.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - May 18, 1946 Panagra celebrates the 17th Anniversary of the first airmail flight between the US Mainland and Peru. A special first flight cachet was affixed to all mail leaving Peru for the United States on this date. The company also renews its airmail contract with the Republic of Peru https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/58705538-394a-4824-bb59-d0a40d7c58da/BI+Panagra+Sunshine+Letter+Mr.+H.+Montoya+and+Hostesses+S.+Woodward+and+B.+Berrier+LIM+Sep+17+1958+.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - May 20, 1946 Panagra’s first class of hostess candidates begin courses at the Limatambo Base, Peru, under the direction of Ms. Gwendolyn Raymond, the company’s chief flight hostess. Photo: Ms. Raymond’s successor Ms. Maureen Duane, writes three Panagra flight attendants a letter of commendation for the sunshine letter they received in 1958 from a Panagra passenger. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/c65c338b-d4ff-4a4b-8c6d-461f849813ee/BI+Panagra+Winged+Progress+for+the+Americas+1940s+0003.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - May 22, 1946 The Civil Aeronautics Board announces in Washington DC, its determinations concerning air service in Latin America. Specifically, the Board agreed that Pan American Grace Airways should be allowed to extend its service beyond Panama City/Balboa City, in The Canal Zone, to the US Mainland, and that both Pan American World Airways and W. R. Grace and Company shall let Panagra submit its petition to the Board. In addition, the CAB approved Panagra’s petition to offer high-speed service over its “Great Circle” route between Balboa City, Panama, and Buenos Aires, Argentina, and between Balboa City and Santiago, Chile, with intermediate stops at Guayaquil, Ecuador; Lima, Peru and Antofagasta, Ecuador. The Board also decided that Panagra could resume service at Montevideo, Uruguay. After more than two years of lengthy hearings, all of Panagra’s petitions before the Board were approved and they also received approval from US President Harry S. Truman Braniff Airways, Incorporated, was also awarded significant new service that included a 7719-mile route to Mexico, Central and South America. Panagra would soon have a competitor on the West Coast of South America https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/7e4ead27-0f25-468e-9895-6ca644cadf0c/BI+Panagra+Martin+303+Airliner+Concept+1940s+Martin+Aircraft.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - June 21, 1946 Pan American-Grace Airways announces that seven new 39 passenger Martin 303 twin-engine airliners, which represent an investment of $1,589,000 USD. The 300 mile-per-hour aircraft will be delivered during 1947. This order was canceled because the aircraft were not able to perform at advertised specifications https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/6048475e-4754-4b2b-8f46-e8690f4ede07/BI+Panagra+Welcome+to+Chile+Brochure+1960+.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - July 1, 1946 Panagra opens a new City Ticket Office at Arica, Chile https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/499b32cf-a6a7-46ae-9cf3-011cdfd88ff4/BI+Panagra+Certificate+of+Graduation+Flight+Hostess+Traning+Completion+Rosa+Serdio+LIM+Jul+19+1946+0004.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - July 19, 1946 Panagra’s first class of hostesses graduate during a special ceremony at Lima Country Club, Peru. Fifteen carefully selected and trained Peruvian hostesses marked the beginning of inflight hostess service aboard the company’s aircraft, which was an entirely new concept in airline service in South America https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/157a6891-886a-43d7-948a-04476e0deef6/BI+The+Panagra+Route+Brochure+1940+0.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - August 5, 1946 Pan American World Airways and W. R. Grace and Company, 50/50 owners of Panagra, jointly announce that a daily single-plane service between the US Mainland and Buenos Aires, Argentina, would begin using Panagra aircraft and crews as soon as the CAB gives its final approval. The new service would be operated under a 99-year Interchange Service Agreement with Pan Am over Panagra’s West Coast routes between Balboa City, Panama, and Miami, Florida. Pa.nagra’s Douglas DC-4 four-engine aircraft would initially operate over the new route and then Douglas DC-6s https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/c184a3bf-6f04-4e06-8582-bc732db65fca/BI+Panagra+DC-4+N88904+MIA+1950s+BFC+.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - August 18, 1946 Panagra inaugurates its first regularly scheduled service using its newly converted four-engine Douglas DC-4 airliners. The DC-4 departed daily from Balboa City, Panama, at 815AM and continuing to Lima, Peru, where it arrived at 4 in the afternoon. Northbound DC-4 flight departed Lima, at 645AM and arrived in Balboa City, at 230PM. Panair do Brasil flights were timed so passengers could transfer to their planes for the trip northbound to Miami, Florida. There, both Eastern and National Airlines provided timed connections for continuing service to New York City, where the flight arrived at 554AM the next morning. For the first time, passengers could fly from Lima to New York in less than 24 hours, with all flights aboard modern four-engine aircraft. As a result, of the new DC-4 flights, the second daily Douglas DC-3 flight from Lima, to Balboa City, were canceled on Tuesdays and Saturdays and the return Balboa to Lima, flights were canceled on Sundays and Wednesdays. Photo: Pan American-Grace Douglas DC-4 is parked on the ramp a Miami International Airport in 1950. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/99e4fae5-a003-480e-993f-f5591f6fbbe2/BI+Panagra+Certificate+Rosa+Serdio+First+Passenger+on+Panagra+DC-4+during+Aug+1946+.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - September 10, 1946 The company begins stopping at Quito, Ecuador, on its Flights 309 and 310, and cancels Flights 346, 347 and 348. These changes enable the company to begin daily Douglas DC-4 four-engine service between Balboa City, Panama, and Lima, Peru https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/b8fb25b3-5b99-47f4-9937-c5227da0af7a/BI+Panagra+18th+Anniversary+Ad+Sep+1946+BFC.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - September 13, 1946 Pan American-Grace Airways, Inc., celebrates its 18th Anniversary and presents service pins to its veteran employees. A 3-star gold pin was given to 28 employees for 15 to 19 years of service; 95 received the 2-star pin for 10 or more years of service; 371 received a 1-star pin for 5 years of service and 654 received a gold pin denoting 3 years of service. The company’s oldest employees included: Mr. William P. “Dusty” Roads, who was hired on January 1, 1929 and Mr. Lloyd R. “Dinty” Moore, who began Jan 13, 1929 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/a890e683-a3df-4806-a24a-1b88ef667851/BI+The+Panagra+Route+Brochure+1940+8.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - September 17, 1946 Panagra ads two additional Douglas DC-3 flights between Lima, Peru, and Santiago, Chile, with southbound flights departing every Tuesday and Saturday, while northbound flights operate on Wednesdays and Sundays https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/b05283c4-7910-448a-92c9-065af920d828/BI+Panagra+Order+of+Merit+Award+Chile+Graf+Von+Ebbell.png Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - September 18, 1946 Panagra’s Special Representative in the Panama Canal Zone, Mr. George G. Mason, is awarded the Order of Merit from the Chilean Government, by the ambassador of Chile to Panama. Mr. Mason has served Panagra in Chile, Argentina, Ecuador and Bolivia, during his seven years of exemplary service https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/0b8b49c7-cd4c-4557-b349-d53550f54292/BI+Panagra+Jockey+Club+Building+Cordoba+Argentina+2017+Lorena+S.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - October 2, 1946 Panagra opens a new City Ticket office at Cordoba, Argentina, on the tenth anniversary of service to the city. The new office was located on the first floor of the ultra-modern Jockey Club Building. The grand opening ceremony was attended by the governor of the province of Cordoba and the archbishop of Cordoba https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/9250fb13-099d-4bbe-a6ef-f9887f0779c0/BI+Panagra+Signing+of+the+PICAO+Chicago+Convention+Dec+7+1944.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - October 12, 1946 The first Provisional International Civil Aviation Organization, known as PICAO, was led by Pan American Grace Airways Vice President John T. Shannon, who presented the new conference to the attending governments of South America. Photo: From ICAO: The Convention on International Civil Aviation (also known as Chicago Convention), was signed on 7 December 1944 by 52 States. Pending ratification of the Convention by 26 States, the Provisional International Civil Aviation Organization (PICAO) was established. It functioned from 6 June 1945 until 4 April 1947. By 5 March 1947 the 26th ratification was received. ICAO came into being on 4 April 1947. In October of the same year, ICAO became a specialized agency of the United Nations linked to Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). Copyright, ICAO https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/1ff201b7-dc4e-479e-b98e-b268f8a24af5/BI+Panagra+Campo+Grande+Brazil+CGR+2018+Flavio+Andre.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - November 1, 1946 Panagra extends Flights 321 and 325 from Corumba, Brazil, to Campo Grande, Brazil, which is the company’s new Transcontinental terminal. Photo: Campo Grande became the first Brazilian city to determine its ecological footprint. Copyright, Andre Flavio https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/2fe0b418-3181-4cde-8252-18e8b8829053/BI+Panagra+DC-4+Interior+Unk+0.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - November 16, 1946 Panagra adds daily Douglas DC-4 service from Lima, Peru, to Santiago, Chile, and return, with only one enroute stop at Antofagasta, Chile, which marks the first time that the company operates regularly scheduled night flights. Southbound flights depart Lima, at 1AM and arrive in Santiago, at 1015AM with northbound service departing Santiago at 1130AM and arrived back in Lima at 7PM. Accordingly, the DC-3 flights operating between these two cities were reduced to only two times each week. Arica, Chile, was added as a stop on the northbound Diagonal Flight 302 and Oruru, Bolivia, was eliminated as a stop on the Lima to Campo Grande, Brazil, Flights 321 and 325 and Campo Grande to Lima Flights 322 and 324. Photo: Panagra passengers enjoy the luxurious comfort of their Douglas DC-4 interior during an early nighttime flight in 1946. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/2a85afd0-5673-4f5a-b628-f3b8d8624511/BI+Panagra+South+America+by+Air+Ad+1940s+BFC.png Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - November 20, 1946 Panagra’s former Maintenance and Engineering Department has been dissolved but three new departments are implemented to take its place including the Maintenance Department, headed by Mr. O. Z. Johnson; Engineering Department under the direction of Mr. Edward Tripp and the Stores Department, headed by Mr. C. A. Jorgensen. Photo: An early 1940s advertisement asking prospective Panagra passengers to see South America by air via The Panagra Route. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/18c35413-7149-4855-aa07-361e0b6b90bd/BI+Panagra+Luggage+Sticker+El+Interamericano+Globe+Route+Map+DC-4+1950+0.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - December 1, 1946 Mr. J. W. Walker and Mr. H. L. Aller have been assigned to the positions of assistant vice president of operations and manager of South America, respectively. With the company’s quickly expanding operations, the move was to aid Panagra’s Field Service Department in handling any new problems that might arise. Mr. George Mason has also assumed his duties as the company’s new Traffic Manager for Peru, while similar assignments were made for Ecuador and Colombia, where Mr. John Stoddard was assigned and Mr. Carlos Brunson in Chile https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/e12d016b-072f-4272-bfc8-c8760c7a282e/BI+Panagra+Luggage+Tag+BUE+1960s+0001.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - December 8, 1946 Panagra makes changes to its Santiago, Chile, to Buenos Aires, Argentina, and return, Flights 301 and 302 scheduling to make it possible for passengers to make a direct connection from the southbound Douglas DC-4 arriving at Santiago at 915AM to the Douglas DC-4 flight departing for Buenos Aires at 11AM, the same morning https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/bb486f4e-1059-4705-89e8-8aed68ff6b83/BI+Panagra+Pan+Am+Office+and+Hangar+BRO+Pan+Am+Foundation.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - December 15, 1946 Panagra arranges for engine overhaul maintenance on its Douglas DC-3 aircraft to be completed by Pan American World Airways maintenance at Brownsville, Texas. Photo: Pan American World Airways magnificent headquarters and hangar at Brownsville, Texas, still stands today as a testament to the grand gobal carrier. Copyright, Pan Am Museum Foundation https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/10b44e17-1025-42b8-819b-e7107198bfe3/BI+The+Panagra+Route+Brochure+1940+14.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - December 26, 1946 Panagra extends its four-engine Douglas DC-4 service to Buenos Aires, Argentina, which marks the first four-engine service over the company’s entire route system from Buenos Aires to Balboa City, Panama, and then northward to Miami and New York via connecting airlines. Panagra DC-4 Flight 301 now departs Santiago, Chile, at 1015AM and flies nonstop to Buenos Aires, where it arrives at 245PM that afternoon. Return Flight 302, departs Buenos Aires every day at 815AM and arrives in Santiago at 1115AM that same morning https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/f79f8df5-a931-4741-8919-7249833b9088/BI+Panagra+Stephen+Dunn+1932+PAA+Panagra.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - December 26, 1946 The company also establishes an Office of the Director of Safety. Panagra Captain Floyd Nelson is promoted to lead the department. Photo: Panagra Captain Stephen Dunn and his crew and passengers were lost in the crash of a Panagra S-43 Flying Boat in August 1937. At the time of this death, at age 35, he was serving as Panagra’s Chief Pilot Northern Division. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/c9bb9170-d8bc-408e-986f-431815be5637/BI+Panagra+Nights+in+Latin+America+Radio+Program+with+Punella+Bodkin+Deon+Jan+1947+to+1971.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - January 1947 Pan American Grace Airways begins hosting a radio broadcast at WQXR Radio in New York City. The new show, hosted by Pro Devon, featured the unique and exciting cultures and music of Latin America. Panagra hosted the show from 1947 until its merger with Braniff in February 1967. Braniff continued hosting the show until it ended in June 1971. Photo: Host Prudence Bodkin Devon was born in Wales in 1908 and hosted the show from its inception until its end in 1971. Copyright, WQXR Radio New York https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/9c8d46ad-b198-4031-886f-eea7b73c94a0/BI+Panagra+We+Shrank+A+Continent+Ad+1946+BFC.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - January 1, 1947 The Government of Argentina abolishes airline cabotage rights in their country. Panagra is substantially affected because no international carrier can carry passengers on routes solely within the country. Service was specifically affected between Buenos Aires, Argentina, and the interior cities of Cordoba, Mendoza, Salta and Tucuman, all in Argentina https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/015b6914-2df1-4103-86f2-e3cafa284129/BI+Panagra+IATA+Flags+of+Nations+2023.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - February 7, 1947 Mr. Granville B. Bourne, Panagra’s Sales Manager for South America is appointed the official delegate for the International Air Transport Association and the Air Transport Association at the upcoming Inter-American Tourist Congress, which will be held February 16 to 24, 1947. Photo: IATA Flags of Nations. Copyright, IATA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/3600040c-054d-420f-97d3-699b7c162c33/BI+Panagra+DC-4+Purser+Blas+Zufic+and+Hostess+Tatiana+VonLignau+1940s+Unk+.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - March 1, 1947 Panagra’s third class of hostess and purser candidates begins training at Limatambo Airport, Peru. Photo: A Panagra Purser and Hostess pose on the boarding ramp to a Panagra DC-4. Copyright, Unknown https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/f42b2c1e-3a86-4a22-90f7-b1ebdc1cb264/BI+Panagra+Natives+in+Dress+Peru+Poster+1940s+BFC.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - April 6, 1947 Panagra moves its South America General Offices from the downtown Lima, Peru, location to the new Operations Building at Limatambo Airport. In addition, a new building on the south side of the hangar was completed that will house aircraft electrical, metal work, paint and fabric and dope facilities. The former Frederick Snare “bodega” next to the new maintenance building has been converted into a new Ground Transport Office, Time Section and driver’s locker room with a separate room that will house printing and a dark room for the Publication Department. Inside the hangar, the former propeller shop has been enlarged and will now house the hydraulics department, while the former paint shop will now house landing gear maintenance. North of the hangar, a new two-story building will house the new radio stock room complete with air conditioning installed throughout. The former location of the radio stock room will now house the new planning and cost analysis department, which will also include the current salvage facility https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/7cf1b149-2fa6-400a-a63e-02783685b217/BI+Panagra+Chrysler+Building+May+2009+David+Shankbone.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - April 7, 1947 Once again, Pan American-Grace Airways, Inc., is presented with the Inter-American Safety Council Award for 1946. Company President Harry Roig accepts the award from Mr. George S. White, the president of the Safety Council. The ceremonies took place in New York City at Panagra’s plush headquarters at the Chrysler Building with most executive management in attendance. The award was presented to Panagra for the third consecutive year, “For flying over its 8,300 mile route system a total of 7,058,365 flying miles, which total 96,140,193 Revenue Passenger Miles, without a single accident or fatality to passengers or crews.” Photo: Pan American-Grace Airways headquarters was in the Chrysler Building on the 32nd floor. Braniff continued to use this as its Eastern Division Headquarters after the merger with Panagra in February 1967. Copyright, David Shankbone https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/fc622735-30fd-4131-89e5-b1f0aa52aff7/BI+Panagra+Thanksgiving+Inflight+Menu+Nov+28+1946+0001.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - April 7, 1947 Work begins on Panagra’s Douglas DC-4 fleet to reduce the seating capacity from 55 to 44 passengers. Ship NC88817 becomes the first DC-4 to receive the new conversion, which took place at Miami, Florida. Photo: Thanksgiving dinner is served aboard Panagra Douglas DC-4 registered as NC88817 on November 28, 1946. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/84cb6a63-ab47-4ec1-b178-c5062df2d5e1/BI+Panagra+Douglas+DC-4+Interior+1945+BFC+0005-5.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - April 20, 1947 Panagra announces that its entire fleet of Douglas DC-4s have now been converted from 55 passenger to 44 passenger seating configurations, which further strengthens the Airline’s tradition of providing the ultimate service to its passengers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/7c5c4f0d-c67f-4450-bd52-3354331dc704/BI+Panagra+Fly+Round+South+America+Brochure+1940s+0001.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - April 22, 1947 Panagra’s newly filmed full color feature film dubbed “This is South America” is presented for the first time to employees at the general offices at Limatambo Airport, Peru. Filmed by Max Coplen, this unique film follows a complete Panagra trip along the Western coast of South America to Buenos Aires, Argentina, and highlights the many tourist attractions, with a full commentary in Spanish. The film was scheduled for continuous showings to business, educational, cultural and prominent social groups throughout the company’s route system. A complete English version was also scheduled for similar groups in the United States https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/811a2008-f108-4b6f-9030-9509e2a700c9/BI+Panagra+Douglas+DC-6+NC90876+Panagra+taxiing+at+%27drome+Miami+FL+ca.%2747.JPG Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - May 20, 1947 Panagra celebrates the arrival of its first pressurized, four-engine Douglas DC-6 airliner at the Limatambo Airport Base, Peru. The new plane was quickly taken on a survey flight throughout the route system and ended in Buenos Aires. Numerous records were made during the survey flight: From To Distance Time Santa Monica, CA Miami 2380 miles 7 hrs 13 mins Miami Balboa 1200 miles 3 hrs 50 mins Balboa Guayaquil 780 miles 2 hrs 46 mins Guayaquil Lima 798 miles 2 hrs 51 mins Lima Santiago 1515 miles 4 hrs 35 mins Santiago Buenos Aires 761 miles 2 hrs 10 mins Santa Monica, CA Buenos Aires 7434 miles 23 hrs 25 mins https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/e0f6775d-31ba-4566-a8c3-4b6777738e0f/BI+Panagra+Doris+Del+Rio+Christens+new+DC-6+1940s+0083.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - May 22, 1947 Captain R. G. Fussell and his crew established a new record flying the new Douglas DC-6 registered as NC90878 from Lima, Peru, to Miami, Florida, in only 9 hours and 12 minutes flying time and 9 hours and 48 minutes block to block time. Photo: Glamour star VIP Ms. Delores del Rio christens Panagra’s new Douglas DC-6 at Lima, Peru https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/349ec905-858b-492c-9c46-d856e24c721b/BI+Panagra+Cow+Argentina+Poster+1940s+BFC-2.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - May 27, 1947 Panagra is authorized by the Civil Aeronautics Board to operate single-plane flights between Miami, Florida, and Buenos Aires, Argentina, via the west coast of South America, over the routes of both Panagra and Panair do Brasil https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/4fbfd3e6-6fbf-42b1-9bd0-7170a010aa17/BI+Panagra+25+Hours+to+Buenos+Aires+DC-6+Ad+Holiday+Magazine+Nov+1950+.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - May 27, 1947 A nonstop flight is flown from Lima, Peru, to Buenos Aires, Argentina, aboard a company Douglas DC-4 in record time of 11 hours and 30 minutes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/2e4d6e95-c546-4e6c-a291-36f78ad04cb9/BI+Panagra+DC-4+N88904+MIA+Jul+1959+Mel+Lawrence+0.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - May 31, 1947 Panagra inaugurates its new single-plane service between Miami, Florida and Buenos Aires, Argentina, using its Douglas DC-4 aircraft, which would soon be accompanied on the route with the new Douglas DC-6 airliners. Photo: Pan American-Grace Airways Douglas DC-4 registered as N88904 is taxiing at Miami International Airport, Florida, in July 1959. Copyright, Mel Lawrence https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/47a1e3ff-68e1-45e8-9e60-f0890520b283/BI+Panagra+DC-6+NC90876+LIM+Mar+1947+Ed+Coates.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - June 6, 1947 Captain Mr. J. S. Sheppard sets a new speed record by flying Panagra’s new Douglas DC-6 registered as NC90876, from Miami, Florida, to Guayaquil, Ecuador in only 6 hours 41 minutes flying time and 6 hours and 51 minutes block to block https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/d05f8024-9649-4ba8-812d-5a90762fb229/BI+Panagra+Case+Aluminum+Cigarette+Black+and+White+England+Unk+0007.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - June 10, 1947 Captain Mr. J. S. Sheppard again sets a new Douglas DC-6 record in Ship NC90878 flying from Guayaquil, Ecuador, to Miami, Florida, in a quick 7 hours and 31 minutes flying time and 7 hours and 56 minutes block to block. Photo: Since 1941, Panagra passengers could enjoy complimentary Marcovitch cigarettes featuring this metal serving case. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/e000d95d-033a-435d-b55a-b660e1e2547e/BI+Panagra+La+Ramada+Mountain+Pass+2023+Unk.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - July 1, 1947 Pan American-Grace Airways begins flying the La Ramada Pass on its Transandean Route between Chile and Argentina. Lying to the north of Panagra’s regular pass, the Ramadas Pass offers better and safer weather conditions although its use does ad an hour of flight time. This choice further ensured that Panagra would provide fast and dependable schedules for the new Douglas DC-6 El Interamericano™ single-plane service from Miami, Florida, to Buenos Aires, Argentina https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/83e49844-8a50-4924-ab99-0f8bb63b9dc2/BI+Panagra+DC-6+N8104H+Inflight+1950s+BFC+4.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - July 17, 1947 El Interamericano™ service using Douglas DC-6 airliners begins with three weekly flights departing Miami, Florida, every Tuesday and Saturday at 745PM and arriving in Buenos Aires, Argentina, at 610PM the next evening losing 2 hours from time changes enroute but making the trip in only 20.5 hours. With this new ultra-modern service, Buenos Aires, Argentina, and New York City, were now barely a day apart. This was the first time that Buenos Aires and Balboa City, Panama, were now only a day’s time apart with Douglas DC-6s leaving Balboa City, at 110AM and arriving in Buenos Aires, just 15 hours later. Panagra President Harry Roig and his wife and daughter Leila flew on the inaugural flight from Miami, to Buenos Aires. Mrs. Roig has taken an active role in designing the new interiors of the big DC-6s. Photo: Pan American-Grace Airways Douglas DC-6 registered as N8104H is over the Pacific off of the coast of Peru during a photoshoot. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/b5861e86-a03f-4ee7-ad39-a3efc83cb534/BI+Panagra+Luggage+Tag+Brown+1940s.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - August 7, 1947 Panagra appoints Mr. George Mason as the new Traffic Manager for South America. He succeeds Mr. R. W. Sylvester, who assumes the position of regional manager. Mr. Grenville Braman is appointed Traffic Manager for Peru, which was previously held by Mr. Mason https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/74b95964-dd76-40cf-b627-47ed0e351532/BI+Panagra+Ad+Fastest+Most+Luxurious+to+BUE+1950s+0004.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - August 26, 1947 Captain Mr. J. F. Mahrmann sets a new record by flying Douglas DC-6 registered as NC90876 from Buenos Aires, Argentina, to Santiago, Chile in only 2 hours and 40 minutes flying time and 2 hours 53 minutes block to block https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/767ceced-b9e5-4a76-be11-5287e4378c68/BI+Panagra+DC-6+NC90876+Panagra+Inaugural+ceremony+MIA+BUE+at+MIA+Oct+11+1947.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - October 11, 1947 Panagra inaugurates its first service with its new Douglas DC-6 El Interamericano™ four-engine airliners flying from Miami, Florida, to Buenos Aires, Argentina. The grand event is publicized at the intermediate stops along the way including Balboa City, Panama; Lima, Peru, and Santiago, Chile, with full ceremonies held at Miami and Buenos Aires. Band music, military escorts and christening rights were enjoyed throughout the trip, which included actress Delores del Rio christening the DC-6 at Buenos Aires. Messages from the presidents of the various countries where the flight stops are carried on the flight in both directions Photo: Panagra Douglas DC-6 NC90876 is welcoming guests at Miami during a special inaugural ceremony for new four-engine service from Miami to Buenos Aires. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/b841e921-ef85-43a4-99d4-2b8ed04cbce7/BI+Panagra+Actress+Jane+Greer+Flies+Panagra+El+Interamericano+DC-6+1950s+.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - October 17, 1947 Panagra announces that Mr. J. W. Walker assumes new duties as Regional Manager of South America, while Mr. H. L. Aller serving as Mr. Walker’s administrative assistant and Mr. R. W. Sylvester serving as special assistant https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/eb815044-2cd9-423c-83c2-cb0f8ba1eef4/BI+Panagra+El+Interamericano+DC-6+Luxury+Express+Service+Sky+Card+1954+.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - October 23, 1947 Captain Mr. J. F. Mehrmann sets a new speed record flying Douglas DC-6 El Interamericano™ registered as NC90876 from Santiago, Chile, to Lima, Peru, in only 5 hours 13 minutes flying time and 5 hours and 23 minutes block to block https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/7c4a2227-de8f-4979-8348-f398cce27f73/BI+Panagra+Bridge+at+San+Ramon+Peru+2016+Ivan+Brehaut.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - November 5, 1947 Panagra DC-3s flew earthquake relief flights carrying two seismologists and two geologists to the center of the affected area at San Ramon, Peru, which is 125 miles east northeast of Lima, Peru. The flights require climbing over 16,500-foot-high Andes Mountains peaks and often loaded with refugees flying to Lima. Photo A beautiful bridge crosses the river at San Ramon, Peru. Copyright, Ivan Brehaut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/e946256e-fa5e-413b-bee5-11b9b2034faa/BI+Panagra+DC-6+NX90701+Inflight+1940s+BFC.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - November 12, 1947 Necessary modifications for safety requires that Panagra temporarily suspend all Douglas DC-6 services. This change amends that the schedule to use all Douglas DC-4 aircraft with all flights leaving Miami, Florida, and Buenos Aires, Argentina, at the same departure time as the DC-6 in both directions. The flights continued to make flag stops at Guayaquil, Ecuador, and Antofagasta, Chile. These Flights 301 and 302 were the two currently operated by the Douglas DC-6 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/56e80a62-f646-40fe-a285-850d3c08de06/BI+Panagra+Passenger+Information+Peru+Brochure+0002.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - November 24, 1947 CORPAC or Corporacion Peruana de Aeropuertos Comerciales, officially takes over the communication facilities and operations for the Peruvian Government and all airlines operating within the Peruvian Republic. A great number of these facilities were built and maintained by Panagra, which required considerable movement of personnel and property. Photo: Panagra’s route map from March 20, 1944. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/858d4860-87ed-40a3-bb94-81e5a3d75a99/BI+Panagra+Travel-South-America-Chile-Ski-Panagra.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - December 1, 1947 Panagra’s new sales promotion department for South America, begins operations in Buenos, Aires, Argentina, under the leadership of Mr. Granville Bourne. Photo: Pan American-Grace’s Sales Promotion Department was responsible for colorful posters such as this advertising skiing in Portillo Chile. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/32bbe052-b5e5-409f-9514-cbb7fbb8de5b/BI+Panagra+Avianca+US+South+America+Travel+Poster+1960s.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - December 5, 1947 Avianca, a Panair do Brasil subsidiary operating in Colombia, and under the registry of that country takes over the communications facilities and the operations of Panagra in Colombia. As a result, the company is required to move personnel and assets https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/bc4662ec-c642-49f0-9f54-a2451cc75f4b/BI+Panagra+Article+Flying+Chestnut+Cargo+from+SCL+to+BUE+Javier+Castillo+1940s+.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - December 31, 1947 New Air Express reductions go into effect and include 7 to 36 percent lower tariffs. This became the first time that Panagra implemented an “over and under rate”, which is a rate structure that provide benefits to shippers of light as well as heavy materials. Examples of this tariff structure are from $1.16 to $.82 for shipments over 45 kilos and $1.09 for shipments under 45 kilos, which were the actual rates applicable between Lima, Peru, and Miami, Florida https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/b343d0a2-0b64-489c-ae86-e5f42fd14387/BI+Panagra+Route+Map+US+South+America+Poster+1950s+BFC.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - January 1, 1948 Panagra officially changes the name of its transportation of merchandise and commodities to Air Cargo from the former Air Express nomenclature. This change was a result of changes agreed to at the last IATA Conference in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/f82a9282-2db0-489b-b5ce-f2767bae6ad9/BI+Panagra+Hostess+and+DC-4+MIA+1948+BFC+0.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - February 1, 1948 Pan American-Grace Airways introduces stylish new gray hostess uniforms, which will replace the current green uniforms https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/18c10ad6-1d93-4da4-8b94-680fd837f771/BI+Panagra+Salinas+Ecuador+Airport+Aerial+2023+Sky+Ecuador.png Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - February 7, 1948 Aerovias del Peru discontinues the intermediate stop at Salinas, Ecuador. Photo: An aerial view of the Salinas Airport, Ecuador. Copyright, Sky Ecuador https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/10f6ed7f-719d-4629-914b-10059b61f448/BI+Panagra+Female+Bullfighter+Conchita+Contron+from+Peru+Flies+El+Interamericano+1950+.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - March 8, 1948 Panagra transports two of Conchita Cintron’s famous horses aboard a specially equipped Douglas C-47 cargo aircraft from Santiago, Chile, to Lima, Peru, which is the last leg of the horse’s trip that began in Portugal. From there the animals were boarded on a ship that took them to Buenos Aires, Argentina, and then by train to Mendoza, Argentina, and through the Cordillera to Santiago. The trip from Buenos Aires, to Lima, was completed in 11 hours https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/ad98130e-d321-45f3-81d6-f3678d5ffb32/BI+Panagra+DC-6+De+Luxe+South+American+Service+Brochure+0001.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - April 15, 1948 Douglas DC-6 El Interamericano™ flights resume with the necessary modifications completed to ensure safety. The DC-6 flights, equipped with sleeper beds, begin three times each week with daily operations in the near future. The new flights also feature the finest service at no extra charge and the upper berths have been removed from the front section of the aircraft offering passengers a spacious cabin environment https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/be131ad6-49b1-4ac6-8dce-8463d93f7299/BI+Panagra+Zonda+Airliens+DC03+LV-ABX+Unk.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - May 1, 1948 Panagra, Pan American World Airways and Zonda Airlines (merged to become Aerolineas Argentinas) enter into an agreement for Zonda to represent PAA and Panagra in all cities on the two airline’s route systems within Argentina https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/0eda70bd-8a7f-4b03-825c-da3d24aa5756/BI+Panagra+Texas+DC-6+N1614C+Cattlemens+Tour+South+America+Late+1940s+Unk.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - May 6, 1948 Pan American Grace Airways begins operating its own radio broadcast station at Lima, Peru. The new stations enable passengers and residents of Lima, to receive the latest information concerning flight arrivals and departures in both English and Spanish. Panagra flight crews can also use the new station to learn about their flight assignments and schedules. The station is designed to counteract a local shortage of telephones and relieves the company’s busy switchboard. The new service also assists in speeding up reservations and operates via a 50 watt transmitter on 1510 kilos from the crew scheduling office at Limatambo Airport, Peru. Photo: The Texas Cattlemen’s Tour of South America, sponsored by Dallas radio station WBAP, arrives via Panagra DC-6 registered as N6141C at Lima, Peru, in 1949. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/81213dbc-e023-4d33-bf6a-bf203ebe7138/BI+Panagra+Machu+Picchu+Post+Card+Feb+11+1957.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - May 9, 1948 Panagra Captain Mr. H. D. Hicks established a new record flying Douglas DC-6 registered as NC8104H from Antofagasta, Chile, to Lima, Peru in 3 hours and 7 minutes flying time and 3 hours and 16 minutes block to block. Photo: Panagra Sky Card beautifully depicts the exciting world of Machu Picchu. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/9633b467-4b2c-43a9-85a4-99a6c4a603da/BI+DC-6+NC90878+Friar+Joseph+Kentenich+LIM+1948+SMA.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - May 10, 1948 A new record is set by Captain Mr. C. R. Disher while flying a Douglas DC-6 registered as NC90878 flying from Balboa City, Panama, to Guayaquil, Ecuador, in only 2 hours and 46 minutes flying time and 2 hours and 55 minutes block to block time. Photo: Friar Joseph Kentenich is arriving Lima, Peru, aboard Panagra Douglas DC-6 registered as NC90878. Friar Joseph survived two World Wars and four years in Dachau Prison Camp, Germany. Copyright, SMA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/f08d172b-93c8-4b15-a6a1-b2c0c5ca81df/BI+Panagra+DC-6+De+Luxe+South+American+Service+Brochure+0003.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - May 11, 1948 Pan American-Grace Airways again receives the 1947 Aviation Safety Award from the Inter-American Safety Council for the fourth consecutive year for 12 month period free of accident or fatality. During that time, the company flew 112,367,000 passenger miles or 6,830,039 flying over 8,878 route miles between the United States and eight Latin American countries. The combined total for the four years of safe operation from 1944 through 1947 is 354,815,951 passenger miles and 24,574,476 flying miles, which is equal to a distance of more than 980 times around the world https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/80fef7a1-7a29-4f0a-8bbf-8ebd81e1f4a0/BI+Panagra+DC-6+N90877+MIA+1950+BFC+0020.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - May 11, 1948 Panagra Captain Mr. H. D. Caldwell sets a new speed record flying from Los Angeles, California, to Miami, Florida, in a company Douglas DC-6 registered as NC90877 in a fast 7 hours and 29 minutes flying time and 7 hours 40 minutes block to block https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/2ca85039-ffcf-4fa2-94e7-b6f306e47927/BI+Panagra+DC-6+N90878+Artwork+Herpa.png Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - May 14, 1948 A new Douglas DC-6 registered as NC90878 recored is established by Panagra Captain Mr. C. R. Disher flying from Lima, Peru, to Santiago, Chile in only 4 hours and 35 minutes flying time and 4 hours and 53 minutes block time. Photo: Panagra Douglas DC-6 El Inter Americano Artwork. Copyright, Herpa https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/f7d60ecb-1b5d-44fe-af17-2c7ecdc351b7/BI+Panagra+Deplaning+DC-6.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - May 15, 1948 Panagra begins operating its Douglas DC-6 El Interamericano™ flights every day of the week https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/dacd26eb-e89d-45b2-970b-93d81413f6c1/BI+Panagra+DC-6B+Sleeper+Berths+1948+0003+copy.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - May 16, 1948 Panagra increases its Douglas DC-6 El Interamericano™ Sleeper Express service between the US Mainland and Argentina, to daily service. The new schedule will make two additional intermediate stops at Guayaquil, Ecuador and Antofagasta, Chile, on alternate days. Panagra’s daily flights will provide sleeper and lounge accommodations for passengers and additional mail and cargo space https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/bf076f1a-7b25-4b58-97ff-edb3559cefd6/BI+Panagra+Soldier+Peru+Poster+1940s+BFC.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - May 18, 1948 Panagra Captain T. F. Jardine while flying from Guayaquil, Ecuador, to Lima, Peru, in a company Douglas DC-6 registered as NC8104H in only 2 hours and 35 minutes flight time and 2 hours 45 minutes block to block time https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/6d6f2b7c-887a-41a3-b7bf-73d809f758c7/BI+Panagra+DC-6+Boarding+LIM+1950+BFC+0017.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - May 19, 1948 A new record is set by Captain R. G. Fussell, while flying a Panagra DC-6 registered as NC90876 from Miami, Florida, to Balboa City, Panama in a quick 4 hours and 11 minutes and block to block time of 4 hours 23 minutes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/916abb89-d509-4c97-a3c2-29342e2d1aee/BI+Panagra+DC-6+Boarding+MIA+1950s+BFC+0023-2.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - June 18, 1948 Another speed record is recorded in a Panagra Douglas DC-6 registered as NC90876 while flying from Lima, Peru, to Guayaquil, Ecuador under the command of Captain Mr. J. F. Mehrmann. The flight was made in a quick 2 hours and 37 minutes and 2 hours 47 minutes block to block https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/c9283420-6930-43c2-a8b7-f209af366f93/BI+Panagra+DC-6+EZE+1950+BFC+0021-2.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - June 20, 1948 Panagra Captain Mr. J. H. Biller established a new speed record flying a company Douglas DC-6 registered as NC90878 from Antofagasta, Chile, to Buenos Aires, Argentina, in only 3 hours and 17 minutes and 3 hours 20 minutes block to block time https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/52257b7e-9d4a-40ca-806c-a8ae29001a90/BI+Panagra+DC-6B+Inflight+1950+0002+copy.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - June 23, 1948 A new Douglas DC-6 speed record is made by Captain Mr. W. M. Denham flying Ship NC90876 from Balboa City, Panama, to Miami, Florida, in a fast 4 hours and 8 minutes flying time and 4 hours 17 minutes block to block https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/7669b0e9-45a1-49df-a1df-7278d5abcabd/BI+Panagra+Gene+Tunney+Heavyweight+Champion+and+Builidng+Executive+Ad+1950s+.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - July 1, 1948 A new Douglas DC-6 speed record is made by Captain Mr. W. M. Denham flying Ship NC90876 from Balboa City, Panama, to Miami, Florida, in a fast 4 hours and 8 minutes flying time and 4 hours 17 minutes block to block https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/a6d07cc9-6762-4440-afbb-ec093758335b/BI+Panagra+DC-6+Sleperette+Servcie+Inflight+1948+BFC.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - July 7, 1948 All five of the company’s Douglas DC-6’s are equipped with both sleeper berths and lounge chairs providing passengers with both sleeping and lounging accommodations over the El Inter Americano TM route. The pressurized and conditioned cabins have been divided into an aft section dubbed Sky Sleeper and a forward section with 36 lounge chairs with sleeping accommodations for 12 passengers featuring 4 double and 4 single bed sized berths, which are installed in the rear cabin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/97894c40-653b-4dbb-a46e-d66c107a9e54/BI+Panagra+DC-6+N8104H+Passenger+Deplaning+with+Flight+Attendant+LIM+1950s+BFC.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - July 18, 1948 Panagra Captain Mr. J. R. McClaskey establishes a new record flying a company Douglas DC-6 registered as NC8104H from Lima, Peru, to Balboa City, Panama, in a quick 5 hours and 10 minutes and 5 hours and 21 minutes block to block time https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/8246e193-eb0a-4351-b4c4-d304bbbe3158/BI+Panagra+Monturaqui+Crater+Chile+Unk.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - July 20, 1948 Pan American Grace Airways becomes the first airline to cross the Andes Mountains at night as a result of the company’s radio station at Monturaqui, Chile, near the Chile and Argentina border. Photo: Monturaqui, is the site of the magnificent Monturaqui Crater. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/17325bb1-ed0d-4987-9b2d-7bac2da28a82/BI+Panagra+DC-6+Front+View+Unk+.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - July 21, 1948 Panagra Captain Mr. H. D. Hicks establishes a new speed record flying Douglas DC-6 registered as NC8103H from Santiago, Chile, to Antofagasta, Chile in only 2 hours and 35 minutes flying time and 2 hours and 45 minutes block to block https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/7986c4f3-de67-4894-a260-c38745b3ab1e/BI+Panagra+DC-6+N8103H+Ship+of+the+Andes+with+Baby+Llama+as+Panagra+Mascot+at+LIM+May+5+1954+.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - July 25, 1948 Another speed record is set by Panagra Captain Mr. J. H. Miller flying a Douglas DC-6 registered as NC8103H from Buenos Aires, Argentina flying from Buenos Aires, Argentina, to Antofagasta, Argentina in only 4 hours and 19 minutes flying time and block to block in 4 hours and 28 minutes. Photo: Panagra Douglas DC-6 El Inter Americano registered as N8103H is parked on the ramp at Limatambo Airport, Peru. The Baby Llama has been adopted by Panagra workers at the Lima Base. Copyright, International News https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/c9430f2d-3657-441b-92aa-50d2aa9320af/BI+Panagra+TT+Jun+1+1948+.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - July 28, 1948 A new Douglas DC-6 speed record is established by Captain Mr. E. A. Lowe flying Ship NC8104H from Lima, Peru, to Antofagasta, Chile in only 2 hours and 57 minutes and 3 hours 5 minutes in 3 hours and 5 minutes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/b03a15c0-087f-4679-be3f-9efd73f6994f/BI+Panagra+Luggage+Tag+DC-6+1950s+.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - August 1, to 23, 1948 Panagra transports Lima, Peru, newspapers free of charge during a newspaper strike. The company distributes the papers to key commercial and government facilities throughout the city https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/a6528013-f084-4739-8a11-2fa652d8e9d0/BI+Panagra+Women+Natives+and+Reed+Boat+Peru+Poster+1940+BFC.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - August 2, 1948 The first group of eight radio telephone communicators from the US Mainland arrived at Lima, Peru, to train South American apprentice communicators that are associated with Panagra’s plan for changing aircraft-to-ground communication from continuous wave (CW) to radio telephone. Pilots will be able to communicate directly with stations by voice rather than through a radio operator https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/9509584c-7986-4edd-acf0-8dd248bf8cad/BI+Panagra+TT+Jun+1+1948+0001.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - August 2, 1948 Panagra inaugurates scheduled all-cargo service between the US Mainland and the West Coast of South America, increasing service by 50 percent. The new service placed Douglas DC-4 air freighters into operation with a 15,000 pound payload capacity over a northbound and southbound schedule between Balboa City, Panama, and Buenos Aires, Argentina. The new all-cargo flight will depart Buenos Aires on Mondays and Balboa City on Wednesday, with intermediate stops at Guayaquil, Ecuador; Lima, Peru and Santiago, Chile, with Talara, Peru, and Antofagasta, Chile as flag stops. The Diagonal flight operating between Lima and Buenos Aires on Thursdays is discontinued leaving only one Diagonal flight each week https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/324bb989-6efc-424b-8aa1-5a3d9c011fc7/BI+Panagra+TT+Jun+1+1948+0002.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - August 8, 1948 A new Douglas DC-6 speed record is established by Panagra Captain Mr. R. G. Russell while flying Ship N8104H from Santiago, Chile to Buenos Aires, Argentina in only 2 hours and 8 minutes flying time and 2 hours and 13 minutes block to block https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/c2c9f73b-67e7-47aa-835e-82cd4c751120/BI+Panagra+Central+Resturant+Best+Today+LIM+2023.png Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - August 10, 1948 Panagra opened its new modern restaurant at Limtambo Airport, Peru, which was constructed at the airport for the convenience of company personnel and featuring fine meals at low prices. The company received favorable comments by local press for the new restaurant. Photo: Panagra’s airport restaurant was later replaced with Braniff’s magnificent Tambo de Oro Restaurant in the late 1960s and today, Central Restaurant is one of the most highly regarded restaurants in the world, also located in Lima. Copyright, Tripadvisor https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/256d2a9c-5f7e-496a-83c5-52bbd77a0593/BI+Panagra+DC-6+over+Andes+1960+BFC+0013-3.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - August 16, 1948 Panagra Captain Donald McArthur crossed the Andes Mountains at 35,500 feet, while flying from Buenos Aires, Argentina, to Santiago, Chile, establishing a new Douglas DC-6 record. Heavy storms along the route of flight reaching up to 30,000 feet required the flight to climb to avoid the weather https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/961abecb-a6ec-43c6-857e-5dd9eb0237ee/BI+Panagra+Sky+Card+DC-6+Inflight+BFC+0006+copy.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - August 30, 1948 Panagra Captain Mr. R. G. Fussell establishes a new speed record by flying Douglas DC-6 registered as N8103H from Guayaquil, Ecuador, to Balboa City, Panama in 2 hours and 42 minutes flying time and 2 hours 50 minutes block to block time https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/12ff15cb-3e94-4be7-b7a8-be8ee9c649b9/BI+Panagra+DC-6+N8103H+Fairchild+FC-2+NC6853+20th+Anniversary+LIM+Sep+1948+BFC.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - September 13, 1948 Pan American Grace Airways, Inc., celebrates its 20th Anniversary of service. To mark the event, Panagra issues a special commemorative commercial advertisement announcing the company’s 20th year via distribution to all stations and all local newspapers. A news release and photographs were also distributed and placed in various publications throughout South America. In addition, silkscreened posters and displays were also sent to all stations and placed on display throughout the celebration period. A commemorative cachet was stamped on all outgoing company and commercial airmail from September 13th and until the end of the month and radio programs announcing the event were broadcasted in South American countries. A special mailing is made from Lima, Peru, on September 13th to travel editors, travel agents and friends of Panagra throughout the United States. Also, a special menu card containing a brief history of Panagra’s 20 years of progress was prepared at Lima in both English and Spanish and then distributed to Miami, Florida; Balboa City, Panama; Santiago, Chile, and Buenos Aires, for it to be placed on all flight departing on September 13, 1948. An anniversary party was held by the company on Saturday afternoon, September 11, 1948 at the Club Internacional Revolver in Lima, with all local employees and obreros invited to attend. Twenty-year service pins were awarded by Panagra Captain Mr. J. W. Walker to William H. Howell, Lloyd R. Moore, Augusto Borgo, Albino Peebes, Jack C. Brown, Miguel Abao, Felix Delgado Rojes, Luis Alboronoz, William Rhoads and Santiago Haybo. Panagra’s first passenger, Sr. Benjamin Romero, is presented with a parchment paper with the company seal emblazoned with the signature of Captain Walker. Sr. Romero departed aboard Panagra El Interamericano for a round trip from Lima to Buenos Aires. He was honored by the company at Santiago, Chile and Buenos Aires. Upon his return, Sr. Romero authored several articles about his Panagra adventure. The stories were published in the Lima newspaper El Comecio, where he was a staff reporter. Panagra’s Gourmet Galley at the Limatambo Airport Base prepared beautiful birthday cakes designed by Mike Claverino that were placed aboard flights departing on September 13. The cakes were molded in the form of a Douglas DC-6 and the original Fairchild P-1 airliner standing in front of the Panagra hangar and 20 candles were placed on the cake and then lit during flight just before serving to the passengers. Panagra’s first aircraft, the Fairchild P-1, was placed on permanent display at the CORPAC Building at Limatambo Airport. Panagra produced a 20th Anniversary film along with a letter that was sent to the theaters in Lima, and one copy was sent to New York City for a tv presentation. Photo: A Panagra DC-6 El Inter Americano™ and the Airline’s first airliner, a Fairchild FC-2 registered as NC6853 were united on the ramp of the new terminal building at Limatambo Airport on September 13, 1948, to celebrate Panagra’s 20th Anniversary. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/df76efc8-a76e-4a8c-8977-21756e59364d/BI+Panagra+Sky+Card+Fishing+Lake+Titicaca+1960s+BFC.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - September 19, 1948 A new Douglas DC-6 record was set by Captain Mr. W. B. Smith while flying Ship N90887 from Guayaquil, Ecuador, to Lima Peru in only 2 hours and 35 minutes flying time and 2 hours and 45 minutes block to block time. Photo: This Panagra Sky Card features Lake Titicaca and the amazing reed boats used to navigate the spectacular lake. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/ca18c6fd-ebc1-4e23-959b-491d5456dc8e/BI+Panagra+Airmail+Cargo+Sticker+Red++DC-6+1950+BFC+0001-11.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - September 21, 1948 Panagra announces that over the past 20 years of service, the company has carried more than 24,000,000 pounds of cargo and 4,126,442 pounds of mail. Some of the more unique items the company has flown include insect eggs, toads, chinchillas, bull-fighting horses, lobsters, fish eggs, trees, furs, rare serums and false teeth! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/76d83829-829d-4226-9e3c-23808160626d/BI+Panagra+El+Interamericano+DC-6+and+PAA+Stratocruiser+El+Presidente+Service+South+America+Brochure+Sep+1950+.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - September 22, 1948 Panagra Captain H. D. Hicks sets a new speed record while flying Douglas DC-6 registered as N90887 from Antofagasta, Chile, to Santiago, Chile in only 2 hours and 18 minutes flying time and 2 hours 25 minutes block to block https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/cdfe9724-3774-442e-9ad5-2526761e0d0e/BI+Panagra+DC-6+Wing+Limatambo+Airport+1940s+Unk.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - September 23, 1948 The grand opening and dedication day of the new Corporacion Peruana de Aeropuertos y Aviacion Comercial or CORPAC Terminal Building at Limatambo Airport, Peru, finds Panagra opening a beautiful new Traffic Office in the lobby of the new facility. Guests were given complimentary flights over the City of Lima and Panagra’s first airliner, the Fairchild FC-2 dubbed P-1, is placed on display in front of the new terminal building becoming a key center of attraction https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/fee84182-73d8-49de-b4fd-24afe3b0a269/BI+Panagra+El+Interamericano+DC-6+and+PAA+Stratocruiser+El+Presidente+Service+South+America+Brochure+Sep+1950+0002.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - September 29, 1948 Panagra Captain Mr. T. N. Hutchinson sets a new speed record flying a company Douglas DC-6 registered as N90877 from Santiago, Chile to Antofagasta, Chile in only 2 hours and 31 minutes flying time and 2 hours and 40 minutes block time https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/15ccb1be-a93e-44d5-8773-a4098c296922/BI+Panagra+DC-6+Interior+Cutaway+Brochure+1946+BFC.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - September 29, 1948 Since Panagra introduced the new Douglas DC-6 El Inter Americano™ featuring 300 miles-per-hour cruising speed, flight times have been reduced by more than 90 percent systemwide. The flying time between Miami, Florida, and Buenos Aires, Argentina, was 11 days and with the plush DC-6 it was reduced to a mere 22 hours https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/ba02f67f-9157-4d97-b2c7-ef0330b69d3f/BI+Panagra+TT+Aug+6+1948+3.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - October 8, 1948 Panagra’s Douglas DC-6 El Inter Americano™ flight between Miami, Florida, and Buenos Aires, Argentina, begins operating every Saturday rather than every Friday, via the cutoff route, which stops at Antofagasta, Chile, instead of Santiago, Chile. Photo: Panagra’s expanding route map from the August 6, 1948 Timetable. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/b8ad88eb-9223-45e0-b148-6e7f9f77d6ab/BI+Panagra+Fly+to+Chile+with+Gaucho+and+Horse+Poster+1936+BFC.png Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - October 13, 1948 Captain Mr. H. D. Hicks establishes a new record flying Panagra’s DC-6 registered as N90877 flying from Antofagasta, Chile, to Santiago, Chile, in a quick 2 hours and 18 minutes flying time and 2 hours 25 minutes block to block https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/3d9f7ab2-e1a0-4a1b-9182-4d900b2b5b92/BI+CNAC+Panagra+Captain+James+R.+McCleskey+Bio+Sep+28+2000.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - October 25, 1948 Panagra begins copilot flight engineer training at Miami, Florida. Photo: Panagra Captain James R. McCleskey, far right, with his crew at Lima, Peru, in 1955. Copyright, Ms. Peggy McCleskey https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/8ddf1d00-970a-466e-87a8-77a1ead6163a/Screenshot+2023-07-02+at+8.39.12+PM.png Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - November 4, 1948 Panagra Captain Frank W. McGann discovers a new comet, officially dubbed 1948-L, while flying a company Douglas DC-6 El Inter Americano™ from Lima, Peru, to Miami, Florida. The Captain reported this to the Pan American World Airways Meteorology Department at Miami. However, when the spotting appeared in the press, some US observatories denied that it existed until Professor Paraskavopoulos from Harvard Observatory in South Africa, officially confirmed its presence three days later on November 7, 1948. Captain McGann is considered to be the official discoverer of the new comet. However, some magazines and newspapers dubbed it the McGann-Paraskavopoulos Comet but Captain McGann felt it should be named “Panagra Comet.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/87680ee5-a001-462c-ae41-a4fab78a4408/BI+Panagra+Map+of+the+Americas+by+Kenneth+Thompson+1949.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - November 5, 1948 Panagra’s first shipment of radioactive material ever transported into Peru arrives aboard the company’s DC-6 El Inter Americano™ airliner. The material arrived from Oakridge, Tennessee, and destined for Dr. Oscar Urteaga, Head of the Pathological Department of the Hospital Dos de Mayo in Lima, Peru, will be used for experimental purposes. Photo: Kenneth Thompson’s magnificent Map of the America’s highlighted 1949. Copyright, Kenneth Thompson https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/051807f1-dfc2-45c2-b952-2ad07af93a6d/BI+Panagra+TT+Aug+6+1948+.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - November 15, 1948 A new summertime schedule is introduced by Pan American Grace Airways, which increased ground time for all DC-6 El Inter Americano™ flights from 20 minutes to 30 minutes to allow for needed ground service times on the larger aircraft. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/313021bd-5784-4b47-a6c6-287c2c647c4d/BI+Panagra+Vaya+Adonde+Vaya+Directional+Destination+Sign+Poster+1950+BFC.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - November 22, 1948 The Peruvian Government issues an official decree, which becomes effective on January 1, 1949, that dictates that all Panagra flights within Peru are reduced only to international operations. All domestic traffic is immediately handled by Peru’s national airlines https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/5a325767-d376-4d42-839b-44dc7d0a275f/BI+Panagra+Limatambo+Terminal+LIM+1950+Minister+of+Interior+Peru.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - November 24, 1948 Panagra’s radio stations, equipment and operators are turned over to Corporacion Peruana de Aeropuertos y Aviacion Commercial or CORPAC at Lima, Peru. Photo: The stunning Limatambo Terminal in 1950. Copyright, Minister of Interior of Peru https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/a1c02057-152e-4d8e-be94-f589d4f2f932/BI+Panagra+DC-6+MIA+1950+BFC.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - December 13, 1948 Captain Thomas N. Hutchinson crossed the Andes Mountains at 25,000 feet while flying from Miami, Florida, to Buenos Aires, Argentina, at night establishing a new Douglas DC-6 record https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/ad2f281f-f36d-4b5c-b403-78a37ce4ef0e/BI+Panagra+Article+Training+Story+of+Hostess+and+Purser+The+Grace+Log+Sep+Oct+1950+0008.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - January 1, 1949 Pursers are issued elegant new white jackets as part of their uniforms while flying onboard all Douglas DC-6 El Inter Americano™ flights. However, while not on board one of these flights, the pursers could wear their regular blue uniform jackets for ground operations https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/24abb033-9c54-49ed-baf6-157e350a8f55/BI+Panagra+Fly+to+South+America+with+Gaucho+on+Horse+Poster+1940+BFC.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - January 27, 1949 Pan American Grace Airways, again, receives the Aviation Safety Award for 1948 from the Inter-American Safety Council for the fifth year consecutively for 12 months of accident and fatality free service. The company flew 465,653,951 Revenue Passenger Miles over 30,649,475 flight miles over a route system of 9,896 miles covering eight Latin American countries https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/42911bc3-fd4a-4244-b78f-28e4b312fa07/BI+Panagra+TT+Jan+15+1949+0002.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - February 8, 1949 Panagra announced a reduction in fares on DC-6 El Inter Americano™ Sleeper Service between Miami, Florida, and Buenos Aires, Argentina. For example, a fare of $125.00 was reduced to an economical $45.00 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/cf3575da-d416-47e4-a85f-8c39b72834e0/BI+Panagra+Hotel+Metropolitano+Guayaquil+Ecuador+GYE+2020.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - February 18, 1949 A luxurious new Panagra City Ticket Office is opened in the lobby of the Hotel Metropolitano at Guayaquil, Ecuador, to handle the increase in traffic as a result of the new Douglas DC-6 El Inter Americano™ express service, which stops at Guayaquil every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday enroute from Miami, Florida, and from Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Sundays, Mondays, Thursdays and Friday. Photo: Although the Hotel Metropolitano has closed, the building still exists today. Copyright, Guayaquil 2020 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/c27c2b30-2483-4192-a49c-eef5a69404be/BI+Panagra+Fairchild+FC-2+NC8653+First+Aircraft+Sep+1928+BFC.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - March 5, 1949 Pan American Grace Airways, Inc’s., first airplane, a Fairchild FC-2 registered as NC6853 and dubbed Ship P-1, is donated to the Smithsonian Institute. The aircraft is flown aboard a company Douglas DC-4 Freighter to Park Ridge, Illinois, where it was accepted into the Archives of the museum. The Fairchild was placed on permanent exhibit at the National Air Museum in Washington DC. Photo: Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/5492a9aa-84a1-4d3b-b284-c7fddacd030c/BI+Panagra+TT+Jan+15+1949+.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - March 8, 1949 Panagra Captain J. S. Shepard set a new record while flying a company Douglas DC-6 El Inter Americano™ registered as N90878 from Miami, Florida, to Balboa City, Balboa in 3 hours and 57 minutes flying time with a block to block time of 4 hours and 10 minutes. Photo: The front cover of the Panagra January 15, 1949 Timetable features the lightening-fast Douglas DC-6 Inter Americano. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/a039ee74-6325-4f22-949f-0c4bf3b7a875/BI+Panagra+Curico+Chile+2020+Cerro+Condell.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - March 10, 1949 Panagra installs and begins operation of a new radio station at Curico, Chile, located in the valley 150 miles south of Santiago, Chile. Photo: The picturesque city of Curico, Chile, in 2020. Copyright, Cerro Condell https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/85839bcb-bf02-40db-a17a-6fa3e70a8927/BI+Panagra+Plaza+Hotel+BUE+1950s+BFC.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - March 11, 1949 “The World is Yours in 1949” is the theme of Panagra’s Sales Conferences, which were held at the Plaza Hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina. This was the first meeting to be held in Argentina and was attended by the key executives and agents of the Airline’s system. A close study of all factors trending towards improving the transport of tourist traffic through South American countries, was a key part of the agenda of the meeting. Panagra Vice President Mr. J. T. Shannon; Advertising Manager Mr. G. F. Sorgatz; Traffic Manager South America Mr. G. G. Mason; Superintendent of Passenger Service Mr. Folger Athearn and Sales Manager South America Mr. G. B. Bourne were in attendance at this important conference https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/ff11f77f-a372-4056-b46c-e85e45adebc0/BI+Panagra+DC-8+Jets+to+South+America+Route+Map+Ad+National+Geographic+1960+0.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - March 12, 1949 Panagra is granted approval by the Civil Aeronautics Authority to begin operating its communications system on international flights that fly over Guayaquil, Ecuador; Quito, Ecuador; Cali, Colombia and Balboa City, Panama in The Canal Zone. Photo: In only eleven short years, Panagra, The World’s Friendliest Airline, introduces luxury four-engine Douglas DC-8-31 Inter Americano Intercontinental Jet service between the America’s. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/05b81e88-fa69-45f0-8a68-4a1f693f9df4/BI+Panagra+Sky+Card+Bullfighter+Peru+1950s+BFC.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - March 16, 1949 Panagra offers an all-expense air tour during the current bullfighting session at Lima, Peru. The new tour costs $640.00 and includes a round trip ticket to Lima, on the company Panagra Douglas DC-6 El Inter Americano™, plus hotel accommodations and three days of sightseeing in Peru https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/c01e73a9-dd65-4fc7-83a5-a31e619e6aa9/BI+Panagra+DC-6B+N6536C+LIM+1953+Ed+Coates.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - March 18, 1949 Copilots trained as flight engineers make their first flights aboard DC-6 El Inter Americano™ flights south of Lima, Peru, and begin flying these routes on regularly scheduled flights https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/bf0503c9-8ed1-4bd3-bf47-dc966c095ef9/BI+Panagra+TT+Jan+15+1949+0001.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - March 18, 1949 Panagra’s Douglas DC-4 Freighter makes its first landing at Quito, Ecuador, from Miami, Florida, with an iron lung on board for Sr. Hanback, a representative of Phillips Oil Company in Ecuador. In addition, medications, radios and other equipment and supplies were also carried aboard the flight. With the landing of the Panagra DC-4 at Quito, Ecuador, carrying an iron lung for a patient stricken with polio, the company becomes the first airline to ever land a Douglas DC-4 at Quito. Photo: Pan American-Grace Airways Route Map from the January 15, 1949 Timetable. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/cdc52100-32ac-4251-9c4f-721d59dd7116/BI+Thomas+J.+Kirkland+Board+of+Directors+BFC+0001.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - March 25, 1949 Panagra receives another safety award for its superb record of safe flying over the past five years. The special safety award from the Inter-American Safety Council, which had recently awarded the company for its accident and fatality free service during 1948. The five-year award was given to Thomas J. Kirkland, Vice President of Operations by Mr. R. A. Hummel, Executive Vice President of the Safety Council at Panagra’s corporate offices in New York City https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/a8ad1a79-5da7-4760-9c5a-9c4c1e983160/BI+Panagra+All+Our+Vacation+Dreams+Came+True+Couple+Ad+1950s+0002.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - March 30, 1949 Pan American Grace Airways enters into an agreement with Pan American World Airways, National Airlines, and W. R. Grace and Company to begin the first single-plane American flag carrier service between New York City and South America, via Miami, Florida, and Panama City, Panama. The agreement, subject to the approval of the Civil Aeronautics Board, involves interchange of equipment over National’s routes from Miami, to New York. Pan American Airways will acquire 30 percent National Airlines stock, while W. R. Grace will purchase 18 percent of the company’s stock. Photo: One of the earliest Panagra ads touting the new thru service to Miami and New York. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/d203afb4-6d6c-4464-a28f-f5750aad5191/BI+Panagra+DC-6+N90877+LIM+1949+BFC.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - April 3, 1949 Panagra Captain Frederick Sterling sets a new speed record while flying a company Douglas DC-6 El Inter Americano from Lima, Peru, to Buenos Aires, Argentina, in a fast 6 hours and 45 minutes flying time and 6 hours and 56 minutes block to block https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/dfff431a-81e6-4926-b18f-a55ef90fdadd/BI+Panagra+DC-6+The+Independence+President+Truman+1947+New+York+Herald+Tribune.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - April 22, 1949 Panagra Maintenance lends a landing gear for US President Harry S. Truman’s plane, “El Independencia” during his vacation trip in Key West, Florida https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/6f5e4611-32fa-47bc-a52e-3cd2294a75fe/BI+Panagra+DC-3+NC14996+and+LAB+DC-3+Santa+Cruz+Bolivia+1948+Ed+Coates.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - April 30, 1949 The US Civil Aeronautics Authority approves Panagra to begin using radio telephone for enroute communications on all Douglas DC-3 international flights between Lima, Peru, and Guayaquil, Ecuador. The US Civil Aeronautics Authority approves Panagra to begin using radio telephone for enroute communications on all Douglas DC-6 and Douglas DC-4 international flights between Lima, Peru, and Balboa City, Panama. Photo: Pan American-Grace Airways Douglas DC-3 registered as NC14996 is taxiing out at Santa Cruz, Bolivia in 1948. Copyright, Unknown https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/d5a13d58-44ec-4d6d-a9aa-2ac9106b6d2f/BI+Panagra+Rio+Copacabana+Beach+Ad+1949+BFC.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - May 12, 1949 The company announces that its winter schedule for four-engine aircraft, which is the same as its 1948 schedule, begins today through November 15, 1949. Change include ground time reductions at Santiago, Chile, and Antofagasta, Chile, of 5 minutes and enroute times are slightly updated so that flights from Miami, Florida, to Lima, Peru, arrive LIM by 430PM in the afternoon. Also, enroute times from Lima to Miami are slowed so aircraft will not arrive at MIA before 6AM. No changes were made to the Douglas DC-3 schedules https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/fd320d68-11f5-47a9-ad2a-9aa266d275f6/BI+Panagra+Flight+Cover+from+Chile+to+DSM+Mar+13+1949+0.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - May 18, 1949 Panagra commemorates the 20th Anniversary of the first Airmail service between the US Mainland and Peru. The company will stamp all correspondence with a special cachet and a special sack of Airmail created by the Director General de Correos is turned over to Panagra officials at a special cocktail party held at the Director General’s offices. The sack of mail was carried by Panagra’s Douglas DC-6 El Inter Americano™ from Lima, Peru, to Miami, Florida, for delivery postal officials at Miami https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/2eabd77a-e140-4fe8-89a0-eb7952c9a80a/BI+Panagra+Post+Card+Fishing+Chilean+Lake+District+SCL+1950s+0.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - May 19, 1949 Panagra and postal officials were on hand at a special ceremony in Miami, Florida, to welcome the commemorative 20th Anniversary Airmail sack arriving from Lima, Peru. The Peruvian Consul Sr. Jose Varela Aires was in attendance along with Acting Postmaster of Miami Mr. Samuel R. Valliere and representing Panagra was Vice President Mr. Thomas J. Kirkland. Photo: This Panagra Sky Card features the stunning Chilean Lake Area near Santiago, Chile. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/80557224-8bae-4ad0-84fd-41efaf59073e/Douglas+DC-6+N6537C+%E2%80%98El+Pacifico%E2%80%99+Pangara+outside+terminal+Miami+FL+ca.%E2%80%9953.JPG Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - May 30, 1949 Panagra Douglas DC-4 passenger airliner registered as N88817 is flown to Miami, Florida, for conversion to a new cabin layout for the company’s and Pan American World Airways new Tourist Class Service from Buenos Aires, Argentina, to Miami, Florida, which begins in June 1949. The conversion includes a new seating capacity of 44-passengers and the new seats will be removable to accommodate additional cargo loads. In August 1949, DC-4 seating will be increased to 46 passengers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/5a7b9dfc-8003-4a44-b01c-b134fdec4839/BI+Panagra+Panama+Hat+Unk+.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - June 7, 1949 The company announces a reduction in fares on shipments of paja toquilla or Panama hats. The current fare of $1.25 per kilo was reduced to $.80 cents per kilo delivered to New York City https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/d8eec469-81d6-40b5-b951-3513bee22974/BI+Panagra+Only+DC-6B+Tourist+Service+South+America+Poster+1950s+BFC.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - June 18, 1949 Inauguration of Panagra and Pan American World Airways new Tourist Class service (in answer to Braniff International Airways El Intercontinental Tourist Liner service that began in June 1948) between Miami, Florida, and Buenos Aires, Argentina. The new Flight 339 departs Miami every Tuesday and Saturday, with return Flight 340 departing Buenos Aires every Wednesday and Saturday using the new Douglas DC-4 Tourist conversion aircraft, dubbed El Pacifico™, that also included a bulkhead at the front of the aircraft for carriage of cargo. The service will differ between the regular Douglas DC-6 flights both inflight and service levels offered. Inflight cuisine is limited to light breakfasts and box lunches and dinners. The seating arrangement and comforts will be reduced from those offered at regular fares, will be reduced as much as 27 percent below regular First Class fares and will apply to intermediate stops in South America. This will make it possible to make an entire trip around South America for as little as $855 or $133 less than the regular First Class fare and travel must be completed within one year. Examples of fare savings are as follows: Miami – Balboa City - $110 down $27 from regular First Class Miami – Lima – $240 down $79 Miami – Santiago - $364 down $120 Buenos Aires – Miami - $374 down $140 New York – Rio de Janeiro - $360 down $100 New York – Montevideo - $443 down $100 The new service connects with Pan American World Airways east coast of South America service between New York City and Buenos Aires, which began service in March 1949 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/e5a2ad89-f763-41c4-b9f8-f7b8d047dbb8/BI+Panagra+DC-6+El+Pacifico+LIM+1950s+Unk.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - July 5, 1949 Panagra Captain Mr. Frederick T. Sterling while flying a company Douglas DC-6 El Inter Americano™ registered as N90877 from Lima, Peru, to Santiago, Chile, in only 4 hours and 26 minutes flying time and 4 hours and 38 minutes block time https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/726009bd-d53b-43b8-98ab-d805fe16aa4c/BI+Panagra+Andrew+B.+Shea+Portrait+President+1954+BFC.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - July 11, 1949 President Harry J. Roig retires as President of Pan American Grace Airways, Inc., and Mr. Andrew B. Shea is elected the new President of the company. Mr. Roig will continue in his position as Vice Chairman of W. R. Grace and Company along with his other duties at the companies affiliated with W. R. Grace, which is an international, industrial and trading concern. For the past twenty years, Mr. Roig has played an important role in the pioneering and development of Panagra, serving as the company’s first president. Mr. Shea, Panagra’s new president, is currently a director and a senior vice president at W. R. Grace and Company and will continue in both positions. Photo: Mr. Andrew B. Shea, Panagra’s new president. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/60131b81-cfd3-49fa-976c-1d27763d2e2d/BI+Panagra+Singer+from+Chile+Rosita+Serrano+Flies+Panagra+Ad+1950+.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - July 21, 1949 Panagra celebrates its 20th Anniversary of the first Airmail flight between Santiago, Chile and the US Mainland. A special stamp commemorating this event was affixed to all Airmail correspondence leaving Chile during the 20th, 21st and 22nd of July 1949 by the Santiago, Antofagasta, Ecuador, and Arica, Chile post offices. A birthday party was held for all personnel at the Quinta Asturias, where Mr. Rosendo Melendes was presented with a 20-year service pin by Mr. C. H. Brunson, Panagra’s senior representative in Chile. This marks the first time that a 20 year pin has been awarded to any Panagra employee in Chile. Films were brought in from Buenos Aires, Argentina, and shown at Santiago, Chile. A press release was prepared and distributed to all of the morning papers in Santiago, Valparaiso, Chile and Antofagasta, Chile and the following papers carried the story for their readers: El Mercurio, La Nacion, El di Ario Ilustrado, La Hora, El Mercurio Valparaiso and many of these papers published editorials about Panagra’s anniversary. Seven special window displays were installed at key travel agencies in Santiago, including the following: Wagon Lits/Cook, Villalonga, Pan Am Tur, Cambitur, Civit, Litvak and at the main offices of Panagra. A special radio program was broadcasted over “Radio Chilena” that featured Panagra Captain Warren B. Smith who discussed the many aspects of Panagra’s first flight to the US, which was transmitted in a realistic manner with background sound. Captain Smith, who holds the record for the greatest number of flights over the Andes Mountains between Chile and Argentina, was featured as Panagra’s veteran Andean pilot having crossed the range more than 1600 times and having flown over 18,500 flight hours during his career. A special mail sack was presented to local postal authorities at Miami, Florida, by Chilean officials, who observed the anniversary at that time. Congratulatory messages were exchange by the Post Master General of the United States and the Director General of Mail of Chile. Photo: Chilean singer Rosita Serrano was a frequent Panagra guest. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/2b86432b-40b6-4f50-94c3-849fb6da9959/BI+Panagra+ULC+Los+Cerrillos+Airport+Terminal+Santiago+Chile+1940s+0001-3.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - July 26, 1949 A Panagra Douglas DC-6 El Inter Americano™ airliner lands safely at Los Cerrillos Airport, Santiago, Chile, after an engine caught fire. Photo: Santiago’s Los Cerrillos Airport terminal from the airside in the 1940s. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/f6385c3d-b3c3-4197-921d-14b616b0e663/BI+Panagra+Terminal+Talara+Peru+Matt+Werth+Station+Manager+1953+D+L+Burk.png Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - August 1, 1949 The company reduces its air cargo fares from 15 percent to 50 percent for shipments between the US Mainland and South America. Also, goods will be transported using only a single airway bill over the routes of Panagra and Slick Airways. A new fare is established for shipments under weighing more than 100 pounds or 45 kilos; one for shipments weighing more than 100 pounds and a third fare for shipments weighing a minimum of 250 pounds and a fourth fare for shipments weighing more than 3300 pounds of 1500 kilos of weight. Photo: Station Manager Matt Werth welcomes Panagra guests, in 1953, to the company’s first station, which was established in September 1928. Copyright, D. L. Burk https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/f77d230f-6ed1-4622-8834-a112c39b0aa0/BI+Panagra+PAA+Safety+Award+from+1948.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - August 2, 1949 Panagra is presented a Safety Council Award for 1948 by the Interamerican Safety Council. The award was presented to the company for its fifth consecutive year of accident and fatality free year flying over the company’s 9,896 mile route system a total of 30,649,475, which total 465,653,951 Revenue Passenger Miles. Photo: Panagra’s half-owner Pan American World Airways also won the same safety award in 1948. Copyright, Pan American World Airways, Inc. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/ea07cb98-ffa1-40c6-a524-7d0e1d7b56f4/BI+Panagra+Ambato+Earthquake+1949+G+E+Lewis.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - August 5, 1949 Panagra places the use of its facilities at the disposal of the Ecuadorean Government in the aftermath of the tragic earthquake at Ambeto, Ecuador. Photo: The Ambato Earthquake was the most deadly in nearly five years. Houses and structures were leveled. Copyright, G. E. Lewis https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/ada01ba5-d148-488a-a737-8bcc1e771959/BI+Panagra+Museum+of+Revolution+of+1952+LPB+May+27+2013+Carwil+Bjork+James.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - September 1, to 15, 1949 Due to the Revolution in Bolivia, flight operations are suspended, specifically east of La Paz, Bolivia. Photo: The National Museum of Revolution preserves the historic 1952 Bolivian independence. Copyright, Carwil Bjork James https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/ace77a31-e0ae-4a1c-a127-845200bba8f4/BI+Panagra+TT+Sep+1+1949+.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - September 1, 1949 Mr. Edward G. Bern is appointed Sales Manager for Pan American Grace Airways, Inc., at New York City, which was announced by the company’s new President Andrew B. Shea https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/5904ae1b-d63e-407b-bef0-457c2a703006/BI+Panagra+Slick+Airways+L-1049H+Constellation+MIA+Apr+24+1965+Eric+Allen.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - September 8, 1949 A new agreement allows goods to be shipped from any point served by Panagra to US cities on Slick Airways routes. Photo: Slick Airways L-1049C Constellation is parked at Miami International Airport in 1965. Copyright, Eric Allen https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/85de064e-b22a-4065-923b-64e364a903b3/BI+Panagra+Order+of+the+Sun+Award+Peru+1949.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - September 12, 1949 Panagra’s former President Mr. Harold J. Roig and Mr. Douglas Campbell are honored by the Peruvian Government, with their highest civilian honor, the “Order of the Sun”, degree of Commander. The award is presented by Ambassador Fernando Berckmeyer, which took place at the Peruvian Embassy in Washington, DC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/886cd827-f80b-4a86-ac57-0da79389706c/BI+Panagra+President+Galo+Plaza+Lasso+Ecuador+1949.png Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - September 12, 1949 Panagra employees in Ecuador, present a check for $830.00 to Ecuadorean President Galo Plaza, to help aid the relief work following the Ambeto, Ecuador, earthquake. Photo: Ecuador President Galo Plaza Lasso. Copyright, Government of Ecuador https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/9f186ed0-9de4-4d62-aaab-7c1bf4b4b15c/BI+Panagra+TT+Sep+1+1949+3.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - September 13, 1949 Pan American Grace Airways celebrates its 21st Anniversary of its first scheduled service, which was operated between Lima, Peru and Talara, Peru. Photo: Panagra Route Map dated September 1, 1949. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/f775456d-5444-4b67-883d-e7424a08cfd9/BI+Panagra+DC-3+Talara+Peru+1953.png Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - September 19, 1949 The Civil Aeronautics Authority authorizes Panagra for dispatch and flight control on a temporary testing basis for flight from Guayaquil, Ecuador, and Lima, Peru to Balboa City, Panama, with GYE controlling all Douglas DC-3 flights in the Guayaquil to Balboa City sector, while Lima controls all Douglas DC-4 and Douglas DC-6 flights in the Lima and Balboa City sector. Photo: A Panagra Douglas DC-3 is preparing for departure from Talara, Peru, one of Panagra’s first two cities where it began service in 1928. Copyright, Unknown https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/884c2082-cc18-49c4-9ef8-7a4831f651bd/BI+Panagra+DC-6B+Inflight+Service+1950+0002+copy.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - October 2, 1949 Panagra’s new Tourist Class service, El Pacifico™, passengers will now be served full course hot meals along with hostess service on its routes between the US Mainland and South America. Prior to the service enhancements, passengers were served hot coffee from a flight steward on the Douglas DC-4 flights. The new service did not increase Tourist Class fares https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/758652df-23f1-44ab-9817-f0bafe96979a/BI+Panagra+Cant+You+Just+See+Yourself+In+South+America+Brochure+Oct+1949+0.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - October 5, 1949 Panagra’s President Andrew B. Shea embarks on an inspection tour of the company’s route system during a 25-day trip that covered over 15,000 miles of flying, while visiting seven Latin American countries, including Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, and Argentina. During his trip, Mr. Shea visited with high government officials in each country visited, where he discussed with the heads of state the economic situations in their countries and the outlook for travel and commerce between the Americas. Mr. Shea and his wife and his Secretary Ms. Anne McPartland; Howard Clark, assistant Vice President of W. R. Grace and Company and a director and vice president of Panagra, and Mrs. Clark; Panagra Vice President John T. Shannon and Edward G. Bern Panagra’s sales manager accompanied Mr. Shea on the historic trip. At Lima, the group was joined by James W. Walker, Jr., regional manager for South America and Carlos Velarde, an official with W. R. Grace and Company in Peru, for the remainder of the trip https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/71b14c11-0894-4f6c-9fe5-375c2cde07f0/BI+Panagra+Cant+You+Just+See+Yourself+In+South+America+Brochure+Oct+1949+4.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - October 7, 1949 Panagra President Andrew B. Shea arrives in Panama, The Canal Zone and is welcomed by the President of the Republic of Panama, His Excellency Dr. Daniel Chanis, by the acting Governor of The Canal Zone, Colonel Mr. H. Vogel. He was also received by the Commanding General of the US Army in Panama Lieutenant General Mr. W. Morris, Jr; received by Ambassador of the US H. E. Mr. Monnett B. Davis. A special press conference was held in a private dining room at the Tivoli Hotel, which was followed by a cocktail party at the Union Club https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/b3fdb5dc-07c0-4e2c-9991-db1ccbe6a3bb/BI+Panagra+Cant+You+Just+See+Yourself+In+South+America+Brochure+Oct+1949+14.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - October 10, 1949 President Shea and his entourage arrive in Argentina, where he inspects the Sales offices and holds a press conference https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/42bd125d-ae22-48dd-987a-1d501392062a/BI+Panagra+Evita+and+Juan+Peron+1950s+Unk.png Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - October 11, 1949 President Shea is received by the President of Argentina, His Excellency Juan Domingo Peron. He is also received by the Ministers and high officials of the Argentine Government. Also, he inspects the facilities at the new Ezeiza Airport, Buenos Aires, Argentina, and attends a reception at the Grand Ballroom at the Hotel Plaza https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/daf4ee3d-ae19-4cab-9b2f-656af5e2d3c6/BI+Panagra+Anniversary+Cover+20th+Andrew+B.+Shea+President+BUE+Oct+12+1949+0001.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - October 12, 1949 The company celebrates its 20th Anniversary of scheduled Airmail service between Argentina and the US Mainland, which is marked by the arrival of Panagra’s Douglas DC-6 El Inter Americano™ in Miami, Florida, carrying a bag of Airmail with each letter bearing a special anniversary cachet. As the flight passed over the Andes Mountains, a birthday cake and champagne were served to its load of 52 passengers. On board the flight were passengers from eight nations including Argentina, the US, Great Britain, Brazil, Spain, Italy, Peru and Venezuela. A special commemorative cachet was also affixed to all Airmail correspondence departing Buenos Aires, Argentina, on this date https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/2b528021-695d-409c-aa5d-8e0f08395f90/BI+Panagra+Cant+You+Just+See+Yourself+In+South+America+Brochure+Oct+1949+12.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - October 13, 1949 Mr. Shea arrives at Santiago, Chile, and is received by the President of Chile, H. E. Don Gabriel Gonzalez Videla. A press conference is held at the Hotel Carrera, which is recorded for radio broadcast, Friday, October 14, 1949 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/3b344e4c-be4b-47b4-b832-bd315d959b2b/BI+Panagra+Skyline+SCL+2023+Christies.png Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - October 13, to 14, 1949 Mr. Shea continues his visit at Santiago, Chile, with meetings in the Grace Building. He is received by Ministers and high officials of the Chilean Government and also received by Ambassador Claude Bowers at the US Embassy. He is also received by Cardinal Jose Maria Caro in the Archbishop’s Palace. A reception was held at the Union Club. Photo: The breathtaking view of the skyline of Santiago, Chile, with snow covered Andes Mountains beyond. Copyright, Christies https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/d1cd1a41-2119-4f2f-9b69-ed4f30a5d673/BI+Panagra+Coat+of+Arms+of+Juan+Gualberto+Buevara+1882+1954+2015.png Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - October 17, 1949 Mr. Shea arrives at Lima Peru, and inspects the Limatambo Airport Base. He is received by Ministers and high officials of the Peruvian Government and is received by His Eminence Juan Gualberto Guevara, the first Cardinal of Peru. Photo: The Coat of Arms of Juan Gualberto Guevara, the first Cardinal of Peru. Copyright, Unknown https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/0b90e6c9-dd87-4929-9494-641bc727e174/BI+Panagra+Cant+You+Just+See+Yourself+In+South+America+Brochure+Oct+1949+10.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - October 17, 1949 Mr. Shea continues his visit at Lima, Peru, and attends a luncheon for Lima Travel Agents at the Lima Country Club. He visits the Panagra exhibit at the Lima Fair and makes a radio address over Radio Nacional. A press conference is held at the Lima Country Club followed by dinner at Club Nacional with aviation, airmail and tourist department officials https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/abea0b3c-f59d-4730-b9c0-5cd4f2af6277/BI+Panagra+Club+Nacional+LIM+2023.png Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - October 18, 1949 Mr. Shea continues his visit at Lima, Peru, and attends a luncheon for Lima Travel Agents at the Lima Country Club. He visits the Panagra exhibit at the Lima Fair and makes a radio address over Radio Nacional. A press conference is held at the Lima Country Club followed by dinner at Club Nacional with aviation, airmail and tourist department officials. Photo: The elegant Club Nacional in Plaza San Martin, in Lima, Peru, has served the political and elite since it was erected in 1855. Copyright, Club Nacional https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/cc4152d1-2d9b-4a1d-9b5b-7fca526af9cd/BI+Panagra+Circulo+de+Union+Club+2023.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - October 19, 1949 President Shea arrives in La Paz, Bolivia, and attends a press conference at Circulo Union, which is followed by a reception and buffet at the American Embassy. Photo: Circulo Union is an exclusive dinner club located in La Paz, Bolivia. Copyright, Circle Union https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/ef6d940a-3971-425e-858f-b41323daeaa3/BI+Panagra+American+Embassy+LPB+2023+Unk.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - October 20, 1949 President Shea is still visiting La Paz, Bolivia, and is received by Ministers and high officials of the Bolivian Government and is also received by the President of Bolivia, H. E. Mamerto Urriolagoitia. He conducts a radio address over Radio Illimani, which is followed by a luncheon at the Circulo Union given by W. R. Grace and Company, and then a tea party was held at the American Embassy. Photo: The American Embassy building in La Paz, Bolivia. Copyright, Unknown https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/b076385e-a116-4595-99fc-aa42381d67ca/BI+Panagra+Club+de+La+Paz+LPB+2023.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - October 21, 1949 President Shea continues his visit at La Paz, Bolivia, with a reception and buffet held at the Club La Paz given by Mr. Shea in honor of His Excellency President Urriolagoitia. Photo: Club de La Paz, at La Paz, Bolivia, is still a central meeting place. Copyright, Club de La Paz https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/cc22f3e3-33e4-4709-a04a-f83418e83e44/BI+Panagra+Grace+Yacht+Santa+Rosita+Unk.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - October 24, 1949 President Shea arrives at Guayaquil, Ecuador, where he enjoys lunch aboard the Grace Yacht the Santa Rosita. He also visits Panagra Sales Office located in the Grace Building. Mr. Shea is received by the Governor of the Province of Guayas, Dr. Clodoveo Alcivar and by Acting Mayor of Guayaquil Pedro Mendez N., which is followed by a press conference at the Yacht Club. Photo: W. R. Grace & Company yacht dubbed Santa Rosita. Copyright, W. R. Grace and Company https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/73835c7b-5890-4579-9e48-1fad3b7893be/BI+Panagra+Cant+You+Just+See+Yourself+In+South+America+Brochure+Oct+1949+8.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - October 25, 1949 President Shea continues his visit at Guayaquil, Ecuador, with a lunch and outing at Playas, followed by a reception and cocktail party at the Yacht Club https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/9bb48294-524f-40c1-baba-d1ff07106851/BI+Panagra+Terminal+UIO+1950s+0005.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - October 26, 1949 President Shea arrives in Quito, Ecuador, and begins the visit with a visit to the Panagra Sales Office. He was received by Ministers and high officials of the Ecuadorean Government and he was received by the President of Ecuador, His Excellency, Sr. Galo Plaza. A press conference was held at the Cordillera Hotel. Photo: The Panagra Terminal at Quito Airport, in the 1950s. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/8bef61a5-bbac-4dbc-afb0-0b08bb9c1afc/BI+Panagra+Cant+You+Just+See+Yourself+In+South+America+Brochure+Oct+1949+6.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - October 27, 1949 President Shea continues his Quito visit with a second visit to the company’s Sales offices, which was followed by a luncheon at the home of First Secretary of the American Embassy. Later, a reception was held at the Hotel Cordillera https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/bbca1655-efaf-45fb-a6a7-d9a00c132953/BI+Panagra+TT+Sep+1+1949+4.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - December 5, 1949 The Civil Aeronautics Authority grants Panagra authority for dispatch and flight control of Douglas DC-3 flights from Guayaquil, Ecuador over the Guayaquil to Balboa City, Panama sector and from Lima, Peru, for Douglas DC-4 and Douglas DC-6 flights between Lima, to Balboa City sector and for flights controlled from Miami, Florida, in the Balboa City to Miami sector https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/aacc4ca0-3012-4546-be93-881015d60ac0/BI+Panagra+DC-6+De+Luxe+South+American+Service+Brochure+.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - December 5, 1949 Panagra veteran Captain Mr. J. Henry Miller completes 25,000 hours of flying over the past 30 years, which equals to three years of continuous flying. Last August, Captain Miller completed 18 years of service with the company and is one of the few and the only pilot in South America that has flown 25,000 hours. Captain Miller was honored at a reception in Miami, Florida, and New York City, by Pan American Grace Airways management. He was presented him with a silver trophy with a white onyx base and golden engraving by Panagra President Mr. Andrew B. Shea https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/4a0d5740-eee6-49b2-9c40-f6e3cca58c52/BI+Panagra+Ship+Daily+to+South+America+in+Hours+Ad+1949.jpg Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - December 17, 1949 Panagra’s Air Cargo Poster wins first prize in Argentina’s Art Exhibit. The poster was designed Panagra’s advertising agency J. Walter Thompson, S. A. at their offices in Buenos Aires, Argentina. All of Panagra’s unique Latin America travel posters were created in South America and their copyrights have been restored in the United States. Therefore, they are not part of the public domain. The company’s Air Cargo booklet also won first place. This booklet was created by Panagra’s Publicity Department in conjunction with J. Walter Thompson Agency https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/de8da37b-be54-43a2-a8fc-543c9fdedb0e/BI+Panagra+Gordon+Suit+Model+with+DC-6+1950.png Panagra Timeline 1928 to 1949 - December 17, 1949 New liquor service is introduced on all Douglas DC-6 El Inter Americano™ flights. Photo: A unique advertising post card from Gordon’s Suit Company advertising their new Roberts Dacron Suit. 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Timeline https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/1672883046775-0PNU4JTQS1CG1RZNI1RI/BI+3+727-277+Adv+N275WC+FLL+Petr+Popelar.jpg Braniff International Airlines, Inc. Timeline https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/1672955896157-6RLMJ5Z3R4K8KG7QUO3T/BI+3+727-247+N502AV+Unk+1992+BFC+.jpg Braniff International Airlines, Inc. Timeline https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/8fb8f99e-da36-44e4-8f36-ee7de75de7f3/BI3+727-291+Adv+N406BN+MIA+1991+Gerard+Helmer.jpg Braniff International Airlines, Inc. Timeline - February 1990 BIA-COR Holdings, Inc., a group of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, investors formed by the Paine Weber Group, forms BNAir, Inc, which is the entity that is used by the group to purchase the assets of Braniff, Inc., the second successor to Braniff Airways, Incorporated, and Braniff International Corporation. Braniff, Inc., had ceased operations and filed for bankruptcy protection in the fall of 1989. Photo: Gerard Helmer, Copyright https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/c78b789f-7ee4-4730-873d-f26334e93505/BI+2+Bob+Perlman+Logo+1984.jpg Braniff International Airlines, Inc. Timeline - April 23, 1990 The bankruptcy court handling the liquidation of Braniff, Inc., the successor of Braniff Airways, Incorporated, approves the transfer of Braniff’s Inc’s., operating certificate and only the trade name Braniff to BN Air, Inc., for $313,000 USD https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/59defd68-bc53-45d8-9e04-7070d95a4fa6/BI2N931EAatFLLNov1991JostGruchel.jpg Braniff International Airlines, Inc. Timeline - September 1, 1990 BNAir, Inc., purchases the assets of Emerald Airlines, Inc., a former scheduled passenger and cargo airline based in Austin, Texas, that had recently ceased operations and filed for bankruptcy protection. The purchase netted BNAir, Inc., the Air Carrier Operating Certificate that it needed to begin scheduled air carrier operations. In addition, the sale included four McDonnell Douglas DC-9-10 Twinjets, a maintenance hangar at Houston Intercontinental Airport and an inventory of spare aircraft parts. Photo: Braniff International Airlines, Inc., Douglas DC-9-14 registered as N931EA is taxiing at Ft. Lauderdale International Airport November 1991. Copyright, Jost Gruchel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/0e8a7424-2e9f-4555-86b3-becf204a40c3/BI+3+727-277A+N275WC+MCO+May+1991+Unk.jpeg Braniff International Airlines, Inc. Timeline - December 1, 1990 Braniff begins charter operations primarily for tour operators from its base at Dallas/Ft. Worth International Airport https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/68a12066-4ed2-4408-983c-dd9b330ef608/BI+79-016+Sheldon+Srulevitch+Candids+at+Braniff+Place+1+thru+35+DFW+Jan+24+1979+0014.jpg Braniff International Airlines, Inc. Timeline - June 15, 1991 Braniff International announces that Braniff Airways, Incorporated, veteran Mr. Sheldon Srulevitch is appointed president of the new airline. Mr. Srulevitch, a 35-year airline industry manager, joined Braniff Airways in 1970 as Vice President of Schedules and retired from the company in 1980 as Senior Vice President Market Planning https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/2c610357-4426-4bef-8fc8-dedea44c4386/BI+3+727-291+Adv+N406BN+Mark+Abbot+Collection.jpg Braniff International Airlines, Inc. Timeline - July 1, 1991 The sixth airline company to use Braniff’s name begins its first scheduled flights with eight leased airliners including three McDonnell Douglas DC-9-14 Twinjets and five Boeing 727-200 Trijets with service to Islip/Long Island Mac Arthur Airport, Orlando, Fort Lauderdale, Dallas/Ft. Worth, Newark and Los Angeles. Braniff offers $69 one-way introductory fares without restriction through July 15, 1991, between Islip/Long Island Mac Arthur Airport to Orlando and to Fort Lauderdale and $79 one-way from Dallas to Newark and Los Angeles. Photo: Braniff International Airlines, Inc., Boeing 727-291 registered as N406BN is parked on the ramp in 1991. Copyright, Mark Abbot https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/e24285f1-de08-4989-9ff9-bed809de15ba/BI+Gregory+B.+Dix+Portrait+Unk.jpeg Braniff International Airlines, Inc. Timeline - July 1, 1991 Braniff announces that Mr. Gregory B. Dix, a noted travel industry CEO and race car driver, would assume the role as president and that Mr. Sheldon Srulevitch has left the company https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/bb1a6baa-2fdf-4582-93d9-d3d6ac290780/BI+Theme+Building+LAX+1970+Allen+J+Schaben+LA+Times.jpeg Braniff International Airlines, Inc. Timeline - July 16, 1991 Braniff International suspends service at Los Angeles International Airport citing the inability to secure a permanent passenger boarding gate and other handling facilities. Los Angeles International Airport Director Clifton A. Moore denied that the airport has created any interference with Braniff’s ability to use the airport https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/5635c08a-b753-494f-a848-499be5b5af5d/BI+3+Jeffrey+R.+Chodorow+Chairman+Apr+22+1992+.jpg Braniff International Airlines, Inc. Timeline - May 16, 1990 Former Braniff, Inc., executives are hired by Braniff International that include the Company’s three Board of Directors, Scot Spencer, Jeffrey Chodorow (shown left) and Arthur Cohen, according to Ms. Irma Ellis, a longtime employee of Braniff Airways, Incorporated, and Braniff, Inc., who is now employed as Mr. Spencer’s executive assistant at the new Braniff. Mr. Spencer will serve as president and chief executive officer; Mr. Rick Rivich, manager of maintenance at Braniff, Inc., now becomes vice president of Maintenance and Engineering and Mr. C. D. McLean, who was senior vice president of Operations at Braniff, Inc., will now serve as executive vice president of Operations https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/e106a488-e36f-4a10-8b66-56b163c13853/BI+3+727-225+Adv+N8855E+MIA+1992+Petr+Popelar.jpg Braniff International Airlines, Inc. Timeline - August 7, 1991 Citing the loss of a charter contract and the suspension of Los Angeles service, Braniff International Airlines files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection but continues to operate on a limited basis. The Company continues to operate but the Dallas/Ft. Worth to Ft. Lauderdale route is suspended until further notice. Braniff ceases operating charters with its Boeing 727-200 aircraft but continues to operate charters to Atlantic City for Sterling Charter Group using McDonnell Douglas DC-9-10 airliners. Mr. Dix commented about the reorganization filing, “We’ve continued to consolidate our operations within the New York/Long Island, Dallas/Ft. Worth and Florida triangle, maintaining our commitment to serving tourist markets and building our niche as a leisure carrier.” Photo: Braniff International Airlines, Inc., Boeing 727-225 registered as N8855E is taxiing at Miami International Airport in 1992. Photo: Copyright, Petr Popelar https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/ea1d4c12-83ac-41d6-b1dd-6ba47e1b340e/BI+3+Braniff+Extends+its+Sale+Ad+Chicago+Tribune+Jun+14+1992+0009.jpg Braniff International Airlines, Inc. Timeline - September 1, 1991 Braniff offers New York snowbirds a special fare of $79 USD one-way to Orlando. Photo: Braniff used newspaper advertising extensively in its target cities such as Chicago. This ad touts Braniff’s commitment to low fares throughout its system. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/863f9858-5dad-4fa1-91a2-a36ea7dadb96/BI+3+727-214+N409BN+DFW+1992+0004.jpg Braniff International Airlines, Inc. Timeline - September 12, 1991 The company ceases operations at its Dallas/Ft. Worth International Airport base, citing a dispute with an aircraft lessor. A member of Braniff’s investor group, Mr. Jeffrey Chodorow, assumes the presidency of the company after Mr. Gregory Dix resigns as president and CEO https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/91475876-e5d6-453a-8cfd-a53bb79dc272/BI+3+727-214+N409BN+HOU+1992+BFC+0016.jpg Braniff International Airlines, Inc. Timeline - November 1, 1991 Braniff begins offering a special $99 USD one-way fare between Dallas/Ft. Worth and Ft. Lauderdale https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/c2f8dbc8-2d3e-4ab5-8d4d-297e9713af75/BI+3+Reservations+Hiring+Ad+1992+0008.jpg Braniff International Airlines, Inc. Timeline - December 4, 1991 President Chodorow announced that the airline had arranged for financing to again return to its DFW base and resume service and announces a substantial schedule to begin in January 1992. Photo: Braniff began hiring key personnel for all positions at its stations nationwide. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/d056b6c8-f7f4-4c03-bd5d-aa3f68b67fc3/BI+3+727-+214+N409BN+MIA+1992+BFC+0001.jpg Braniff International Airlines, Inc. Timeline - January 1, 1992 Braniff reports a profit of $28,000 for the month of December 1991 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/81b4f19e-9436-44f6-b26b-983b04ff3574/BI+3+System+Route+Map+Jul+1992+0007.jpg Braniff International Airlines, Inc. Timeline - January 15, 1992 Braniff International begins operations to several major cities throughout the United States including Atlanta, Boston, Chicago Midway, Columbus, Dallas/Ft. Worth, Fort Lauderdale, Islip/Long Island/MacArthur, Miami, Minneapolis/St. Paul, New York JFK, Newark, Orlando, St. Thomas, San Juan, Tampa and West Palm Beach. Photo: Route planning at Braniff was often sketched out on a drawing pad. The company’s strength was offering highly discounted travel between the Northeast and Florida. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/252ca20b-536c-4901-b210-0ada14dc1b7e/BI+3+727-225+N351PA+TPA+1992+BFC.jpg Braniff International Airlines, Inc. Timeline - February 1, 1992 A profit of $128,000 for the month of January 1992, is announced by the company https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/953d4be6-f038-4226-b8cf-19aa940954d6/BI+3+727-225+N8856E+HOU+1992+BFC.jpg Braniff International Airlines, Inc. Timeline - February 1, 1992 The DOT reports that 25 complaints were received concerning Braniff’s service for the month of January 1992. There were 10 reports of cancellations or delays, which is considered high for Braniff’s size https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/b22934b3-02f2-4a25-99b8-1d68d1e25106/BI+3+DC-9-14+N931EA+LAX+1992+BFC+0006.jpg Braniff International Airlines, Inc. Timeline - February 16, 1992 From mid-January to mid-February, 1992, Braniff Reservations Center was overwhelmed with more than 3 million inquiry calls, causing dropped calls and hang ups. New phone lines were installed to handle the demand but still only 500,000 calls per month could be effectively handled https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/ddc69dd2-066b-4aae-9614-bc504398c6ad/BI+3+727-214+N409BN+DFW+1992+BFC+0011.jpg Braniff International Airlines, Inc. Timeline - March 1, 1992 The company reports a healthy profit of $197,000 for the month of February 1992. Costs per Seat Mile are down to .6 cents per mile compared to 8.2 cents for TWA and 9 cents or more for the other major carriers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/d8a3de91-5597-42f1-b4c3-54e9a751ce44/BI+3+727-214+N409BN+DFW+1992+BFC+0014.jpg Braniff International Airlines, Inc. Timeline - March 1, 1992 Eighteen complaints were received about Braniff service at the DOT for the month of February 1992. This was down considerably from the month of January 1992 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/29b4d550-0b85-43f8-baac-42f33e46be6a/BI+3+DC-9-14+N931EA+MDW+1992+BFC+0005.jpg Braniff International Airlines, Inc. Timeline - March 20, 1992 Inauguration of service at Atlanta, Boston, Chicago Midway, Columbus and Minneapolis/St. Paul https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/d336edae-f92a-4443-8cb0-e916b93670dd/BI+3+Braniffs+Big+Bucksaver+Sale+Ad+Dallas+Morning+News+May+1992+0010.jpg Braniff International Airlines, Inc. Timeline - April 1, 1992 Braniff adopts the advertising slogan You Can’t Beat The Rate, which refers to the Airline’s low fares. The company offers a low fare of $198 roundtrip between Newark and Miami or Orlando, without restrictions even though only select seats are sold at this pricing level https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/e988f01a-0223-4dd4-8e11-57499cb048e0/BI+3+727-291+N406BN+LAX+1992+BFC+0002.jpg Braniff International Airlines, Inc. Timeline - April 23, 1992 Braniff passengers are met with long lines at airport ticket counters because the Airline’s agents still write tickets by hand. The company is awaiting its new electronic ticketing machines from a French company. Braniff has implemented a simple strategy that is keeping its flights full – low fares. The company only offers three fare types and passengers can reschedule flights for only $25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/d405f2ee-c2e9-422a-9f0f-2d0b7bc20cf7/BI+3+TT+Jul+1+1992+0006.jpg Braniff International Airlines, Inc. Timeline - July 2, 1992 Citing intense competition and fare wars ignited by Northwest Airlines and American Airlines, Braniff International Airlines, Inc., once again ceases operations and files Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Liquidation proceedings. Braniff becomes the fourth US airline in 18 months to seek bankruptcy protection along with Pan American World Airways, Inc., Midway Airlines and Eastern Airlines. Three airlines were also reorganizing at the time Braniff filed for protection including America West Airlines, Inc., Continental Airlines, Inc., and Trans World Airlines, Inc. A nationwide recession exacerbated the problems of Braniff as well as the other carriers. United Airlines, Continental Airlines and America West Airlines assist Braniff passengers with their Braniff tickets. At the time of cessation of operations, Braniff International Airlines, Inc., was serving the following destinations: Atlanta, Boston, Columbus, Chicago Midway, Dallas/Ft. Worth, Fort Lauderdale, Islip/Long Island MacArthur Airport, Miami, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Newark, New York Kennedy Airport, Orlando, St. Thomas Virgin Islands, San Juan, Puerto Rico, Tampa and West Palm Beach. Photo: Braniff timetables were printed on single sheets of paper. The July 1, 1992, System Timetable was the last that the company printed. 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Timeline - July 8, 1992 Aeron Aviation President Amos Giron, owner of eight Boeing 727-200 Trijets that Braniff operated, repossessed the aircraft after the New York federal bankruptcy judge overseeing Braniff’s case approved the repossession of five of the eight jets and the company was filing to repossess the remaining three. Aeron Aviation has not received $800,000 USD in lease payments owed by Braniff. At the time that Braniff ceased operations, it operated 13 aircraft, which included 10 Boeing 727-200 Trijets and 3 McDonnell Douglas DC-9-10 Twinjets https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/32ac2a2e-6805-46ad-9d1d-ada91d64994c/BI+3+727-214+N409BN+MCO+1992+0001.jpg Braniff International Airlines, Inc. Timeline - July 13, 1992 Company President Jeffrey Chodorow states that he has had inquiries from ten potential bidders wanting to purchase Braniff’s FAA Operating Certificate to put the Airline back in the air https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/28358860-8d4c-4b02-9c68-aeda4f459007/BI+3+Abraham+D.+Sofaer+Trustee+Feb+2020+Hoover+Institution.jpeg Braniff International Airlines, Inc. Timeline - August 12, 1992 The US Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of New York appoints a Trustee for Braniff. The new Trustee is Mr. Abraham D. Sofaer. Photo: Abraham D. Sofaer in 2020. Copyright, Hoover Institution https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/056e183c-683b-4157-8290-72303524c5d5/BI+3+727-200+Unk+1992+BFC+0017.jpg Braniff International Airlines, Inc. Timeline - July 19, 1994 Former Braniff officers Jeffrey Chodorow and Scot Spencer are indicted in the Eastern District of New York on four counts of conspiring to defraud the DOT and for corruptly influencing the due administration of law by endeavoring to conceal Scot Spencer’s involvement with the operation of Braniff and of conspiring to fraudulently conceal from creditors property belonging to the estate of the debtor, i.e., funds belonging to Braniff and of fraudulently concealing from creditors property belonging to the estate of Braniff, a debtor https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/732c565a-250f-41bd-a635-9121c6f55b1a/BI+3+727-291+Adv+N406BN+Mark+Abbot+Collection.jpg Braniff International Airlines, Inc. Timeline - May 23, 1996 Pursuant to a plea arrangement that convicted him on two counts, Jeffrey Chodorow was sentenced to a four month prison term in addition to four year supervised release. It was further required that he pay a fine of $40,000, in addition to the $1.25 million, over a period of five years, that he had already agreed to pay Braniff’s bankruptcy Trustee. Scot Spencer, convicted on two counts, was sentenced to 51 months of prison and three years of supervised release. Scot Spencer appealed his case, and it was decided on October 30, 1997. His conviction was not overturned but was affirmed by the court https://www.braniffinternational.com/braniff-inc-timeline daily 0.75 2023-12-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/1672973847419-CCR101CNPD26H1H3QIR4/BI+2+727-200+Cowboys+Watching+DFW+1984+BFC+0032.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/1672973847418-HCJ4I7HT5X2IMT98ZXL1/BI+727-200+DFW+1984+BFC+0023.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/1672973962350-5U8I9R8O73ZRXVTP14PI/Scan+0003.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/ef5b7e31-1d33-400f-adbe-331c66376590/Screenshot+2023-01-05+at+10.05.25+PM.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - June 23, 1983 The Braniff/Hyatt Agreement is adopted, creating Hyatt Air, Inc., which is a subsidiary of Hyatt Corporation https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/34d9bb4b-aafc-4b29-ac78-11d00207d821/BI+2+Lugage+Tag+DFW+0011-3.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - July 15, 1983 The Further Amended and Restated Plan of Reorganization of Braniff Airways, Incorporated and Braniff International Corporation adopts the Hyatt Agreement for Hyatt Air, Inc., to obtain the assets of Braniff International Corporation and Braniff Airways, Inc., and specifically outlines the transfer of these assets to Dalfort Corporation https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/119498ab-c1fe-4d40-a5ff-9511429626ff/BI+Section+1125+Disclosure+Bankruptcy+Proceeding+Jul+15+1983.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - September 1, 1983 The US Bankruptcy Court Northern District of Texas confirms the Further Amended and Restated Plan of Reorganization dated July 15, 1983, along with the Hyatt Agreement dated June 23, 1983, which is consummated on December 15, 1983 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/4f8ae63c-c267-4757-aec9-a87315a56d64/BI+2+727-227+N459BN+MCO+1989+BFC+0002.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - October 15, 1983 Boeing Designer Bob Perlman is commissioned to create a new color scheme for the new Braniff airline company’s 30 leased Boeing 727-200 Trijets. The new design features a white fuselage with dark blue and pewter silver stripes and new Braniff font in red https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/b48c2ec9-8053-4c5c-ac74-b0a0ddfdb23b/BI+2+727+Interior+Flight+Attendant+Uniforms+1984+BFC+0014-2.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - October 15, 1983 Key Braniff management personnel designed the luxurious Boeing 727 interiors of the company’s jets that included seating for 146 passengers, with each seat covered in fine leather, which were spaced 35” apart. The center seats fold down for use as a table when not occupied https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/3bd27832-0100-4662-92b5-92b08ffd6574/Scan+0001.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - October 15, 1983 Braniff commissions Walter, Darwin, Teague Associates, a New York City-based industrial design firm to design the elegance of the Boeing jet interiors, which included leather seating in either bisque, taupe, gunmetal and navy blue, manufactured by Lackawanna in the super soft Nutra brand. Carpeting featured a small V pattern in taupe and bisque over a navy blue background https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/7a949e34-2c1c-4168-ae08-fb85367f796a/BI+Dalfort+Pilot+and+Maintenance+Training+Brochure+DFW+1980s+0005.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - November 1, 1983 Braniff Airways, Inc., and Braniff International Corporation are reorganized and incorporated in the State of Nevada as Dalfort Corporation and a new airline subsidiary, Braniff, Inc., was formed to operate the new Braniff airline entity. Hyatt Corporation Chairman of the Board of Directors Mr. Jay A. Prizker is appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors of Dalfort Corporation https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/01cde1b7-10f9-436c-9775-e1c861bd6e6d/Scan+0009-2.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - November 15, 1983 Braniff announces that it has hired designer Mr. Gary Eschelbrenner of Dallas-based Brenner, Inc., to design the new Airline’s employee uniforms, which feature navy polyester and wool trimmed in scarlet and cream https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/7d202028-18b0-44e3-9c68-e179d65dc901/BI+2+Braniff+Inc+First+Repainted+Boeing+727+Bob+Perlman+Scheme+Dedication+Dallas+Times+Herald+Nov+29+1983.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - November 29, 1983 Braniff, Inc., is formed as a wholly owned subsidiary of Dalfort Corporation and the new airline company’s first refurbished Boeing 727-200 is christened at Braniff’s Operations and Maintenance Base at Dallas Love Field by Mr. Jay A. Pritzker, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Braniff, Inc., and the Hyatt Corporation, Braniff’s new owner https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/dff96f85-69b1-4e03-844f-cfc0963c5c95/115+BI+Troy+Victor+Post+Chair+Board+Member+Greatamerica.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - November 29, 1983 Braniff, Inc., appoints J. Patrick Foley, Bruce C. Leadbetter, Troy Victor Post, Robert A. Pritzker, Thomas J. Pritzker and Captain Glenn Shoop as the company’s new Board of Directors. Captain Glenn Shoop was instrumental in bringing the Hyatt deal to fruition that put Braniff back in the air. Photo: Mr. Troy Victor Post, whose company, Greatamerica Insurance Company, was the former owner of Braniff Airways, Incorporated, remained loyal to Braniff. He was honored to accept another position on the Board of Directors of the new Braniff, Inc. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/0486d8c5-6044-4f4f-bb13-43cfd9deea72/BI+Braniff+Inc+First+Repainted+Boeing+727+Bob+Perlman+Scheme+Dedication+Dallas+Times+Herald+Nov+29+1983+1.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - December 15, 1983 Braniff Airways, Incorporated, and Braniff International Corporation are reorganized as Dalfort Corporation and the reorganized company is financed by Hyatt Hotels founder Jay A. Pritzker, who has invested $117.6 million USD in capital in the new entity and owns 80-percent of the company. Dalfort Corporation capitalizes Braniff, Inc., with $99.4 million USD of cash and other assets from Braniff Airways, Incorporated, and Braniff International Corporation, which are both now Dalfort Corporation. At that time, Braniff, Inc., current assets of $66.7 million USD and $64.4 million USD in cash https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/301b8802-8e9b-48c4-ac5e-8525f1f0b6db/BI+President%27s+Message+William+D.+Slattery+Mar+1984+0003.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - December 15, 1983 Braniff, Inc., appoints the following management personnel: Mr. William D. Slattery is appointed as president and director; Mr. Robert A. “Bob” Ferguson is appointed as treasurer and chief financial officer; Mr. W. Thomas Lagow as senior vice president-marketing; Mr. Jeff Warner becomes senior vice president-sales and service; Ms. Deborah J. Ethridge is appointed as corporate secretary; Mr. Robert L. Fornaro as vice president-marketing planning; Ms. Peggy Gottsacker as vice president-personnel; Mr. Harold S. Handelsman becomes vice president and a director; Mr. Donald N. Sorensen is appointed vice president-administrative; Captain Dale R. States is named vice president-flight operations and director and Mr. Steven S. Turoff is appointed vice president and controller https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/7da48392-b881-4581-9a31-d5358199c58d/BI+Dalfort+Pilot+and+Maintenance+Training+Brochure+DFW+1980s+0012.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - December 15, 1983 Braniff, Inc., enters into an agreement with Dalfort Corporation, to perform Braniff’s aircraft maintenance for the next five years https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/d5cadd33-234e-4ae2-9ba0-f9b1cd3ef028/BI+727-227++N464BN+DFW+1984+0027.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - December 15, 1983 The Company leases 30 former Braniff Airways, Boeing 727-200 Trijet airliners from James W. Toren and The Wilmington Trust Company as Trustees for the BRNF Liquidating Trust, which was formed to benefit certain former secured creditors of Braniff Airways, Incorporated. The leased aircraft were some of Airways, Incorporated’s newest airliners https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/38de1ef3-7aa5-4ce6-8d84-1d05f015a007/Scan+0021.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - December 15, 1983 Braniff Airways, Incorporated and Braniff International Corporation officially vacate Braniff Place World Headquarters at Dallas/Ft. Worth Regional Airport. All operations are moved to the Braniff Operations and Maintenance Base at Dallas Love Field. Braniff Place remains today as the official address for Braniff Airways, Incorporated, and associated companies as agreed when the building was built in 1978. GTE General Telephone Company immediately assumed Braniff’s long-term lease on Braniff Place. Certain modification and updates were made and after only one month of remodel, the cafeteria was reopened to begin serving building patrons as well as other employees at DFW Airport as it had since 1978 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/69469286-f7d2-4519-9fa1-1407ce245bc5/BI+727-227+N463BN+Over+DAL+Dec+Jan+1984+BFC+0019.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - January 5, 1984 A Braniff jet takes to the sky for the first time since cessation of flight operations in May 1982 and flies over the skyline of Dallas. The jet is painted in the new Bob Perlman Braniff, Inc., color scheme and is followed by a sleek Learjet owned by Clay Lacy Aviation of Van Nuys, California, which is taking promotional photographs and filming the epochal first flight. Clay Lacy had photographed Braniff aircraft since the 1960s https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/7c6c12a5-86f9-430f-b5eb-ceecb8e068fb/BI+727-227+MCI+1988+BFC.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - January 14, 1984 Company pilots began flying Boeing 727-200 aircraft for landings and line checks according to Captain Ray Asay, Braniff’s Director-Flight Training https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/f7eb5f4e-c767-4c5a-86ed-350b93c9c2ad/BI+2+Offical+Airline+Guides+on+Shelf+1984+BFC.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - January 15, 1984 Braniff is relisted in the Official Airline Guide for the first time since May 1982 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/be6e2fff-3699-424e-a43f-d88e99a1763d/BI+727-200+Simulator+Side+View+Braniff+Place+DFW+1984+BFC.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - January 16, 1984 Braniff’s Training Department has completed Transition and Requalification Training for 95 Captains, 55 First Officers and 64 Second Officers. Photo: Braniff, Inc., continued to use the Boeing 727 simulator at Braniff Place World Headquarters located on the west side of Dallas/Ft. Worth Regional Airport. Braniff’s DFW simulator operations remained in service until 2007. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/f1853858-5bd7-498d-a3fd-1b51e3c0dd3f/BI+727-227+N460BN+First+with+New+Perlman+Scheme+7701+DAL+Jan+23+1984+BFC+0021-2.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - January 23, 1984 Braniff Boeing 727-227 Trijet registered as N460BN is the first former Braniff Airways jet to be fully repainted and refurbished and ready for scheduled operations. This jet starred in new advertising commercials and posed for promotional photos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/e5128301-78e4-49f9-976b-0997a305ec73/BI+2+First+Class+Meal+Inflight+1984+BFC+0003.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - January 24, 1984 Announces that Dobbs House and Marriott are selected to provide catering for Braniff, Inc. At DFW Airport Dobbs House, Inc., will provide aircraft catering and at Kansas City, Chicago, San Antonio, Philadelphia and New York La Guardia, while Marriott will serve the Company at Denver, Washington DC, Houston, Las Vegas, Miami, New Orleans, Oklahoma City, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Detroit and Newark https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/7421d219-060e-4074-8e94-94f46149e551/BI+Reservations+and+Ticket+Counter+7701+DAL+0020.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - January 23, 1984 Reservations opens for the first time and receives 231 calls over an eight hour period since opening at 830AM. The Reservations Department consists of 22 agents and is located at the Braniff Operations and Maintenance Base at Dallas Love Field https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/344238e3-e497-4ddb-9b76-3392621fa60f/BI+727-227+Over+Land+1984+BFC+0001.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - January 28, 1984 Ending the first six days since the opening of Braniff Reservations, the center takes in over 11,000 calls over its 1-800-BRANIFF number https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/ee2810e4-4ac1-42a7-98fe-2e20abfe8b70/BI+727-227+N463BN+DFW+Feb+1984+BFC+0025.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - January 30, 1984 Maintenance has completed painting 21 Boeing 727-200 Trijets in the new Braniff, Inc., Color Scheme designed by Bob Perlman https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/e9f5937b-cdf9-4aa4-bbdf-8d53969b8810/Bi+Building+the+New+Braniff+Ad+and+Route+Map+NW+Ayer+Agency+Mar+1984+0006.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - February 1, 1984 Trade publication advertising begins to promote special accommodations and convenient departure times for the business traveler https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/e33f164f-9709-4cde-aca1-9ed470f90bcd/BI+2+29+Nov+1983+in+DAL+HGR+7701+awaiting+Perlman+Scheme+paint+for+BN+2.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - February 3, 1984 The 30th and last Braniff, Inc., jet is flown from DFW Airport to the Braniff Operations and Maintenance Base at Dallas Love Field to receive its new paint scheme and interior refurbishment. Photo: A former Braniff Airways Boeing 727-200 is parked in Bay 6 at the Braniff Operations and Maintenance Base at Dallas Love Field on November 29, 1983. The jet is awaiting its new Bob Perlman Braniff Inc Color Scheme. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/c0854734-87c4-45d9-9119-70cccd8dc982/BI+2+29+Nov+1983+striped+aircraft+awaitiing+new+Braniff+Inc+Perlman+colors.jpeg Braniff, Inc Timeline - February 9, 1984 The Civil Aeronautics Board notifies Braniff President William D. “Bill” Slattery that the Company has been granted its Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity, which indicates that Braniff is “fit, willing and able” to resume air travel in March 1984, pending final approvals from the Federal Aviation Administration. Photo: Former Braniff International Boeing 727-200s have been stripped of their former 1978 Ultra Color Scheme for painting in the new 1984 Bob Perlman Braniff, Inc., Color Scheme. The jets are parked on the North Ramp at the Braniff Operations and Maintenance Base at Dallas Love Field on November 29, 1983. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/0c7c2ffc-b5fd-4f55-b47d-cc907cb33f70/BI+2+727+Interior+Legroom+and+Overhead+Space+1984+0002-3.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - February 9, 1984 The world’s press previewed Braniff’s new paint scheme for its Boeing 727-200 Trijet aircraft and the luxurious interior with leather seating. In addition, the press also previewed the new employee uniforms https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/4d2a1671-5d48-4ac3-9f58-b44a186ea499/BI+2+March+of+Dimes+Logo+1984.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - February 9, 1984 To support the March of Dimes, Braniff announces it will discount passenger tickets by 5 percent, which can be paid to the March of Dimes for each passenger that completes a special March of Dimes coupon. If the refund is given to the charity, Braniff matches the donation for a total of 10 percent donated. The promotion runs from March 1, 1984, through June, 15, 1984 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/545da0c4-7be9-48f0-a914-09fa0b981838/BI+2+Passenger+Comments+Ad+Campaign+1984.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - February 13, 1984 New York City-based, N. W. Ayer, Inc., is appointed as Braniff’s consumer advertising agency. One of the agency’s earliest campaigns featured actual Braniff passengers praising the Airline’s exemplary service levels. Photo: Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/3754ae9a-2c6b-4cad-a97b-161b0188910e/BI+Braniff+2+Inaugural+OKC+Flight+141+DFW+Mar+1+1984.jpeg Braniff, Inc Timeline - March 1, 1984 The new Braniff, Inc., inaugurates service from its Dallas/Ft. Worth Regional Airport hub to eighteen major US cities with 82 daily flights, making it the largest single-day airline startup in US history. A special ribbon cutting ceremony was held at The Braniff Terminal 2W Gate 13A at DFW Airport for the first flight of the new airline, which was Flight 200, a 650AM departure to New Orleans followed by Flight 131 to San Antonio and then Flight 720 to Newark and the fourth Flight 151 departed for Houston Intercontinental Airport. Photo: A special flight was flown from Braniff’s original headquarters at Oklahoma City to DFW, with family members of the original descendants of Braniff Airways cofounders Paul Revere Braniff and Thomas Elmer Braniff https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/ae8f7c8b-461d-48fa-b54a-f7aade6bec46/BI+2+Welcome+Back+Braniff+Inflight+Magazine+Mar+1984+BFC.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - March 1, 1984 Service was inaugurated from DFW Airport with the following number of nonstop flights to the following cities: Austin – 7; Chicago – 5; Denver – 5; Detroit – 2; Houston – 7; Kansas City – 3; Las Vegas – 4; Los Angeles – 5; Miami – 4; New Orleans – 5; New York – 4; Newark – 3; Oklahoma City – 6; Philadelphia – 2; San Antonio – 7; San Francisco – 4; Tulsa – 5 and Washington DC – 4. Photo: Braniff’s former vendors were happy to have the airline back in the air. This full-page ad was purchased in the first issue of Braniff Inflight Magazine, dated March 1984. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/e6c55d5f-84d3-402e-aa7b-91b18b2c148a/BI+2+United+Mileage+Plus+Awards+Program+Braniff+Inflight+Magazine+Mar+1984+BFC.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - March 1, 1984 Braniff partners with United Airlines, Inc.’s, Mileage Plus Frequent Flyer Program to offer Braniff passenger’s access to benefits of the program https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/e4c3ca34-0651-42b2-9a3d-26a578cda6a0/Scan+0014-3.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - March 1, 1984 The company announces that all inflight cuisine will only feature food prepared from fresh ingredients and presented in the manner of a fine restaurant. Braniff’s inflight food is prepared by Dobbs House https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/d8b0db90-ff62-465d-afab-dd1fd3f7721c/BI+2+727-200+Interior+Business+Mar+1984+BFC.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - March 1, 1984 Catering to business travelers, Braniff offers Business Cabin service in the forward cabin, where passengers will enjoy increase legroom and leather seats featuring center fold down seating along with complimentary newspapers and exemplary cuisine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/7388bf74-73b2-4ef1-bfc9-c35eb09e77a5/BI+2+Preferred+Stock+Certificate+May+9+1988+0061.png Braniff, Inc Timeline - March 1, 1984 In consideration for Dalfort Corporation’s initial contribution of cash and assets to Braniff, Inc., Dalfort purchases all of Braniff’s common stock. Dalfort now holds all of Braniff’s Series A preferred shares and approximately 84 percent of Braniff’s common stock https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/82d003c0-9ea9-485c-9954-891c05f88e51/BI+727-200+DFW+1984+BFC.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - March 4, 1984 Flight Attendant Betty Engle was injured when a Company Boeing 727 encountered severe turbulence while operating as Flight 8 flying from San Antonio to DFW Airport. Also, injured in the incident was Flight Attendants Carolyn Epps, Dianne Gantka and Marge Cooper. All four crew members are recovering and will return to flying in the near future https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/ea004262-cb9b-44a7-a973-6400bd174c63/BI+Tom+Landry+Braniff+Parade+DAL+Apr+22+1989+Erich+Schlegel+DMN.jpeg Braniff, Inc Timeline - March 4, 1984 Dallas Cowboys legendary Coach Tom Landry and his wife fly with Braniff during inaugural week. Photo: Copyright, Erich Schlegel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/4854f22b-3aa6-48a9-8f1a-229cd7494bd7/Scan+0019-2.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - March 15, 1984 Braniff’s initial public offering for its common stock receives a very warm welcome for the 2,226,190 shares that are offered. Of these shares, which are initially offered at $10.50 USD per share, Dalfort Corporation, Braniff’s parent company, purchases 476,190 shares. The Company expects to receive approximately $14.1 million USD from the stock offering https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/a1420ba1-1657-4c6e-8a7c-ed112ea42540/BI+2+Wilhoites+Restaurant+and+Buffet+Grapevine+Texas+2023.jpeg Braniff, Inc Timeline - March 22, 1984 Legendary Wilhoite’s Restaurant in Grapevine, Texas, hosts a welcoming party for Braniff employees with President Slattery on hand to thank the restaurant for their support. (Wilhoite’s still supports Braniff with luncheon events today!) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/d6cd1366-cf1a-487a-bea8-77bd0a154941/BI+2+Ticket+Jacket+Folder+1984+BFC.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - March 23, 1984 Reservations Newsletter Coordinator, Ms. Elaine Wagner, reports that Braniff employs 235 full-time and 12 part-time agents who are answering on average 9000 to 10,000 calls every day https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/2d536876-9e44-4314-9024-ad44128c3092/BI+2+Trammell+S.+Crow+DAL+1996+Mark+Graham+for+NYT.jpeg Braniff, Inc Timeline - March 25, 1984 Trammel Crow and his wife fly on Braniff. Mr. Crow is one of Dallas’s leading developers. Photo: Copyright, Mark Graham, New York Times https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/f770870c-20c4-4daf-a208-431b0f602fe1/BI+Mickey+Gilley+1984+Buddy+Iahn.jpeg Braniff, Inc Timeline - April 1, 1984 Country legend Mickey Gilley flies on the new Braniff. Photo: Copyright, Buddy Iahn https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/992ea85d-80b4-44c2-bc41-2d86404d0a68/BI+2+We+Mean+Business+Add+Braniff+Inflight+Magazine+Aug+1984.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - April 2, 1984 Braniff’s Tariff Department announces that a “V” fare category will be added for the new Business Class Cabin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/a169505d-7d7c-4648-a123-8d5d91616eef/BI+2+Ticket+Validation+Plate+1984.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - April 2, 1984 A letter is sent to all Company employees from President William D. “Bill” Slattery where he stated, “Although only a few weeks have passed since launching, I think it is well to report to you on how we are doing. We did prove the skeptics wrong. On March 1, we had a very successful launch and I can report to you now that, based on traffic data to date, we appear to be ahead of our initial projections” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/6f182f25-0b42-4ee0-bdc3-f0ea57a68d5c/BI+2+Agent+Assisting+Passenger+DFW+1985+BFC.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - April 4, 1984 Company President William D. “Bill” Slattery addresses reports of improper activities of Braniff’s competitors at DFW Airport. Mr. Slattery is emphatic in that we must rise above these shenanigans and never respond with similar acts and confirmed that our primary concern is providing superb customer service for each and every passenger. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/bfb07ada-17a1-4528-bdfe-6d8ed6b87ce9/BI+2+Message+from+William+D+Slattery+Braniff+Inflight+Magazine+Jul+1984.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - April 9, 1984 Braniff President William D. “Bill” Slattery hosted the first of an ongoing series of employee meetings, which are designed to make all employees aware of the progress of the new Braniff. The next meeting will be held on April 12, 1984. Over 150 employees attended the first meeting held in the Rotunda at the former Braniff Terminal of the Future at Dallas Love Field https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/53250bde-84e1-4e34-9f3f-f62be20d8e2b/BI+2+Ticket+Stock+1984+BFC.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - April 12, 1984 The company opens its new Ticket by Mail Department and by May 17, 1984, 12,690 tickets had been mailed out representing $2,705,554 USD in Revenue generated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/12c514a9-6ef5-458a-a79a-f4a99ec9299b/BI+2+Gate+Agent+DFW+1984+BFC.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - April 18, 1984 The first birth into The Braniff Family is Alexander Mark Nagy, whose parents are Alex and Carol Nagy of Dallas. Alex is a Customer Service Agent at DFW Airport https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/46ba6a33-d1db-4d6d-b959-5509325793d8/BI+727-291+N406BN+7701+DAL+1984+BFC.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - May 21, 1984 The Braniff Cafeteria at the Operations and Maintenance Base at Dallas Love Field opens for four meal services each day including breakfast, Continental breakfast, lunch and afternoon break https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/94c1f89d-d941-4a8d-b6c0-a7abff5c986b/BI+2+Ruta+Lee+2022+Unk.jpeg Braniff, Inc Timeline - May 29, 1984 Actress Ruta Lee and her husband fly on the new Braniff, having been regular passengers on Braniff Airways flights. Photographer Unknown https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/b394fd0b-94c3-4aeb-9755-61d03c1727aa/BI+2+Operations+Control+Center+DFW+1984+BFC.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - June 1, 1984 Braniff reports that its May Load Factor was 35 percent, which was 50 percent higher than March and 41.5 greater than April 1984. Photo: Braniff’s Operations Control Center at Dallas/Ft. Worth Regional Airport in The Braniff Terminal 2W was the hub of activity for Braniff’s daily operations. Photo: Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/149c750d-54c3-41d6-ab5c-ca618c109e78/BI+2+New+Service+PHX+BOS+Ad+Braniff+Inflight+Magazine+Aug+1984+BFC.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - June 1, 1984 Inauguration of service between Phoenix and Dallas/Ft. Worth brings Braniff’s total cities served to 20 with two flights in either direction every day https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/51d1d8db-dd5d-48b8-88f1-9b36441393c3/BI+2+Levitz+Furniture+Logo+Unk.jpeg Braniff, Inc Timeline - June 1, 1984 Dalfort Corporation, formerly Braniff Airways, Incorporated, and now Braniff, Inc.’s, parent company, has entered discussions with Levitz Furniture Company about the possibility of Dalfort and current Levitz management jointly acquiring the furniture company, which operates 89 stores in 25 states https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/b3de6d89-8992-4d0f-b038-e53c2f973911/BI+2+Reservations+Agent+DAL+1984+BFC.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - June 4, 1984 Braniff creates a special independent trust, the Braniff Agency Trust, to hold money from travel agent ticket sales until the passenger actually takes their flight, according to Braniff Vice Chairman Patrick Foley. The new program will assure the 23,000 travel agents across the US to know that they can write tickets on Braniff and be assured of payment https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/8a9dcb30-ab20-4885-889b-f1a2c1df6718/BI+727-200+Loading+DFW+1984+BFC.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - June 8, 1984 First Quarter results report a Net Loss of $30.6 million USD or $2.74 per share from Revenues of $29.8 million USD for the period ending on April 30, 1984. These results also include the Company’s first two months of operation as an air carrier flying 231.1 (000) Revenue Passenger Miles and producing a Load Factor of 24.1 percent. Braniff’s Yield Per Passenger Mile was 11.63 cents and an Operating Cost Per Available Seat Mile of 6.27 cents and the Breakeven Load Factor was 51.8 percent https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/7d93afe2-d796-4bd8-acf0-3c9a0f52e437/BI+Front+Ticket+Counter+Unk+1984+BFC.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - June 9, 1984 Braniff Vice Chairman Patrick Foley announces that Braniff reaches its first 60 percent Load Factor day and the following week the Load Factor was at over 50 percent for an entire week for the first time with at 51.1 percent https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/af8286c4-09a7-4008-9282-029c4fd6d9f2/BI+South+American+Fortnight+Poster+Neiman+Marcus+Fall+1957.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - June 12, 1984 Neiman Marcus coiffure salons offer all Braniff employees a 20 percent discount on any beauty services. Neiman’s, Estee Lauder and Aramis are partners in Braniff’s Employee Grooming Program that promotes employees looking their best. Photo: Braniff, Inc.’s, predecessor Braniff Airways, Incorporated enjoyed a long and warm relationship with Neiman Marcus. In 1957, Braniff Airways sponsored the Neiman Marcus South American Fortnight. The Airline flew Linda the Llama from Peru, to Dallas as the feature star at the event. She stayed in a special suite at the Statler Hilton Hotel in Dallas. Today, there is a chrome statue of Libby at the Statler swimming pool. Poster: The 1959 South American Fortnight featured this unique Texas-themed poster. Copyright, Neiman Marcus, Panagra and Braniff Airways https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/022c2d93-c308-4dd8-922d-788c55ae60c8/BI+William+D.+Slattery+center+Inaugural+Flight+DFW+BOS+Jun+13+1984+BFC.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - June 13, 1984 Service is inaugurated at Boston with three nonstop flights to DFW Airport and the same back to BOS. President William D. Slattery is talking with reporters aboard the inaugural flight to Boston in this photo. Braniff Airways first began serving Boston in 1979. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/d49b9332-e05c-4dd7-93ef-88a9d143af69/BI+2+Hyatt+Comortably+Ad+Braniff+Inflight+Magazine+Jun+1984+BFC.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - June 16, 1984 The Company records its highest Load Factor to date at 69 percent. Photo: Braniff and Hyatt continued their strong relationship with the fly and stay themed ads in Braniff Inflight Magazine in June 1984 and other publications. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/dc555501-8bff-4110-b861-3b88ddbca460/BI+2+Jerry+Lewis+March+of+Dimes+Telethon+1984.jpeg Braniff, Inc Timeline - June 30 to July 1, 1984 Braniff President Bill Slattery speaks at the March of Dimes Telethon that the Airline is a corporate sponsor of the event. The following day, Mr. Bruce Leadbetter, Braniff’s Chairman of the Executive Committee, addresses the telethon watchers. Photo: The consummate comedian and philanthropist Jerry Lewis, during a funny moment. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/50a70296-9929-4a72-9798-b73d68ffb4bd/BI+2+Business+Club+Opens+Ad+Braniff+Inflight+Magazine+Jul+1984+BFC.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - July 1, 1984 Braniff’s new Business Club VIP Club opens across from Gate 16 at The Braniff Terminal 2W at DFW Airport, which caters to business travelers providing an array of amenities while waiting for their flight https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/931f441f-e002-4341-94d9-760223c4f7a1/BI+2+Front+Cover+Braniff+Inflight+Magazine+Jul+1984.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - July 3, 1984 Company President Bill Slattery stated that the Company was within “striking distance” of achieving a profit this summer. Most analysts agree with Mr. Slattery noting that with “cost and breakeven Load Factors below industry average and daily aircraft utilization that betters the industry norm.” Photo: Braniff Inflight Magazine’s issue for July 1984 featured the American West and San Antonio as prized Braniff destinations for travel. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/59c61728-0d2c-47ec-bd8a-02d692c06e42/BI+2+Dallas+Grand+Prix+Braniff+Sponsor+Poster+1984+Leroy+Neiman.jpeg Braniff, Inc Timeline - July 6 to 8, 1984 Braniff is the official airline for the Dallas Grand Prix and employees are offered a 10-percent discount for tickets to the three-day event https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/e587ffe7-05ea-43cc-80a0-1575008b2210/BI+2+727s+DFW+Bob+Flys-2.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - July 12, 1984 During June, Braniff announces that Load Factor reached 50 percent as a result of its increased use of discount fares. This marked a 43 percent increase from the previous month https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/b7934711-bf0f-463f-be70-aca907f7a8b0/BI+2+Fly+to+London+Ad+Braniff+Inflight+Magazine+Jul+1984+BFC.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - July 19, 1984 DFW People Magazine announces that Braniff is gaining ground on the “Big 2” (American Airlines and Delta Airlines) at DFW Airport. Braniff’s market share at DFW increased in May, while both American and Delta reported decreased market share during the same period. Braniff’s market share also increased during June 1984, which marked Load Factor increases for three months in a row, with 128,104 passengers flying Braniff at DFW Airport, bringing Braniff’s market share to an impressive 8.6 percent. Photo: Braniff also announced that it would be feeding domestic passengers into British Caledonian’s flights to London rather than American’s. Once again, Braniff passengers could fly to London from DFW with a single ticket and connection in Dallas. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/1e99e196-b052-440e-a652-a2684b93ea2f/BI+2+Telecheck+Logo+Jul+1984.png Braniff, Inc Timeline - August 1, 1984 To protect the company from losses incurred by returned checks, Braniff signs with Telecheck, which will reimburse the company for any returned check that was preapproved by Telecheck as being a solvent check https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/e247ce5c-efd4-4199-a19e-8b31b6ac9448/BI+2+Front+Cover+Braniff+Inflight+Magazine+Aug+1984+BFC.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - August 1, 1984 Braniff announces that for the Second Quarter of 1984, the company suffered an operating loss of $26.4 million USD compared to an operating loss of $31 million reported in the First Quarter of 1984. The Second Quarter net loss of $39.9 million USD included $14.1 million write off of the unamortized balance of certain preoperating costs as well as an adjustment to the carrying value of certain properties and equipment assets no longer usable in the Company’s operations. The net loss for the Company’s First Quarter was $30.6 million USD, while for the first six months ended July 31, 1984, Braniff reported a net loss of $70.5 million. Photo: The August 1984 Issue of Braniff Inflight Magazine featured an Olympics Special coverage and featured Detroit as a prized Braniff destination. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/a6ec09af-7af4-4d9e-9d68-0820cf6c8f15/BI+2+Metroplex+Club+Ad+Braniff+Inflight+Magazine+Aug+1984.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - August 1, 1984 The Metroplex Club, Braniff’s frequent flyer program, has nearly 16,000 members with a goal of 50,000 members by the end of 1984 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/9a74ff66-999e-4478-80b1-d64d7ad0d821/BI+2+Houston+Oilers+Prospectus+1984+.jpeg Braniff, Inc Timeline - August 15, 1984 The Houston Oilers Football Team selects Braniff as its official airline during the 1984 and 1985 season https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/d96aeee6-4ffa-4b3c-a4a3-aba4160f673b/BI+Terminal+Future+Rotunda+DAL+Dec+1968+C68-545-396.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - August 16, 1984 A company meeting is held at the former Braniff Terminal of the Future in the Rotunda with company officials to discuss the Airline’s new Benefit Buying Account, Health Care and Pass Policy. Photo: Braniff International opened the fabled Terminal of the Future at the end of the Red/East Concourse at Dallas Love Field in December 1968. This served as Braniff’s primary terminal until the move to DFW Airport in January 1974. The round Rotunda was used for many Braniff events over the years and remained a property of Braniff Realty, Inc., until it was sold to American Airlines in 1996. The last Braniff event was held at the facility in the spring of 2015 just before the terminal was torn down. Photo: Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/31d7f0f6-5049-41a3-9ca6-6bd6ac06e6d7/BI+2+Passenger+Comments+Thank+Yous+Braniff+Inflight+Magazine+Aug+1984.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - August 17, 1984 Company Director Patrick Foley and Chairman Jay A. Pritzker addresses The Braniff Family through a letter printed in Braniff Update Employee Newsletter to address the hearsay concerning rumors that Braniff might be sold. Both executives assured all employees that Braniff was not for sale but that the company was looking for ways to “pump more traffic through the Dallas/Ft. Worth hub, although there have never been any serious talks (about a merger).” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/b4126fa2-c8e8-429e-a121-8b14f8dcd1b7/B2+727-227+Adv+N457BN+DFW+May++1986+Air+Nikon.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - August 17, 1984 Braniff reports that on-time performance continues to improve with 73.6 percent of all flights operating within five minutes of scheduled departure time in June 1984 and 80.4 percent during July 1984, while flights arriving within 15 minutes of scheduled departure time in June was 87 percent and 89.9 in July 1984. Photo: Copyright, Air Nikon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/2cdc8cda-f8b8-4c75-8403-53b9943de38b/BI+2+Metroplex+Club+Program+Brochure+1984+BFC.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - August 17, 1984 The Company’s frequent flyer program, The Metroplex Club, continues to show substantial increases in membership with 23,000 members at this time. Medallion level members will receive automatic upgrades in service, space available on Braniff flights, special rates at Hyatt hotels and Hertz rental car agencies and access to a special reservations phone line https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/52d33557-1e85-4112-904a-ccbc86e8bf5f/BI+2+Message+from+William+D.+Slattery+Braniff+Inflight+Magazine+Sep+1984+BFC.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - August 22, 1984 Braniff begins semi-monthly meetings between company officers and selected members from each department, which will be called “Braniff Talks” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/74c48bb9-0fa4-43a6-981c-21ce1bc75aea/BI+2+727s+at+Gate+ORD+1985+Eric+Lichtenstein.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - August 22, 1984 Braniff begins sharing one of its two gates at Chicago O’Hare Airport with People Express Airlines, with ground handling by Braniff. Photo: Copyright, Eric Lichtenstein https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/abc5a475-7cc4-4953-827a-6b6539ab32a2/BI+2+Up+and+Coming+Brochure+Mar+1984+BFC.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - September 20, 1984 Braniff announces to its employees that it must change its strategy or its losses will continue. In a letter to employees in Braniff Update Employee Newsletter, President Bill Slattery outlined the Company’s new program for a return to profitability, which called for a change in pricing and service to gain market share at the DFW hub, which should bring Available Seat Mile costs down to 5.25 cents from the current 8.4 cents to 8.9 cents. For the other carriers at DFW to match Braniff would cause their costs to rise that they would need a 95 to 100 percent Load Factor, whereas Braniff could breakeven in the 60 to 65 percent range. Braniff’s strategy to operate as a full service major carrier did not work once again. Those travelers had abandoned Braniff Airways during the early 1980s after the company’s critical feeds were cutoff over many of its bread and butter routes that served business travelers. Braniff, Inc., attempted to bring this key demographic back, however, by this time, the mega carriers had near control over this segment leaving Braniff Airways in 1981 and now Braniff, Inc., in 1984, with the prospects of becoming a low-cost carrier that primarily served business travelers looking for inexpensive flights and more importantly now, leisure travelers wanting low fares with or without convenience of scheduling times. The fare rather than service level became more critical at this time. Braniff Airways was at this exact crossroads in early 1981, after the company had been so badly bruised by the mega carriers moves on its system and feed beginning in 1978 and until 1982 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/4ba919f0-5f92-41e5-a25d-6d3d2296ced9/BI+Thomas+H.+Coulter+Asst+Treasurer+DFW+1967+BFC.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - September 30, 1984 Mr. Thomas H. Coulter, Braniff’s Assistant Treasurer, will retire from the Company after nearly 39 years of service. Mr. Coulter first began his airline career with Pan American Grace Airways, Inc., in 1946, at Lima, Peru. When Panagra merged with Braniff International in February 1967, Mr. Coulter continued with Braniff Airways https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/a8a84758-7e35-4c2b-b30e-f2c04eb43255/BI+2+Ron+Ridgeway+President%27+Letter+Braniff+Inflight+Magazine+May+1985.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - November 1, 1984 Mr. Ron Ridgeway is elected President of Braniff, Inc., replacing Mr. William D. Slattery, who left the company to become President of Air Via, a new West Coast startup carrier https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/00fd9b68-3ca3-45b7-ac85-ba7374a0cbc4/BI+2+Route+Map+on+Napkin+Inaugural+Day+Mar+1+1984+BFC.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - November 5, 1984 In response to the Company’s sagging performance a new comprehensive redeployment and consolidation program goes into effect that includes: reducing the size of the scheduled fleet from 30 jets to 10; discontinuing service at Austin, Detroit, Houston, Kansas City, Miami, New Orleans, Newark, Oklahoma City, San Antonio, Philadelphia and Washington DC National Airport; reduction in workforce consistent with the reduction in operations; finalizing contract and service agreements with other carriers for surplus aircraft and flight crews and, disposing of gates and/or facilities surplus to our needs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/251fab34-329c-406a-b0d7-45dbe6884bd9/BI+2+727-227+N464BN+OKC+1985+BFC.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - December 1, 1984 Braniff begins handling ground services for Western Airlines at Tulsa and Oklahoma City. Braniff handles 7 Western flights at OKC and 6 at TUL https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/50fd6482-927a-4fd3-8e7f-980c921bb7c6/BI+2+727-200+Cargo+Loading+DFW+1985+BFC.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - January 1, 1985 Airline Logistics International, known as ALI, begins handling Braniff’s cargo operations under a turnkey cargo agreement. ALI provides all necessary cargo needs for a major airline, while Braniff’s only responsibility is to load the cargo aboard Company jets. ALI has also taken over the field services and accounting function of Braniff’s Pronto Package Service https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/b8911809-9b0e-482c-984b-cd4a789b2c15/BI+2+Front+Cover+Braniff+Destination+Magazine+May+1985+BFC.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - January 1, 1985 Braniff’s Inflight Magazine, titled Braniff, will now be known as Braniff Destination Magazine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/c2b3c4d1-07a1-4cd3-b109-2554e0589858/BI+2+Route+Map+Braniff+Inflight+Magazine+May+1985+BFC.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - January 7, 1985 Inauguration of new service between Houston Hobby and New York LaGuardia; Miami/Ft. Lauderdale and Boston and Miami/Ft. Lauderdale and Washington DC Dulles https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/418f536f-e4ed-4efa-8f9d-f9a0f5034951/BI+2+This+Braniff+Flight+Next+Vacation+Mileage+Plus+Ad+Braniff+Inflight+Magazine+Nov+1984+BFC.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - January 31, 1985 Braniff reports a net loss of $86.3 million USD on Revenues of $205.4 million USD for the first fiscal year ended January 31, 1985. Although a substantial loss, the company reworked and inaugurated a new airline and six months later completely reworked its operational and marketing strategy making this a disappointing loss but certainly not catastrophic. The new The Best Low Fare in the Air Braniff seemed to be working https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/514f4b49-a34e-4023-953b-7b6d28a0fb71/BI+2+New+Service+to+Kansas+City+Ad+Braniff+Inflight+Magazine+May+1985.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - April 28, 1985 Braniff begins new nonstop service from Kansas City to Chicago O’Hare, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, New York LaGuardia, Phoenix and Washington DC National https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/755f9abb-a798-4abe-beaf-e4c992c346aa/BI+2+Agent+Computer+1985+BFC.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - May 1, 1985 Braniff purchases point-of-sale computer terminals from TeleCheck for use at each airport station and for Ticket-by-Mail to verify and approve both check and credit card transactions https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/7d5c6271-9af8-43fa-a714-04aee56d304c/BI+2+Gate+Agent+Customer+Service+DFW+1985+BFC.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - August 1, 1985 A new ticket counter is opened at DFW Airport featuring Braniff’s 1984 Burgundy Blue and Platinum Pewter Color Scheme. The new counter is located between Gates 9 and 10 at The Braniff Terminal 2W https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/6111dac0-5323-4339-a43a-db526077ca78/BI+2+Inflight+Service+1985+BFC.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - August 12, 1985 Inflight Service Department staff moves to the new Distribution and Provisioning Center at DFW Stores on Royal Lane https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/82ff2d25-7e59-4195-959d-cef309cc702d/BI+New+Orleans+Saints+Brochure+Braniff+1981+BFC.jpeg Braniff, Inc Timeline - September 1, 1985 The company contracts with the New Orleans Saints and Houston Oilers football teams and becomes their official carrier during the 1985 to 1986 season. The teams will be served hot meals on board their Braniff flights. Photo: Braniff Airways was also the official carrier of the New Orleans Saints https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/55d9d74d-1c38-4ea8-ba40-f214bee5c134/BI+2+Route+Map+Braniff+Destination+Inflight+Magazine+Oct+1985+BFC.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - September 1, 1985 Braniff expands its schedule at Kansas City with three new flights to New York LaGuardia, Phoenix and Las Vegas, bringing the total number of daily flights from nine to twelve https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/d10cf4fa-4c42-4a8c-aebb-fcccc6d8e7fc/Bi+2+Wine+Tasting+Service+Oct+1985+BFC.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - September 4, 1985 Braniff Dining Service changes its name to Braniff Catering and Distribution Services. New menu selections are implemented in select markets with wine tasting flights from MCI to DCA to LGA and DFW to LGA to BOS and a new Hoagie deli sandwich is added to DFW to LGA to BOS flights https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/2f9474fb-13ad-48ea-a23c-d4f4dba4834c/BI+2+Wilford+Brimley+TV+Commerical+Close+Logo+Oct+1985+BFC.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - October 1, 1985 Veteran actor Wilford Brimley joins Braniff as the new star of the Company’s television commercials, which begin airing in the Kansas City market during October and November and new radio commercials, which will air in both Dallas and Kansas City https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/c2c8986d-3e89-4504-9c12-193498a422a8/BI+2+Pronto+Package+Ad+Braniff+Destination+Inflight+Magazine+Oct+1985+BFC.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - October 1, 1985 The DFW station implements two new innovative programs to assist passengers, which include curbside check-in and Pronto Package customers can now fill out their airway bills and drop off their packages at curbside check-in or at the Pronto counter https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/ba0ab45c-d2e8-4541-a185-b03660b08357/BI+2+727-227+Adv+N458BN+LAX+Feb+1987+Ellis+M+Chernoff.jpeg Braniff, Inc Timeline - October 5, 1985 Las Vegas McCarran Airport completes Phase 1 of its $1 billion 20-year expansion and renovation program. Photo: Copyright, Ellis M. Chernoff https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/a14a9283-7f24-41de-9eef-99a67b471fae/BI+2+Airtron+Reservations+System+Nov+1985+BFC.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - November 1, 1985 Airtron TM, Braniff’s new reservations computer system begins operation https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/dd917ebc-36af-4b85-93aa-4d427eccb51a/BI+2+Cargo+Loading+DFW+1985+BFC.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - November 1, 1985 Braniff introduces Thunder Tug at DFW Airport. The super tug is outfitted with a super strong magnet that can pick up metal objects off the airport ramp. Magnets were also sent to other stations for fitment to create other Thunder Tugs. DFW Supervisor Judy Tolle created the idea by salvaging magnets from DFW’s ill-fated Docutel Baggage System, which has been dismantled https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/742ccd56-a930-4f61-a0a5-7ba46a236aeb/BI+2+Front+Cover+Braniff+Destination+Inflight+Magazine+Dec+1985+BFC.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - December 1, 1985 Braniff introduces Braille Emergency Booklets on board the Company’s Boeing 727-200 Trijet aircraft. The booklet was developed with the help of the American Foundation for the Blind. Photo: Braniff’s Destination Inflight Magazine cover from the December 1, 1985, issue features American Retail Meccas at Christmastime. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/815f4e54-1028-4a98-9430-f94283a97e81/BI+2+727-200+Simulator+Braniff+Place+DFW+1984+BFC+0095.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - December 1, 1985 The company opens a new pilot and flight attendant base at Miami. Training of the new 35 new pilots and flight attendants began November 11, 1985, in Dallas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/959054b8-0a45-4f39-ab23-32ce020d8847/BI+2+Handicapped+Passengers+1985+BFC.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - December 12, 1985 Young Ms. Jennifer (Jenny) Nelson of Hot Springs, Arkansas, traveled aboard a Braniff jet to New York for a special Christmastime visit. Seven-year-old Jenny is diagnosed with terminal cystic fibrosis and this special sightseeing trip was truly special to her and her family https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/e3628e96-6f7a-471e-96b4-c3e9510697b3/BI+2+Braniff+Inflight+Drink+Coupons+Braniff+Destination+Inflight+Magazine+May+1986+BFC.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - December 15, 1985 The Catering Department implements a system-wide menu change, which upgrades several current snack items and also adds new upgraded snacks, which will be served in a new plastic box with Braniff’s logo printed on the cover https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/5bcf588d-32ed-411b-af56-02fff569afc7/BI+747-200+Simulator+Braniff+Place+DFW+Nov+1985.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - December 31, 1985 Braniff’s Training Department announces that it has completed training NASA pilots to fly their Boeing 747s that carry the Space Shuttle orbiters on top of the Jumbo Jet’s fuselages. Photo: Braniff International Boeing 747-200 Redifon Simulator was installed at Braniff Place World Headquarters in 1980. The simulator remained in full operation until 2007. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/8da05779-ae40-4bb8-9906-d995e17c10dc/BI+2+Best+Low+Fare+Ad+Braniff+Destination+Inflight+Magazine+May+1986+BFC.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - February 1, 1986 New Advance Purchase Discount Fares are introduced on all flights to and from DFW Airport and in all Braniff long-haul connect markets https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/373c6f53-92a0-4501-b1f1-729f268897ba/BI+2+TT+Front+Cover+Mar+1+1986.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - February 1, 1986 Braniff introduces the “Dance with the One that Brung You!” commercial on both radio and television in the Dallas/Ft. Worth and Kansas City markets, which details Braniff’s road to bringing its customers the lowest fares possible https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/521d0646-dbf5-4907-9c6e-8e7998e9d7ba/BI+2+Agent+Uniforms+1986+BFC.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - February 8, 1986 Braniff held its first employee makeover session in Phoenix, which gives employees the opportunity for a free makeover of their appearance. The successful program has been in operation since the summer of 1984 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/e077a8a6-b63e-4c66-9d7a-63134d6db644/BI+2+Training+Cabin+7701+DAL+1986+BFC.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - February 13, 1986 A special ceremony to honor Braniff’s flight attendant training staff was held at the Holiday Inn North in Dallas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/ba52762e-1afd-4607-82af-54f8b62fa55c/BI+2+Best+Low+Fare+Ad+Texas+Special+Magazine+Jan+1986.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - March 1, 1986 Braniff begins new service between Detroit and DFW Airport https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/b98f0c2a-1256-488c-ac19-4fb14ef6f30b/BI+2+Route+Map+Jun+1986+BFC.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - March 1, 1986 New nonstop service begins from Kansas City to Detroit, San Diego and San Francisco https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/a8bba971-1e78-4aa8-bb00-1cb8ba8ef288/BI+2+Hyatt+Hotel+Key+Ad+Braniff+Destination+Inflight+Magazine+Jun+1986+BFC.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - March 2, 1986 Braniff inaugurates new Transcontinental Service from San Diego to Washington DC National Airport with an intermediate stop at Kansas City https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/7fc07e3b-61a1-4565-baed-6f7432a1195d/BI+Terminal+Layout+MCI+1979.jpeg Braniff, Inc Timeline - March 12, 1986 The company hosts its second annual Kansas City area travel agent’s reception to express Braniff’s appreciation for our local agents and their support, which was attended by more than 500 agents. The event featured a Western-theme, which was warmly received https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/3799c3ed-bdcb-4fd5-95bb-15e347562406/BI+2+You+Can+Believe+in+Braniff+Ad+Royals+Baseball+Team+MCI+1985+0006.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - April 1, 1986 The company releases two new radio commercials that air in the DFW, Kansas City and Washington DC area. The commercials are “The Lowest and the Best” which emphasizes Braniff’s low fares and quality service and “Three Inches More” that touts the Company’s big leather seats and extra legroom https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/6a6a7370-b577-4516-a43b-ad966062bac3/BI+2+Annual+Report+1985+BFC.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - April 1, 1986 Since the Company resumed flying operations on March 1, 1984, Braniff reports it has accomplished its first profitable fiscal year. During 1985, the Airline flew 2.24 billion miles, which was an increase of over 18 percent from 1984, while Load Factor reached a remarkable 68 percent compared to 44.6 percent in 1984. The Company reports a Net Profit of $23 million USD for the fiscal year ending January 31, 1986, compared to the massive loss of $86.3 million USD for the previous year in 1984 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/1c6806c4-d50e-40ff-a299-77393ed5fa47/BI+2+Kansas+City+Terminal+A+Gates+Map+1988+BFC.jpeg Braniff, Inc Timeline - April 1, 1986 Braniff continues to expand at Kansas City by leasing four additional gates plus the use of a fifth gate at International Airport, including Gates 28, 29, 30, 31 and 32 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/0d37be98-e3e8-4bb7-8927-f18ed8ea69a2/BI+Drive+In+Ticket+Center+Agent+Kiosk+7701+DAL+1976+0022.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - April 1, 1986 The Love Field Drive-In Ticket Window reports 737 tickets sold during the month of March 1986, generating $84,263 USD in Revenue. Photo: Opened by Braniff Airways in 1967, the Drive-In Ticket Window at the Braniff Operations and Maintenance Base at Dallas Love Field was the first of its kind. The interior of the agent facility on the third floor of the Operations Base was rather small. The facility remained in service until November 1989 and the last television monitor and microphone unit was removed by Braniff Airways, Incorporated, in the summer of 2017 and placed in the Braniff International Heritage Archives. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/7bcb0d28-37f4-4d1c-a1f0-76c17b9c4964/BI+2+Halley+Comet+Apr+12+1986+Braniff+Destination+Inflight+Magazine+May+1986.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - April 12 to 13, 1986 Commemorating the 30th Anniversary of the appearance of Halley’s Comet, Braniff offered three one-time only flights so passengers could view the comet from a darkened jet cabin high above the earth. Three flights, with their numbers corresponding to the first sighting in 1910, the current in 1986 and the next in 2062, departed DFW Airport with 100 passengers on board and then climbed to 27,000 feet high above Rising Star, Texas, which is located halfway between Cisco, Texas, site of the first Hilton Hotel, and Brownwood, Texas, home of world-famous Underwood’s Steakhouse https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/9e4472c7-f4ff-4e63-8467-2828cc20ac53/BI+Ticket+Counter+Gate+8+DFW+1986+BFC.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - May 1, 1986 Braniff’s average payout for denied boarding compensation is $206.00 USD per passenger during the month of April 1986 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/5b859748-f8a2-4b92-8b19-277c3279cc1f/BI+2+Front+Cover+Braniff+Destination+Inflight+Magazine+May+1986+BFC.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - May 1, 1986 New Transcontinental Service is inaugurated from Seattle/Tacoma to New York City with an intermediate stop at Kansas City https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/b20f0c20-9f09-41d6-bfc1-323d2db045b7/BI+2+Stirring+Moments+Cookbook+Clipped+Bs+1986+BFC.jpeg Braniff, Inc Timeline - May 1, 1986 Stirring Moments, a new cookbook compiled by the Clipped B’s, Braniff’s Association of Retired Flight Attendants, is released https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/64f57d36-8381-4c9f-8fc6-16e632ddae94/BI+Main+Ticket+Counter+1978+BFC.jpeg Braniff, Inc Timeline - June 1, 1986 A new flight crew base is opened at Kansas City, with 100 pilots and 150 flight attendants in residence. Photo: Braniff Airways was building a significant hub at Kansas City International Airport. The Front Ticket Counter was handsome in the Braniff tradition. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/07fe7ba7-1634-4065-b6f0-05240d2f5e9a/BI+Route+Map+PAC+ATL+MAC+Routes+Jun+15+1968+68-074-1+copy.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - June 28, 1986 The 20th Anniversary of Braniff International’s Military Airlift Command Operations in both the Pacific and Atlantic celebration is held at the DFW Airport Marriott Hotel. Photo: The Braniff International Military Airlift Command Route Map indicates how extensive Braniff’s transport service was for the Vietnam War effort. Today, Braniff Airways Foundation provides free assistance to Veterans that flew into Agent Orange areas aboard Braniff aircraft. For more information contact the Braniff Employee Service Center at info@braniffinternational.com. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/37536856-d6a3-4cd3-8e3c-f4953a5d6357/BI+Concorde+British+Airways+Promo+Photos+1978+0001.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - August 1, 1986 British Airways offers highly discounted fares to Braniff employees flying Concorde to London. The positive space fare is $403 per person for round trip travel that includes positive space on Boeing 747 return flights https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/b3686613-45a5-4e45-bbb0-10477eb5e66d/BI+2+Wilford+Brimley+Front+Cover+Braniff+Destination+Inflight+Mgazine+Aug+1986+BFC.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - August 31, 1986 The Love Field Drive-In Window sells 1250 tickets during the month of August. This yields $182,310 in revenue. Photo: Braniff’s official spokesperson, Actor Wilford Brimley, is featured on the front cover of the August 1986 issue of Braniff Destination Inflight Magazine. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/3e0eba91-9696-4303-aced-0b66e6bcd059/BI+2+Fly+One+Free+Commuter+Pack+Ad+Braniff+Destination+Inflight+Magazine+Dec+1986+BFC.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - September 1, 1986 Braniff introduces the Commuter Flight Pack program to increase Braniff’s share of commercial business traffic. Twelve one-way ticket for the price of eleven are included in the Flight Pack https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/99f050c8-9696-420e-b389-a1f6f480238c/BI+2+30+Day+Discount+Fares+Ad+Braniff+Destination+Inflight+Magazine+Aug+1986.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - October 1, 1986 Braniff begins an advertising campaign targeted at the both the business and leisure traveler with a new 30-day “penalty free” television commercial that airs in the Dallas/Ft. Worth and Kansas City markets. The new commercial also emphasizes Braniff’s inflight amenities and lets Braniff customers know that while we are a low-fare carrier, the company still offers quality service https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/a6a7e744-3d9f-4ae8-bb7c-4fb93b3c6f5d/BI+2+Route+Map+Nov+1986+Braniff+Destination+Inflight+Magazine+Nov+1986.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - November 1, 1986 Braniff inaugurates new nonstop service from Kansas City to San Antonio and Newark https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/bac1e8c4-f244-4b7a-88dd-2a7407b3454e/BI+2+Mexico+City+and+Acapulco+New+Service+Ad+Braniff+Destination+Inflight+Service+Nov+1986.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - November 1, 1986 The Company begins new nonstop service between San Antonio and Acapulco and Mexico City, Mexico, and between Dallas/Ft. Worth and Acapulco and Mexico City. Kansas City single-plane service to both Mexico cities via San Antonio is now offered https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/21256b25-bef8-4313-a7ba-76597ee83a92/BI+2+Braniff+Business+Club+DFW+MCI+PHX+NYC+Braniff+Destination+Inflight+Magazine+Apr+1987.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - December 1, 1986 Joining with TWA Ambassador Clubs, Braniff begins offering its First Class passengers access to these exclusive VIP clubs. The Braniff Business Club is a Braniff operated VIP Club at DFW Airport and now joins the sharing program with TWA. In addition to the DFW Club, Braniff passengers can visit TWA Ambassador Clubs at Phoenix, Kansas City and New York La Guardia and soon Chicago and Los Angeles https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/29f12a75-07a9-4497-aadb-61e338f7468f/BI+2+Sabre+Reservations+System+1987+BFC.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - December 7, 1986 Braniff begins using Sabre Reservations System for its reservations needs. The Airline’s schedules are also displayed in United Airlines Apollo, Texas Air’s System One, Delta Airlines Datas-II and Trans World Airlines PARS reservation system https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/ef636259-cf75-455b-884a-bd1ff554f096/BI+2+Ron+Ridgeway+President%27s+Letter+Braniff+Destination+Inflight+Magazine+Feb+1987.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - December 15, 1986 Braniff Express begins operations as the regional feeder to Braniff’s mainline flights with Rio Airways, Inc., at DFW Airport and Capital Airlines, Inc., at the Kansas City hub https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/2793c9bd-2f20-4722-b91b-2a2cd42db404/BI+2+Legroom+Fare+Sale+Ad+Braniff+Destination+Inflight+Magazine+Feb+1985+BFC.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - December 20, 1986 Braniff once again begins serving Oklahoma City, where the Airline’s first service began in 1928. Nonstop service from Oklahoma City to Dallas begins https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/bc59c679-bdb1-4041-b5bb-dcc13c9011ad/BI+2+Route+Map+Mar+1987+BFC.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - December 20, 1986 Braniff inaugurates new nonstop service between Kansas City and Baltimore https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/55931be3-c6c1-4b84-9f3e-3379fdb3adff/BI+2+Front+Cover+Annual+Report+1986.jpeg Braniff, Inc Timeline - January 31, 1987 Braniff reports Operating Revenues of $239.4 million USD and a loss of $9.0 million USD for the year ended January 31, 1987. This is compared to a net profit of $23.0 million USD on Operating Revenues of $244.3 million USD for the same period in 1986 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/53c1d23f-29c5-462a-8b1a-c3c375ed6f53/BI+2+Route+Map+Mar+1987+BFC.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - February 6, 1987 Tucson once again joins the Braniff route system with new service to Kansas City https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/32eea592-19ff-4c96-ad7b-614b688cb401/BI+2+Kansas+City+Reservations+Center+1987+BFC.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - February 16, 1987 Braniff’s new Kanas City Learning Center opens with a Customer Service Agent SABRE Training Class. The facility is located at 10801 North Amity, two miles from Kansas City International Airport https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/16704bb8-9edd-4042-82af-43e07e954174/BI+2+Best+Connections+on+the+Ground+Ad+Map+Braniff+Destination+Inflight+Magazine+Sep+1987.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - March 1, 1987 New on-time goals are established to enhance schedules including the start of early flights 95 percent of the time; 85 percent of departures leave on schedule and 75 percent of arrivals operate on schedule https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/a2d93429-77cd-41e9-93d5-427b3b4264cd/BI+2+Senior+Citiziens+Fares+Ad+Braniff+Destination+Inflight+Magazine+Apr+1987+BFC.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - April 1, 1987 Braniff’s Drive-In Ticket Window at the Dallas Love Field Operations and Maintenance Base sells 1,169 tickets that generated $154,305 USD in Revenue https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/c246b1aa-e52b-4fa5-a1da-8ac7dd35d30f/BI+2+Get+It+All+Vacation+Packages+Ad+Braniff+Destination+Inflight+Magazine+Apr+1987.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - April 1, 1987 The Company introduces its new Get It All Vacations packages program to 21 of the most popular cities and resorts in the US and Mexico https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/60c4ee8b-fc74-4e4d-83f0-b271f84485b4/BI+2+Coca+Cola+Logo+1987.jpeg Braniff, Inc Timeline - April 1, 1987 Braniff chooses Coca-Cola as its soft drink supplier on all flights https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/52a561ed-e199-4330-b820-bebecef48e48/BI+2+Who+is+Flying+Braniff+Study+UD+Apr+1987+BFC.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - April 1, 1987 The company commissions a study titled Who is Flying Braniff, which is conducted by students from the University of Dallas lead by Professor John R. Deegan. The study focused on Braniff’s passenger attitudes, buying patterns and characteristics, which found that overall that airline fliers and travel personnel were indifferent toward the airline overall. However, it was found the company was an in odd situation where it was required to compete with some of the largest airlines in the world. The study determined that the company must commit substantial financial resources to advertising the company and its services to the public in general. Further, it was found that Braniff’s typical customer is 25 years of age, with at least a college degree with an average income of $30,000 to $45,000 and married https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/6a546407-6ec5-4d34-8196-c8d4acc488d1/BI+2+EMB+120+Bandierante+MIA+1988+BFC.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - May 4, 1987 Denver-based Midcontinent Airlines joins the Braniff Express network. The Airline serves Kansas City, Yankton, Grand Island, Norfolk, Columbus and Omaha using 19 passenger EMB Bandeirante twin-engine turboprops https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/c72a8a28-1ed1-47ce-a2d4-5ffc827c1963/BI+2+TT+Front+Cover+May+14+1987+BFC.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - May 14, 1987 Braniff begins new service between Phoenix and Tucson https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/54b23d0f-fca0-4082-834c-964e4c627633/BI+2+TT+Route+Map+May+14+1987+BFC.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - May 14, 1987 Minneapolis/St. Paul joins the Braniff system once again with nonstop service to Kansas City https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/c5e1fd08-f43b-44e4-8955-c49845213efd/BI+2+Lake+Havasu+Airlines+Dornier+Safety+Instructions+1988.jpeg Braniff, Inc Timeline - July 1, 1987 Altus Airlines, based at Altus, Oklahoma, and Havasu Airlines, based at Lake Havasu City, Arizona, joined the Braniff Express regional airline system https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/9554d43f-6a38-4b44-b851-d6ab2811113c/BI+2+Route+Map+Braniff+Destination+Inflight+Magazine+Sep+1987+BFC.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - September 15, 1987 Braniff inaugurates new nonstop service between Kansas City and St. Louis https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/063eee77-55be-45bb-84a3-f8f294d62dc7/BI+2+Fun+and+Games+Coloring+Book+Inflight+Sep+1987+BFC.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - September 16, 1987 Braniff’s introduction of improved inflight service includes new salad selections along with varied fresh fruit combinations on our breakfast menus. In addition, service is further enhanced with the addition of mints and hot and cold towels. Young passengers will enjoy coloring books, crayons and pin-on wings to add to their inflight entertainment https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/8676022d-9d65-4b58-913b-7996cc8ed01d/BI+2+front+Cover+DCA+Braniff+Destination+Inflight+Magazine+Sep+1987.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - October 1, 1987 Braniff reveals a new newsletter titled Straight Talk to increase communication between Braniff and our travel agents. The newsletter will keep agents better informed about products, prices and services that Braniff offers to consumers. Photo: The September 1987 issue of Braniff Destination Inflight Magazine featured Washington, DC, another exciting Braniff destination. Copyright, Braniff Airways. Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/00bc0292-51d1-478b-bcab-33f8c37180e9/BI+2+TT+Front+Cover+Nov+1+1987.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - November 1, 1987 Braniff introduces its new frequent flyer program called Encore tailored for business and leisure travelers, which requires fewer mileage points than most other programs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/51a0c46e-9bd7-4c39-b23f-9e96ab9cfada/BI+2+TT+Encore+Ad+Nov+1+1987+BFC.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - November 15, 1987 New Federal Aviation Regulations limit the size of passenger carry-on luggage and requires flight crews to ensure that all bags are stowed in overhead bins or under seats before closing the door in preparation for taxi. Braniff implements the new regulations on this day https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/39bf57ff-cc11-4a76-90f8-e21e758eb232/BI+2+727-227+N471BN+DFW+1988+BFC.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - November 23, 1987 For the first time since May 21, 1979, Braniff began training a new pilot class consisting of 28 men and one woman at DFW. The new class will be trained as flight engineers on the Boeing 727 Trijet. A second class of 22 also began training on this same date https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/185efbde-9848-41fb-a640-6be7cb2992a3/BI+Fl+Exp+BAC+One-11+N102EX+MCO+1988+BFC.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - December 11, 1987 Braniff, Inc., enters into an Agreement and Plan of Merger with Braniff Acquisition Corporation and Florida Express Airlines, Inc https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/347474c8-30de-46e0-9ebf-0ad452e13a41/BI+2+TT+Front+Cover+Jan+15+1988+BFc+0009.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - January 5, 1988 Braniff Reservations received a record number of bookings for any single day since the Company returned to service in March 1984. More than 34,000 bookings were taken with many for the new Florida markets that the company would begin serving in mid-January 1988 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/0414c233-2a2c-40bc-b6ab-10b9d6e9ccba/BI+2+Airport+Maps+Braniff+Destination+Inflight+Magazine+Jan+1988.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - January 6, 1988 More than 400 travel agents from all over Florida came to meet Braniff at the Stouffer Orlando Resort Hotel in anticipation of Braniff’s new service at Orlando https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/5b17dac9-da8f-4712-88f0-9335b85055a3/BI+2+Florida+Route+Map+Braniff+Destination+Inflight+Magazine+Jan+1988+BFC+0002-2.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - January 10, 1988 The Company operates 84 daily departures from its Kansas City hub with nonstop service to 30 destinations. At Braniff’s Orlando hub, the Airline operates 34 daily departures with nonstop service to 16 destinations with through-plane or connecting service to 40 cities https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/b64a4f3f-2c6a-4847-9445-25e912324324/BI+2+TT+Florida+Express+Merger+Ad+Jan+15+1988+BFC.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - January 15, 1988 Braniff’s pending merger with Orlando-based Florida Express Airlines, with Braniff as the surviving carrier, begins with a Joint Marketing, Ground Handling and Services Agreement, which called for at cost billing at Orlando. Florida Express operates a fleet of BAC One-11 Twinjets (some of these are former Braniff Airways One-11s) and begins feeding Braniff at Orlando with service to Akron/Canton, Birmingham, Cincinnati, Columbus, Ft. Lauderdale, Ft. Meyers, Indianapolis, Louisville, Nashville, Nassau, Bahamas, Orlando, Sarasota/Bradenton, Tampa/St. Petersburg and West Palm Beach. With the pending merger with Florida Express, Braniff, Inc., adds Orlando as its third major hub along with Kansas City and Dallas/Ft. Worth and the combined carriers plus Braniff Express Commuter now serve 45 cities in the US and the Bahamas. As of June 30, 1987, Florida Express employed 966 people including 144 management members, 125 flight crew members, 97 flight attendants, 78 in maintenance and 324 other full time personnel and 198 part-time employees. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/195fc263-5cd1-47e9-961c-f9e27e490af3/BI+2+737-247+N4505W+MCO+Jan+1988+BFC.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - January 15, 1988 The first of four of ten newly leased Boeing 737-200 Twinjets begin service with two additional scheduled online during February, two in March and the final two in April 1988 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/62b1a048-2cc9-42c5-b487-c90b38258ee2/BI+2+Route+Map+Braniff+Destination+Inflight+Magazine+Jan+1988+BFC.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - January 15, 1988 Braniff begins new nonstop service between Orlando and Dallas/Ft. Worth International Airport using Boeing 737 Twinjets https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/3130f02c-a04e-48b1-b119-e5a36ea64857/BI+2+737-200+ORD+1988+BFC.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - January 15, 1988 Braniff begins new nonstop service between Orlando and Chicago, Detroit, New York JFK and Washington DC with two nonstops daily between Orlando and each city https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/357fec14-2132-4827-892b-6bb40eacd2bd/BI+2+Get+It+All+Ad+Braniff+Destination+Inflight+Magazine+Jan+1988+BC.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - January 15, 1988 Braniff unveils its new frequent flyer program Get-It-All, which was previously called Encore https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/2e0b7c5d-be03-4a7e-9211-d672be604ebd/BI+2+727+Cargo+Loading+MCI+1988+BFC.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - January 20, 1988 Braniff’s Washington DC National Airport station set a record for carrying freight on one single flight 15,182 pounds of cargo on Flight 543 operating from DCA to Kansas City https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/d4482998-7763-4e10-a5c4-400c89dee20b/BI+2+BAC+One-11+N105EX+MIA+1988+BFC.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - January 21, 1988 Braniff was granted an exemption from the Department of Transportation from the full hearing process specified in the review of the acquisition of Florida Express Airlines, Inc. Florida Express has already been feeding Braniff flights operating as Braniff Express. Once the DOT approves the merger, then Florida Express flights will be listed with BN flight number designators https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/b10ee053-465e-429b-a4f3-00e56cf667c1/BI+2+Front+Cover+Annual+Report+1987+BFC.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - January 31, 1988 The Company reports a loss of $12.2 million USD on Revenues of $297.4 million USD for the fiscal year ended January 31, 1988. This is compared to a loss of $9.0 million USD on Revenues of $239.5 million USD during the same period in 1987 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/b83837d4-cb26-4ca1-8e5d-34efecbe445a/BI+2+Route+Map+Braniff+Destination+Inflight+Magazine+Feb+1988+BFC.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - February 1, 1988 Braniff begins new nonstop Boeing 737 service between Cleveland and Orlando https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/f742be75-a64a-4da3-880b-45c661a2d8e6/BI+2+BAC+One-11+EI-BWR+MCO+Jan+1988+BFC.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - February 1, 1988 The Company inaugurates new Braniff Express BAC One-11 Fastback Jet service between Atlanta and Orlando https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/24a6db84-caa0-4c57-98b5-4fc83f658f58/BI+2+Ditching+Procedures+Flight+Attendant+Training+1988+BFC.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - February 12, 1988 A new flight attendant training class begins primarily to train crew members for the arrival of additional Boeing 737 aircraft https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/c2be6141-b195-4726-8861-ca94eb17fda1/BI+2+Note+from+R.+Lawrence+Hughes+Braniff+Destination+Inflight+Magazine+Mar+1988+BFC.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - February 15, 1988 Braniff Express begins the only single-plane service between Atlanta and St. Petersburg/Clearwater Airport with continuing service from ATL to and from Indianapolis https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/94d04b37-0a4f-4afb-b4af-1b6595820ab2/BI+2+Cooper+Aerobics+Center+FA+Training+1988+Unk.jpeg Braniff, Inc Timeline - March 18, 1988 Braniff has chosen Cooper Aerobics Clinic in Dallas, Texas, as the site for training its new flight attendant classes and the first class begins training at the Clinic on this date https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/87bf2dab-273e-4631-bd98-29f9a6b5bca9/BI+2+Express+Route+Maps+MCO+Hub+Jul+1989.jpeg Braniff, Inc Timeline - April 15, 1988 Braniff offers 24 code-sharing regional airline flights operating from Kansas City https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/61691ec7-908c-47ad-82aa-1e269f4104be/BI+Florida+Express+TT+Mar+1+1986+.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - April 19, 1988 Florida Express Airlines, a Florida-based regional airline is purchased by Braniff, Inc., and is formally merged with Braniff, which is the surviving carrier. Florida Express was merged into Braniff Acquisition Corporation, a newly-formed wholly owned subsidiary of Braniff, Inc https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/9f08307f-9fd7-48fe-a6bd-53803867ac7f/BI+TT+Front+Cover+Apr+19+1988+BFC.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - April 19, 1988 Braniff begins new service from Denver to Kansas City and Albuquerque to Kansas City with Boeing 737 Twinjets https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/84c40035-4918-4b18-a74a-281423df890a/BI+2+FA+Training+727+1988+BFC.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - April 23, 1988 The Federal Aviation Administration has banned all smoking on commercial domestic airline flights of two hours or less in duration https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/b1b79cad-7b02-4f54-8429-4d54a050bfaa/BI+2+Best+Connections+on+the+Ground+Ad+Map+Braniff+Destination+Inflight+Magazine+Sep+1987.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - May 1, 1988 The Company’s Drive-In Ticket Window at Dallas Love Field announces that it sold 1,376 tickets during the month of April 1988, which generated $197,697 in Revenue https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/4e449a27-449f-4830-a45c-7130c3001806/BI+2+Route+Map+Braniff+Destination+Inflight+Magazine+May+1988+BFC.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - May 27, 1988 Nonstop service from Kansas City to Seattle/Tacoma, is inaugurated by Braniff https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/eb83fab0-191a-4dd4-a921-a6a594f8674b/BI+2+BAC+One-11+EI-BWO+MCO+1988+BFC.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - June 1, 1988 Braniff, Inc., held an open forum meeting at Orlando, Florida, for employees to attend to ask questions about the recent purchase of Florida Express Airlines, Inc. The meeting, first of many scheduled throughout the system, featured a question and answer period for employees to ask Company management about the merger. The meeting was hosted by Mr. Larry Hughes, Senior Vice President Operations; Mr. John Olson, Vice President Flight Operations; Mr. Bill Oliver, Vice President Customer Service; Mr. Kirk Mueller, Vice President Personnel and Mr. Brian Olds, Vice President Marketing and Engineering. Over 150 employees were in attendance and were able to ask questions with Mr. Hughes acting as moderator https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/39b2b217-0045-485f-83a2-12050d6b8b51/BI+2+737-247+N458AC+MCO+1988+BFC.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - June 6, 1988 The 4th Annual Branflex Golf Tournament is held at the Wedgefield Country Club at Orlando https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/0a986246-f985-4eb7-899d-afc8328f1555/BI+2+TT+Route+Map+Jul+1+1988+BFC.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - June 15, 1988 Braniff begins new service from Kansas City to Milwaukee, Omaha, Tulsa and Wichita https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/b64ea54b-3701-4b30-823b-d9adc0d5f285/BI+2+TT+DEN+DFW+New+Service+Schedule+Jul+1+1988+BFC.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - June 15, 1988 New Braniff nonstop service between DFW Airport and Denver begins https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/08c6618a-d163-4ba2-9ebc-e8e798659bb6/BI+2+Hyatt+Sells+to+BIA+COR+and+Pritzker+Letter+Braniff+Update+Jul+1+1988+BFC.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - June 25, 1988 From Dallas, Texas, Braniff, Inc., announces that the Company’s shareholders have approved the purchase of the Airline by BIA-COR Holdings, Inc., an investment firm based in Philadelphia. The company features investors from both New York City and Philadelphia, and is headed by Mr. Jeffrey A. Chodorow, Chairman and CEO of CoreGroup and Mr. Arthur G. Cohen, a New York investor who shares ownership of BIA-COR with CoreGroup and Paine Weber, which served as an advisor to BIA-COR, will retain an equity interest in the Company. The new owner group agreed to no layoffs during the first three years of ownership and that basically there would be no changes to the basic structure of Braniff, which employs 3600 people including those from Florida Express Airlines, Inc., which Braniff purchased in April 1988 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/4e51dc98-8b5f-478f-adb2-76322628f07e/BI+2+Hyatt+Sells+to+BIA+COR+and+Pritzker+Letter+Braniff+Update+Jul+1+1988+BFC+2.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - July 1, 1988 Mr. Jay A. Pritzker wrote a letter to company employees announce the sale of Braniff, Inc., to BIA-COR Holdings, Inc. Mr. Pritzker praised everyone for working so hard to bring Braniff out of reorganization just four years earlier and building into a major airline once again. The letter was published in the July 1, 1988, issue of Braniff Update Employee Newsletter https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/ad1f5a30-64d7-4831-a945-1331b1ca2bf4/BI+2+Fokker+F-100+Braniff+Update+Aug+1988+BFC.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - July 31, 1988 Braniff, Inc., announces the purchase of its first new aircraft since 1979, the Fokker F-100 twin-engine jetliner with a seating capacity of 107 passengers. The Company has purchased 12 Fokker F-100s with the first scheduled for delivery in September 1989 and the remaining 12 by December 1990. The new Stage III jet can fly with a full load from Kansas City to any state in the Continental US https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/23531aed-70c5-427c-bc61-e0696a2df863/BI+2+Orange+Squeeze+Free+Trip+to+MCO+Ad+Braniff+Destination+Inflight+Magazine+Aug+1988+BFC.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - August 1, 1988 The Company announces that 14 stations achieved 100 percent on-time departure performance with Palm Beach International Airport at number 1 along with 13 other stations and Indianapolis International Airport reported in second place https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/ec85efde-dc48-45d3-81cb-6a62496960de/BI+2+BIlly+Self+Employee+of+the+Month+Aug+1988+Braniff+Update+Aug+1988+BFC.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - August 1, 1988 Captain Billy J. Self is named Employee of the Month. Captain Self joined Braniff in 1956 after service in the US Air Force. During his 32 years with Braniff, he has served as line pilot, check pilot and Boeing 747 Base Manager https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/8be3c2ab-b148-455b-974f-376b8c9af9f4/BI+2+New+Managment+Team+William+McGee+Braniff+Update+Aug+1988+BFC.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - August 1, 1988 The Company announces a new management group to guide the company forward as it grows, which includes Mr. William G. McGee as President and Chairman of the Board of Braniff, Inc., and formerly held the same positions at Piedmont Airlines, Inc.; Mr. W. Howard McKinnon as Executive Vice President-Finance, formerly with Piedmont Airlines, Inc.; Mr. Richard L. James appointed Executive Vice President-Planning, also formerly with Piedmont Airlines and Mr. Don McGuire as Vice President-Public Affairs, another Piedmont Airlines executive https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/7e99839e-e523-428e-b51b-12df0b9bb27b/BI+2+New+Officers+Appointed+Braniff+Update+Sep+4+1988+BFC.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - August 15, 1988 Braniff appoints new officers including Mr. Robert T. Pike as Vice President-Public Relations and Personnel; Mr. Mike S. Schneider as Vice President-Planning and Revenue Development; Mr. Thomas J. Volz a Vice President-Marketing and Mr. Charles D. Gibbs as Vice President-Scheduling and Route Development Mr. Ronald G. Kiripolsky is appointed as President and Chief Executive Officer of Dalfort Aviation Services. Mr. Kiripolsky brings 20 years of aviation experience to the Company having worked previously for Continental Airlines and Pacific Southwest Airlines and Pacific Southwest Airmotive. Mr. Dale States will continue to serve as a consultant to Dalfort Corporation, while serving as President Astraea Airline Services https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/0b0dae2d-4d41-47de-8a06-f2b5c0fbcfa0/BI+Floyd+Corsey+in+1965+Pucci+Gemini+IV+Uniform+Host+1974+to+1989.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - September 1, 1988 Flight Attendant Floyd Corsey, who joined Braniff on May 18, 1974, is named Employee of the Month. A Braniff manager commented about Floyd, “If we could package Floyd’s enthusiasm, we could sell the surplus to the competition and make a fortune.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/60c11055-6f86-4d2b-a0cd-ce934d2b1a83/BI+2+Big+on+MCI+Ad+Braniff+Destination+Inflight+Magazine+Sep+1988+BFC.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - September 12, 1988 Braniff opens its new Kansas City Hub with a special ribbon-cutting ceremony held at Gate 29, with Company Chairman and President Bill McGee and Kansas City Councilman Frank Palermo and KC Aviation Director Del Karmeier sharing the ceremonial duties. Mr. Jeffrey Chodorow, Chairman of BIA-COR Holdings, Inc., the parent company of Braniff, Inc., and Florida Express Airlines, Inc., departed on the inaugural flight to Philadelphia along with KC Councilman Bob Lewellen and Braniff’s Tom Volz, Vice President-Marketing. All were met in PHL by Mr. Brian Olds, Braniff’s Vice President-Maintenance and Engineering https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/280c9602-823b-428a-93af-08b77dc40df8/BI+2+Air+Midwest+Metro+II+N550TD+MCI+1988+BFC.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - September 15, 1988 Air Midwest joins Braniff’s regional feeder system, dubbed Braniff Express, offering Kansas City passengers 90 daily code-sharing feeder flights https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/df02d81a-dbb2-40af-a49b-88b82ec9a83d/BI+2+Faster+Free+Trips+Braniff+Destination+Inflight+Magazine+Sep+1988+BFC.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - September 23, 1988 Effective this date, passengers must check baggage at the airport at least 20 minutes prior to scheduled departure time but they cannot check luggage more than 4 hours before scheduled departure time. In addition, cabin seats purchased for luggage fares were reduced from 100 percent to only 75 percent of the applicable full fare while the charge for a single personal pet traveling in the cabin increased from $25 to $30 USD https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/ec640aa3-06ec-481b-8f21-f5b6402c6467/BI+2+Air+Midwest+Metro+II+N257AM++MCI+1988+BFC.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - October 1, 1988 The Company announced that September 1988 traffic increased by 25 percent to 347.1 million Revenue Passenger Miles from 278.6 million Revenue Passenger Miles, while capacity increased 47.1 percent to 600 million Available Seat Miles from 408.3 million ASMs in September 1987. Braniff’s Load Factor dropped 10.8 points to 57.8 percent in September 1988 from 67 percent in September 1987 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/8877c8e9-8118-45f0-b7c6-970e8849f44a/BI+2+TT+Adding+MCI+Nonstops+Ad+Oct+1+1988+BFC.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - October 1, 1988 Braniff increases service at the Kansas City Hub bringing the number of daily departures to 82, which was an increase of six flights. New nonstop service was inaugurated to Orlando, Tucson and Tulsa, Boston, Philadelphia, Houston and Oklahoma City, while additional flights were added to Los Angeles and Atlanta. The company offered 29 daily nonstop flights from Kansas City, according to Braniff Regional Sales Director Mr. Terry Steele https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/1fccd4fb-cb7f-4acb-af62-f6e2d4152e1e/BI+2+Letter+from+William+G.+McGee+Braniff+Destination+Inflight+Magazine+Sep+1988+BFC.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - October 6, 1988 Braniff appoints Mr. Rick Boubelik as Director-Pricing and Revenue Management and will report to Mr. Richard L. James, Executive Vice President-Planning. Prior to his arrival at Braniff, Mr. Boubelik was employed with Republic Airlines and then its successor Northwest Airlines Company https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/b800b0f5-b8b2-4824-ad94-5d4052741191/BI+2+TT+Route+Map+Oct+1+1988+BFC.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - October 8, 1988 The Braniff Running Club takes part in the 7th Annual World Airline Road Race in Washington DC. Over 5000 airline employees and their families take part in this 5K and 10K race event https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/98e07672-4382-4aaf-b7ba-523e9291d4ea/BI+2+TT+Fly+Two+Get+One+Free+Ad+Oct+1+1988+BFC.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - October 10 to 11, 1988 Sixty Braniff managers of airport services, representing every station on the route system, met in Kansas City to review the coming winter season and share presentations from other departments within the Company. The meeting was led by Vice President of Customer Service Mr. Bill Oliver https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/82f033f7-a0d6-467c-aafa-1a64c4f45d16/BI+2+Front+Cover+Chicago+Braniff+Destination+Inflight+Magazine+Oct+1988+BFC.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - October 15, 1988 Mr. David R. Murchison is appointed as Vice President General Counsel. Prior, to his arrival at Braniff he worked for Piedmont Airlines, ATA and at the Civil Aeronautics Board Mr. Robert Shelton is appointed to the position of Staff Vice President-Technical Services. Employed with Braniff since 1966, his most recent position was as Director-Quality Control and his first job with the Company was as an aircraft electrician. Photo: Braniff Destination Magazine featured the Braniff destination Chicago on the front cover for the October 1988 issue. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/23e47236-dcc4-4a2e-88a1-4edce6d291a7/BI+2+Northbrook+Atrium+HDQ+Builiding+2351+Northwest+Highway+DAL+2023+NBA.jpeg Braniff, Inc Timeline - October 19, 1988 Braniff’s Joint Dispatch Office, currently located at the Braniff Operations and Maintenance Base at 7701 Lemmon Avenue at Dallas Love Field, is moving to the new Northbrook Atrium Office Building located at 2351 Northwest Highway to the west of Love Field https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/d231a31e-519a-40e8-b1c3-fc2bf7c336c7/BI+2+Agent+Uniforms+1988+BFC.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - October 25, 1988 Braniff selects Fashionaire to produce its airport service group employee uniforms https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/a90c210b-65d2-49bf-950d-917e2184f485/BI+2+Agent+Terminal+MCI+1988+BFC.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - November 1, 1988 Braniff Reservations at MCO and DAL reported that they received 706,840 calls during the month of October 1988 and that 693,095 of the calls were answered. The DAL Drive-In Ticket Window sold 720 tickets generating $85,656 USD in Revenue during the same month https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/493cc338-204c-4e87-be8a-229ff04207d7/BI+2+TT+Front+Cover+Snow+Dec+15+1988+BFC.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - November 1, 1988 October traffic increased 64 percent to 461,007 passengers compared to 281,320 in October 1987 and Load Factor increased .06 of a point to 58.5 in October 1988 from 57.9 in October 1987 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/9b209b7a-cd6d-4dda-a8c0-fdd851253033/Screenshot+2023-01-25+at+3.56.50+PM.png Braniff, Inc Timeline - November 1, 1988 Braniff enters into an agreement with tour wholesaler Funway Holidays and Funjet, Inc., to provide Braniff customers with a package vacation program for Florida vacations to Orlando, the Florida beach cities including Miami, Ft. Lauderdale, Ft. Meyers, Tampa/St. Petersburg and West Palm Beach, plus Nassau, in the Bahamas, from 11 Midwest cities and Washington DC. Prices will be as low as $189.95 and including Braniff air fare, hotel and rental car over a 3 day stay https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/541fa5ac-db15-46d6-b75f-9a1096dfb3ee/BI+2+Male+Flight+Attendant+Uniform+1988+BFC.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - November 1, 1988 The company announces it has signed an agreement with Greif Company, to supply new flight attendant uniforms. The company is already supplying Braniff’s pilot uniforms https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/11f82405-875b-4673-9734-c7539ccc4365/BI+2+Metro+III+N228AM+MCI+1988.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - November 21, 1988 Braniff Express commuter carrier, Midcontinent Airlines, unveils their new Swearingen Metro III twin-turboprop airliner at Kansas City. The new Metros will feature seating for 20 passengers and are painted in the new Braniff Express Color Scheme https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/16e9c213-aa25-4f42-b7a9-dcaad6b091cb/BI+2+Airways+727s+MCI+1979+Unk.jpeg Braniff, Inc Timeline - November 29, 1988 Braniff announces that it is moving the Royal Lane Stores Department in Dallas, to the new facility near Kansas City International Airport during the month of December. Photo: Braniff, Inc.’s, predecessor Braniff Airways, was building a significant presence at Kansas City International Airport beginning in 1979 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/11ef9dc6-03a0-4064-82b0-78072fa8047d/BI+2+Pronto+Package+Cargo+Loading+DFW+1988+BFC.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - December 1, 1988 Braniff inaugurates its own in-house air freight program to compliment the Airline’s current Pronto Package Services. A new Air Cargo Service Center is set up to handle calls and answer questions https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/e98e95c6-6b46-4fbe-a476-4141e767bdcf/BI+2+Route+Map+Braniff+Destination+Inflight+Magazine+Dec+1988+BFC.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - December 1, 1988 The company discontinues service at Sarasota, Florida; Louisville, Kentucky and at Washington Dulles Airport. Fifteen days later, on December 15, 1988, Braniff inaugurates new nonstop service between Kansas City and Miami https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/7e424520-f45f-426d-91a3-74f99d421f2b/BI+2+Christmas+Card+1988+BFC.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - December 8, 1988 The company-wide Christmas Party is held at the DFW Airport Hyatt Hotel with over 1000 employees in attendance, while Kansas City held its party and 750 employees attended. Parties were also held at Orlando and Houston https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/35319d26-7443-4a86-92d8-aa10ceccc1f9/BI+2+Super+Bowl+Jan+1989+IMDB.jpeg Braniff, Inc Timeline - December 13, 1988 Braniff has purchased advertising time during the Super Bowl for the Kansas City market. Two new television commercials featuring Braniff employees will be aired during the football event https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/dc85f4c6-881c-470b-9062-6d00909bb44e/BI+2+737-2Q9+N458AC+ORD+1988+BFC.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - December 20, 1988 Braniff takes delivery of its eleventh used Boeing 737-200 Twinjet aircraft and the company signs an agreement with CORE Leasings, Inc., for 23 additional Boeing 737 Twinjets including 15 Series -200s and 8 Series -300s for delivery during 1989 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/645894d0-3106-4f06-b49f-685f95b25c42/BI+2+Letter+from+William+G.+McGee+Airbus+A320+Announcement+Braniff+Destination+Inflight+Magazine+Feb+1989+BFC.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - December 30, 1988 The Company enters into an agreement with Pan American World Airways, Inc., for Pan American to sign over to Braniff, Inc., Pan Am’s rights under and aircraft purchase agreement to purchase 16 new Airbus A320-231 Twinjet airliners with an option to purchase 34 additional aircraft. The 150-passenger jet can fly 3000 miles nonstop with a two-pilot crew https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/1b11775e-1823-44f0-805d-3849c39b3dd3/BI+727-200+DFW+1988+BFC.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - January 1, 1989 Braniff’s fleet consists of 24 Boeing 727-200 Trijets; 18 BAC One-11 Twinjets and 11 Boeing 737-200 Twinjets https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/00f1df16-184a-4bef-8c34-4a3d9528ad0b/BI+2+Front+Cover+First+Issue+New+Braniff+Inflight+Magazine+Jan+1989.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - January 1, 1989 The first issue of the renamed and redesigned Braniff Inflight Magazine is placed in seatback pockets throughout the fleet. The magazine is now titled Braniff Magazine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/3791f8ed-ddc3-49ae-ad35-afb74c147725/BI+2+727-227+N453BN+IAH+1988+BFC.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - January 2, 1989 The company announces that it has acquired the leases for 16 additional gates at Kansas City International Airport, which represents a $22 million investment for the Airline https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/f55b3430-9134-4609-8050-efb66fe0c568/BI+2+Airbus+A320+Announce+Dateline+North+America+Airbus+May+1989.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - January 4, 1989 Braniff Chairman of the Board of Directors Mr. William G. McGee announces that the company has placed an order with Airbus Industrie for the firm delivery of 50 new Airbus A320 twin-engine jet airliners with an option for 50 additional aircraft. The first ten are scheduled for delivery in July 1989. A consortium of entities purchased the aircraft for Braniff and leased them to Braniff https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/a4765e56-f2dc-4916-a1e1-93904baed430/BI+737-247+N4518W+ORD+1988+BFC.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - January 10, 1989 Braniff’s first Boeing 737-200 Twinjet begins regularly scheduled service https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/2eb1bd23-c5f3-4c98-afc6-3c0f8c00083e/BI+2+Kansas+City+Royals+Schedule+1989+BFC.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - January 12, 1989 The advertising agency, McKinney-Silver, of Raleigh, North Carolina, has been retained by the company to develop a new advertising plan for Braniff. Photo: Braniff is the official carrier of the Kansas City Royals Baseball Team. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/6b6e7805-8682-4571-9e57-13b4b471b97d/BI+2+Front+Cover+Route+Map+Annual+Report+1988+BFC.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - January 31, 1989 Braniff, Inc., reports Operating Revenues of $125.4 million for the first three months ended on this day, which is up $79.2 million over the same period 1988. The company reported a loss of $13.2 million during the same period compared to a $7.2 million loss in 1988 For the fiscal year ended January 31, 1989, Braniff reported a loss of $24.6 million on Revenues of $479.4 million compared to a loss of $12.2 million on Revenues of $297.4 million during the previous year of 1988. Losses were contributed to the April 1988 purchase of Florida Express Airlines, Inc., and expansion of the hub at Kansas City, Missouri https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/11644014-1b11-437f-8ade-1e4251b1003c/BI+2+Front+Cover+Braniff+Inflight+Magazine+Feb+1989.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - February 1, 1989 Braniff flights are on-time 71.4 percent during January 1989 compared to number 1 Eastern Airlines at 81.7 and last United Airlines at 68.1. Braniff’s new inflight magazine, dubbed Braniff Magazine, features Houston on the front cover for February 1989. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/b6fa49d9-6f7b-4844-ab59-e5a5451d1700/BI+2+Aerial+View+Terminal+MCI+1988+Unk.jpeg Braniff, Inc Timeline - February 6, 1989 The Company purchases the leaseholds of Eastern Airlines at Kansas City International Airport for 20 gates in Terminal A. The City of Kansas City indicates that it will finance the purchase with a city bond offering https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/ce64fb8e-5fad-4e1c-a499-f42abc90faa0/BI+Front+Entrance+Lemmon+Avenue+DAL+7701+1958.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - February 9, 1989 Braniff announces that it is moving its corporate offices from Dallas, Texas, to Orlando, Florida. Photo: The iconic Braniff International Operations and Maintenance Base at Dallas Love Field served as the company’s operations and maintenance headquarters from 1958 to 1989 and as Braniff, Inc.’s main headquarters from 1983 until 1989. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/c9765ca7-2225-4ef9-b898-a0fd04615f23/BI+2+TT+Route+Map+Feb+15+1989.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - February 15, 1989 Inauguration of nonstop service from Kansas City to Tampa/St. Petersburg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/371a8d7b-1975-40a3-968f-1794f3c3eb69/BI+Reservation+Center+7701+DAL+1978.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - March 1, 1989 Braniff’s Dallas Reservations Center celebrates its 5th year of service. The center is located on the third floor of the Braniff Operations and Maintenance Base at Dallas Love Field. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/8350ae7c-31c1-4f21-a274-5bb5e3b8ff98/BI+2+TT+Destinations+List+Feb+15+1989+BFC.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - March 1, 1989 The company announces that Revenue Passenger Miles increased by 29 percent during February 1989 from 331,152 (000) RPMs compared to the same month in 1988 of 256,667 RPMs. Available Seat Mile increased 23.1 percent from 451,259 in February 1988 to 555,790 in February 1989 and Passenger Enplanements were up 65.5 percent from 274,511 to 405,634. Passenger Load Factor increased by 2.8 points from 56.8 in February 1988 to 59.6 in February 1989. Braniff’s largest single expense is fuel, which it burns 14,500,000 gallons of jet fuel per month. A one-cent change in jet fuel changes Braniff’s operating costs by $1,740,000 USD per year. In March 1989, fuel was .59 cents per gallon compared to .70 cents ten years earlier in March 1979 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/b035c520-e7bc-4adb-8bb1-43ccc42a254c/BI+Drive+In+Ticket+7701+Airline+Mgmt+Marktng+Article.jpeg Braniff, Inc Timeline - March 1, 1989 Braniff’s Drive-In Ticket Booth at the Dallas Love Field Operations and Maintenance Base sold 450 tickets during February 1989, generating $76,630 USD in Revenue. Photo: Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/10b8173b-9f54-480f-a887-18fa078ff0a1/BI+2+BAC+One-11+N104EX+MCI+1989+BFC.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - March 1, 1989 Braniff purchases the leaseholds for 8 gates in Terminal B at Kansas City International Airport. The City of Kansas City indicates that it will finance the purchase through a city bond issuance. However, this does not materialize for this purchase as well as the 20 gates purchased on February 6, 1989, leaving Braniff with a significant financial shortfall https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/acfc7be4-8eb6-4273-9769-b87e951e0b36/BI+2+Saab+SF340+MIC+1989+BFC.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - March 1, 1989 Braniff Express, operated by Air Midwest, Inc., and Midcontinent Airlines, Inc., increases Braniff’s identity with service to 32 cities that connect with Braniff mainline flights at Kansas City. In February 1989, Braniff Express flew 18,000 connecting passengers generating $2 million in revenue https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/7545f69d-8dd3-46eb-b405-771db86ae2b5/BI+SST+Landing+at+MCI+1972+Unk.jpeg Braniff, Inc Timeline - April 1, 1989 Braniff expands its Kansas City hub to offer passengers nonstop flights to 34 domestic US cities with 93 jet departures every day https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/7de723e5-de2e-4f1f-8ffc-b3950a6f6ddc/BI+2+TT+Nonstop+MCI+TPA+and+IAD+Feb+15+1989.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - April 2, 1989 Braniff begins new nonstop service between Kansas City and Washington Dulles airports https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/e8fd847a-dc7f-44d2-bf9d-23d23be649c4/BI+2+Airbus+Simulator+Online+MIA+Airbus+Dateline+North+America+Feb+1989.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - March 6, 1989 The first company management pilots depart for Miami, Florida, to begin training on the new Airbus A320-231 Twinjets. Airbus’s new state-of-the-art training facility was recently opened in the Miami area https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/00d5259a-3c25-4b10-b08b-c6feb61e3691/BI+2+727-200+MCO+1989+BFC.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - April 15, 1989 Braniff’s fleet consists of 24 Boeing 727-200 Trijets, 15 Boeing 737-200 Twinjets and 18 BAC One-11 Fastback Jets and employs 4700 people represented by four union agreements https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/a51ff1ea-b4e1-4752-a28e-623664fb5341/BI+2+727-200+Tom+Landry+1+60+Scale+PacMin+Model+Apr+1989+BFC.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - April 22, 1989 A special day to honor former Dallas Cowboys Head Coach Tom Landry, dubbed Landry Day, is held in Dallas, Texas. Braniff took part in the day with a special giant football float featured in the Landry Day Parade through downtown Dallas. At Dallas City Hall, Braniff presented Mr. Landry with a 1/60 scale Braniff Boeing 727-200 model by Westway of London that was inscribed with his name on each side of the cockpit. This model is housed in the Braniff International Heritage Archives, which is the official historical repository of Braniff International and Braniff, Inc. The corporate and historical records and memorabilia of Braniff, Inc., are housed in this Archive https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/8db7bfe3-5a13-403d-a8c2-ba5a34830834/BI+2+A320+Commitments+Apr+1989.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - April 28, 1989 Braniff inflight instructors begin training for the new Airbus A320-231 at the Airbus Toulouse, France, Plant. Additional, training will be conducted at Airbus’s training facility at Miami, Florida. Braniff hopes to train all 900 of its flight attendants for service on the new jet https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/af0b7daf-16b7-4d7e-85ad-8f2bd318022d/BI+2+Terminal+MCO+1989+Unk.jpeg Braniff, Inc Timeline - May 1, 1989 With the move of its headquarters from Dallas, Texas, to Orlando, Florida, Braniff becomes the only major airline headquartered in Florida. Besides the new headquarters building, a 110,000 square foot maintenance facility will house 400 maintenance and operations employees https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/0b4d175e-8bf8-4ff7-9f17-58bcc350e2a2/BI+Reservations+Office+MCI+1979+0004.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - May 1, 1989 In Kansas City, the company remodels and reopens its old Reservations Center and begins construction on a 110,000 square foot maintenance facility that will be ready for occupancy in early 1990. In addition, the company expands Terminal A, which gives the airline 35 gates. During the peak summer period the company operates 105 daily jet departures https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/b363fc3d-27e5-48e9-b8f4-e31008792a5f/BI+2+TT+New+Service+ONT+EWR+MCO+Ad+May+15+1989.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - May 1, 1989 Braniff inaugurates nonstop service between Kansas City and Ontario, California, and Newark.New nonstop service also begins between Dallas/Ft. Worth and Orlando, and new nonstop service is inaugurated between Kansas City and Newark. Braniff and Braniff Express serve 78 cities in the US and the Bahamas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/f1925742-68c6-4f1f-b5de-455580411b80/BI+2+TT+Front+Cover+Beach+Bahamas+May+15+1989+BFC.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - May 1, 1989 Braniff serves 34 destinations from Kansas City and 16 from Orlando and employs more than 4000 people that includes 440 pilots. At Kansas City, the Company employs 2,000 people, 1,165 in Orlando and 450 at Dallas/Ft. Worth https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/f06b574c-a4dd-4228-8e46-f23ac3a231bf/BI+2+BAC+One-11+EI-BWS+MCI+1989+BFC.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - May 1, 1989 For the First Quarter ended April 30, 1989, Braniff reports a net loss of $21.2 million USD on revenues of $139.9 million USD. However, load factors remained stable while operating revenues, available seat miles and yield per revenue passenger mile continued to climb. The loss was attributed to continued expansion of the Company and high costs associated with the operation of the BAC One-11 twinjet fleet. During the same period in 1988, the Company reported a loss of $8.1 million USD on revenues of $93.9 million USD https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/ad36bbcf-53c0-40a0-bdf0-a8c21a60a09a/BI+2+Airbus+A320-231+N904BN+Toulouse+France+Plant+Dec+1990+0022.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - May 1, 1989 Braniff line pilots leave for initial training on the new Airbus A320-231, at the Airbus Plant in Toulouse, France, with additional training conducted at Airbus’s facility at Miami, Florida. The Company plans to train 80 crews for the first 16 aircraft that will go into service https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/a214c381-9aff-4201-aaf8-5008920e7308/BI+2+HDQ+2351+Northwest+Highway+DAL+2023.jpeg Braniff, Inc Timeline - May 5, 1989 Braniff closes its office at the Braniff Operations and Maintenance Base at Dallas Love Field, which the Company had occupied since it opened in October 1958. However, Braniff’s offices at the Northbrook Atrium (shown) remain open and in operation https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/cce2ebba-c4bf-42e8-80d8-238c1ebbee1e/BI+2+Termporary+HDQ+9855+Benford+Road+MCO+May+1989+2023.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - May 8, 1989 The Company moves into its temporary headquarters building at 9955 Benford Road, the former International Arrivals Building at Orlando International Airport, which will house the executive offices. More than 125 Braniff employees will work at the new building. More than 700 are employed in the Orlando area. In addition, new temporary space is also leased at Airside Commerce Park on Tradeport Drive near the Benford offices, which will house the Print Shop, Catering, Recruiting, Security and the Flight Attendant Management Group as well as maintenance support staff https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/b216ee30-61b2-4650-a426-5e7b6c8e7645/BI+2+TT+Route+Map+May+15%2C+1989+BFC.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - May 8, 1989 Braniff announces that its 842 pilots have ratified a new contract. The company has also reached agreements with its customer service agents and clerical personnel represented by the Teamsters and its flight dispatchers represented by the Flight Dispatchers Association https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/b20b29a2-9e98-433a-ac95-b27540d41af8/BI+2+A320+Specifications+May+1989.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - May 24, 1989 The first 10 pilots sent for initial A320 training have completed training https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/c3b47170-2036-4e08-ace1-759ae77646f2/BI+2+Headquarters+9950+Benford+Road+MCO+May+1989+2023.png Braniff, Inc Timeline - June 7, 1989 Company President William G. “Bill” McGee and Mr. John Wyckoff, Executive Director of the Greater Orlando Airport Authority host a special open house at Braniff’s new headquarters at 9950 Benford Road at Orlando International Airport. Mr. McGee and Mr. Wyckoff both cut the ceremonial grand opening ribbon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/58dbeecb-325b-4f72-a67a-3d259dbbc917/BI+Dalfort+Pilot+and+Maintenance+Training+Brochure+DFW+1980s+0015.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - June 25, 1989 A new Aircraft Maintenance and Technical Services Agreement entered into with Dalfort, Inc., the Company’s former holding company, in 1988, is amended for Dalfort to provide heavy maintenance service on its Boeing 727-200 and Boeing 737-200 aircraft https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/5dd090e5-7c9f-4f49-a54a-1a5fb6dacbeb/BI+2+Letter+from+William+G.+McGee+Braniff+Inflight+Magazine+Jul+1989+BFC.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - July 1, 1989 The Company begins new nonstop service between Orlando and Newark https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/f73ef42d-4270-48a2-b435-aba6c230557c/BI+2+Ad+Cut+Jul+1989+BFC.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - July 1, 1989 Braniff introduces a new awards program called Braniff Bottom Line. The new program is designed to reward companies, their employees and travel agents and is based on the number of flights that its employees take and then accumulate Braniff’s Get It All frequent flyer program awards. At each company’s predetermined trip level, a free Braniff ticket is awarded https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/a6570f66-aa3a-4d0c-9884-03d670b1ab5c/BI+2+Airbus+A32-231+N905BN+LAS+1990+BFC+0034.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - July 1, 1989 Twenty-eight-year industry veteran Captain D. D. McLean joins Braniff as Senior Vice President – Flight Operations and is tasked with a smooth transition into the new Airbus A320-231. Captain McLean comes from Piedmont Airlines where he was Vice President of Flight Training https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/50782973-bf5a-4b11-a096-62a43afb086d/BI+2+Route+Map+Braniff+Inflight+Magazine+Jul+1989+BFC.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - July 1, 1989 Braniff adds two daily nonstop flights between Orlando and Newark and second nonstop is added from Orlando to Dallas/Ft. Worth. In addition, a third daily nonstop was added between MCO and Tampa/St. Petersburg, which gives Braniff passengers a total of 31 daily jet departures to 14 nonstop destinations from Orlando https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/8f097104-f77f-403c-a83b-7b30a8788da6/BI+2+A320-231+N903BN+MCI+1989+BFC+0046.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - July 13, 1989 The company accepts its first new Airbus A320-231 at the Airbus Plant at Toulouse, France. The jet is flown to Orlando, Florida, where it arrives two days later by Braniff Captain Wendell A. Stephens, Manager of A320 Training https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/aa6ff47d-7adb-43fa-8b5c-e6beecaf29f3/BI+2+Airbus+A320-231+N902BN+MCO+Sep+1989+BFC+0035.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - July 15, 1989 Braniff’s first new Airbus A320-231 is delivered from Toulouse, France, and arrives at the Orlando Base. For the week following the delivery, the aircraft are inspected and service at company maintenance https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/2bdb0575-4cd6-4c7d-848f-69c3cf79d217/BI+2+Airbus+A320-231+N906BN+Unk+1989+BFC+0021.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - July 24 to 28, 1989 Maintenance runs with the new Airbus A320 begin with pilot touch and go operations at Orlando, followed by a ferry flight from Orlando to Kansas City and back to Orlando https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/50c7056c-f24d-4212-83b9-b907c31d99db/BI+2+CTO+1600+Baltimore+Avenue+MCI+2023.jpeg Braniff, Inc Timeline - July 24, 1989 Braniff opens a new City Ticket Office at 1600 Baltimore Avenue in downtown Kansas City. This was a Braniff Airways Headquarters Building in the 1950s and is a Braniff Trail Historical Plaque site https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/bd2aa81a-16e9-43e2-b812-6572a10901eb/BI+2+737-200+N464AC+MCI+Jul+1989+BFC.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - July 27, 1989 Braniff announces that an agreement has been reached with the Texas Trust and its aircraft will be repainted in a modified 1978 Braniff Ultra Color Scheme https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/3395e6d8-86d9-40b1-ac8e-8a4162dd27a7/BI+2+727-227+N460BN+DAL+Jul+1989+BFC.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - July 31, 1989 The Company reports a loss of $43 million for the first six months of its fiscal year, which ends on January 31. The current losses were in line with the growth that the company was experiencing and only a year earlier the merger with Florida Express occurred, which began the string of moderate losses. Braniff’s capacity was high, which mean’t it was not balancing capacity with demand but was using an older model of “chasing demand.” An exaggerated example of this would be to put a 747 at Oklahoma City, and fly it to Chicago, in hopes that this would create the necessary demand to become profitable, instead of putting a better suited A320 on the route, which would be balancing capacity with demand https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/67384001-183b-4257-9df9-dc845869943e/BI+2+A320-231+Interior+Jul+1989+BFC.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - August 1, 1989 Braniff announces that it will begin First Class service on all aircraft including the Boeing 727, Boeing 737 and then new Airbus A320 jets. The new plan will be phased in beginning in September 1989 with the addition of 2 First Class seats in both Boeing jets and 4 installed aboard the A320. By October 1989, 737s will features 4 seats; 727 5 seats and 17 seats on A320 and by the completion of the program in March 1990, Boeing 727s and 737s will feature 19 seats and the new Airbus will offer 16 First Class seats. Photo: The luxurious Coach Class interior of Braniff’s first new Airbus A320-231 Twinjet featured wide aisles and big roomy seating. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/4211dbc5-3045-4dc0-895c-25df1456a259/BI+2+Airbus+A320+Proving+Runs+Schedule+Aug+1989+BFC.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - August 4 to 7, 1989 Proving runs with the new Airbus A320 begin for a total of 52 hours flight time. On August 4, the first flight flew from Orlando to Los Angeles departed at 805AM and arriving LAX at 1630 with stops at Kansas City and San Francisco. On August 5, the flight returned to Kansas City departing at 5AM and arriving at 1005 with touch and go operations until 1105AM. At that time, the flight continued to Washington National Airport where it arrived 214PM and then departed back to Kansas City. A flight is conducted on August 6 from Kansas City to Boston to Kansas City to Dallas/Ft. Worth and the following day from DFW to Kansas City and then to Seattle and then back to Kansas City, ending the proving run series https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/38d93d4c-dce1-4388-91b0-a31272b0f5d8/BI+2+100+Years+of+Service+Sits+for+a+Portrait+Yvonne+Crum+center+USA+Today+Aug+10+1989.jpeg Braniff, Inc Timeline - August 10, 1989 Four Braniff flight attendants, Dorcas Robinson Taylor, Yvonne Crum, Karen Aubry and Val Piburn, are featured in a full-page advertisement in USA Today Newspaper to emphasize the Airline’s highly seasoned and experienced cabin crew members. All four flight attendants service combined equaled 100 years. The same four legends gathered again in August 2018 for a reshoot of the same photograph with all three handily proving that Braniff Flight Attendants never age https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/9c0ab356-efa5-41bc-8ce1-6bd4acfd12b5/BI+2+Airbus+320+LAS+Mar+1990+Frank+C+Duarte.jpeg Braniff, Inc Timeline - August 15, 1989 Braniff begins service with its new Airbus A320-231 twin-engine jetliner. With this luxury jet, Braniff will introduce First Class once again with full seating for 148 passengers in two classes of service. The jet can fly 3000 miles nonstop with a full payload and its cabin interior is seven inches wider that Braniff’s Boeing jet fleet and it has the largest overhead bins of any airliner on the market today. The new airliner is a first for Braniff and the aircraft itself features the first Fly-By-Wire side stick installation in a commercial aircraft; the first to be wholly designed by computer aided design processes and Airbus is the first aircraft maker to use metal to metal bonding, the superplastic forming and diffusion bonding process and 3-D wing-skin milling and the company is the first to subject its products to full-scale fatigue testing to prove reliability. Braniff planned to initially operated 1 Airbus in August 1989, followed by 4 (total) in September, 8 in October, 9 by November, 10 by December and 12 in January 1990. The Airbus plan was a good move for Braniff and it would have enabled it to remove the highly inefficient BAC One-11 Fastback jets from the fleet, which had been previously removed from Braniff Airways scheduled service since 1973. Photo: Braniff, Inc., Airbus A320-231 registered as N903BN is pushed back at Las Vegas McCarran Airport in August 1989. Copyright, Frank C. Duarte, Jr https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/a0cdd821-8ac8-4610-821c-af74766ffe34/BI+2+Front+Cover+Offices+Last+Braniff+Inflight+Magazine+Oct+1989+BFC.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - September 15, 1989 Braniff issues the October 1989 inflight magazine, which featured the first use of the new modified Ultra Font on the cover and throughout the magazine. This becomes the next to the last issue of the five year old publication. The October 1989 issue featured Painting the Hunt Country https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/05e413f2-c39f-41bb-97d5-952a3b67c0da/BI+2+TT+Front+Cover+Last+Timetable+Sep+1+1989+BFC.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - September 27, 1989 Braniff begins canceling flights at select locations. Specific financing that the company had depended on was still in negotiation, causing the initial shutdown of service. Photo: Braniff, Inc.’s, last full-color System Timetable is dated September 1, 1989, and featured a phone to call your travel agent to book travel on Braniff https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/adc1cd67-e3da-4b5b-83a8-773d9e4aef3b/BI+2+TT+Last+Timetable+Route+Map+Sep+1+1989+BFC.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - September 28, 1989 Citing excessive debt caused by the Company’s leveraged buyout in 1988, Braniff, Inc., files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy reorganization with 3000 of its 4800 employees laid off but limited operations continue with only 12 aircraft including two for charter flights. In the filing, the Company reports assets or $326 million USD and debts of $347 million USD However, the Company intends to continue operating on a limited basis. Braniff’s Vice President Mr. Don McGuire indicates that while reorganizing under Chapter 11 protection the Airline will operate four flight segments on this day that includes a round trip between Kansas City and Dallas/Ft. Worth and Kansas City and Orlando. Photo: Braniff, Inc.’s, last full-color printed timetable from the September 1, 1989, System Timetable. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/772143ef-33a6-4b8f-944c-124941a99121/BI+2+TT+Final+One+Page+Timetable+Oct+2+1989+BFC.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - October 2, 1989 Braniff begins operating 40 flights across its route system https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/74f4f8ae-d75d-42bb-a5c3-09319b72e1a8/B2+A320s+GYR+Nov+1990+Air+Nikon.jpeg Braniff, Inc Timeline - November 7, 1989 Braniff, Inc., ceases operations and temporarily cancels all scheduled flight operations. Photo: Braniff, Inc.’s, fleet of new Airbus A320-231 Twinjets are parked on the ramp at Goodyear Airport near Phoenix, Arizona, in early 1990. Copyright, Air Nikon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/0dca57d9-7792-4f60-a6ad-af27931546f3/BI+2+727-227+N470BN+ORD+1989+BFC.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - November 19, 1989 Braniff hires investment banker Merrill Lynch Capital Markets to begin searching for a buyer for the Airline and its 28 gates at Kansas City International Airport and 52 aircraft, which are valued at approximately $300 million USD https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/cba9f443-cfdd-4ee3-9947-dae6c87ce75f/BI+2+727-227+N461BN+DFW+1989+BFC.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - November 28, 1989 The Company meets with its creditors in Orlando, Florida, and they are informed that Braniff is operating a limited charter operation with 15 pilots that is losing money, according to Mark Osterberg, Braniff’s senior vice president finance. Mr. Osterberg indicated that the Airline has approximately $500,000 USD in cash on hand with monthly expenses of $1.7 million USD, which includes $1 million in payroll costs for the 300 employees still working for the company. Braniff’s attorney Howard T. Glassman of Philadelphia, stated that the company has received a positive ruling in a court case brought by several aviation companies that were attempting to cancel Braniff’s contracts for the long-term lease and purchase for 50 Airbus A320-231 Twinjets. US Bankruptcy Judge C. Timothy Corcoran concluded in his ruling that the contracts are valid and that the aviation companies must deliver the aircraft as scheduled https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/93d59c4f-c9ff-4f63-8ea8-06fef5a32706/BI+2+Merrill+Lynch+Logo+1989.jpeg Braniff, Inc Timeline - January 18, 1990 Merrill Lynch Capital Markets, Braniff’s investment banker, withdraws from its mission to find a buyer for the company https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/67027a46-9700-4cb7-a623-2dca25483939/BI+2+Bankruptcy+Auction+Brochure+MCI+MCO+DFW+DAL+May+15+17+22+1990+0030.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - April 23, 1990 The bankruptcy court handling the liquidation of Braniff, Inc., the successor of Braniff Airways, Inc., approves the transfer of Braniff’s Inc’s., operating certificate and only the tradename “Braniff” to BN Air, Inc., for $313,000 USD. This did not include the trademarks of Braniff Airways, Incorporated, which were sold to the private Texas Trust in 1983 and 1984 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/68092190-c3c3-411e-8f36-d65ef8ae9856/BI+2+Bankruptcy+Auction+Brochure+MCI+MCO+DFW+DAL+May+15+17+22+1990+0031.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - May 18, 1990 Sales to liquidate the assets of Braniff, Inc., are held simultaneously in Dallas, Kansas City and Orlando. The private Texas Trust purchases certain assets of the company during the asset liquidation sales https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/34150c8b-0afd-41a0-bbd3-0beb2ed632ca/BI+2+737-247+N464AC+ORD+Aug+1989+BFC.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - May 18, 1990 Braniff moves its headquarters back to Dallas, Texas, to the Northbrook Atrium Office Building on Northwest Highway near Dallas Love Field to conduct the remaining affairs of the company during its bankruptcy proceedings, which last until 1998 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/048345e1-a851-49e7-b99a-77bafb7a4516/BI+2+Northbrook+Atrium++HDQ+DAL+2023.jpeg Braniff, Inc Timeline - 1998 Braniff, Inc., closes its office at Northbrook Atrium in Dallas, Texas, and the affairs of the corporation are concluded. Ms. Heather K. Wyman served as the last President of Braniff, Inc. Ms. Wyman’s personal Braniff papers and memorabilia are housed in the Braniff International Heritage Archives in Dallas, Texas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/bb86ed89-4b97-42dc-bc8e-217f809d66c2/BI+2+Aerial+View+DAL+2013+City+of+Dallas.jpeg Braniff, Inc Timeline - May 2003 Braniff Airways, Incorporated, contacts the City of Dallas Department of Aviation after the closure of the Braniff International Operations and Maintenance Base, after Dalfort Corporation ended operations. Braniff contacted the Department of Aviation to request that the Airline be allowed to remove all of Braniff’s records that were still stored in the building. The request was never answered until 2015 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/e9329713-4526-4c84-bef9-b83d5bbb9c99/BI+2+Training+Materials+7701+DAL+2017+BFC.jpg Braniff, Inc Timeline - April 2015 After many years of requests to remove Braniff’s records and other materials from the Operations and Maintenance Building, the Department of Aviation finally answers our request. The Department denied the request and stated that we could purchase the records once the contents of the building were sent to the City for them to be auctioned. Braniff responded that the City did not have ownership of these materials and therefore did not have the authority to sell the records and materials. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/c96b1bf6-a886-445d-9018-d95006fcdb11/BI+Archives+Builidng+DAL+2023+BFC.JPG Braniff, Inc Timeline - June 2017 The corporate and historical records of Braniff Airways, Incorporated, and Braniff, Inc., are fully recovered from the Braniff International Operations and Maintenance Base at Dallas Love Field, after 14 years of advocating for their return. The facility is scheduled for a full remodel and Braniff Airways, Incorporated, was able to remove the records of Braniff, Inc., as well as the remaining corporate and historical records of Braniff Airways, Incorporated, and its associated companies https://www.braniffinternational.com/midcontinent-timeline daily 0.75 2023-12-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/1677282026562-DLWFOCTL2LSVJ73KSJD8/BI+MCA+DC-3+Color+Photos+1950s+0001.jpg Mid-Continent Timeline https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/1677282027669-BNRPRP5WMICRBQ7YI6W5/BI+MCA+Lockheed+Lodestar+NC25602+NC25601+Inflight+and+MKC+Color+Photos+1940s+0008.jpg Mid-Continent Timeline https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/1677282026820-0NM9NR3890LFB22YAZ4V/BI+MCA+DC-3+Color+Photos+1950s+0002.jpg Mid-Continent Timeline https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/cb23b080-9bb1-4850-af01-d74826842f33/BI+MCA+Hanford+Hangar+SUX+1930s+Post+Card+.jpg Mid-Continent Timeline - 1928 Arthur Hanford, Jr., and Ryal Miller form a flight school based at Rickenbacker Airport in Sioux City, Iowa, which becomes the predecessor of Hanford’s Tri-State Airlines, which becomes the predecessor of Hanford Airlines, which becomes the predecessor of Mid-Continent Airlines. Mr. Miller became interested in aviation prior to young Hanford and Miller enrolled in courses at Spott’s Flying Service based at Stevens, South Dakota (later renamed North Sioux City), which was later named Rickenbacker Airfield after Eddie Rickenbacker won a 500-mile auto race at Stevens. Mr. Miller purchased the flying school before he completed his pilot studies. The school operated a fleet that consisted of two American Eagle and the building that housed the school was a hangar that was sitting on 40 acres of leased land. Miller renamed his school Tri-State Airlines. Arthur “Art” Hanford, Jr., and his father, Arthur S. Hanford, Sr., were operating a highly successful dairy and produce company in Sioux City, which provided the income for the new flying school business. Hanford, Jr., established Hanford’s, Inc., which owned a chain of grocery stores and automobile service facilities and gas stations, which were highly successful. Art Hanford, Jr., purchased a Stearman airplane after learning to fly in Chicago, and then studied advanced flying from James Barwick, who was a pilot for Ryal Miller. Ultimately, Mr. Hanford purchased Tri-State Airlines and renamed it Hanford’s Tri-State Airlines, Inc. Arthur Hanford purchased a twin-engine Sikorsky amphibian aircraft to transport groups of fishermen to various lakes in Minnesota. This new weekend service turned out to be a valuable asset to the new company, which would struggle until it obtained air mail contracts in June 1934 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/a560fe7c-1a4b-4d07-a7d7-a5a477abfffe/BI+MCA+Wing+Tips+Jul+1951+0037.jpg Mid-Continent Timeline - January 1932 Arthur Hanford, Jr., sells his gas stations and auto garages to Phillips Petroleum to finance his new airline adventure https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/e2951ad4-3079-4bd1-b1a5-16081beca457/BI+Hanford+TT+Apr+1+1932.jpeg Mid-Continent Timeline - April 1, 1932 Hanford’s Tri-State Air Lines, Inc., begins scheduled service between Sioux City, Minneapolis and St. Paul, with single-engine 5-passenger Lockheed Vega airliners. Photo: The new service was printed in Hanford Tri-State Airlines new system timetable dated April 1, 1932. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/c5330786-06f5-490b-bcf7-18cd4e158fab/BI+MCA+Wing+Tips+Jul+1951+0036.jpg Mid-Continent Timeline - February 1, 1933 Extension service from Sioux City to Omaha begins with a round trip shuttle flight https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/6c3774df-9f1d-4432-bc78-abf85d6f5727/BI+Hanford+Vega+Pilot+Al+J.+Jaster+1933+BFC+.jpg Mid-Continent Timeline - July 1, 1933 Service from St. Paul, Minneapolis and Sioux City is extended to Omaha to provide through service from St. Paul to Omaha, in addition, to the Sioux City to Omaha shuttle service. Photo: Hanford Captain Al J. Jaster is standing next to his Lockheed Vega single-engine airliner in 1934 shortly after he was hired. Photo: Braniff Airways, Incorporated, Copyright https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/c25826a0-08ab-44f5-a358-b3dfc8628322/BI+Sioux+City+Iowa+Post+Card+1930.jpeg Mid-Continent Timeline - September 1, 1933 Hanford’s suspends service between Sioux City and Omaha on a temporary basis https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/0b944a2b-8585-42c2-930c-b32937154c54/BI+MCA+Hanford+Express+Service+Inaugural+MSP+OMA+via+SUX+SFD+Oct+16+1933+.jpg Mid-Continent Timeline - October 15, 1933 Service is resumed between Sioux City and Omaha, while Sioux City is added as an intermediate between Sioux City and Kansas City and extension service is inaugurated between Minneapolis and St. Paul and Chicago https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/0fc54a14-b0cc-4939-82bd-8335b4da7083/BI+Hanford+Lockheed+Vega+NC2875+Unk+1935+BFC+.jpg Mid-Continent Timeline - December 1, 1933 Hanford’s Tri-State Air Lines, Inc., merges with Rapid Air Lines, Inc., of Kansas City, Missouri, and forms Hanford-Rapid Air Lines but the two entities continue to operate as separate companies. The merger provided for single-plane service from St. Paul to Minneapolis, Sioux Falls, Sioux City, Omaha, St. Joseph and Kansas City https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/f63faede-8666-41a1-be3c-1ed379d48f54/BI+Hanford+Lockheed+Vega+5B+NC905Y+Engine+Fire+SUX+1933+Woodworth+Photos+SUX.gif Mid-Continent Timeline - May 1, 1934 All flight operations are temporarily halted in preparation for the inauguration of service over newly awarded Air Mail routes. Photo: While taxiing for takeoff Hanford Lockheed Vega 5B registered as NC905Y experienced an engine fire. There were no injuries reported from the 1933 incident at Sioux City, Iowa. Copyright Woodworth Photos Sioux City https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/d3b86576-0bf3-4cc4-b5d0-6f7bbe41f924/BI+MCA+Wing+Tips+Jul+1951+First+Airmail+Delivery+Route+18+Ceremony+Arthur+Hanford+Jr+3rd+from+left+Pilot+Walter+Bulloock+Lockheed+Vega+NC2875+STP+Jun+1+1934+copy.jpg Mid-Continent Timeline - June 1, 1934 Now known as Hanford Airlines, Inc., the company begins service over its new Air Mail Route AM-16 from Chicago to Milwaukee, Madison, Minneapolis, St. Paul, Fargo, Grand Rapids, Pembina, and Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, which gave Hanford its first international route. Photo: Hanford’s first airmail flight was operated with Lockheed Vega registered as NC2875. A group of Hanford and Postal officials have gathered at St. Paul’s Holman Field for the inaugural ceremony. From left to right is William Robertson, postmaster of Minneapolis; Arthur A. Van, postmaster of St. Paul; President Arthur Hanford, Jr.; Walter Bullock, Captain and Erling Peterson who drove the truck that delivered the mail to the St. Paul Post Office. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/59019a0d-0141-4808-8d1d-3e53f2d40207/BI+Hanford+TT+Front+Cover+Jul+3+1934.jpeg Mid-Continent Timeline - July 3, 1934 Hanford wins a second route on Air Mail Route 16, which operates from St. Paul, Minneapolis, Sioux Falls and then Bismarck, Aberdeen, Huron, Sioux Falls and Omaha and finally Omaha, St. Joseph and Kansas City, which was operated by Rapid Air Lines because this segment required operation at night with 3-engine equipment and Rapid owned three Ford Trimotor airliners. Service begins on this date As a result of the new Air Mail contracts, Hanford’s moves its headquarters from Sioux City to Minneapolis https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/a4213a0f-9024-486b-b45e-24510eba234c/BI+Hanford+NWA+Lockheed+Orions+Hangar+STP+Jan+8+1934+NWA+History+Center+George+Johnson.jpeg Mid-Continent Timeline - December 1, 1934 Northwest Airlines, Inc., makes an offer to Hanford for its Air Mail Route 16 between Chicago and Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, and the route was sold to Northwest Airlines; Rapid Air Lines again begins operating the route from Omaha to St. Joseph to Kansas City from December 1, 1934, until February 1, 1935. Photo: Northwest Airways Lockheed Orion airliners are parked at the Maintenance Hangar at St. Paul Holman Field on January 8, 1934. Copyright George Johnson and Northwest Airlines History Center https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/3a2d8279-161a-4da2-846c-af12d3ef9bda/BI+Hanford+TT+Oct+1+1934.jpeg Mid-Continent Timeline - December 31, 1934 Hanford operates its last flight over AM Route 16 between Chicago and Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, which was sold to Northwest Airlines and their service began on January 1, 1935. Hanford moves its general offices from Minneapolis, back to Sioux City, but the Maintenance Base remains at Minneapolis Wold Chamberlain Airport. Photo: The Hanford Airlines October 1, 1934 Timetable indicates the schedule across Air Mail Route 18. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/ca3d7daf-2fd2-4915-864e-9be0d838f240/BI+Hanford+Ford+Trimotors+NC422H+NC418H+NC420H+SUX+1934+BFC.jpeg Mid-Continent Timeline - February 1, 1935 Hanford officially takes over the Omaha to St. Joseph to Kansas City segment of AM-26, which had been operated by Rapid Air Lines with its three-engine Ford Trimotor aircraft, which were required for service on this route segment. Also, St. Joseph service was discontinued https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/bbb69ef4-9864-4929-ab4e-154331a9cfdd/BI+MCA+Lockheed+Lodestar+with+Hostess+Unk+1930s+BFC.jpg Mid-Continent Timeline - February 1, 1935 With the arrival of the Ford Trimotors, Mid-Continent hired hostesses to ensure passenger safety and comfort https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/3efbc278-b440-4f7f-93e7-e791aa3e8e8f/BI+Article+Plane+Crash+Kills+Arthur+Hanford+Jr+Sioux+City+Richenbacker+Airport+Ames+Daily+Tribune+Jun+24+1935+.jpeg Mid-Continent Timeline - June 23, 1935 Arthur S. Hanford, Jr., dies in a private plane crash at Sioux City, leaving his father Arthur S. Hanford, Sr., to run the company https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/e7d10e35-5aba-4e35-9a23-5ee88b2d8323/BI+MCA+Passenger+Comments+Form+T-22+Apr+1951++.jpg Mid-Continent Timeline - May 6, 1936 Mid-Continent Airlines, Inc., is incorporated in the state of Delaware as a result of the purchase of controlling interest of Hanford by Thomas F. Ryan III, which included the single Air Mail contract. The new company did not purchase all of Hanford’s assets and assumed none of its debt or liabilities except those associated with the Air Mail route. At this time, Hanford employed 64 people, served nine cities and held route authorization certificates covering 838 route miles, which were operated using three Ford Trimotors tri-engine airliners, and four five-passenger Lockheed Vegas flying to St. Paul, Minneapolis, Bismarck, Aberdeen, Huron, Sioux Falls, Sioux City, Omaha and Kansas City https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/16e72b4e-fe96-451b-912a-519a0f2bd78e/BI+Hanford+TT+Apr+1+1935+0116-2.jpg Mid-Continent Timeline - June 30, 1936 Hanford Airlines, Inc., officially becomes Mid-Continent Airlines, Inc., but continues to operate as Hanford Airlines, Inc., and moves its headquarters offices to Kansas City Fairfax Airport. However, the Maintenance Base remains at Minneapolis Wold Chamberlain Airport Thomas Fortune Ryan III, is the grandson of industrial pioneer Thomas Fortune Ryan, and the grandson is elected executive vice president of the company and James Wescott “Bill” Miller joins the company as vice president and general manager and finally, Mr. Arthur Hanford, Sr., is elected president of the newly formed corporation https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/c515807e-4375-479d-b4d4-126bc502c1dc/BI+Hanford+Lockheed+L-10+Electra+Hangar+MSP+1936.jpeg Mid-Continent Timeline - July 1, 1936 General offices are moved from Sioux City to Kansas City Municipal Airport. Photo: Hanford Airlines Maintenance Hangar at Minneapolis Wold Chamberlain Airport in 1940 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/a455e3ce-1b41-456e-b0ad-262a24e55d98/BI+Hanford+Lockheed+Electra+L-10+NC16050.jpg Mid-Continent Timeline - July 9, 1936 10-passenger Lockheed L-10 Electra twin-engine airliners joins the fleet and the inauguration of service with the new airliner, dubbed “The Sioux Chief” begins from Kansas City to Minneapolis/St. Paul Wold Chamberlain Airport. Special guest on the flight was Eastern Airlines leader Eddie Rickenbacker https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/2990e21b-43bc-459d-bce3-f8f9dae657c9/BI+Hanford+Lapel+Pin+1930s+.png Mid-Continent Timeline - July 31, 1936 The company reports that it has carried 836 passengers, carried 17,195 pounds of mail and 3,542 pounds of express during the month of July 1936 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/b35a0892-c9f4-4271-a154-bfd683174960/BI+Hanford+TT+Oct+1+1936+Route+Map+1.jpg Mid-Continent Timeline - August 30, 1936 Hanford inaugurates new air mail, express and passenger service between Kansas City and Tulsa, Oklahoma. The Airline begins the tradition of inviting a Native American Chief to fly on its inaugural flights. Chief Crazy Bull, a Sioux Native from the Rosebud Reservation in North Dakota, is a VIP on the first flight https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/63f58d01-34bd-42a5-9a5d-a1862764cacd/BI+Hanford+Wold+Chamberlain+New+Terminal+Dedication+MSP+1930+Minneapolis+Star+Tribune.jpeg Mid-Continent Timeline - September 1, 1936 All St. Paul service is moved to Minneapolis/St. Paul Wold Chamberlain Airport. Photo: Well-wishers gathered in 1930 at Wold Chamberlain Airport, serving the Minneapolis/St. Paul area, to dedicate the new airport’s terminal building. Copyright, Minneapolis Star Tribune Newspaper https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/bcf4cae9-e009-4049-b864-a81bef2e5bff/BI+Hanford+Airport+Dedication+SUX+Oct+27+1940.jpeg Mid-Continent Timeline - January 20, 1937 Hanford’s unique cantilever hangar is destroyed along with nine aircraft by a major fire at Rickenbacker Field. Two Hanford aircraft are also lost in the fire. Ironically, the cantilever replaced the hangar on the same site that also caught fire in 1928 during Mr. Hanford, Jr.’s, negotiation to buy Tri-State Air Lines. A new airport was needed but the city, located in South Dakota, could not get the funding it needed. Therefore, the new airport was moved to Iowa, and was dedicated in October 1940. Photo: The new Sioux City Municipal Airport is dedicated on October 27, 1940. This airport officially replaces Rickenbacker Airport. The tail of a Mid-Continent Airlines Lockheed Lodestar can be seen on the far left of the photo. Copyright, Sioux City Museum and Historical Association https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/abbc8741-687c-4941-aae9-a9e66b4f72ab/BI+Hanford+TT+Mar+1+1937+0001.jpg Mid-Continent Timeline - May 15, 1937 New through-plane service is inaugurated between Minneapolis/St. Paul and Tulsa, with only two stops enroute at Kansas City and Omaha https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/e76ce360-24ed-4bfc-b126-511c578b9e49/BI+MCA+TT+Jan+1+1939+.jpg Mid-Continent Timeline - August 1, 1938 Hanford Airlines officially changes its name to Mid-Continent Airlines, Inc., by ending the Hanford Airlines tradename. The change was made because the new name more correctly identified where the airline served its customers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/c0cf0301-1798-48ce-8a3f-db43a67fd90d/BI+MCA+Thomas+Fortune+Ryan+III+left+and+James+Wescott+Bill+Miller+right+1950.jpg Mid-Continent Timeline - December 11, 1939 Executive Vice President Thomas Fortune Ryan III, is elected president of Mid-Continent Airlines, Inc., while Arthur S. Hanford, Sr., was elected chairman of the board of directors, which he held until his death in the May of 1941. Photo: The new management of Mid-Continent Airlines: Mr. Thomas Fortune Ryan III, right and Mr. James Wescott “Bill” Miller. Mr. Miller is receiving a new watch for his anniversary with the company in 1950. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/0ae7895a-d858-450f-a966-5ed85d339df5/BI+MCA+Airways+Map+and+Log+Route+Map+1940+0001.jpg Mid-Continent Timeline - 1940 Mid-Continent doubles its route mileage and personnel when the CAB authorized the carrier to fly a new route from Minneapolis/St. Paul to St. Louis, with intermediate stops at Rochester, Des Moines and Ottumwa and Des Moines to Kansas City. Extension service was also added from Bismarck to Minot as depicted in the November December 1940 System Timetable route map and schedules https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/ff4dfe2f-ad11-4422-b340-e1afda2783f5/BI+MCA+Lockheed+Lodestar+NC25602+NC25601+Inflight+and+MKC+Color+Photos+1940s+.jpg Mid-Continent Timeline - 1940 The fastest commercial aircraft flying at the time, the sleek Lockheed Lodestar was added to the MCA fleet with a luxurious cabin accommodation for 14-passengers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/6272231f-57a7-4488-a2b3-45b95c9ae0c6/BI+MCA+Steward+William+C.+Flippin+Inflight+Servcie+Unk+.jpg Mid-Continent Timeline - September 23, 1940 With the arrival of the new Lockheed Lodestars, MCA hired stewards to ensure passenger safety and comfort https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/44713a8f-aff4-4ee1-8722-da449c788a69/BI+MCA+Wing+Tips+Jul+1951+0037-2+copy+2.jpeg Mid-Continent Timeline - May 2, 1941 Hanford Airlines Chairman of the Board Mr. Arthur S. Hanford, Sr., dies at Sioux City, Iowa. In the earliest days of his pioneering career, he was quoted as saying, “Someday this valley will be a great inland empire served by a wonderful air transport system which will shrink Mid-America into a community of backyard neighbors.” Mr. Hanford’s dream came true and during his lifetime. Even with the tragic death of his only son, he carried on to ensure that Hanford Airlines and later Mid-Continent Airlines were among the greats in the airline industry. He was born on a farm near Vinton, Iowa. Mr. Hanford wanted to become a cattleman and traveled to Colorado at an early age to fulfill his dream. However, illness struck and he returned to Centerville, South Dakota, where he began a poultry and egg business, which prospered and he moved to Sioux City, Iowa, in 1888. At Sioux City, he founded a produce business, known as Hanford Produce, Inc., that expanded quickly. He soon added milk and cream to his product line. It was not long before the creamery became his chief source of income. By the early 1920s, his produce company operated more than 100 delivery trucks. It has been said that “Elsie the Cow” was responsible for the birth of Hanford Tri-State Airlines and its successors Hanford Airlines and Mid-Continent Airlines https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/cdb98a79-09b2-4d3b-8915-b34942d3e015/BI+MCA+center+James+Wescott+Bill+Miller+with+John+A.+Cunningham+and+Chief+Pilot+W.+D.+Warren+1940s+.jpg Mid-Continent Timeline - March 6, 1942 With United States entrance into World War 2, Mid-Continent’s management changes with the resignation of President Thomas Fortune Ryan. Mr. Ryan enters the armed forces and Vice President and General Manager James Wescott “Bill” Miller was elected president and general manager, a post he held until the company merged with Braniff Airways in 1952. Photo: James Wescott “Bill” Miller is seated at his desk at the Kansas City Headquarters Building at Kansas City Municipal Airport in 1942. On the left is Vice President of Operations John A. Cunningham and Chief Pilot W. D. Warren. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/8f3015a8-d2de-4ffd-b3ec-6118140f58dc/BI+MCA+Employees+Serving+in+Armed+Services+of+the+US+1940s+.jpg Mid-Continent Timeline - May 19, 1942, to September 25, 1944 May 19, 1942 to September 25, 1944 – For its part in the World War 2 effort, Mid-Continent operated a cargo route for the Army Air Transport Command, which carried nearly 17,000 of materials critical to the war effort. This was in addition to operating a highly reduced passenger schedule. During this time MCA flew 8. 5 billion pound miles for the Army and carried approximately 8,500 military passengers. The company completed 99.6 percent of its flights, which was unheard of at the time. The company also trained Army pilots and mechanics and performed modifications on military aircraft. This included General Jimmy James Doolittle’s B-25, which was the first aircraft to bomb Tokyo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/e0b5a2d2-d48a-49ed-b653-c813dd598e51/BI+MCA+Lockheed+L-10+Electra+Inflight+and+Ground+Photos+1940s+0002.jpg Mid-Continent Timeline - June 30, 1942 More than 70 percent of the company’s fleet is turned over to the military by this time https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/e4689cf1-89c1-4faa-b8a0-67d4c96b0adb/BI+MCA+TT+Nov+26+1943+0001.jpg Mid-Continent Timeline - October 31, 1943 MCA reports that under a restricted wartime program that the company has flown 5,064 passengers, carried 109,266 pounds of mail and 23,321 pounds or air express during the month of October 1943 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/de6ddd2d-8946-47bd-a2bb-7fa49db294c5/BI+MCA+Maintenance+Working+on+Lockheed+Engine+and+Prop+1940s+BFC+.jpg Mid-Continent Timeline - December 31, 1943 Thanks to the company’s improved maintenance procedures, aircraft utilization is nearly doubled, which greatly offset the loss of aircraft to World War 2 effort. By this time, the company is efficient enough to operate 85-percent of its pre-war scheduled mileage with only half of its pre-war equipment https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/39d327c2-7897-4ad1-80fd-931b99b6ffda/BI+MCA+MSP+Maintenance+and+Overhaul+MSP+Jun+6+1951+Part+1+0002.jpg Mid-Continent Timeline - May 1944 May 1944 – It is revealed that Mid-Continent Airlines made modifications to the military planes that Major General James “Jimmy” Doolittle and his pilots used on the raid on Tokyo, Japan. The modifications were made under the supervision of Benny Krouse, Mid-Continent’s supervisor of Service and overhaul at the Minneapolis Maintenance Base. The company installed auxiliary gas tanks in the North American B-25 aircraft was planned by Mr. Krause and Major General Doolittle. A rubber gas tank was installed in the crawlway above the bomb bay and a metal tank in the bomb bay itself. Photo: A maintenance worker is repairing the nose cone of a Mid-Continent Douglas DC-3 on June 6, 1951. The repair is taking place at the Minneapolis Maintenance Base where the Doolittle modifications were made in secret. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/13b4125e-8693-413b-ab3a-cbba29727924/BI+MCA+Inflight+Hostess+Service+1940s+.jpg Mid-Continent Timeline - September 25, 1944 Mid-Continent Airlines service to the World War II effort comes to an end. A special division, dubbed the Military Transport Division, was set up inside the company to manage its Air Transport Command routes from Minneapolis to Dayton, via Chicago; from Dayton to Kansas City, via Indianapolis and from Sioux City to San Antonio via Omaha, Kansas City, Topeka, Salina, Wichita, Oklahoma City and Dallas. Photo: After wartime service, Mid-Continent received its fleet back that had been impressed for military service. New Douglas DC-3s were added four months later, which upgraded the Airline’s passenger experience. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/9da4d66b-44f6-403a-a2a1-b8f5600cf3b2/BI+MCA+DC-3+Color+Photos+1950s+0003.jpeg Mid-Continent Timeline - December 13, 1944 The first new Douglas DC-3s arrive at the Kansas City Base from the Douglas Plant at Santa Monica, California. The first aircraft to arrive was piloted by company Chief Pilot Captain W. D. Warren. Pilots will be trained and maintenance will ensure the new aircraft meet regulatory requirements before they are placed in scheduled airline service https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/b3c22d10-100d-40fc-8f45-b688f343b366/BI+MCA+Airport+and+City+Ticket+Office+Tulsa+TUL+1950s++0005.jpg Mid-Continent Timeline - December 20, 1944 A new City Ticket Office opens in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The office will be managed by Ted Gilmore, the current City Traffic Manager for Mid-Continent at Tulsa. Located in the Stanolind Building at 112 East Fifth Street, the office is conveniently located in the busy business district. During 1944, MCA began a program of installing City Ticket Offices in all of its larger cities https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/f3cef71b-c82c-4078-8406-3f5ee78996ac/BI+MCA+Chief+Agent+Wings+Badge+1938+.jpg Mid-Continent Timeline - December 31, 1944 By this time, the company is able to surpass its 1941 scheduled mileage flown with a full fleet despite a reduction of 50 percent of its fleet https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/81275dc9-fd4d-498a-b960-677169d1dc2d/BI+Mid+Continent+Airlines+Douglas+DC-3+NC34950+Airborne+Color.jpg Mid-Continent Timeline - January 10, 1945 The luxurious 21-passenger Douglas DC-3 twin-engine airliner joins the fleet, which enables the company to increase its Available Passenger Miles by 223-percent and increase its scheduled flights. An increase in passenger comfort over the Lockheed Lodestar, which the DC-3, will replace, is paramount and passengers notice immediately. The first schedules that the DC-3s fly are three southbound trips daily from Minneapolis to Kansas City, one from Minneapolis to Des Moines, one from Des Moines to St. Louis and one from Kansas City to Tulsa https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/ee27ca12-c185-45f3-a106-cb82e6308698/BI+MCA+MSY+City+Ticket+Office+Airport+Ticket+Office+MSY+Jun+28+1951+Part+2+0001.jpg Mid-Continent Timeline - January 15, 1945 The Civil Aeronautics Board awards Mid-Continent a new route operating from Kansas City to Tulsa to New Orleans. Intermediate stops will be made at Joplin, Missouri (or nonstop to Tulsa, depending on schedule); Muskogee, Oklahoma; Ft. Smith, Arkansas; Texarkana, Texas/Arkansas and Shreveport, Louisiana. Photo: New Orleans Moisant International Airport was terminal was housed in a very large hangar in this Jun 1951 photo. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/f5a445e4-342b-4629-9846-c9506d1d6865/BI+MCA+Airport+and+City+Ticket+Office+Houston+HOU+1950s++0008.jpg Mid-Continent Timeline - January 31, 1945 A new application from Mid-Continent begins hearing before the Civil Aeronautics Board. The company is hoping that it will be authorized for Route 26 that would operate from Tulsa to Dallas and then terminate at Houston. Photo: The Houston Municipal Airport Terminal in 1951. Today, the terminal houses the 1940 Houston Air Terminal Museum. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/5c9a5ea7-82f9-4240-af0e-dd19f63806d6/BI+Airport+Terminal+New+for+MCA+Wing+Tips+Employee+Newsletter+DSM+Aug+1951+0042.jpg Mid-Continent Timeline - February 1, 1945 Mid-Continent Airlines opens a new City Ticket Office at Des Moines, Iowa. The new office is located at 416 Sixth Avenue in downtown Des Moines and is managed by City Traffic Manager Jack Barnes and is assisted by Maxine Watson https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/b27fece8-946e-464b-8688-7f89236bc16d/BI+MCA+TT+Apr+1+1945+0.jpeg Mid-Continent Timeline - March 12, 1945 Mid-Continent’s long-sought objective to operate to Chicago begins hearing in the CAB’s North Central States Case, held in Des Moines, Iowa. The company hopes to gain authority to operate trunkline service from Des Moines and Minneapolis/St. Paul to Milwaukee and Chicago, with intermediate stops at Waterloo, Cedar Rapids, Dubuque, Rockford, La Crosse and Madison. In addition, the Mid-Continent would also like to operate feeder service from 43 cities in the Des Moines, Minneapolis and Chicago areas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/b1c5fceb-2a2d-41f1-bf88-9950a9f0bf31/BI+MCA+Margaret+Moore+Only+Female+Chief+Traffic+Rep+STL+0001.jpg Mid-Continent Timeline - April 1, 1945 Margaret Moore is appointed the Chief Traffic Manager for Mid-Continent Airlines at St. Louis, Missouri. She is the only Chief Traffic Officer for an airline in the St. Louis areaWhatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/cfae8e0c-508c-4cd2-8275-fac29c53be29/BI+MCA+Lockheed+Lodestar+Interior+Enroute+Pilot+Training+for+New+Route+MKC+MSY+1945+0001.jpg Mid-Continent Timeline - May 2, 1945 Pilot training along the newly awarded route from Tulsa to New Orleans begins at Kansas City. The crew departed aboard a Lockheed Lodestar with Chief Pilot Captain W. D. Warren in command of the aircraft for the three-day round trip training tour. Photo: The pilots aboard the training flight took a brief moment to capture their trip and stand next to the Lockheed Lodestar that would take them to New Orleans. Mid-Continent’s summer uniforms are worn by the pilots for the first time this year. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/0ed08b46-4a52-4a8a-9576-333edc80e180/BI+MCA+MKC+MSY+Inaugural+DC-3+NC34951+and+NC34952+MSY+Aug+1945.jpg Mid-Continent Timeline - August 1, 1945 The company inaugurates service from Tulsa to New Orleans with local stops at Fort Smith, Texarkana and Shreveport. The celebration continued all along the routes including the arrival of both company DC-3 aircraft, registered as NC34951 and NC34952, are parked on the ramp at New Orleans Municipal Airport after completing the first inaugural service across the route. Photo: Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/62017229-bb81-4cd2-a186-3161d89eea0d/BI+MCA+TT+Aug+10+1945+0.jpg Mid-Continent Timeline - August 10, 1945 Mid-Continent further extends its Gulf Coast service with single-plane service between New Orleans and Minneapolis/St. Paul. The first flight departed New Orleans with a Douglas DC-3. After a full day of inaugural ceremonies across the route, the passengers arrived in Minneapolis before the evening. Two daily round trips are offered between the two cities with intermediate stops at Shreveport, Texarkana, Ft. Smith, Tulsa, Joplin, Kansas City, Des Moines and Rochester. The flights depart New Orleans at 830AM and 715PM https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/df8a60ec-e98b-4c43-8388-f5763a5785d7/BI+MCA+Wing+Tips+Oct+1945+12.jpg Mid-Continent Timeline - October 1, 1945 Mid-Continent Airlines President James Wescott “Bill” Miller makes the surprise announcement that the CAB is considering the possibility of merging Mid-Continent with American Airlines. Ultimately, the merger was not approved https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/ebf46363-4a0a-47de-a641-4c3fbc1f768b/BI+MCA+TT+Oct+1945+0002.jpg Mid-Continent Timeline - September 18, 1945 Inaugural service begins at Ft. Smith, Arkansas. The is now included on daily flights between Tulsa and New Orleans https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/e8f3c954-f3b7-4594-8391-84e94689fa21/BI+MCA+Wing+Tips+Nov+1945+0003.jpg Mid-Continent Timeline - October 1, 1945 Mid-Continent’s proposal for new service from St. Louis to Detroit and Cleveland is heard before the CAB during the first two weeks of October 1945. The new route would including intermediate stops at Indianapolis, Ft. Wayne and Toledo, in addition to Decatur, Danville, Terre Haute, Lafayette and Anderson/Muncie/New Castle. In addition, MCA’s application to provide additional service between St. Louis and Chicago was also heard by the CAB during the same hearing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/0fce57fb-1934-40a4-b227-26e9830681e1/BI+MCA+Wing+Tips+Nov+1945+0010.jpg Mid-Continent Timeline - November 5, 1945 Additional service applications are heard by the CAB in New Orleans on November 5, 1945, for proposed service between Kansas City and St. Louis, with intermediate stops Columbia and Jefferson City. In addition, the hearing will include the proposal for new service between Shreveport and Houston with an intermediate stop at Beaumont/Pt. Arthur https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/7d9ef057-514b-4902-b826-7ecd78b8e13e/BI+MCA+Airport+and+City+Ticket+Office+Tulsa+TUL+1950s++0007.jpg Mid-Continent Timeline - November 15, 1945 The company adds extension service to Tulsa, on the Des Moines to Kansas City segment. Flight 51 makes an intermediate stop at Joplin between Kansas City and Tulsa. Photo: The Mid-Continent Airport Ticket Office counter at Tulsa Municipal Airport is busy with passengers checking in for the flights. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/b6f07d43-3bad-4d1e-8fef-5e4a7bf2ae12/BI+MCA+Wing+Tips+May+1946+0009+copy.jpg Mid-Continent Timeline - January 20 to April 16, 1946 Mid-Continent Airlines carries the first and largest shipment of turkey poultry every expressed by air. Boote’s Hatcheries and Packing of Worthington, Minnesota, contracted the company to fly 1000 poults to J. C. Feldman Hatcheries of New Orleans, Louisiana, which shipped the chicks on to destinations in Mexico and South America. This operation continued through mid-April 1946 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/c6ed1d4b-006c-45db-a22d-f7f6e0c5dc40/BI+MCA+DC-3+Cockpit+1950s+0002.jpg Mid-Continent Timeline - February 1, 1946 Colonel Thomas Fortune Ryan is relieved of his wartime duty after three years and returned to the company as chairman of the board. Photo: Mid-Continent Airlines pilots are enjoying the modern cockpit of the Airline’s new Douglas DC-3 airliners. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/9eed2af0-8ad9-4a7d-81b7-758a7e94e1e5/BI+MCA+DC-3+Interior+with+Passengers+James+Wescott+Bill+Miller+1940s+0001.jpg Mid-Continent Timeline - February 21, 1946 A hearing is held before an Examiner of the Civil Aeronautics Board concerning the proposed merger of Mid-Continent Airlines and American Airlines. MCA’s Board has approved the merger, which would include exchange of stock between the two carriers with American as the surviving entity. The CAB has not decided the case as of this date but American Airlines has filed a Registration Statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission concerning the Common Stock that American would offer to Mid-Continent. Ultimately, the merger was not approved. Photo: Passengers are enjoying the luxury of the company’s new Douglas DC-3 interior. Company President James Wescott “Bill” Miller is the first passenger seated on the left. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/10ac49fe-422f-4da6-8c57-11023fdc9394/BI+MCA+Mason+City+Iowa+Inaugural+Press+Book+Mar+15+1946+0026.jpg Mid-Continent Timeline - March 15, 1946 Mason City was added as an intermediate stop on the Des Moines to Minneapolis/St. Paul route https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/5e89aca0-2731-4e7e-a8eb-c36d91b2c1b1/BI+MCA+Headquarters+and+Hangar+MKC+1940s.jpg Mid-Continent Timeline - May 2, 1946 The Annual Meeting of Shareholders is held at 10AM in Kansas City at the company’s headquarters. The Annual Meeting of Shareholders is held at 10AM in Kansas City at the company’s headquarters. The company ends 1945 with its highest Operating Revenues in history of $3,216,289, which was an increase of over 60 percent from 1944. A significant contributing factor was the addition of the new Tulsa to New Orleans route, which yielded more than 20 percent of the company’s Revenue Passenger Miles. In addition, MCA’s Load Factor maintained an average of 76 percent all year long Photo:Administrative offices were located in the front of the building and the hangar was behind the offices. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/a18b29a8-9c5d-4050-b8b1-7acf8a86438b/BI+MCA+Wing+Tips+May+1946+0012.jpg Mid-Continent Timeline - May 15, 1946 MCA opens new City Ticket Offices in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and Sioux City, Iowa https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/f63d55b6-e8b6-4b3e-8baa-3137d4336ce1/BI+Mid+Continent+Dana+Henry+Ted+Gilmore+Tulsa+City+Ticket+Office+1945.jpg Mid-Continent Timeline - July 1, 1946 The Company inaugurates service at Muskogee, Oklahoma, which became a local stop on the route between Tulsa and New Orleans. Photo: The magnificent MCA City Ticket Office in downtown Tulsa, Oklahoma, is stylish and attractive and welcomes customers hoping to purchase tickets for the new service to Muskogee. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/a45e1573-4ee1-473f-a6af-af564a259022/BI+MCA+TT+Sep+1+1946+0002.jpg Mid-Continent Timeline - September 1, 1946 Service resumed at Aberdeen, Bismarck, Minot and St. Joseph, which had been discontinued because of lack of equipment during the World War 2 effort. The resumption of service is depicted in this route map from the Mid-Continent Airlines System Timetable dated September 1, 1946. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/e5e8588c-eb56-4fa1-8a53-d6567519a39b/BI+MCA+Guide+to+Extra+Days+of+Vacation+Fun+Canada+Colorado+Ozarks+Minnesota+Black+Hills+Brochure+1950+0046.jpg Mid-Continent Timeline - September 16, 1946 Mid-Continent Airlines is recommended by CAB Examiner Curtis Henderson to serve a new route between Kansas City and Memphis with an intermediate stop in Springfield, Missouri. Also pending before the Board and in its final stage is the company’s request to serve a number of new route in the North Central Area Case, along with proposed feeder services along with the Tulsa to Houston service via Dallas, and finally service between Kansas City and St. Louis https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/42b17957-6462-440e-a039-a2a33ba85cf7/BI+MCA+TT+Jan+1+1947+04.jpg Mid-Continent Timeline - January 1, 1947 Air freight service is inaugurated by the company. Superintendent of Airmail and Air Cargo Ted Gilmore states that the freight rates will be based on a figure of 25.5 cents per ton mile for a minimum shipment of 25 pounds. Every Mid-Continent will now fly with air cargo aboard with pickup and delivery services optional. The new service is announced in the January 1, 1947 System Timetable https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/98a8895a-e4c9-4440-b7ef-0c1d28eaa31b/BI+MCA+TT+Feb+1+1947+.jpg Mid-Continent Timeline - February 1, 1947 New service begins between Tulsa and Houston, with an intermediate stop at Tyler, Texas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/43c0a141-9f82-47ca-93d1-268e1ac2a8ee/BI+MCA+Wingtips+Jan+1947+0016.jpg Mid-Continent Timeline - February 1, 1947 The Merritt Owens Advertising Agency of Kansas City, Kansas, is now Mid-Continent’s primary agency. The new agency replaces Goodkind, Joyce and Morgan of Chicago https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/87b39344-5ec1-4ed1-add0-461f19ad1d67/BI+MCA+Wingtips+Feb+1947+0007+copy.jpg Mid-Continent Timeline - February 10, 1947 Babies, ages from a few weeks to two years, that travel aboard Mid-Continent Airlines will enjoy the Airline’s new “Infanseats.” The tiny baby is held in his mother’s arms using the new Infanseat, which is made by the Infanseat Company of Des Moines, Iowa. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/ef156bac-1d15-4d57-a4c4-8f9d3486587f/BI+MCA+National+Aviation+Safety+Council+Award+James+Wescott+Bill+Miller+1948.jpg Mid-Continent Timeline - February 15, 1947 MCA receives a National Safety Council Award for 12 years of scheduled operations of more than 24 million scheduled miles flown without a single crew or passenger fatality. Photo: MCA also received the National Safety Council Award in 1948. Company President James Wescott “Bill” Miller receives the award in 1948. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/93d64d7c-c6b2-4088-8555-998c00bfdcf5/BI+MCA+Wingtips+Apr+1947+0015+copy.jpg Mid-Continent Timeline - April 1, 1947 A new mascot for Mid-Continent is revealed, which is a businessman. He sports a new Easter hat and briefcase ready to travel the vast route map of The Great Plains Route https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/3998ddc8-11b0-4bf4-888f-80a9343e8103/BI+MCA+SUX+City+Ticket+Office++Airport+Ticket+Office+SUX+Mar+6+1951+Part+1+.jpg Mid-Continent Timeline - April 15, 1947 MCA inaugurates new service between Sioux City and Des Moines. Photo: The Airport Ticket Office at Sioux City Gateway Airport was always busy assisting passengers in this March 6, 1951, photo. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/c639c250-807d-4497-9063-d367d575e3c7/BI+MCA+Annual+Report+1946+0024.jpg Mid-Continent Timeline - May 1, 1947 The Mid-Continent Airlines Annual Meeting of Shareholder’s is held in the General Offices at Kansas City Municipal Airport at 10AM. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/ecd0b3fd-b3b4-4599-93f8-5b2a64453601/BI+MCA+Wing+Tips+May+1947+0008+copy.jpg Mid-Continent Timeline - May 1, 1947 Roberta Scudder and Betty Lou Jordan become the first Mid-Continent Airlines hostesses to have flown more than a million miles in service. Before coming to MCA four years ago, Ms. Scudder worked as a school teacher and Ms. Jordan a social worker https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/65a1eb19-ad8c-4da6-b67f-e7946c5ae1fb/BI+MCA+GGG+Inaugural+Jul+15+1947+1+0025.jpg Mid-Continent Timeline - July 15, 1947 New MCA service is inaugurated at Longview/Kilgore/Gladewater as an intermediate stop on the Tulsa to Houston route. Photo: A Mid-Continent Airlines Douglas DC-3 registered as NC95463 is parked at Longview Gregg County Airport on inaugural day July 15, 1947. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/f52bb43d-3cb6-47ba-96be-cc9b833b1451/BI+MCA+PRX+Inaugural+Aug+1+1947+0018.jpg Mid-Continent Timeline - August 1, 1947 The Airline inaugurates service at Paris, Texas. The small terminal at Cox Field served as the gathering place for all of the inaugural day well-wishers. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/761bd380-8843-4e36-8556-472cdabe5f0e/BI+MCA+TT+Sep+1+1947+0001.jpg Mid-Continent Timeline - August 1, 1947 Mid-Continent Vice President of Operations John A. Cunningham thanked all company employees for helping the Airline complete a remarkable 99.9 percent of its scheduled flights in the month of July 1947 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/999caeec-d3c9-4d48-8b42-33f331c484b4/BI+MCA+DC-3+N17338+Maintenance+MKC+1950s+.jpg Mid-Continent Timeline - September 15, 1947 The company is awarded Air Transport Magazine’s top award for excellence in aircraft maintenance https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/c4da4997-4a0d-4e07-a3d4-ada4325d42a0/BI+MCA+Wing+Tips+Oct+1947+0012+copy.jpg Mid-Continent Timeline - October 1, 1947 Kansas City-based advertising agency Bruce B. Brewer and Company is now in charge of Mid-Continent’s advertising account. The company replaces Merritt Owens Advertising Agency, also of Kansas City https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/25e6ab44-a451-4b87-81e8-147fd25d6658/BI+MCA+Convair+240+N90664+MKC+Mar+1+1951+.jpeg Mid-Continent Timeline - October 21, 1947 Mid-Continent passengers can now call for a reservation using only one phone number for any city in the system. A new Central Seat Control system has been installed and enables passengers to confirm space between any two points, in either direction, on any flight, then advise a central reservation control office in Kansas City that the space has been sold. Photo: A big Mid-Continent Convair 240 registered as N90664 is taxiing to the terminal at Kansas City Municipal Airport, on March 1, 1951. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/a407363c-83c4-441c-99a5-e4ad0fa81191/BI+Daily+Round+Trips+Be+Home+Nights+Terminal+Counter+Display+1940.jpg Mid-Continent Timeline - November 1, 1947 MCA begins offering Air Travel Cards joining other major airlines under the Universal Air Travel Plan. Passengers will no longer need to carry large amounts of cash with them to pay for air travel. Now they can present the Air Travel Card, signs a transportation receipt and their company will receive a bill for the travel at the end of the month, Photo: Looking back to 1940, a magnificent Mid-Continent counter display. The lighted advertisement touts “Daily Round Trips Be Home Nights”. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/1d3bf41c-5f44-400b-9ef5-82c32c030ca4/BI+MCA+Sign+Door+Communications+Department+Airport+1940s+Unk+.jpg Mid-Continent Timeline - November 1, 1947 Several Mid-Continent route cases will be heard by the Civil Aeronautics Board this month and in the coming months. This month, the CAB will hear MCA’s proposal to operate an alternate route between Kansas City and New Orleans, with new service to Springfield, Missouri, Little Rock and El Dorado, Arkansas and Baton Rouge, Louisiana. This case was not heard until March 8, 1948. The second case, set for February 1948 offers an MCA alternate route between Minneapolis/St. Paul and St. Louis. New flights would operate from Waterloo, Iowa, to St. Louis, via Cedar Rapids and Iowa City, Iowa, Davenport, Iowa/Moline and Rock Island, Illinois, Peoria and Springfield, Illinois. In other cases, Mid-Continent was denied a proposed route in the Great Lakes Case between St. Louis and Detroit and Cleveland, via several intermediate stops and for a second proposed route between St. Louis and Chicago. In addition, the company was denied its application for a new Memphis to Kansas City route, although the company had been recommended for the route by the CAB Examiner assigned to the case. However, final decisions are pending before the CAB on a proposed route between Kansas City and St. Louis and a second route between Kansas City and Chicago, both heard in the Mississippi Valley Route Case. The Board will also hear the company’s proposal to begin serving Lincoln, Nebraska, over Route 26, which operates from MSP to New Orleans. MCA wants to make Dallas and Ft. Worth, co-terminals on the route. On Mid-Continent’s Northern Route System, the company has proposed extension service from Minot, North Dakota, to Regina, Saskatoon, Canada. However, the CAB has deferred this case temporarily. Photo: The plaque from the entrance door to Mid-Continents Communications Department at the Kansas City Municipal Airport headquarters building. The plaque is made from thick aluminum. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/c4e5e1f3-9e8f-4ea3-a94e-10f7301a6e74/BI+MCA+OTM+Inaugural+First+Flight+Cover+Card+from+Chamber+of+Commerce+Dec+1+1947+.jpg Mid-Continent Timeline - December 1, 1947 Ottumwa service had been discontinued during the war effort but service is reinstated as of this date. With the addition of Ottumwa, Mid-Continent adds 869 routes miles to its system during 1947 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/a20042c7-8d4c-4638-8e18-3baf2478df01/BI+MCA+City+Ticket+Office+St+Paul+MSP+Opened+Jan+7+1948+0001.jpg Mid-Continent Timeline - January 7, 1948 The company opens a new City Ticket Office in downtown St. Paul https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/938aa512-5d00-4ff6-8296-8fd08d7cfd39/BI+MCA+Terminal+ALO+1940s+.jpg Mid-Continent Timeline - January 22, 1948 New service is inaugurated at Quincy, Illinois and Waterloo, Iowa. Photo: The terminal at Waterloo, Iowa, in 1940, was unique in its small size and spartan design. However, the terminal served MCA and Waterloo well until a new modern facility was dedicated in June 1951. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/5ecfd899-a411-4067-8163-47bb592f1f9d/BI+MCA+City+Ticket+Office+Airport+Ticket+Office+for+Wing+Tips+STL+Feb+1952+Part+1+0001.jpg Mid-Continent Timeline - January 23, 1948 Nonstop service between Kansas City and St. Louis, begins. Photo: The Airport Ticket Office counter is always the center of activity at Mid-Continent’s station at St. Louis Lambert Field in February 1952. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/1daf40de-218d-480c-9615-aabd942373a0/BI+MCA+DC-3+N17888+N18667+N61351+N45335+MKC+1950s+0001.jpg Mid-Continent Timeline - February 19, 1948 An improved version of the original Howard Hughes terrain clearance indicator made its debut on a Mid-Continent Airlines Douglas DC-3. The new radar, a commercial version of the military’s “seeing-eye” of World War II, was demonstrated during flights over Minneapolis/St. Paul, Houston and St. Louis https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/18dd044f-4166-4b10-916d-29d5f4de7f18/BI+MCA+CTO+City+Ticket+Office+STL+Wing+Tips+Employee+Newsletter+Feb+1952+2.jpg Mid-Continent Timeline - March 15, 1948 Mid-Continent can now make hotel reservations for passengers at ten cities served by the Midwest carrier with participating hotels. The cities include Des Moines, Kansas City, Mason City, Minneapolis, Omaha, St. Louis, Sioux City, Sioux Falls and Waterloo. Photo. MCA’s City Ticket Office at St. Louis is located in the Jefferson Hotel. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/20270f9c-5398-4aec-af81-60ef7f588381/BI+MCA+Wing+Tips+Jun+1948+0012.jpg Mid-Continent Timeline - June 1, 1948 Mid-Continent Airlines inaugurates new nonstop service between Kansas City and Minneapolis/St. Paul and Houston and Tulsa. In addition, new commuter service is offered to passengers traveling between Omaha and St. Joseph; Kansas City and St. Louis; Shreveport and Tulsa and Des Moines and St. Louis https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/bc94bd8d-9689-4109-8d18-8ffb83031eec/BI+MCA+Wingtips+Oct+1948+0004.jpg Mid-Continent Timeline - October 1, 1948 New employee wings are made available to employees including pilots, station managers, radio operators, senior agents, chief agents and agents. The new jewelry is made by Green Jewelry Company of Kansas City. Million Mile Pilots new wings will feature a star and wreath at the top of the decorative badge https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/fe259bdf-5f3d-470c-ae36-701c0b6631ce/BI+MCA+DC-3+Color+Photos+1950s+0006.jpg Mid-Continent Timeline - December 31, 1948 MCA reports that it has flown 269,189 revenue passengers for a total of 81,983,036 Revenue Passenger Miles during 1947. The company serves 31 cities in 12 states with a routes system covering 3369 route miles https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/8a087c4d-9702-44fe-bd69-82e71186f85e/BI+MCA+TT+Jan+2+1949+0001.jpg Mid-Continent Timeline - January 1, 1949 The company has filed a new tariff with the Civil Aeronautics Board for a new $19.95 roundtrip excursion fare with a 15 day return requirement. The present roundtrip fare between the two cities is $26.90 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/6c24874f-1f79-485b-8905-f99deedc57a1/BI+MCA+Wingtips+Summer+1949+0002+copy.jpg Mid-Continent Timeline - May 5, 1949 Board of Directors approves an agreement to purchase St. Louis-based Parks Air Lines, Inc, which would add 4000 route miles to the Mid-Continent system but the company would operate as a wholly-owned subsidiary of MCA subject to CAB approval. The agreement stated that the purchase of Parks would occur as a result of an exchange of stock traded on the basis of one share of Mid-Continent stock for each 2.4 shares of Parks Air Lines. It is proposed that the subsidiary company would begin operations into Chicago over two separate routes, one from Sioux City and the other from St. Louis, with other Parks certificated local service routes following at the earliest practicable date. Between Sioux City and Chicago, flights would stop enroute at Fort Dodge, Waterloo, Dubuque, Janesville-Beloit, Freeport, Rockford and Elgin, while enroute stops at Springfield, Decatur, Champaign-Urbana, were made between St. Louis and Chicago. Ultimately, the merger was not approved https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/b63c2215-ddeb-4b7e-b4ad-4ec1265ec9f5/BI+MCA+TT+Nov+1+1949+2.jpg Mid-Continent Timeline - November 15, 1949 Mid-Continent Airlines has operated accident free for the past 15 years of service, which is one of the industry’s best safety records. During that time, the company has flown 473,279,830 passenger miles without a single crew or passenger fatality. Photo: Air Travel News was published by MCA in the company’s November 1, 1949 System Timetable to update passengers about the newest Mid-Continent services. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/679f9737-60eb-4059-af41-a9cb9506d0e4/BI+MCA+ATO+Airport+Ticket+Office+MSP+Mar+6+1951+0.jpg Mid-Continent Timeline - February 1, 1950 MCA operates a fleet of 20 Douglas DC-3 aircraft and the company’s routes extends from Minneapolis/St. Paul and the Dakotas to Houston and New Orleans. Mid-Continent’s airliners fly 25,000 miles every day over a route system of 3,500 route miles compared to 838 route miles and 7 small aircraft with the company began service in 1936. The company has been profitable since 1942 and currently serves 31 cities in 11 states, which serve a population of 35 million. This compares to nine cities serving a population of 2 million people in 1936. Photo: The spacious Airport Ticket Office counter at Minneapolis/St. Paul Municipal Airport provided an efficient and handsome facility to welcome and greet passengers. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/f3ba3d10-0f8f-4d04-9f17-b448cf8fe427/BI+MCA+Board+of+Directors+Group+Photos+.jpg Mid-Continent Timeline - February 16, 1950 Mid-Continent’s Board of Directors approves the purchase of four 40-passenger Convair 240 twin-engine airliners, which were the company’s first pressurized cabin aircraft. The four airplanes plus equipment cost $2 million https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/dbc67983-c356-4b6e-8119-60252b8d2ac7/BI+MCA+TT+Jun+1+1950+0002.jpg Mid-Continent Timeline - June 1, 1950 The 300 mile-an-hour Convair 240 aircraft enter service between Minneapolis/St. Paul and Kansas City with intermediate stops at Sioux Falls, Sioux City and Omaha; between Minneapolis/St. Paul to Kansas City with local stops at Rochester and Des Moines and from Kansas City to St. Louis and continuing south to Tulsa and Houston. Photo: The Mid-Continent June 1, 1950 System Timetable featured the new Convair 240 on the front cover along with this double page touting the new luxury airliner. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/697bd262-f53c-4c3f-9650-a73ed281b1e5/BI+MCA+Convair+240+N90664+DC-3+N45335+MKC+Mar+1+1951+.jpg Mid-Continent Timeline - August 1, 1950 From Washington DC, the Civil Aeronautics Board denies the company’s proposal to purchase Parks Air Lines, Inc. However, the CAB did award MCA all of the routes under investigation in the North Central Service Investigation Case, which included service between Sioux City and Chicago with local stops at Rockford, Dubuque, Waterloo and Fort Dodge and between Milwaukee and Des Moines with intermediate stops at Rockford, Sterling, Clinton, Moline, Muscatine, Cedar Rapids, Waterloo and Marshalltown https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/b7e10891-dc51-44e4-abd7-3b0d689cda52/BI+MCA+Timetable+Sep+24+1950+2.jpg Mid-Continent Timeline - September 26, 1950 The new service awarded by the CAB in the North Central Service Investigation Case began between Sioux City and Chicago and between Rockford and Milwaukee, the day the certificate went into effect. Two flights operate each day over the new routes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/5fa044f0-0160-4188-8aa5-5884dab63cef/BI+MCA+DC-3+N61451+Convair+240s+N90664+N90667+Maintenance+Base+MSP+1950.jpg Mid-Continent Timeline - October 1, 1950 Plans are announced to construct a new Maintenance Base at Minneapolis/St. Paul Wold Chamberlain Airport to accommodate the luxurious new Convair 240 twin-engine airliners https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/0fd973fe-0472-44d0-ad17-236efbc617ec/BI+MCA+TT+Dec+1+1950+Route+Map+1.jpg Mid-Continent Timeline - December 1, 1950 MCA adds a third round trip between Waterloo and Chicago, further emphasizing the public’s acceptance of MCA’s newly awarded service and Mason City (already served by MCA) is added as a stop on its Sioux City to Chicago route and single-plane service is inaugurated between Kansas City and Milwaukee https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/d2688acb-449f-4789-a56a-5d799430c265/BI+MCA+Terminal+and+Hangar+MSP+1950s+0001.jpg Mid-Continent Timeline - December 5, 1950 Construction begins on the company’s new $375,000 Maintenance Base at Minneapolis/St. Paul with completion expected by July 1951 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/b075d4dc-5bf1-4981-b9cd-f1d3af0b3781/BI+MCA+Convair+240+N90664+DC-3+N45335+MKC+Mar+1+1951+0004.jpg Mid-Continent Timeline - December 31, 1950 In less than 15 years, Mid-Continent Airlines has grown from a 7 plane airline to a 26 plane company with routes extending from Minneapolis/St. Paul and the Dakotas to the north and Houston and New Orleans to the south and Chicago and Milwaukee to the east. The company carried 359,079 revenue passengers a total of 106,445,570 passenger miles https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/d43189dd-14cc-48cf-b533-1f31f0758593/BI+MCA+DC-3+New+Interior+Apr+28+1951.jpg Mid-Continent Timeline - January 1951 Approval for a $250,000 modernization and upgrade program for the Douglas DC-3 fleet was approved, which included increasing capacity from 21-passengers to 24-passengers and adding integral boarding stairs to the main cabin door. Photo: Even though the company added three additional seats, the new interior grew extremely elegant and plush giving passengers a new sense of luxury flight. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/76a35106-59c7-4151-90ea-78c149486f2e/BI+MCA+Wing+Tips+Winter+1950+0002+copy.jpg Mid-Continent Timeline - February 1, 1951 Mid-Continent begins construction on a new hangar, service shop and office building at Minneapolis/St. Paul Wold Chamberlain Airport. Completion is expected by July 1952 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/6974a1a2-8264-4482-b520-ae7f38e939a2/BI+MCA+Convair+240+N90664+MKC+Mar+1+1951+0001-2.jpg Mid-Continent Timeline - March 5, 1951 Mid-Continent is flying 26,000 scheduled Revenue Passenger Miles over 3,992 and during 1950 the fleet flew 106,445,570 Revenue Passenger Miles compared to 1,110, 636 during 1936 and flew 359,079 passengers in 1950 compared to 5214 in 1936. The company’s total Revenue Passenger Miles flown since its formation exceeds 600 million and today employs 1,150, a substantial increase from 64 in 1936 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/7003d818-b8e3-4219-90f7-69152e5bfc5c/BI+MCA+TT+Mar+5+1951+.jpg Mid-Continent Timeline - March 26, 1951 Legal actions were filed by Ozark Airlines, Mid-West Airlines and Wisconsin Central Airlines to prevent Mid-Continent from continuing service over the routes awarded in the CAB’s North Central Case and a hearing was conducted on this day in Washington DC. The airlines had brought up the point that MCA is considered a trunk airline, albeit a small one, and that the routes it was awarded were local service routes and not trunk routes, which should have been awarded to local service carriers such as Ozark Airlines. MCA was authorized to continue serving the new routes while the hearing was underway. The company received full support of the cities along both routes of flight https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/21096453-1406-4e2f-a11d-068eff9ca269/BI+MCA+Convair+240+N90665+with+Hostess+Class+KCK+HDQ+1950+.jpg Mid-Continent Timeline - June 11, 1951 Six 44-passenger Convair 340 Cosmopolitan twin-engine airliners were ordered from Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation of San Diego, California, which were scheduled for delivery in 1953. Photo: A 1950 Mid-Continent Airlines Hostess Graduating Class models for the group photo on the boarding ramp with the luxurious Convair 240 serving as the backdrop at the Kansas City Headquarters at Municipal Airport. MCA calls their Convair 240 a Convair 300. The new Convair 340s were never delivered to Mid-Continent but were taken up by Braniff Airways, the airline MCA merges with in August 1952. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/9fa0def9-8ca3-4b09-abad-3803e352234d/BI+MCA+15th+Anniversary+Press+Release+Jun+4+1951+0017.jpg Mid-Continent Timeline - July 31, 1951 Mid-Continent Airlines observes 15 years of service under its current ownership and management. The company has grown from a 7 aircraft airline to a current fleet of 23 Douglas DC-3s and four 40-passenger Convair 240 twin-engine airliners https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/84728789-2ac6-41e4-b13d-fcedfae7e999/BI+MCA+Terminal+MDW+1951+.jpg Mid-Continent Timeline - September 26, 1951 The company celebrates one year of service over its route from Sioux City, Iowa, to Chicago and Milwaukee. Photo: Mid-Continent shared this terminal with Braniff at Chicago’s Midways Airport. Copyright, Braniff Airway, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/9815163f-ddae-4d76-ab9d-3d7cb2af5767/BI+MCA+Eastern+Interchange+Inaugural+DC-4+MKC+MIA+1952+.jpg Mid-Continent Timeline - January 10, 1952 Mid-Continent enters into a "through plane" Interchange Service agreement with Eastern Air Lines, which enabled single-plane service between Kansas City and Miami, Florida, via intermediate stops at St. Louis, Atlanta, Georgia and Jacksonville, Florida, using Eastern’s Douglas DC-4 aircraft https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/1152359b-7b64-49ab-b6f7-6a4d0d0f3265/BI+MCA+Salutes+BNF+Ad+1948.jpg Mid-Continent Timeline - January 16, 1952 Mid-Continent begins negotiating with Braniff Airways about a proposed merger of the two carriers even though Braniff had been studying a merger with MCA since 1940 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/cfa2663d-99e6-4e5a-a69d-564e91cc788c/BI+MCA+Merger+Aug+16+1952+0101.jpg Mid-Continent Timeline - January 24, 1952 An application for merger between Braniff and Mid-Continent is submitted to the CAB https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/03cf476c-c92a-4aef-b30c-ca4ac30fb7f9/BI+MCA+Chief+Hostess+Patti+Partin+Unk+.jpg Mid-Continent Timeline - February 22, 1952 Mid-Continent Chief Hostess Ms. Patricia Partin speaks before a group of students about becoming an airline hostess. The speech was presented at The University of Missouri Career Conference, in Columbia, Missouri https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/4f27816a-bbd3-4143-b605-ee45ebb9bd94/BI+MCA+Thomas+Elmer+Braniff+Charles+Edmund+Beard+J+W+Bill+Miller+Merger+with+Braniff+1952+0002.jpg Mid-Continent Timeline - February 26, 27 28, 1952 Mid-Continent and Braniff leadership begin a three day tour of Mid-Continent’s Northern Division aboard a company Douglas DC-3. From left to right, MCA Chairman Thomas Fortune Ryan III; Braniff President Thomas Elmer Braniff; MCA President James Wescott “Bill” Miller and Braniff General Manager Charles Edmund Beard are discussing the upcoming merger during the inspection tour. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/88482af3-0f28-4308-93ff-6da672efd706/BI+MCA+Thomas+Elmer+Braniff+Charles+Edmund+Beard+J+W+Bill+Miller+Merger+with+Braniff+1952+0046.jpg Mid-Continent Timeline - May 26, 1952 The CAB approves the merger with Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/23a07ace-03dc-491e-9122-ee080885af52/BI+MCA+Thomas+Elmer+Braniff+Charles+Edmund+Beard+J+W+Bill+Miller+Merger+with+Braniff+1952+.jpg Mid-Continent Timeline - August 16, 1952 Mid-Continent Airlines merges with Dallas-based Braniff Airways, Incorporated, at 1201AM with Braniff as the surviving carrier. Mid-Continent’s fleet at the time of the merger consisted of 23 Douglas DC-3s and four Convair 240s and six larger Convair 340s were also on order and the orders were taken up by Braniff Airways. At the time of the merger, MCA flew over 6200 route miles to 35 cities in the Midwest United States. Chairman Thomas Fortune Ryan III and President and General Manager J. W. “Bill” Miller became officers of Braniff Airways, Incorporated, at the time of the merger https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/304426c0-76ac-4667-bc85-7073909e137a/BI+TT+Sep+1952+0.jpg Mid-Continent Timeline - September 1, 1952 Braniff’s September 1, 1952 Domestic and International Timetable is the first schedule to announce the merger with Mid-Continent. The combined schedule of both carriers are listed in this handsome timetable. https://www.braniffinternational.com/eagles daily 0.75 2023-12-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/1604196023250-QRQ1P3X43HXOJXIG6KF0/BI_Girard_Multi_Color_Checkerboard_Logo_1965+copy.jpg Braniff Silver Eagles https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/1606440961771-S0WHNIZ7FTIFUQTJKETW/BI%2BCertificate%2BArtwork%2B-%2BOrignal%2BOrange.jpg Braniff Silver Eagles https://www.braniffinternational.com/long-and-harman-timelline daily 0.75 2023-12-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/1672868516167-AVARHH8VRQNJWQLGK4SX/BI+Ford+Tri+Motor+Long+and+Harman+Airlines+1930s.jpeg Long and Harman Timeline https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/1672868494356-XI8JFE90S2C1YCM5CUBS/BI+Long+Harman+TT+Nov+1+1934+0.jpg Long and Harman Timeline https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/1672868930803-8K4343CSRJZ5G03PEWD7/BI+Ford+Trimotor+Hanford+NC418H+Chicago+Unk.jpeg Long and Harman Timeline https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/dbfb2a62-c0df-413e-83fb-d08dd33f0cb5/BI+Dallas+Aviation+School+Catalog+Of+Classes+1940s.jpeg Long and Harman Timeline - 1934 Long and Harman, Inc., was founded as a flight school by William F. (Bill) Long, a former Army artillery officer in World War 1, who had been a longtime operator of aviation entities at Dallas Love Field including the first maintenance facility at the airport, which opened in the early 1920s. Major Long’s facility had served the famed aviator Charles A. Lindbergh in 1925, two years before Lindbergh gained global notoriety when he cross the Atlantic alone in a single-engine aircraft. Major Long also founded Dallas Aviation School and in 1939, he founded Essair, which eventually became Pioneer Airlines that later merged with Continental Airlines in 1955. In 1940, he founded the #1 British Flying Training School in Terrell, Texas, which was tasked with training British pilots for the World War 2 effort. Essair was the first airline certified to fly by the new Civil Aeronautics Board to operate as a local service carrier. Harding L. Lawrence, who in 1965 became president of Braniff Airways, started his career with Major Long in 1940 as a flight instructor at Dallas Aviation School and then as a Link Trainer instructor and later manager of the Maintenance Department at the RAF #1 British Flying Training School in Terrell, beginning in 1942. In 1946, Lawrence joined Essair/Pioneer and was eventually elevated to Executive Vice President of Continental Airlines https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/eb3ec3e4-ab7c-4ea6-a73b-323580ae522a/BI+Ford+Tri+Motor+Long+and+Harman+Airlines+1930s.jpeg Long and Harman Timeline - June 1, 1934 Long and Harman, Inc., Air Lines or L&H, begins operations by flying Airmail Route AM15, which operated within the state of Texas with two Ford 5-AT-C Trimotor airliners, which were purchased from United Air Lines. Long and Harman flew daily round trips over Airmail Route AM15 carrying airmail, air express and passengers over 1125 route miles from: Dallas to Ft. Worth to Waco to Austin to San Antonio to Corpus Christi to Brownsville and return Dallas to Ft. Worth to Waco to Houston to Galveston and return Dallas to Ft. Worth to Wichita Falls to Amarillo and return The company’s first slogan was “Fly with the Air Mail” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/7251f32b-fac6-426e-b086-046f6f26126f/BI+Terminal+and+Hangar+Love+Field+Drive+left+Lockheed+L-10A+NC14937+and+DC-2+NC13728+DAL+1937+.jpg Long and Harman Timeline - November 27, 1934 Braniff Airways, Incorporated, moves its maintenance facility from Oklahoma City to Dallas Love Field in anticipation of Braniff’s merger with Long and Harman Air Lines. Braniff leases a large hangar at the west end of Love Field Drive that was originally used by United Air Lines, Inc., when it was flying the Airmail Route AM9 between Dallas and Chicago https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/81da2788-472c-4831-a127-046806b4c9fa/BI+Ford+Trimotor+Interior+The+Henry+Ford+Museum.jpg Long and Harman Timeline - December 28, 1934 Long and Harman announces that the company has been purchased by Braniff Airways, Incorporated. Photo: The spartan interior of the Long and Harman Ford Trimotor was considered luxurious for the times. Copyright, The Henry Ford Museum https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/335c4339-fd80-4ffd-a876-608bbbeb5204/BI+Long+Harman+TT+Nov+1+1934+0-2.jpg Long and Harman Timeline - January 1, 1934 Long and Harman Air Lines, Inc., is purchased by Oklahoma City-based Braniff Airways, Incorporated, with Braniff as the surviving entity. The merger gives Long and Harman’s Airmail Route AM15 to Braniff enabling the southward expansion to Waco, Austin, San Antonio, Houston, Corpus Christi and Brownsville, all in Texas, and then northwest from Dallas to Amarillo, Texas. At the time of the merger, Long and Harman’s fleet consisted of two Ford Trimotors, one Lockheed L-9 Orion and three Stinson Reliants, one Mercury Mars and one Travel Air A6000A airliner. Braniff sold most of Long and Harman’s fleet relatively quickly but retained one of the Stinson Reliant aircraft for instrument pilot training. Long and Harman, Inc., Flight School was not purchased by Braniff Airways and continued in operation under the director of Major Long. The intellectual property and other company assets are currently owned by the private Texas Trust that owns Braniff Airways https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/349904f9-955c-4c3f-9877-9e0d5fd0f29e/BI+AA+DC-6+N90728+Accident+Hits+Long+and+Harman+Building+Aerial+DAL+Nov+29+1946++CAB.jpeg Long and Harman Timeline - November 29, 1949 An American Airlines Douglas DC-6 four-engine airliner registered as N90728 crashes into the Long and Harman facilities on Love Field Drive owned by Major Long. Long and Harman Air Lines’ historical records were destroyed in the resulting post-crash fire that should have been transferred to Braniff Airways at the time of the merger in January 1935 https://www.braniffinternational.com/braniff-inc daily 0.75 2024-07-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/188cbe2c-bc7d-4115-9cd7-c98f7aedb5d1/BI+2+Luggage+Name+Tag+1984+1.jpg Braniff, Inc. - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.braniffinternational.com/braniff-airways-company-firsts daily 0.75 2023-12-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/1683138394435-VWTMTE554TNV0IUOVHU4/BI+DC-8-62+N1805+Calder+Unveiling+Flyby+Louisa+Calder+HLL+Harding+Lawrence+DFW+Oct+29+1973+73-574-6.jpg Braniff Airways Company Firsts https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/1683137726649-2NNMLEFLS623387Z54W5/BI+JetRail+DAL+South+End+Near+AA+Freight+Jan+24+1971+Unk.jpeg Braniff Airways Company Firsts https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/1683137726393-ONJZ39GPVESW7J7JXFZ1/BI+707-027+N7076+EOTPP+1965+Pucci+Captain+Pilot+Uniform+1203-12208-0004.jpg Braniff Airways Company Firsts https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/49df8dd0-6684-48c7-af59-4172313b546c/BI+Original+First+116+Miles+OKC+TUL+Inaugural+Route+Map+Jun+20+1928.jpg Braniff Airways Company Firsts - June 20, 1928 Braniff, known as Paul R. Braniff, Inc., inaugurates its first scheduled service between Oklahoma City and Tulsa, becoming the first airline serving the Southwest United States https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/24986108-414b-4aed-a5c1-e8bad651f8fa/BI+DC-2+NC13716+OKC+1937.jpg Braniff Airways Company Firsts - June 12, 1937 Braniff Airways, Incorporated, begins the first service between Chicago and Brownsville, Texas, using 14-passenger Douglas DC-2 twin-engine airliners. Photo: Braniff Airways Douglas DC-2 B Liner registered as NC13716 is parked on the ramp at Oklahoma City Municipal Airport in 1937. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/1994a783-999e-4bf5-9ab9-5329d148bd19/BI+Fifth+Group+of+Mechanic+Apprentices+Graduate+May+12+1946+B+Liner+May+1946-5_03+copy.jpg Braniff Airways Company Firsts - September 4, 1939 Braniff introduces an apprentice mechanic program, which is the first in the industry https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/5e7e03e0-7b47-495f-96e4-a1273cc76ab0/BI+Charles+Edmund+Beard+First+Sales+Meeting+10000+Feet+DC-3+Dec+21+1939+Low+Res.jpg Braniff Airways Company Firsts - December 17, 1939 The first airborne sales meeting is conducted aboard Braniff’s new 21-passenger Douglas DC-3 Super B Liner. Photo: Braniff General Manager Charles Edmund Beard, standing rear on right, conducts the first airborne sales meeting at 10,000 feet. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/1382e38c-2f15-4685-965d-de60450fd858/BI+Loyd+Eden+Treasurer+DAL+1961+BFC.jpg Braniff Airways Company Firsts - 1940 Braniff’s Assistant Treasurer Loyd Eden and other company finance official created and assisted in the development of the Air Transport Association (known as ATA) Clearing House, which expedites the handling of interline accounts for all scheduled air carriers. The Clearing House concept was later adopted by the International Air Transport Association, known as IATA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/ebc04e01-4b25-46f8-b59e-d06f3ab210d1/BI+Twins+Marcotte+Twins+Jenkins+Twins+Hem+Twins+Dailey+Twins+B+Liner+Apr+1964.jpg Braniff Airways Company Firsts - 1940 Ms. Louise Jenkins and Ms. Sissy Jenkins, twin sister, begin flying for Braniff becoming the first twin hostesses in the industry https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/51ce91d5-c623-4a1d-b84e-3f7c6db394b7/BI+J.+W.+Miller+Vice+President+Charles+Edmund+Beard+President+25+Year+Award+Boeing+707-227+and+Lockheed+L-10+Models+May+1+1961.jpg Braniff Airways Company Firsts - October 29, 1940 Braniff Vice President Charles Edmund Beard becomes the first chairman of the first Air Traffic Conference of America, which was held at the Roosevelt Hotel in New York City. Photo: Braniff President Charles Edmund Beard, right, is shown with Vice President James Wescott “Bill” Miller at Braniff Tower, Exchange Park, Dallas on May 1, 1961. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/bc67a0a1-adb6-42d0-b02a-fbaf7269a0a4/BI+First+Terminal+Hostess+Beth+Haley+DAL+1940+BFC.jpg Braniff Airways Company Firsts - 1940 Ms. Beth Haley becomes the first terminal hostess in the aviation industry. She began serving in the lobby at Dallas Love Field https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/883e9497-ad56-46dc-b08d-6da27a20f8a6/BI+First+Woman+Apprentice+in+US+and+Braniff+and+First+BI+Mechanic+Hired+Nov+1942+DAL+B+Liner++Jan+1945+45-1_24+copy.jpg Braniff Airways Company Firsts - 1941 Braniff becomes the first airline to hire and train women to become certified airline mechanics https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/7ac3800f-36a0-4de5-834b-81e13f06db56/BI+TT+Aug+25+1941+Route+Map+1.jpg Braniff Airways Company Firsts - August 25, 1941 The company inaugurates the first nonstop service between Dallas and Kansas City https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/519acc53-4674-4c42-9651-0b80c6ee2d58/BI+First+Woman+DistrictTraffic+Manager+at+Braniff+and+in+Airline+Industry+Inez+Blancett+SPS+Feb+1942+-6+copy.jpg Braniff Airways Company Firsts - 1942 Ms. Inez Blancett becomes the first woman traffic manager in the airline industry. Mrs. Blancett was charged with managing Braniff’s offices at Wichita Falls, Texas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/eb7a2877-bb0a-4f1f-83ec-c05d9d1393ef/BI+TT+Jun+15+1946+0001.jpg Braniff Airways Company Firsts - May 5, 1946 Braniff inaugurates the first Douglas DC-4 service between San Antonio and Chicago with intermediate stops at Dallas and Kansas City https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/bdc9d117-0d92-4719-b185-592ff3da284d/BI+TT+Dec+1+1946+0003.jpg Braniff Airways Company Firsts - October 15, 1946 Instant Confirmation of airline reservations via teletype-to-control office becomes the first system of its kind to be adopted by a commercial airline https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/4e5458f1-83dc-4792-818d-1c70ecd14e30/BI+South+America+Pre+Inagural+Douglas+DC-4+NC88818+HOU+Feb+5+1947+Jeanne+Braniff+At+Door+In+Fur.jpg Braniff Airways Company Firsts - February 5, 1947 The first use of Douglas DC-4 four-engine airliners in South America is inaugurated during pre-inaugural scouting trip. Photo: Ms. Jeanne Braniff Terrell, at the top of the boarding ramp, is accompanied by her Mother, Ms. Bess Thurman Braniff, second from right on second level of ramp in hat, (company cofounder Thomas Elmer Braniff has already boarded) for the pre-inaugural trip to South America. Braniff Airways Douglas DC-4 Super B Liner registered as NC88818 takes passengers from Dallas on the first DC-4 to operate in South America. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/a2d52dbb-0ace-4dcb-acd3-ce68470f106c/BI+1947+Annual+Report+ILS+Instrument+Landing+System+Page+10.jpg Braniff Airways Company Firsts - April 20, 1947 The Instrument Landing System enabled pilots to be guided safely to a landing with Braniff becoming the first US airline to be certified for use of the system. Braniff’s super pilot advance training was credited with the carrier’s first place status. The new system initially allowed pilots to descend as low as 300 feet ceiling minimum but later in the year Braniff was again first to be obtain authorization to descend down to 200 feet with ½ mile visibility. Braniff’s Director of Flight Operations Mr. R. V. Carleton was the guiding force behind Braniff’s early certification, which was acknowledged by the Civil Aviation Agency https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/f0ef9e9b-ae19-425e-a318-0f4dfd46873f/BI+Timetable+Front+Cover+Route+map+Jun+4+1948+0.jpg Braniff Airways Company Firsts - June 4, 1948 Braniff inaugurates the first airline service from Texas to Cuba, Central and South America using Douglas DC-6 and Douglas DC-4 Super B Liner aircraft https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/8dec1c66-a50c-46a3-a729-38cf19ad84a2/BI+Glamorous+South+America+In+Less+Than+A+Day+Brochure+1948+4.jpg Braniff Airways Company Firsts - June 4, 1948 Braniff offers the first Tourist Liner flights aboard Douglas DC-4 four-engine airliners between the US Mainland and Latin America. The new service marks the first time that an air coach service is offered anywhere in the world and the first time that both tourist class flights and First Class flights are offered to South America https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/b6f5f26e-149a-40f0-bec7-42f9af38d77a/BI+DC-6+N90885+IDL+Jan+6+1956+BFC+.jpg Braniff Airways Company Firsts - July 31, 1948 A chartered Braniff Douglas DC-6 four-engine airliner becomes the first domestic commercial airliner to land with passengers at New York’s new International Airport, known as Idlewild Airport. President Harry S. Truman officially opened the new airport, while his White House staff members and newspaper correspondents flew into the airport on the chartered Braniff DC-6. Photo: Braniff International Airways Douglas DC-6 El Conquistador registered as N90885 is parked on the ramp at New York’s Idlewild Airport on January 6, 1956. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/8a11c226-494f-439d-b3a9-883d29965d37/BI+DC-4+N86573+JATO+Departing+LPB+1950+BFC+.jpg Braniff Airways Company Firsts - January 17, 1949 Braniff becomes the first airline certificated by the Civil Aviation Agency to operate Douglas DC-4 flights in to El Alto Airport at La Paz, Bolivia, the world’s highest airport, using Jet Assisted Takeoff, known as JATO, assistance. Photo: Braniff International Airways Douglas DC-4 El Intercontinental registered as N86573 is departing La Paz El Alto International Airport, Bolivia, in 1950. The JATO system is propelling the big airliner from the high altitude field although extra boost was rarely needed because of the powerful Douglas airliner. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/70b89694-bba4-42e2-bd64-4c6991111fc4/B+LINER+APR+MAY+1949+0018.jpg Braniff Airways Company Firsts - March 8 to 9, 1949 Braniff becomes the first airline to operate nonstop daylight flights between Lima, Peru, and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, which is the longest nonstop flight in the world. The first flight departed Chicago on March 8, and then departed on March 9, from Lima to Rio de Janeiro. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/c00db3a0-7b5f-455c-8bad-1dce9737ae85/BI+Douglas+DC-4+N65145+JATO+Inaugural+La+Paz+Bolivia+LPB+Jun+3+1949+0016.jpg Braniff Airways Company Firsts - June 3, 1949 Braniff operates the first Douglas DC-4 service equipped with Jet Assisted Takeoff, known as JATO, at La Paz, Bolivia, which is also the first regularly scheduled service with a JATO equipped airliner https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/9b7975c2-95c5-4cd7-940b-7feca2d6faad/BI+Douglas+DC-4+Jet+Assisted+Takeoff+JATO+Lima+Peru+Aug+14+1949.jpg Braniff Airways Company Firsts - August 14, 1949 A demonstration of Jet Assisted Takeoff, known as JATO, is held at Limatambo Airport, Lima, Peru, which was the first demonstrated by a commercial airline in Lima and Peru. The event drew thousands of spectators and well-wishers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/f50149e9-1755-4563-b257-656b8fa61b40/BI+DC-6+N90883+JATO+Test+Ray+C.+Shrader+DAL+Mar+3+1950.jpg Braniff Airways Company Firsts - March 5, 1950 The first Jet Assisted Takeoff, known as JATO, demonstration is held at Dallas Love Field by Braniff Airways. This JATO demonstration is the first ever presented in the United States using a commercial airliner. Photo: Braniff Vice President Ray Carrol Shrader, right, pose with Braniff Maintenance personnel that fitted Douglas DC-4 registered as N90883 with its new JATO canisters on March 5, 1950. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/725e86fd-92bd-4633-af8e-5be7fd7e0a21/BI+Simply+Show+Your+Air+Travel+Card+Brochure+1948+1.jpg Braniff Airways Company Firsts - 1950 Braniff is the first to offer a Courtesy Card, known as a charge-a-plate to its customers to supplement the Universal Air Travel Card https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/b7b2c22d-f929-4a0f-bfa9-9f8114ed80bd/BI+New+Braniff+Service+to+DAL+TUL+OKC+OMA+Ad+The+Kansas+City+Times+%28Kansas+City%2C+Missouri%29+%C2%B7+Wed%2C+Jun+24%2C+1953.jpg Braniff Airways Company Firsts - November 1, 1952 Braniff is the first airline to begin flying the 44-passenger Convair 340 twin-engine airliner in regularly scheduled service. Photo: Touting the new Convair service in the Midwest, this ad from 1953, denotes the gradual retirement of Douglas DC-3 and Douglas DC-4 aircraft from Braniff domestic service. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/db1f0905-a67c-49df-bcb3-4f5e9844ce8d/BI+First+Air+Coach+Service+DAL+MDW++Dec+1+1953+BI+TT+Dec+1+1953+18.jpg Braniff Airways Company Firsts - December 1, 1953 Braniff begins the first direct Air Coach service between Dallas and Chicago, with intermediate stops at Oklahoma City, Wichita and Kansas City using Convair 340 aircraft https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/178588d7-2b74-4af8-8124-45147d589264/BI+Article+Anniversary+25th+Velta+Bowlware+Story+DTH+Jun+21+1953+for+Jun+20+1953+.jpg Braniff Airways Company Firsts - April 1954 Ms. Velta Bowlware, Braniff’s longest serving employee, is appointed to assistant corporate secretary. With this appointment, she becomes the second female officer of the airline. Mrs. Bess Thurman Braniff was appointed Vice President of the company in February 1954, becoming the first woman officer of the company https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/27398c49-30af-423b-b7a8-aa60f26c66cd/BI+DC-6+RCA+Radar+Installation+DAL+Feb+1957+2.jpg Braniff Airways Company Firsts - April 15, 1954 Braniff operates the first passenger flight to South America that is equipped with airborne radar as part of a series of experimental evaluation flights as part of a joint project with the US Navy to test the equipment in the commercial airline setting. The first flight with the radar equipped aircraft was Braniff Flight 603 from Dallas to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with intermediate stops at Houston, Miami, Panam City, Panama, the Canal Zone; Lima, Peru and Sao Paulo, Brazil. Photo: A Braniff Mechanic is demonstrating the installation of the new RCA radar at the Dallas Roanoke Drive Base in February 1957. The radar installation was a direct result of the 1954 trials with the UIS Navy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/bc01119f-5852-4c8a-a3d1-1a351975ba7d/BI+Luggage+Cargo+Tag+La+Paz+Bolivia+LPB+1948+.jpg Braniff Airways Company Firsts - April 11, 1955 Braniff is the first airline to install a Very High Frequency Omnidirectional Range, known as VOR, radio navigation aid in South America. The new VOR was installed by Braniff and Collins Radio Company at El Alto Airport in La Paz, Bolivia, which is the world’s highest commercial airport https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/7a10cd33-8c9c-409d-a9ee-34336a08d094/BI+Resivisor+Reservation+System+by+Teleregister+Introduction+Brochure+Aug+31+1955+0025.jpg Braniff Airways Company Firsts - August 31, 1955 The Company becomes the first airline in the world to adopt an electronic reservations “brain” or computer, which is the first that a user’s teletype circuits are integrated into Teleregister brand electronic equipment. The system joins together all of Braniff’s domestic cities with and electronic reservations system https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/ba710397-895d-4ac3-9f34-b04a6a9982cf/BI+BAC+One-11+N1541+Hurn+Plant+BOH+1964+0001-9+BFC.jpg Braniff Airways Company Firsts - October 20, 1955 Braniff becomes the first US airline to place firm orders for six new BAC One-11 short haul jetliners https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/ffc5a4da-150b-433e-9a32-c0fcfc2fab87/BI+Timetable+Jan+14+1955+0.jpg Braniff Airways Company Firsts - January 1, 1956 For the first time ever, women were allowed into the Press Box at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas. Braniff hostesses were allowed into the box to serve hot airline style lunches to the very cold and hungry news reporting personnel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/a2485433-a4b6-4a85-9ad2-13004a438f26/BI+Douglas+DC-6+Constellation+Interior+Modernization+Formica+Article+1957.jpg Braniff Airways Company Firsts - August 15, 1956 Specifying special and durable Formica, Braniff is the first airline to order this unique material for the interiors of its new Douglas DC-7C El Dorado four-engine airliners https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/9dcadd4d-ea14-49e9-9850-91ed4d30f3fc/068+BI+Douglas+DC-7C+El+Dorado+N5901+Tail+Emblem+1956.jpeg Braniff Airways Company Firsts - October 20, 1956 Braniff becomes the first airline to fly the Douglas DC-7C El Dorado four-engine airliner in regular domestic airline service in the United States. The new aircraft features a cruising speed of 360 miles-per-hour https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/a43aadb7-ee33-4bfa-b92d-13b9ed1aea28/BI+Douglas+DC-7C+El+Dorado+Arrival+Ad+Oct+1956.jpeg Braniff Airways Company Firsts - November 26, 1956 A Braniff Douglas DC-7C El Dorado four-engine airliner sets a commercial airliner record, when it flies from Chicago to Dallas in only 2 hours and 8 minutes compared to the regular flight time of 2 hours and 50 minutes. Captain Mr. A. E. Wedgeworth made the historic flight assisted by First Officer Jim Cameron and Second Officer Mr. V. K. Besserer https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/52919a6f-91c0-4100-a2d5-1e781566a94f/BI+TT+Feb+1+1957+Route+Map+1.jpg Braniff Airways Company Firsts - February 1, 1957 Braniff Airways inaugurates the first one-stop service between Minneapolis/St. Paul and Dallas via Kansas City https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/6f9420e1-5d49-4986-8d5b-7a2b6d8963b8/BI+DC-7C+N5902+DAL+1957+BFC.jpeg Braniff Airways Company Firsts - May 8, 1957 The Company operates the first nonstop flight between Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and Miami with the Douglas DC-7C El Dorado airliner during a preinaugural flight around South America. The big four-engine aircraft flew 4,360 miles nonstop in a record 14 and ½ hours and was commanded by Captain Popo Leake and Captain Ted Raines https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/afa9db47-89e8-4b5f-80a9-c695fa9fdf3c/BI+TT+Jan+4+1960+3.jpg Braniff Airways Company Firsts - December 19, 1959 Braniff becomes the first and only airline in the world to fly the Boeing 707-227 El Dorado Super Jet. The Series -227, only built for Braniff, could cruise at 600 miles-per-hour https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/22a3f795-4842-45c1-85bf-28a76f3e34bd/BI+TT+Jan+4+1960+20.jpg Braniff Airways Company Firsts - January 6, 1960 Braniff inaugurates the first service from the Southwest United States to Bogota Colombia, with nonstop flights from Texas to Panama City, Panama, the Canal Zone https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/6d36edc2-7ac7-4144-8eb2-422722644436/BI+LGW+Inaugural+Mar+18+1978+0046.jpg Braniff Airways Company Firsts - January 15, 1960 Braniff opens its first European sales office at London, England. Eighteen years later, Braniff is awarded nonstop service between Dallas/Ft. Worth and London. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/3d9b09e7-5830-46ed-b633-453443e3b5d7/BI+Pre-Inaugural+Name+Tag+South+America+El+Dorado+Super+Jet+William+A.+Blakley%2C+Board+of+Directors+Feb+14+1960+0.jpg Braniff Airways Company Firsts - February 14, 1960 Another record is set by Braniff for the first time by flying a quick 6 hours and 8 minutes from the US Mainland to Peru. Braniff’s big new Boeing 707-227 El Dorado Super Jet departed from Houston and flew 3211 statute miles to Lima. The record was made during the pre-inaugural jet service flight to South America https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/16527e7d-7c05-4a3c-ad35-61a5db9cae04/BI+707-227+El+Dorado+Super+Jet+Passenger+Cabin+Brochure+1959.jpeg Braniff Airways Company Firsts - March 1, 1960 The first jet service at San Antonio, Texas, is inaugurated by Braniff using its new Boeing 707-227 El Dorado Super Jets https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/a07b26a8-2118-4ea8-93e1-f53f3c0c58a6/BI+South+America+707-227+Tours+Ad+Sunset+Magazine+Apr+1960+0.jpg Braniff Airways Company Firsts - April 1, 1960 Braniff begins the first Boeing 707-227 El Dorado Super Jet service between the US Mainland and Latin America. The service also marks the first jet service between the US Mainland and Central and South America https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/270fb59b-68c1-4e7c-bf9b-d493680eac90/BI+Inflight+Souvenir+Menu+South+America+707-227+1959+0018.jpg Braniff Airways Company Firsts - April 30, 1960 Braniff’s Boeing 707-227 El Dorado Super Jet sets another first by flying from Miami to Buenos Aires, Argentina, in a fast 8 hours and 15 minutes flying time https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/90c94fae-05ac-45db-a4d4-92dae0fe7553/BI+Bogota+Bullfighting+Arena+Latin+America+Poster+1963.jpg Braniff Airways Company Firsts - July 18, 1960 The first commercial airline pure jet service from the US Mainland to Bogota, Colombia, is inaugurated by Braniff International via an interchange service with Eastern Airlines. Eastern crews operated the service between Miami and New York, while Braniff crews flew the segment from Miami to Bogota https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/b7adc143-c21b-4cff-b0b0-bfbd9cade008/BI+Mexico+Brochure+Template+1960+Ad+4.jpg Braniff Airways Company Firsts - November 9, 1960 Braniff inaugurates the first service between the United States and Mexico City https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/2b590655-b966-4f1c-ad36-e16ed03ba24d/BI+US+SST+Model+RV+Carleton+DB+Meyers+North+American+Inc+1963.jpg Braniff Airways Company Firsts - April 17, 1961 Braniff’s Vice President of Operations Mr. R. V. Carleton chairs the world’s first Supersonic Transport, known as SST, held in Montreal, Canada, to formulate plans for the development of the SST. Captain Carleton as head of the IATA Technical Committee was appointed the SST chairmanship. Photo: Braniff Vice President R. V. Carleton, left, is admiring a concept model of North American’s proposed supersonic transport with Mr. D. B. Myers of North American. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/2f2253b7-c818-49c3-b3fb-d63a27a07f32/BI+Gibson+Hupp+Airlift+Charter+PTY+Menu+Oct+13+1961+0.jpg Braniff Airways Company Firsts - October 13, 1961 The biggest airlift in commercial aviation history is operated by Braniff when 35 chartered Boeing 707-227 flights are flown for Gibson Refrigerator Division. The Braniff jets flew company dealers and their spouses to the annual sales and display convention, which was held in Panama City, Panama and Jamaica https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/3f71b8b5-b25e-46b1-9fca-e0531e20332a/BI+DC-6A+N90886+Cargo+Loading+EWR+Oct+1961+-6.jpg Braniff Airways Company Firsts - October 30, 1961 Braniff inaugurates the first nonstop cargo service between Tulsa and Newark with Douglas DC-6A aircraft. Photo: Braniff International Airways Douglas DC-6A Freighter registered as N90886 is being loaded for departure at Newark Airport on inaugural day. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/50e1e3b1-4bb3-4f25-b1ba-05f7a2faacd7/BI+Shareholder%27s+Tour+Latin+America+Feb+8-24+1962+0004.jpg Braniff Airways Company Firsts - February 1962 Braniff becomes the first airline to take its shareholders on a special 22-day tour around Central and South America. The package tour was created to introduce stakeholders with the Company’s Latin American Division operations and to meet their counterparts in business, banking and agriculture in the countries they visited. Photo: Braniff Airways shareholders take a moment for a photo at the Government Assembly Building in Buenos Aires, Argentina, during the October 1962 tour. The magnificent Monumento de los Dos Congresos (Monument of the Two Congresses) is located at the Plaza del Congreso was the work of Belgium sculptor Jules Lagae in 1914. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/30f22cf8-40e6-4c85-b6cd-ed861059061b/BI+TT+Nov+19+1962+2.jpg Braniff Airways Company Firsts - October 15, 1962 Braniff International Airways implemented a new telephone-based Instant Flight Information Service. A local telephone number was provided for passengers to call and receive current flight status information becoming the first system of this type to be used in the Dallas area https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/cfc8c321-e125-4328-a4be-e3cd92a5c867/BI+L-188+Electra+N9703C+DAL+May+1959+BFC+0075.jpg Braniff Airways Company Firsts - April 9, 1963 Braniff is the first airline to install self-starters on its Lockheed L-188 Electra four-engine turboprop fleet making them self-sufficient especially at smaller stations https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/5d9aa5f8-92e6-4dc9-af86-561e61f55bfb/BI+TT+Aug+1+1964+Route+Map+1.jpg Braniff Airways Company Firsts - June 18, 1964 Braniff International Airways inaugurates the first nonstop service by a US certificated carrier between Miami and Bogota, Colombia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/f312dd84-ee2e-4c91-9a19-ed95630da17b/BI+Ticket+Jacket+1960+BFC.jpg Braniff Airways Company Firsts - October 6, 1964 Braniff’s Assistant Treasurer Loyd Eden introduces a new travel agent ticketing plan to the Airline Transport Association and International Air Transport Association. Over eight years in development, the plan covers all of the free world’s travel agents, which reduces their paperwork to a single report. The new plan became effective in Illinois on October 1, 1964, and by December 1, 1964, an additional 12 states approved the plan and later it became the universal travel agent procedure https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/90da9eb3-b9e3-4cc6-b98a-270a9e8d6941/BI+Seattle+Portland+to+Texas+Cowboy+Boots+and+Glamour+Legs+Poster+United+Interchange+1959+.jpeg Braniff Airways Company Firsts - January 19, 1965 Operating an interchange with United Airlines, Braniff begins the first all single-jet service between Texas and Portland, Oregon and Seattle/Tacoma, Washington https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/1a766e80-9e4e-4c24-881f-9c70e7e38c19/BI+BAC+One-11+The+New+Jet+Brochure+1965+48.jpg Braniff Airways Company Firsts - April 25, 1965 The new BAC One-11 Fastback Twinjet is introduced first by Braniff in the United States. Service is inaugurated on Braniff’s short range routes between St. Louis and Minneapolis/St. Paul; New Orleans and Tulsa and Brownsville and San Antonio. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/91a65166-1e88-4b39-a379-2ca2c9ce9816/BI+Electra+L-188+BAC+One-11+720-027+707-227+Yellow+North+Concourse+EOTPP+DAL+1966+BFC.jpeg Braniff Airways Company Firsts - November 6, 1965 Braniff International’s new dynamic President Harding L. Lawrence sets the pace in the airline industry with the introduction of his new End of the Plain Plane Campaign, which makes headlines across the world because of its revolutionary approach to presenting Braniff to the public. A completely new look for Braniff never before seen in the industry features aircraft in an array of bright solid colors and new uniforms for all public contact employees designed by Haute Couturier Emilio Pucci. A spectacular flyby at Dallas Love Field is conducted on this day to introduce the New Look to the public and press https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/4c5f867c-e257-4d97-ad5e-0de9a53193d9/BI+Prince+Philip+Visit+l+to+r+Hostess+Shari+Kerkove+and+Hostess+Karen+Freytag+and+Prince+Philip+BAC+One-11+and+7701+Mar+12+1966+0007.jpg Braniff Airways Company Firsts - March 12, 1966 Prince Philip of England visits Braniff Dallas Operations and Maintenance Base to celebrate Braniff’s new jet built by British Aircraft Corporation. This marks the first time a member of the British Royal Family visits Braniff International https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/22bac613-e116-46dc-a78a-4346a3842814/BI+727-78+N307BN+1970+STL+Unk.jpeg Braniff Airways Company Firsts - June 1, 1966 Braniff inaugurates the first nonstop service between Omaha and St. Louis https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/eac24639-3d20-4e8b-b8e0-f8b6ef89590e/BI+HLL+Dorothy+Malone+Rex+Brack+Automated+Ticket+Drive+In+DAL+7701+Jun+4+1966.jpg Braniff Airways Company Firsts - June 4, 1966 Braniff President Harding L. Lawrence and Vice President Reginald K. Rex Brack greet movie actress and Dallas resident Ms. Dorothy Malone to open up the first airline Drive-In Ticket facility, which is located in front of Braniff’s Operations and Maintenance Base at Dallas Love Field. Mr. Lawrence assists Ms. Malone, who drove up to purchase the first ticket sold at the new facility https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/3294318e-5262-421a-958a-844eeac5e2fe/BI+Luggage+Tag+Feb+1973+0002.jpg Braniff Airways Company Firsts - July 5, 1966 Braniff inaugurates the first Boeing 727 jet service at Austin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/d9400901-2958-4de2-b284-580eb6d9b63d/BI+707-327C+Iinflight+1967+67-044-1.jpg Braniff Airways Company Firsts - August 11, 1966 Braniff operates the first nonstop flight from Honolulu to Dallas using a Boeing 707-327C Intercontinental Jet, for a maintenance reposition flight from its Pacific Military Airlift Command operations https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/c95f22bd-b84d-4c06-b1a2-26170452b5e3/BI+707-327C+N7096+N7095+Pan+Am+707-321+N759PA+DAL+1966+1.jpg Braniff Airways Company Firsts - September 15, 1966 The first nonstop flight from Tokyo to Dallas is flown by a Braniff Boeing 707-327C Intercontinental Jet for a maintenance reposition flight for the Airline’s Pacific Military Airlift Command operations. Photo: Braniff President Harding L. Lawrence poses with the flight crew of the first nonstop flight from Tokyo to Love Field. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/babc3602-6c42-4dc1-9016-f5a1805f8783/BI+DC-3+without+White+Upper+Fuselage+at+Terminal+SPS+Jan+13+1955+BFC+.jpg Braniff Airways Company Firsts - December 1, 1966 Braniff inaugurates the first BAC One-11 Twinjet service at Wichita, Falls, Texas. Photo: A Braniff Airways Douglas DC-3 Super B Liner is parked on the ramp at Wichita Falls Municipal Airport on February 13, 1955. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/a40f6a67-82ee-4460-aac7-7bb1ae5147b9/BI+Cargo+Center+Cloudpack+Igloos+DAL+1970+Cargo+3.jpg Braniff Airways Company Firsts - December 2, 1966 The first all-cargo jet service is inaugurated by Braniff from Houston to Dallas and Chicago and Newark https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/41787ef8-d14f-405f-80b6-7f1a6ab218f8/BI+707-327C+N7095+FIrst+Nonstop+Maintenance+Flight+TYO+DAL+Harding+L+Lawrence+left+Carol+Ann+Van+Zandt+0023-2.jpg Braniff Airways Company Firsts - March 2, 1967 The second nonstop flight from Tokyo, Japan, to Dallas Love Field, a distance of 6,700 statute miles is flown by Braniff International in a quick 11 hours and 28 minutes. Braniff President Harding L. Lawrence was on board the historical first flight after he conducted a week-long inspection tour of the Company’s Military Airlift Command operations in the Pacific area. In September 1966, the nonstop flight was made by Braniff pilots flying nonstop from Tokyo to Dallas. Both flights were for maintenance purposes. Photo: Braniff President Harding L. Lawrence poses with the flight crew of the first nonstop flight from Tokyo to Love Field. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/a179d360-16c7-4fe0-beae-844a61201616/BI+Timetable+Route+Map+Sep+5+1967+1.jpg Braniff Airways Company Firsts - August 21, 1967 The first nonstop jet service is inaugurated by Braniff between both Corpus Christi and Dallas and Omaha and Minneapolis/St. Paul https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/92650ab4-c48f-4450-9a3b-d7fa9fbafd2e/BI+Inflight+Serving+Setups+Willy+Rossel+1965+1968+0042.jpg Braniff Airways Company Firsts - October 5, 1967 Braniff becomes the first airline to participate in the Newspaper Food Editor Conference. A spectacular Peruvian dinner is served to the nation’s food editors at Chicago’s Drake Hotel. Photo: Braniff International Executive Chef Willy O. Rossel creates a magnificent display of new Braniff table setups for inflight service. The display was presented to Braniff management at Braniff Tower Exchange Park Headquarters in 1968. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/d97a631b-d43f-40ba-a01d-981a918d2109/BI+Timetable+On+Time+Fastbuck+Ad+Apr+28+1968+2.jpg Braniff Airways Company Firsts - April 1, 1968 Braniff introduces its Time is Money Campaign, which promises passengers that the company will operate on-time, safety permitting. The campaign highlights Braniff’s improved operating efficiencies at all levels of the company. If a flight is late, Braniff pays each passenger $1 Fastbuck, paper or plastic coin, for their inconvenience https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/88522294-55d9-4a7c-a18d-0af385f35ac5/BI+TT+Jul+1+1968+21.jpg Braniff Airways Company Firsts - June 21, 1968 The Braniff/Eastern Airlines Interchange opens the first through flights between Miami and Denver with nonstop service between the two cities from Denver to Memphis and Memphis to Miami https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/d4aa23a0-070f-482f-8841-5cf11cecef73/68-8_01.jpeg Braniff Airways Company Firsts - September 2, 1968 Braniff becomes the first airline with a direct phone link to Chile via Satellite Intelsat II https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/06babe47-c76c-4cb7-a98c-9361c70dfbfd/BI+International+Inflight+Magazine+Front+Cover+Vol+1+Num+1+Jun+1968+-6.jpg Braniff Airways Company Firsts - June 22, 1969 Braniff’s first inflight magazine, International, debuts https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/f00b9871-317f-4d5a-a8e5-75044b112461/BI+HNL+ITO+DAL+Inaugural+Aug+14+1969+2+0070.jpg Braniff Airways Company Firsts - August 14, 1969 The first nonstop service between Dallas Love Field and Honolulu, Hawaii, is inaugurated, with the flight origination at Atlanta, Georgia, where inaugural ceremonies were held and then stopped in Dallas, where additional events were held before flying nonstop to Honolulu, where the flight was greeted with fanfare. Photo: Ms. Dana Dowell, Miss Texas, greets Miss Hawaii Ms. Sheryl Akaka, on arrival of Braniff’s inaugural Boeing 707-327C Intercontinental Jet at Honolulu International Airport. The two exchange symbolic leis to mark the historic arrival. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/91f47603-dea5-4094-972f-e600295592f1/BI+Hilo+Hawaii+Inaugural+Service+Inaugural+ITO+Sep+1+1969+BFC+Scan+0002-11.jpg Braniff Airways Company Firsts - September 1, 1969 Braniff inaugurates the first nonstop service between Dallas and Hilo, Hawaii, and the first nonstop service to Hawaii from Houston and the first single-stop service from New Orleans and Miami to Hawaii https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/00c45847-f4f0-46cb-a234-0cd0e75242db/BI+TT+Sep+1+1969+67.jpg Braniff Airways Company Firsts - December 15, 1969 Braniff inaugurates the first nonstop service between Dallas Love Field and Tampa/St. Petersburg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/88bab468-2ed2-4107-b2db-5495fa6c35a8/BI+TT+Dec+15+1969+2.jpg Braniff Airways Company Firsts - December 15, 1969 Braniff International inaugurates the first nonstop service from San Antonio, Texas, to Washington DC and New York City https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/5659aa31-212a-4afe-98f8-961c7fd05309/BI+DC-8-62+N1809E+Inflight+Over+CA+1969+0011.jpg Braniff Airways Company Firsts - December 12, 1969 Braniff International Flight 979, a McDonnell Douglas DC-8-62 Intercontinental Jet is the first aircraft to land on the new 11,000 foot runway at President Stroessner International Airport at Asuncion, Paraguay https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/318e0f7f-ab15-4624-8dbf-013005e6889a/BI+Intelsat+Satellite+1969+NASA.jpeg Braniff Airways Company Firsts - December 18, 1969 The first use of voice communication between the US Mainland and South America via satellite is conducted by Braniff International https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/c5137c4b-656f-41d7-a557-29b799238f6b/BI+727-100+On+Final+DAL+1968.jpg Braniff Airways Company Firsts - March 6, 1970 Committed to ensuring a clean environment, Braniff is one of the first airlines to install new smoke reducing equipment on its Boeing 727 trijet fleet. Braniff leads the industry in green initiatives including the first aircraft fuel use and power setting analysis for the best inflight economy and the implementation of a Braniff facility energy conservation program systemwide https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/fdfd8abf-7282-444e-8d30-190e6ca6ead0/BI+Jetrail+Cars+Moving+North+on+East+Side+Track+Apr+1970+BFC.jpg Braniff Airways Company Firsts - April 18, 1970 The first and only monorail for moving passengers from Braniff’s outer parking lot to the Dallas Love Field terminal begins service and is dubbed Jetrail Carpark System. At the Outer Parking Lot Terminal, passengers can park their cars, check luggage and check in for their flights before boarding the above-ground aerial monorail for the 8 minute trip to Braniff’s Terminal of the Future https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/ca2457e0-46c6-4c7b-9cb2-d424b081ae8d/BI+Boeing+747-127+N601BN+At+Liftoff+Front+DFW+1979.jpg Braniff Airways Company Firsts - January 15, 1971 Braniff inaugurates the first Boeing 747 Jumbo Jet service between Dallas Love Field and Honolulu, Hawaii, replacing the company’s Boeing 707-327C Intercontinental Jets, which had been flying the route since it was inaugurated in August 1969. The daily service became the most successful operation of any 747 operator https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/2a6e2895-2454-415c-8d40-997484878ad0/BI+TT+Fall+Winter+1971++60.jpg Braniff Airways Company Firsts - September 1, 1971 Braniff inaugurates the first nonstop flights between Dallas and Newark https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/d2f21ec4-94a5-4c36-bcd0-e95f1eb8b9ea/BI+Destination+Pink+Palace+Hotel+Waikiki+Beach+Diamond+Head+Hawaii+Unk.jpg Braniff Airways Company Firsts - September 19, 1971 The first nonstop flights and the largest single group movement from Oklahoma to Hawaii takes place when the Oklahoma National Guard Association flies Braniff to Honolulu for the organization’s annual convention https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/51446550-0970-4d8e-b1a5-2ffd2b13b142/BI+1970+Jet+Fleet+In+Color+Annual+Report.jpeg Braniff Airways Company Firsts - Fall 1971 The Company introduces one of the first Fleet Standardization Plans to streamline the efficiency of the Airline by operating only three types of aircraft perfectly suited for a specific area of operation including Boeing 747 for Hawaii, Boeing 727 for Mexico and Domestic and McDonnell Douglas DC-8-62 Intercontinental Jets for Latin America Division https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/548fa8fc-4294-458f-8005-8cc5e9caad90/1971+BI+Ann+Report.jpeg Braniff Airways Company Firsts - December 1971 Braniff becomes the first airline to offer the unique wide-body interior concept for its Boeing 727 Trijet fleet. The new High Wide and Handsome Wide Body Look Interior offers Braniff passengers greater comfort and convenience and includes a fold down center seat table for use when the seat is not occupied https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/cfb14168-92b5-4e6f-8ee7-ea8b72a4e7ef/BI+LIFE+Mag+Aug+11+1972+Jump+from+727+Tail+D.+B.+Cooper+Braniff+First+To+Seal+Rear+Stairs+Jul+24+1972.jpeg Braniff Airways Company Firsts - July 24, 1972 Braniff becomes the first airline to seal off the rear stairways of its Boeing 727 Trijet aircraft. As a result of several hijack and parachute attempts, the stairways could no longer be operated while the aircraft is airborne https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/c0dca45e-021f-486f-88f9-441975821b00/BI+747+Braniff+Place+N601BN+Hawaii+Feast+Flight+Ticket+Jacket.png Braniff Airways Company Firsts - June 21, 1973 The first landing of a scheduled 747 at Wichita, Kansas, is Braniff’s Boeing 747-127 registered as N601BN, arriving for a charter to Honolulu https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/c8b03d24-7448-412b-8cf8-c5d16ed4d9ae/BI+727-27C+N7277+ICT+1970s+Unk.jpeg Braniff Airways Company Firsts - July 2, 1973 Braniff begins the first nonstop jet service between Memphis and Oklahoma City https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/c2845ed2-2984-4408-8c66-b0bd4785cef6/BI+TT+Summer+1973+7.jpg Braniff Airways Company Firsts - July 15, 1973 The first nonstop jet service between Dallas/Ft. Worth and Brownsville is inaugurated by Braniff International https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/7fa1676f-769f-468c-ad08-83fa1433aba1/BI+Concorde+1973+1979+Jim+Willoughby+Collection+0104.jpg Braniff Airways Company Firsts - September 20, 1973 Braniff arranges for Concorde SST to visit the United States and the new Dallas/Ft. Worth Regional airport for the first time for the grand opening of the new massive airport https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/070e93a2-083b-40a1-be87-656da9063e33/BI+DC-8-62+N1805+Calder+Inflight+and+Ground+1973+1974+0097.jpg Braniff Airways Company Firsts - November 2, 1973 The magnificent Flying Art of Master Artist Alexander Calder is introduced to the world when the Braniff McDonnell Douglas DC-8-62 Intercontinental Jet he painted a spectacular Flying Colors of South America design on to the exterior of the aircraft begins regularly scheduled service between the US Mainland and South America. The design was commissioned to commemorate 25 years of Braniff service to Central and South America https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/52c6ba43-70ce-47d5-8fbd-fac30fbce925/BI+Sandra+Simmons+1st+Female+BNF+Pilot+Braniff+Photo.jpeg Braniff Airways Company Firsts - March 19, 1974 Braniff International hired the Airline's first female pilot crew member. Ms. Sandra "Sandy" Saliba Simmons was chosen as Braniff's first female pilot to command the Flight Engineer's panel on board a company Boeing 727 Trijet https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/dd6bdec1-9504-46cf-bbb9-479fd56651e2/BI+TT+Spring+1974+68.jpg Braniff Airways Company Firsts - April 1, 1974 The first single-plane service between Denver and Ft. Lauderdale is inaugurated by Braniff International https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/218faa29-4687-4ccf-bd5e-6deafa909315/BI+IAH+SEA+ANC+FAI+Alaska+Airlines+Interchange+Inaugural+May+31+1974+0042.jpg Braniff Airways Company Firsts - June 1, 1974 Braniff International inaugurates the first through-plane service between the Southwest United States and both Anchorage and Fairbanks, Alaska, via the Braniff/Alaska Airlines interchange service https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/a4498751-b375-4843-bbe6-2a654673a20a/BI+727+DC-8-51+DC-8-62+747-127+N601BN+at+DFW+1976+0067-2.jpg Braniff Airways Company Firsts - 1975 Braniff becomes the first airline to abandon the industry standard of “market share and load factors” concept and replace it with a primary emphasis of balancing capacity with demand. Braniff is expert at utilizing this profit generating operating concept https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/47dc4ebc-4836-4418-9df7-6e0a8ffc7867/BI+727-291+N408BN+Calder+DAL+Nov+1975+98.058.4.jpg Braniff Airways Company Firsts - November 17, 1975 Braniff International introduces its second jet painted with a unique Alexander Calder design. Boeing 727-291 registered as N408BN is painted in a colorful red, blue and white flowing design to commemorate the 200th birthday of the United States. The Braniff Calder Bicentennial jet was christened by First Lady Betty Ford in Washington DC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/1b61c1ca-b78c-439a-99dd-291f8d4cc33c/BI+CTO+City+Ticket+Office+PTY+Aug+1+1966+0001.jpg Braniff Airways Company Firsts - February 4, 1976 The first nonstop service between Washington DC and Panama City, Panama, the Canal Zone, is inaugurated by Braniff International. Photo: Braniff’s elegant City Ticket Office in downtown Panama City, Republic of Panama, in 1966. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/e1ab5d80-07ce-48a5-a4c0-a75d2250e7c1/BI+Timetable+Route+Map+Winter+1976+1.jpg Braniff Airways Company Firsts - October 31, 1976 Braniff inaugurates the first single-plane service between Nashville and Denver https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/7b624ef8-a467-4abc-9c0a-1fa7cd39a63a/18_AAR%2C+Calder%2C+AT%2C+On+stand_2.jpg Braniff Airways Company Firsts - February 20, 1977 A Salute to Mexico, the last artwork completed by Master Artist Alexander Calder, is unveiled by his wife Louisa Calder and the First Lady of Mexico Senorita Carmen Romando de Lopez Portillo, during a weekend event dubbed Three Evening’s to Remember. This spectacular party was held to introduce the world to Braniff’s new Elegance Campaign, which is the Airline’s third design reinvention since 1965, and to introduce the new public contact employee uniforms designed by Haute Couturier Halston https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/7ecd9303-e7ca-4088-8727-76390e8612cb/BI+Branimatic+Self+Ticket+Kiosk+IAH+DFW+Brochure+Mar+1977+0045.jpg Braniff Airways Company Firsts - March 1, 1977 Braniff International installs the first self-serve computerized automated ticket kiosk at Dallas/Ft. Worth and Houston. The new Branimatic System, designed by Braniff Staff Vice President Computer Services Jim Welling, enables Braniff passengers who purchased tickets at the airport to save considerable amounts of time by not having to stand in regular ticket counter queues https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/2f036b43-bd2e-445d-86d6-27c0ddb8bbf4/BI+Concorde+G-BOAC+BA+and+BI+Pilot+Training+LHR+Aug+1978+0014.jpg Braniff Airways Company Firsts - March 3, 1977 Braniff becomes the first US airline to sign a pilot contract to operate Concorde SST aircraft in the United States under a highly lucrative agreement to the company with both British Airways and Air France https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/0be3cb24-362c-45e2-a5f7-8b729aa24ec5/BI+Houston+Intercontinental+Aerial+View+BI+Terminal+B+727+and+720+IAH+1974.jpg Braniff Airways Company Firsts - September 15, 1977 Braniff inaugurates the first nonstop jet service between Houston and Portland https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/3388c3ce-e19a-46da-9d3c-ad6db2ed79c3/BI+TT+Winter+Spring+1978+50.jpeg Braniff Airways Company Firsts - December 8, 1977 The first nonstop service from Los Angeles to Santiago, Chile, is inaugurated by Braniff International https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/b5a91474-b4d2-4e32-ba7b-4f39f8e65d42/BI+Service+From+DFW+Route+Map+1977+0041.jpg Braniff Airways Company Firsts - December 31, 1977 Braniff reports that it has logged 75,182,202,000 Revenue Passenger Miles and has boarded 112,822,000 originating passengers since it began flying in 1928 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/d2686f02-30c4-4591-8416-99604f1fe835/BI+London+Nonstop+747+Service+Brochure+DFW+LGW+Mar+1+1978+0037.jpg Braniff Airways Company Firsts - March 18, 1978 Braniff becomes the first airline to inaugurate nonstop Boeing 747 service from Dallas/Ft. Worth to London, England. The flights operate daily with only one aircraft similar to Braniff’s nonstop service from DFW to Honolulu. The company operates both flights with exacting precision and reliability against the negative forecasts of industry analysts. Photo: An early printed brochure announcing the new nonstop Braniff 747 service to London Gatwick Airport. The original inauguration of service date was March 1, 1978. However, because of Braniff’s fight for low fares over the route with the British Government, the matter was not settled until mid-March 1978. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/cde48cc8-1a20-49a0-92d9-843a7b82ce7a/BI+727-227+N467BN+MIA+Jul+1981+BFC.jpeg Braniff Airways Company Firsts - April 30, 1978 The first thru-plane service between Portland and Seattle/Tacoma and Miami is inaugurated by Braniff https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/f5abafad-29ca-4685-b61c-b4f14bba94e0/BI+DC-8-62+N1809E+LAX+Oct+1980+Ellis+M+Chernoff+copy+Front.jpg Braniff Airways Company Firsts - June 5, 1978 Braniff inaugurates a second nonstop flight between Los Angeles and Santiago, Chile, which is the longest flight in the Western Hemisphere. Photo: Braniff International McDonnell Douglas DC-8-62 Intercontinental Jet registered as N1809E is arriving at Los Angeles International Airport in October 1980. Copyright, Ellis M. Chernoff https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/9d763399-a4ad-44d7-94d0-505b2eaa47ae/BI+Service+Highlights+50th+Anniversary+Flying+Colors+Magazine+Jun+1978+0001.jpg Braniff Airways Company Firsts - June 20, 1978 The Company marks its 50th of year of service as one of the world’s leading air carriers and possessing a list of firsts envied by the industry. Photo: Braniff International’s 50th Anniversary Service Highlights for June 1978. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/96a21cf7-ecb2-4c7d-98fc-6d2513613bb9/BI+Braniff+Place+DFW+HDQ+Aerial+1979+Low+Res.jpeg Braniff Airways Company Firsts - December 4, 1978 Braniff opens the spectacular new Braniff Place World Headquarters Complex on the west side of Dallas/Ft. Worth Regional Airport. The facility is the first employee work and play campus ever used by an airline. Braniff Place houses all of the Company’s key operations and allows the Airline to close several buildings in the Dallas area, saving significantly on leasing costs. Braniff’s industry leading employee work/play campus style was later adopted by Apple and Google. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/cfbc54c8-3bdc-43b1-aa0d-39dc0ebef70e/BI+Huge+Concorde+Ad+DMN+Jan+25+1979+copy.jpg Braniff Airways Company Firsts - January 12, 1979 Braniff becomes the first and only US airline to operate Concorde SST aircraft in the United States and in the world operating via an interchange with British Airways and Air France. Concorde flights operate nonstop between Dallas/Ft. Worth and Washington Dulles Airport commanded by Braniff crews and then continue to either London Heathrow Airport, commanded by British Airways crews, or Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport, commanded by Air France crews https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/70bf4d11-fd50-47c0-bbbc-2b701eac0b04/BI+Annual+Report+1979+0010.jpg Braniff Airways Company Firsts - April 1, 1979 For the first time in the company’s 51-year history, Braniff reports record traffic for the month of March 1979. The Airline reported that it flew an unprecedented 1-billion plus Revenue Passenger Miles during any one-month period https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/dfdc2db8-088f-4e5f-89af-f5f8f02d348f/BI+Airpass+Tickets+Apr+1978+BFC.jpeg Braniff Airways Company Firsts - April 2, 1979 Braniff introduces the revolutionary Airpass travel program designed to introduce certain international travelers to the Airline’s expansive Domestic US route system. The Airpass, the first of its kind, enabled passengers traveling from Britain, Europe, the Pacific/Asia and The Far East to the United States, to enjoy 30 days of unlimited travel on Braniff within the Continental United States for a flat rate fare of $349 for Coach Travel and $399 for First Class travel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/776127f5-be9c-4dc1-8672-12188e47ecc8/BI+1979+Europe+Ad+Orange+747.jpeg Braniff Airways Company Firsts - June 1, 1979 Braniff International becomes the first airline to inaugurate nonstop Boeing 747 Jumbo Jet service from Dallas/Ft. Worth to Paris, France; Frankfurt, Germany; Amsterdam, The Netherlands and Brussels Belgium https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/9d72a2aa-bdbc-4355-9fa9-c80657c7cdd3/BI+1981+DFW+Toronto+Montreal+Ad+Boeing+727+Ultra.jpeg Braniff Airways Company Firsts - November 30, 1980 Braniff is the first US airline to offer nonstop service from Dallas/Ft. Worth to Toronto and Montreal, in Canada https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/049c8cb3-9e1a-4400-a1d0-fa6e5ab7d71b/BI+747-200+Simulator+Braniff+Place+DFW+Nov+1985.jpeg Braniff Airways Company Firsts - February 1, 1981 Braniff is the first airline to receive FAA certification for the use of Phase II Boeing 747 pilot simulator program https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/78ab71c6-60a5-4433-913d-eeecefa3e106/BI+747-227B+N602BN+Taxi+Rear+View+Orange+Ultra+DFW+Jul+1979.jpeg Braniff Airways Company Firsts - May 31, 1981 The first airborne wedding ceremony is held aboard a Braniff International Boeing 747 flying from Dallas/Ft. Worth to London https://www.braniffinternational.com/braniff-international-airlines-inc daily 0.75 2024-07-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/8e245b9d-1a38-460b-a9be-c5104b84cc11/BI+3+DFW+to+MCO+MDW+JFK+Ad+1991.jpg Braniff International Airlines, Inc. - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.braniffinternational.com/brc daily 0.75 2023-12-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/1604196023250-QRQ1P3X43HXOJXIG6KF0/BI_Girard_Multi_Color_Checkerboard_Logo_1965+copy.jpg Braniff Retirement Club https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/1606440961771-S0WHNIZ7FTIFUQTJKETW/BI%2BCertificate%2BArtwork%2B-%2BOrignal%2BOrange.jpg Braniff Retirement Club https://www.braniffinternational.com/braniff-airways-timeline-1800-to-1939 daily 0.75 2026-03-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/1671667236086-2HK53Q52J5H0MHMHMOX9/BI+Stinson+Detroiter+Painting+Len+Morgan+Artist+R+S+Carlin+1968+68-004-1.jpg Braniff Airways Timeline 1880 to 1939 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/1671667155070-75YHAIT8TYZT8K4PZA3C/BI+DC-6+N90885+DAL+1950.jpg Braniff Airways Timeline 1880 to 1939 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/1671667381484-BJXFGUIGW1IOR591OCWW/BI+747-127+N601BN+Over+WA+State+Dec+1970+BI+Boeing+Photo+0.jpg Braniff Airways Timeline 1880 to 1939 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/7716ab44-2827-4cd9-82d9-ca412ebe7cfb/BI+Thomas+Elmer+Braniff+Portrait+Larry+Kronquist+Photographer+Unk-2.jpeg Braniff Airways Timeline 1880 to 1939 - December 6, 1883 Company co-founder and insurance business entrepreneur Thomas Elmer Braniff is born on this date in Salina, Kansas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/49cdfda7-b5d8-4c92-818b-c37a5cb70f92/BI+Mrs+Besse+Clark+Thurman+Braniff+Portrait+Unk.jpg Braniff Airways Timeline 1880 to 1939 - July 25, 1887 Bess Thurman Braniff is born on this day and marries company co-founder Thomas Elmer Braniff. Her brother is Hal Thurman, a judge in Oklahoma City, who later served as Braniff’s chief counsel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/ff15ef2c-2805-47bb-821d-9500fac0534a/BI+Paul+Revere+Braniff+In+Military+Uniform+69-107-1-2.jpeg Braniff Airways Timeline 1880 to 1939 - August 30, 1897 Company co-founder Paul Revere Braniff is born on this day in Kansas City, Missouri https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/4ef38b09-2a2c-4572-8402-ae18448775c5/BI+DC-8-62+N1805+Calder+South+America+Rollout+and+Flight+to+DFW+Oct+29+1973+0116.jpg Braniff Airways Timeline 1880 to 1939 - July 22, 1898 Alexander “Sandy” Calder, who made art history by painting two Braniff jetliners in unique color schemes that he designed, was born on this date https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/7adfb552-0d01-43c7-9cd4-b2116b95d731/BI+Charles+Edmund+Beard+with+Globe.jpg Braniff Airways Timeline 1880 to 1939 - November 23, 1900 Charles Edmund Beard is born on this date. Mr. Beard joined Braniff as general manger in 1935 and became president in 1954 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/ed251063-6cc3-4a70-92bc-f35a4243d554/BI+Jeanne+Braniff+Terrell+with+DC-3+1940+0026.jpg Braniff Airways Timeline 1880 to 1939 - October 5, 1914 Jeanne Braniff Terrell, the only daughter of company co-founder Thomas Elmer Braniff and his wife Bess Thurman Braniff, designed beautiful bulkhead designs for Braniff’s aircraft and also designed the company’s hostess uniforms https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/7b90eb56-1f64-479e-a5ac-490fe813608d/BI+Emilio+Pucci+DAL+1965+BFC+0059-2.jpg Braniff Airways Timeline 1880 to 1939 - November 20, 1914 Emilio Pucci Marchese di Barsento, who designed the first full couture line of uniforms for Braniff’s employees from 1965 to 1975, is born on this day https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/5b0d8938-f346-4ffd-a176-b11df1b14f83/BI+The+Love+Field+Story+Dedication+of+1958+Terminal+DTH+Oct+20+1957+0055.jpg Braniff Airways Timeline 1880 to 1939 - October 17, 1917 Dallas Love Field Airport is founded on this date, which became Braniff’s headquarters in 1941 with full move from Oklahoma City completed in 1942. Braniff Engineering and Maintenance moved to Love Field in November 1934. Photo: A unique Braniff International Airways advertisement placed in the Dallas Times Herald Newspaper dated October 20, 1957. A special section of the paper was reserved for the new Love Field Terminal along Cedar Spring Road that would open in early 1958. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/73267aea-0fdc-42b9-b4f4-6b7646aacb1e/BI+Thurman+Clark+Braniff+TEB+Son+New+Mexico+Military+Institute+Uniform+Portrait+1936.jpg Braniff Airways Timeline 1880 to 1939 - June 27, 1918 Thurman Braniff, the only son of company co-founder Thomas Elmer Braniff and his wife Bess Braniff, is born on this day. Young Mr. Braniff was planning a career in aviation when his life was cut short in a student training flight accident at Oklahoma City in the summer of 1938 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/4f105790-ff56-44d6-95d7-334926984582/BI+Alexander+Girard+Portrait+EOTPP+Jun+16+1965.jpg Braniff Airways Timeline 1880 to 1939 - May 24, 1907 Alexander Hayden “Sandro” Girard is born on this date and gained airline industry accolades for his bright and colorful schemes that he created for Braniff’s jets in 1965 and was responsible for changing the way Braniff presented itself to the public https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/024c67dd-1e25-416e-b294-3ded60d1e448/BI+Harding+L.+Lawrence+with+Boeing+727+Model+1967+BFC+0022.jpg Braniff Airways Timeline 1880 to 1939 - July 15, 1920 Harding Luther Lawrence is born on this day in Perkins, Oklahoma. He catapults Braniff into a global airline powerhouse after joining the company in 1965 as President replacing the retiring Charles Edmund Beard. Photo: Mr. Lawrence displays a model of the Airline’s new Boeing 727-27C Quick Change Convertible Cargo/Passenger Trijet airliners in this 1966 photo. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/8be60179-8e04-4cb8-9b83-6731875a8f96/BI+Captain+Wilford+Woodruff+Bill+Garbett+Feb+25+1970+70-053-1.jpg Braniff Airways Timeline 1880 to 1939 - November 23, 1920 Captain Wilford Woodruff Garbett is born on this date, and guided Braniff’s Flight Operations Department during the 1970s https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/88a208e6-7934-4d1b-9abe-5e5f90d828e7/BI+Captain+Len+Morgan+707+Cockpit.jpeg Braniff Airways Timeline 1880 to 1939 - March 23, 1922 Captain Len Morgan birthday, the beloved Braniff pilot and well-known FLYING Magazine editor, is born on this date https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/0495b56e-2e88-449f-a6e5-e02a58f41a0e/BIOKCBldg1941.jpeg Braniff Airways Timeline 1880 to 1939 - July 1, 1923 T. E. Braniff Insurance Company moves in to new Braniff Building on the second floor of the first skyscraper in Oklahoma City, which would house Braniff air carrier administration offices from 1928 to 1941 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/739f456c-5435-4f9e-bc1c-c81e7f77cf72/BI+T.+E.+Braniff+Insurance+Company+Old+Building+TEB+second+from+right+OKC+1923+BFC+2011.053.43a.jpg Braniff Airways Timeline 1880 to 1939 - August 1, 1923 T. E. Braniff Insurance Company moves from the second floor to the ground floor in new Braniff Building in Oklahoma City and all tenants move in upon building completion on this date. Photo: This photo was taken by the T. E. Braniff Company of its current staff at the old building in Oklahoma City, just before moving to the new building at 324 North Robinson Avenue. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/d478619b-ca73-48cc-a065-e79b33c5237b/BI+Braniff+Building+Grand+Opening+1923+2011.053.20.jpg Braniff Airways Timeline 1880 to 1939 - November 3, 1923 Ceremonies are held for the grand opening of the new Braniff Building in Oklahoma City. Thousands of well-wishers show up for the opening of the building in spite of the cold temperatures. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/a63407c2-7a17-4a1e-81a0-9699f221c34d/BI+SW+29th+and+May+Street+Airport+Site+in+1954+OK+Historical+Society.jpg Braniff Airways Timeline 1880 to 1939 - April 1, 1926 First Braniff aviation entity, Braniff Airlines, Inc., is formed most likely as a Flight School and Aircraft Dealer, which was located at the original Oklahoma City Municipal Airport, which was known as the SW 29th Street Field. Photo: In this aerial photo, the former airport lands can be seen at the corner of SW 29th Street and May Avenue in the lower part of the photo. This area is now Woodson Park and in 1932, airline operations were moved to the new Will Rogers Airport, which was southwest of this site. Photo Oklahoma City Historical Society https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/45716c10-5c5c-445d-815a-7dd1011cfc06/BI+Alexander+Calder+left+and+George+Gordon+work+on+one+of+the+DC-8-62+Calder+Models+1%3A25+Scale+from+PacMin+in+Spring+1973+BFC+0339.jpg Braniff Airways Timeline 1880 to 1939 - November 19, 1926 George Stanley Gordon, the vaunted advertising agent who came up with the idea of an artist painting a full-size jet airliner, is born on this date. Mr. Gordon brought Alexander Calder and Braniff Airways together to paint two Braniff jetliners. Photo: Master Artist Alexander Calder, left, is assisted by George Gordon with painting one of the eight Pacific Miniatures brand 1/25 Scale McDonnell Douglas DC-8-62 floor models in the new proposed Calder Braniff color schemes in early 1973. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/27ca4c26-73e1-49b5-beab-4ebbf5fdc9b8/BI+Stinson+Detroiter+NC1929+Oklahoma+Aero+Club+Later+Paul+R.+Braniff%2C+Inc.%27s+First+Airliner+Nov+29+1927.jpeg Braniff Airways Timeline 1880 to 1939 - October 3, 1927 Oklahoma Aero Club is founded in Oklahoma City by Paul R. Braniff, Thomas Elmer Braniff and other prominent Oklahoma City businessmen. The club was formed with a single-engine Stinson-Detroiter aircraft registered as NC1929 that Paul Braniff had purchased. The group wanted to use the aircraft for personal and business reasons while sharing costs. The Stinson-Detroiter became the first passenger aircraft of Paul R. Braniff, Inc., the first Braniff scheduled airline entity, which was formed in May 1928. The Aero Club fell victim to one airplane with to many owners wanting to go at the same time to different destinations https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/bb6f616a-81ac-4863-bf02-5699dd79ad11/BI+Mary+Wells+Lawrence+Apr+18+1968++001.jpg Braniff Airways Timeline 1880 to 1939 - May 25, 1928 Mary Georgene Berg Wells Lawrence is born on this date. Ms. Wells was with Braniff’s ad agency Jack Tinker and Partners and was tasked with completely reinventing Braniff’s image in 1965. She created Braniff’s famed End of the Plain Plane Campaign and went on to become the first woman to own a Madison Avenue advertising agency, Wells, Rich, Green. She married Braniff Airways President Harding L. Lawrence in November 1967 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/e8415bda-0737-48ad-ae9c-9c61f45888a5/BI+PRB+Articles+of+Incorporation+May+29+1928+BFC.jpg Braniff Airways Timeline 1880 to 1939 - May 29 1928 Brothers Thomas Elmer Braniff and Paul Revere Braniff establish their first scheduled airline, Paul R. Braniff, Inc, d/b/a Tulsa-Oklahoma City Airline, in Oklahoma City. The new company also sold new Travel Air aircraft, sold Curtiss and Whirlwind parts and offered flight training. Photo: The first page of the original Articles of Incorporation of Paul R. Braniff, Inc., also known as the Tulsa-Oklahoma City Airline, from the State of Oklahoma, and dated May 29, 1928. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/f851653d-d213-4ed1-9294-d8bf79c457f7/BI+Stinson+Detroiter+NC1929+First+Paul+R.+Braniff+Airliner+OKC+1929.jpg Braniff Airways Timeline 1880 to 1939 - June 20, 1928 Braniff's Birthday first scheduled flight Oklahoma City to Tulsa of Paul R. Braniff, Inc., with one round trip daily over the 116-mile distance with one 5-passenger Stinson Detroiter airliner and three employees. The company’s full fleet in the summer of 1928 was the Stinson-Detroiter, a Ryan B-1 Monoplane, two Travel Air 2000s, one Travel Air 4000-D, and two Travel Air A-6000-As By the end of 1928, the company employed 16 people, which included six pilots, and its fleet consisted of two Travel Airs, two Stinson-Detroiters and one Ryan and the company had carried 3000 passengers during its short time in operation and by February 1929, service had been inaugurated at Wichita Falls and Dallas. Photo: Paul R. Braniff, Inc., Stinson Detroiter registered as NC 1629 is parked on the ramp at Oklahoma City SW 29th Street Field on or about June 20, 1928. This photo was the first corporate photo of the new company and the only official company photo of its first aircraft. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/6007969a-683e-4df6-808b-9eb75813348e/BI+First++Stinson+SM-1+Detroiter+NC1929+Maroon.jpeg Braniff Airways Timeline 1880 to 1939 - July 20, 1928 Paul R. Braniff, Inc., reports its first profit in the first month of operation. An artist’s rendering of the first Stinson Detroiter indicates the first color scheme was a solid dark red or maroon color. Kodak was asked to analyze Braniff’s black and white photo of the first Detroiter and the film company confirmed that the first company aircraft was painted in dark red or maroon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/060f855b-8e03-4f5f-aa6d-b8361f1d5e35/BI+First+Timetable+in+Daily+Oklahoman+Newspaper+OKC+Jun+30+1928+2026-02-25+at+7.41.33%E2%80%AFPM.jpg Braniff Airways Timeline 1880 to 1939 - April 26, 1929 The Paul R. Braniff, Inc., timetable, effective this date, indicated that the company was operating three daily flights between Oklahoma City and Tulsa and two daily flights between Oklahoma City and Wichita Falls https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/a77499a5-2733-4154-a39f-03cfe7c7c1bb/BI+Bobbie+Violet+Burton+First+Woman+Employee+PRB+1929+0005-6.jpg Braniff Airways Timeline 1880 to 1939 - March 1, 1929 The company hired its first female employee, Ms. Violet “Bobbie” Burton, as Paul R. Braniff’s secretary but kept the company’s accounting, learned how to report weather reporting and service company aircraft including refueling and oil and managed the flight training program. In 1937, she conducted the company’s first hostess training class and later married Braniff pilot Virgil Turnbull. Photo: Ms. Bobbie Burton Turnbull at her desk in the Hostess Department in Oklahoma City in 1937. She was appointed the Airline’s first Chief Hostess that same year. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/e2eed4a5-2318-4efd-9c5e-4f61902b401d/BI+Universal+Airlines+Logo+1929+0015.jpg Braniff Airways Timeline 1880 to 1939 - April 15, 1929 Paul R. Braniff, Inc., is sold to Universal Aviation Corporation, which became American Airways in 1932 and American Airlines in 1934. Paul R. Braniff, Inc., became Braniff Air Lines, Inc., a division of Universal Aviation Corporation with Paul Braniff acting as Executive Vice President and Ms. Bobby Burton continued in her role as secretary and office manager and continued to direct the flight school operations https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/f6cb975f-b463-4009-98b1-19a5f23a5f31/BI+Universal+Terminal+at+SW+29th+Street+Airport+OKC+1930+BFC.jpg Braniff Airways Timeline 1880 to 1939 - July 15, 1929 Braniff Air Lines, Inc., operated service from Oklahoma City to Wichita Falls to San Angelo; the company’s original route from Oklahoma City to Tulsa and then new service to Wewoka to Dallas and then Ft. Worth and finally Oklahoma City to Wewoka to Seminole to Tulsa. Photo: Paul R. Braniff, Inc.’s, terminal, office and hangar at Oklahoma City’s SW 29th Street Field was taken over by Universal Airlines System with it purchase of Braniff in 1929. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/dee7d64a-73a8-4a8c-b710-3aefb03bca60/BI+Universal+Braniff+Fairchild+71+NC9154+Post+Field+Air+Show+Ft+Sill+FSI+1929+BFC+.jpg Braniff Airways Timeline 1880 to 1939 - September 1, 1929 Company inaugurates express and package air freight service throughout its system with packages delivered within 30 minutes after the aircraft landed. Photo: A Universal Airways Braniff Airlines Division Fairchild 71 registered as NC 9154 was on display during an air show at Post Army Air Field, Ft. Sill, Oklahoma, in 1929. Photo: Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/602e26e7-bceb-43c4-a128-679c793aa814/BI+Pilot+Braniff+Airlines+Division+of+Universal+Airlines+System+1929+Unk.jpeg Braniff Airways Timeline 1880 to 1939 - November 1, 1929 Braniff Air Lines, Inc., Executive Vice President Paul R. Braniff resigns from the company and departs for a new position with Corporacion Aeronautica de Transportes, S.A., known as the CAT Line, based in Coahuila, Mexico, as Director of Operations. CAT Line flew from El Paso to Torreon and Mazatlan, in Mexico, with Lockheed Vegas. The airline touted that it flew “The World’s Fastest Commercial Airplanes” which would be similar to the new Braniff Airways slogan, “World’s Fastest Airline. Braniff Airways, Incorporated, also operated Lockheed Vegas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/3be8c597-1616-4f1c-bd7a-fb039a71ee72/BI+Universal+General+Service+Brochure+1929+0001.jpg Braniff Airways Timeline 1880 to 1939 - June 1, 1930 Universal Aviation Corporation, parent company of Braniff Air Lines, Inc., is sold to AVCO, which was incorporated in Delaware and based in New York City. Photo: This unique center page of a Universal Airlines travel brochure denotes the various hub airports where the airline met up with railroad ground transportation https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/09a4df14-e416-49ba-aeb0-cef0fd1bc79b/BI+Universal+Aviaton+Schools+Extension+Training+Brochure+DAL+1929+0005.jpg Braniff Airways Timeline 1880 to 1939 - June 24, 1930 AVCO along with Braniff Air Lines, Inc., was merged into a new company, American Airways, which became American Airlines, Inc., in 1934. Ad: Universal Airlines operated a series of aviation training schools including Braniff’s at Oklahoma City. The schools were well known for producing superb pilots and other aviation professionals. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/bcbd2584-8621-428f-b208-ce305a2e9fa9/BI+Braniff+Airways+Inc+Original+Articles+Of+Incorporation+Nov+3+1930+27190020012-1548584-1.jpg Braniff Airways Timeline 1880 to 1939 - November 3, 1930 Braniff Airways, Inc., is formed in Oklahoma, with T. E. Braniff as President; E. E. Westervelt as Vice President and Paul R. Braniff as Secretary and Treasurer https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/c20a30c5-d47c-4497-a3fd-5d857c71dc97/BI+Vega+NC434E++Snow+OKC+1931+BFC+.jpg Braniff Airways Timeline 1880 to 1939 - November 13, 1930 Braniff Airways, Incorporated, begins scheduled service between Tulsa, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and Wichita Falls, Texas, with two 6-passenger Lockheed Vega airliners. Photo: Braniff Airways Lockheed Vega registered as NC 434E is taxiing in the snow at the SW 20th Street Field at Oklahoma City, in early 1931. Ship NC 434E was one of the first two aircraft Braniff began service. The company purchased three aircraft in November 1930, including NC 434E along with NC 433E and NC 195C, which were delivered into early 1931. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/5ae88b01-20f7-4ab6-85c9-f34bf0c0f531/BI+TT+OAG+Jan+1931+00252.jpg Braniff Airways Timeline 1880 to 1939 - December 5, 1930 Service extended from Tulsa nonstop to Kansas City. Braniff’s first timetable issuance was in the Official Airline Guide or OAG for the January 1931, issue. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/93e267d8-54f0-41fc-8e4d-0fe5d0096711/BI+TT+Mar+10+1931+Route+Map+6.jpeg Braniff Airways Timeline 1880 to 1939 - February 25, 1931 Single-plane service extended to Chicago from Kansas City with intermediate stops at Tulsa, Oklahoma City and Wichita https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/ac035f78-a19c-4eb7-841d-0781360e6296/BI+Boeing+707-227+N7072+Delivery+SEA+DAL+R.+V.+Carleton+George+Cheetham.jpg Braniff Airways Timeline 1880 to 1939 - June 6, 1931 Mr. R. V. Carleton is hired as a pilot, whose 39-year career with Braniff would see him Chair the first Supersonic Transport Symposium in 1961 and later rise to Executive Vice President and Assistant to the Chairman of the Board. Photo: Captain R. V. Carleton gives the ok sign as he is preparing to depart Boeing’s Renton, Washington, plant, near Seattle. He is picking up the new Boeing 707-227 El Dorado Jet registered as N7072 to fly to the Dallas Love Field Base in December 1959. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/e3e2c53d-6d2a-4c94-96dd-51b622192678/BI+TT+Jul+15+1931+0003.jpg Braniff Airways Timeline 1880 to 1939 - June 15, 1931 St. Louis added to Braniff route map with service to Chicago Midway Airport with intermediate stops at Oklahoma City and Kansas City. Braniff’s new St. Louis service schedules are posted in the July 15, 1931, timetable but strangely were not mentioned on the front page of the schedule, as shown here. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/14b90080-1ade-4063-9c9a-7838ba3d83b0/BI+R.+V.+Carleton+Lockheed+Vega+Taken+by+Paul+R.+Braniff.+1931.jpg Braniff Airways Timeline 1880 to 1939 - June 27, 1932 Captain R. V. Carleton flies a speed record from Oklahoma City to Tulsa, aboard a Braniff Lockheed Vega single-engine 6-passenger airliner. Photo: Captain R. V. Carleton stands with his Lockheed Vega airliner after he completed the record speed flight. Company President Paul Revere Braniff took this photograph. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/4af5340a-ef65-4376-ac8b-d5a5597e019b/BI+Halston+Cigarette+Sunglasses+Unk.jpeg Braniff Airways Timeline 1880 to 1939 - April 23, 1932 Roy Halston Frowick is born on this date and in 1976 became the second Haute Couturier to design unforms for Braniff employees. Photo: Halston in his mid-20s. Copyright, Rizzoli Books https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/df9d6485-0943-4ee5-8aee-f1b27016baf9/BI+Lockheed+Vega+Winnie+Mae+OKC+Curtiss+Wright+Wiley+Post+Airport+Early+1930s.jpg Braniff Airways Timeline 1880 to 1939 - May 27, 1932 Famed aviator Wiley Post flew on Braniff Airways as a passenger from Oklahoma City to Chicago, with Captain R. V. Carleton at the controls. Mr. Post’s Lockheed Vega, dubbed “Winnie Mae” was maintained by Braniff Airways at the Curtiss-Wright Airport Base in Oklahoma City https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/4ff0a9fe-59ff-4ff5-b6cf-c390efc749fe/BI+Lockheed+Vega+Series+5+NC7953+OKC+May+19+1937+BFC+0001.jpg Braniff Airways Timeline 1880 to 1939 - June 1, 1932 Additional Lockheed Vega added to the fleet bringing the total to six and company officials declare summer traffic as “good”. Photo: Braniff Airways Lockheed Vega registered as NC 7953 is parked on the ramp at Oklahoma City Will Rogers Airport, on May 19, 1937. All Braniff service moved from the SW 29th Street Field to the new Oklahoma City Municipal Airport in 1932. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/7c3d27a3-f6c5-41a2-abf5-b1304baa17ea/BI+TT+Route+Map+Jun+1+1932+2.jpeg Braniff Airways Timeline 1880 to 1939 - September 1, 1932 Service begins at Bartlesville, Oklahoma; Chanute and Coffeyville, Kansas and Springfield, Missouri. Photo: Braniff’s June 1, 1932, timetable route map shows that extension service was now available to Dallas, Ft. Worth, Austin, San Antonio and Houston, via connections at Tulsa to Bowen Airlines. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/0bbd831b-824a-4839-a3ba-5bc6d3af97f2/BI+Aerial+Curtiss-Wright+Airport+then+Wiley+Post+OKC+1950+Unk.jpg Braniff Airways Timeline 1880 to 1939 - September 16, 1932 The company’s maintenance facility at Kansas City Municipal Airport is moved to Curtiss-Wright Airport in Oklahoma City and administrative offices are moved from the Braniff Building in downtown Oklahoma City to Curtiss-Wright Airport. Braniff was housed in the main hangar https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/d9a70972-59e3-4de7-80fc-5333ea5265c3/BI+TT+Dec+1+1932+1.jpg Braniff Airways Timeline 1880 to 1939 - December 31, 1932 By this date, Braniff Airways was flying over 1420 miles of route system, flying only passengers and express cargo service. Photo: Braniff Airways December 1, 1932, Timetable depicts the extensive schedules that the airline built in less than two year. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/d2082f94-1b8c-49ba-9e08-407c33bcae0a/BI+Lockheed+Vega+R.+V.+Carleton+Will+Rogers+Flies+OKC+TULMay+29+1933.jpg Braniff Airways Timeline 1880 to 1939 - May 15 and 29, 1933 Mr. Will Rogers flies on a Braniff flight from Kansas City to Tulsa, on May 15 and then on May 29, 1933, between Oklahoma City and Tulsa. Photo: Mr. Post’s pilot was Captain R. V. Carleton, who pilot the big Lockheed Vega from Oklahoma City Municipal Airport to Tulsa Municipal Airport on May 29, 1933. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/6be96de0-b919-4d5f-926a-6fdec1012742/BI+TT+Oct+15+1933+0.jpeg Braniff Airways Timeline 1880 to 1939 - October 15, 1933 Braniff Airways reliance on passengers and express cargo without a US Mail contract caused the company to begin losing money. A meeting was held with the company’s 33 employees with Tom and Paul Braniff and the employees were told that they would need to work for “a living wage” from November 1, 1933 to October 1934, if the company was to survive. Photo: Braniff Airways October 15, 1933 Timetable front cover. The bright cover was hiding the darkness of Braniff’s reliance only on passenger revenues. A US Mail contract was desperately needed and would arrive just in time. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/73a41d3b-b935-48cd-989c-38d8bb96b6cb/BI+First+Flight+Cover+Amelia+Earhart+Commemorative+FOE+Jul+24+1963+0002.jpg Braniff Airways Timeline 1880 to 1939 - December 10, 1933 Aviatrix legend Amelia Earhart flies from Tulsa to Kansas City on Braniff but the company’s financial condition is worsening as the nation reels from the Great Depression. Photo: There are no known photos in Braniff’s Public Relations Department Archives of Ms. Earhart’s flight with us. However, Braniff honored Earhart’s impressive contributions to aviation and in honor of her flight with Braniff, third years earlier, this commemorative flight cover and stamp in conjunction with the US Postal Service. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/02e25838-b27d-49a8-86af-54c06d3f8102/BI+TT+Oct+15+1933+Route+Map+3.jpeg Braniff Airways Timeline 1880 to 1939 - March 16, 1934 In spite of the valiant efforts of Braniff’s employees, the company ceased operations. Photo: Braniff’s route map from late 1933. No new service was added during this time because of the economic conditions the company and its employees were enduring. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/5f9de3af-041e-4012-aa77-06bfdc9287c5/BI+Paul+R.+Braniff+Testifying+Before+Congress+for+Air+Mail+Contract+1934+BI+Photo.jpeg Braniff Airways Timeline 1880 to 1939 - March 18, 1934 Braniff Airways made its last flight and its aircraft were locked in the hangar at Oklahoma City with only fixed base operations continuing in service. However, Congressional investigation of the nation’s air mail contracts caused them all to be canceled on February 19, 1934. Paul Braniff testified before Congress, which ultimately led to Braniff being awarded a key air mail contract less than two months later that saved the company https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/4229d644-7886-4017-ad93-434ecc8e74a4/BI+Air+Mail+Service+Fourth+Anniversary+DC-2+DAL+May+17+1938+Photo+Date+May+10+1938+0.jpg Braniff Airways Timeline 1880 to 1939 - May 7, 1934 Braniff is awarded Air Mail Route AM-9 between Chicago and Dallas, with intermediate stops at Kansas City, Wichita, Ponca City, Oklahoma City and Ft. Worth. Photo: Exactly 4 years later on the anniversary of Braniff’s lifesaving Air Mail Route Award, the Oklahoma City-based airline was now flying big 14-passenger Douglas DC-2 twin engine airliners with flight attendant service. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/b1cb3055-5483-4ed2-82b1-3695aa9d2965/BI+First+Airmail+Flight+Inaugural+OKC+MDW+May+17+1934+.jpg Braniff Airways Timeline 1880 to 1939 - May 17, 1934 Air Mail service begins over Air Mail Route AM-9 and Braniff employees 47 people https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/a254c00a-2268-4501-8993-63ea06c6a764/BI+First+Airmail+Flight+Inaugural+OKC+MDW+May+17+1934+0001.jpg Braniff Airways Timeline 1880 to 1939 - May 30, 1934 Passenger and Express Cargo Services inaugurated northbound over AM-9 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/c456dd23-4f09-4e07-94af-ee2b7ac8224a/BI+First+Cover+Air+Mail+Demonstration+World%27s+Fair+NYC+Oct+31+1934+4.jpg Braniff Airways Timeline 1880 to 1939 - May 31, 1934 Passenger and express cargo services inaugurated southbound over US Air Mail Route AM-9. Photo: Braniff Airways was on display at the World of Progress Show in Chicago, Illinois. The company was part of a demonstration of a new air mail delivery and retrieval system that would not require the aircraft to land at each mail stop. Instead, the new system allowed the pilot to fly low over the airport, deposit the mail and then pick up the new mail. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/a35c05b4-9278-4e1c-b1a7-5bb496cfbdce/BI+First+Cover+Air+Mail+Demonstration+World%27s+Fair+NYC+Oct+31+1934+2.jpg Braniff Airways Timeline 1880 to 1939 - June 15, 1934 Inauguration of mail service only at Wichita, Kansas. Photo: Braniff demonstrates the new wired delivery and retrieval system for air mail at the Chicago World of Progress event in May 1934. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/5ef5629f-bf6e-4077-b3ee-eb32a0960e5c/BI+First+Flight+Cover+First+Airmail+DAL+MDW+May+17+1934+.jpg Braniff Airways Timeline 1880 to 1939 - August 1, 1934 Inauguration of flagship stop at Coffeyville, Kansas. Photo: A postmarked letter flown aboard the first flight of Braniff’s new Air Mail Route 9 on May 17, 1934. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/d0c01a49-4934-43de-a77c-538056850d36/BI+TT+Aug+1+1934+1.jpg Braniff Airways Timeline 1880 to 1939 - August 1, 1934 Braniff Airways Domestic Timetable dated August 1, 1934, denotes the extensive new service added since the award of Air Mail Contract 9 in May 1934. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/45930bac-fcb8-4922-8708-3a9bf09c468a/BI+L-10+Electra+DC-2+Hangar+Love+Field+Drive+DAL+1938.jpg Braniff Airways Timeline 1880 to 1939 - November 27, 1934 Operations and Maintenance Base moved from Oklahoma City to the north side of Dallas Love Field on Love Field Drive https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/c47cbae4-2ef5-485d-9ebc-c339aa4ae1c0/BI+Long+Harman+TT+Nov+1+1934+0-2.jpg Braniff Airways Timeline 1880 to 1939 - December 28, 1934 Purchases Dallas-based Long and Harman Airlines with Braniff as surviving carrier. Photo: Front cover of Long and Harman Airlines Domestic Timetable dated Nov 1, 1934, the last prior to the merger with Braniff Airways. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/195d49a3-7340-4723-9796-bd9124d704db/BI+Long+Harman+TT+Nov+1+1934+1.jpg Braniff Airways Timeline 1880 to 1939 - January 1, 1935 Merges with Long and Harman Airlines and begins service over Air Mail Route AM-15 from Dallas to Brownsville. Braniff adopts the new slogan “From Great Lakes to the Gulf”. Fifteen cities are now served including Chicago, Kansas City, Missouri; Wichita, Kansas; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Dallas, Amarillo, Wichita Falls, Ft. Worth, Waco, Austin, San Antonio, Houston, Galveston, Corpus Christi and Brownsville, Texas. Photo: Long and Harman Domestic Timetable dated November 1, 1934. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/aecba406-bfed-4095-9f35-5038448801a0/BI+New+York+to+Mexico+via+Braniff+Ad+Lockheed+Electra+L-10A+1935+.jpg Braniff Airways Timeline 1880 to 1939 - March 30, 1935 First of seven 10-passenger Lockheed L-10A Electra twin-engine airliner delivered from Lockheed Plant at Los Angeles, California, to Braniff’s Base at Dallas Love Field by Braniff Airways Chief Pilot Ray Carrol Shrader https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/d34c34b0-bb57-4505-937d-48aefb036c9e/BI+Lockheed+Electra+L-10+NC14905+Inaug+DAL+BRO+Ray+C+Shrader+RV+Carleton+Apr+17++1935.jpg Braniff Airways Timeline 1880 to 1939 - April 17, 1935 Inauguration of Braniff’s first twin-engine airliner, Lockheed L-10A Electra, service between Dallas and Corpus Christi. Photo: Braniff Airways first Lockheed L-10A Electra registered as NC14905 is parked on the ramp at Brownsville Municipal Airport on April 17, 1935, after completing the Airline’s first scheduled flight with the new twin-engine aircraft. The big Electra, painted in the 1935 Red and Blue B Liner Color Scheme, was flown on its first by Captain R. V. Carleton, second from far right and Captain Ray Carrol Shrader, far right along with a planeload of inaugural passengers. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/bccc6e86-c554-421a-8a40-31319a01a8d3/BI+Airport+Ticket+Office+ICT+Miss+Roberta+Johnson+Terminal+Hostess+early+1950s+0119.jpg Braniff Airways Timeline 1880 to 1939 - July 1, 1935 Inauguration of first Braniff passenger service at Wichita, Kansas. The new service was operated using Braniff's new and luxurious Lockheed L-10A 10-passenger airliner. A year earlier on June 15, 1934, Braniff began serving Wichita with mail and express cargo on its mail route between Oklahoma City and Chicago, which began on May 7, 1934. Photo: Braniff Airways Terminal Hostess Miss Roberta Johnson is helping passengers at Wichita Municipal Airport in the early 1950s. Wichita became a significant Braniff station that offered passengers service from the Great Lakes and Rocky Mountains to the Gulf Coast. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/cf0889d8-27b4-46e4-a3dd-c46262d8f8aa/BI+Lockheed+L-10A+Electra+Interior+1935+BFC+0001-17.jpg Braniff Airways Timeline 1880 to 1939 - September 15, 1935 First Braniff inflight meal served by copilot in a cardboard box aboard the Lockheed L-10A Electra between Brownsville and Corpus Christi and Tulsa and Kansas City. Photo: The plush interior of the new Lockheed L-10A features big comfortable seating and a wide center aisle. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/fa174a91-cbb0-4bbd-99a1-94196d7c78a0/BI+Douglas-DC-3-NX14988+First+Flight+Dec+17+1935.jpg Braniff Airways Timeline 1880 to 1939 - December 17, 1935 Douglas DC-3 twin-engine airliner makes first flight at Douglas Plant, Santa Monica, California. Specifically, the Douglas Sleeper Transport prototype took to the skies with Captain Carl Cover in command as Chief Test Pilot for Douglas Aircraft Company. The big airliner departed from Clover Field at Santa Monica, California. Braniff began scheduled service with the DC-3 between Dallas Love Field and Amarillo, Texas, on February 3, 1940. By mid-1940, Braniff became an all Douglas aircraft airline by operating only Douglas DC-2 and DC-3 airliners. The DC-3 served Braniff faithfully for the next 21 years until retirement from scheduled service in April 1960. Photo: Douglas Aircraft Company, Copyright https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/61237d8f-4667-4eb1-8f91-21d4c6c0393c/BI+Love+Field+Drive+Terminal+Lockheed+Model+10+Electra+DAL+1935.jpg Braniff Airways Timeline 1880 to 1939 - January 1, 1936 Braniff’s fleet consisted of 7 Lockheed L-10A Electras, 4 Lockheed Vegas, 2 Ford Trimotors and 1 Stinson Reliant. Photo: A Braniff Airways Lockheed L-10A is parked on the ramp at Dallas Love Field in 1935. The terminal was located on the north end of the airport along Love Field Drive. This building survives today and is used as the airport fire station. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/f6cac356-d1df-4ecd-abba-de0e1506e3fc/BI+Lockheed+L-10A+Electra+NC14940+Ship+404+DAL+Unk+BFC+0.jpg Braniff Airways Timeline 1880 to 1939 - February 1, 1936 Braniff inaugurates new Railway Express agency contract service for door-to-door package service. The REA operated from 1917 to 1975, and was an early UPS/Fed Ex type of package service. Note the Airmail 9 and 15 are scripted on the nose of the Electra. Photo: A Braniff Lockheed L-10A Electra registered as NC14940 is parked on the maintenance ramp at Dallas Love Field in 1936. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/70497234-f48a-42b1-aaa5-673fff2f67df/BI+Plane+Facts+Employee+Newsletter+Apr+8+1936+0003.jpg Braniff Airways Timeline 1880 to 1939 - March 1, 1936 First employee newsletter dubbed Plane Facts debuts. Plane Facts featured a cover made from medium brown construction paper and was produced in mimeograph form. The Public Relations Office at the Oklahoma City Headquarters building on 324 North Robinson was charged with the editing of Plane Facts https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/3327fbe1-a1bd-4d95-b946-f9988e190ab6/BI+DC-2+NC13716+OKC+1937-2.jpeg Braniff Airways Timeline 1880 to 1939 - March 17, 1937 Five Douglas DC-2 twin-engine 14-passenger airliners were acquired from TWA to supplement the Electras between Chicago and Brownsville. Photo: Braniff Airways, Incorporated, Douglas DC-2-112 B-Liner registered as NC13716 is parked on the ramp at Oklahoma City Will Rogers Airport in 1937 . Ship NC13716 is painted in the 1935 Blue and Red B-Liner Color Scheme and it remained in that color during service with the Oklahoma City-based trunk carrier. Braniff purchased its DC-2s from Transcontinental and Western Airlines on March 17, 1937, with all delivered between June 1937 and November 1938. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/31d3ef81-7718-4435-a27d-5f7baa9eb6a6/BI+TT+Jun+1+1937+3.jpg Braniff Airways Timeline 1880 to 1939 - April 1, 1937 New Interchange Service with United Airlines from Chicago to Newark enables overnight service from Newark to Mexico City via United, Braniff and Pan American https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/33adf84d-e838-45dd-89d8-272220742ab7/BI+Hostess+First+Uniform+1937+0004.jpg Braniff Airways Timeline 1880 to 1939 - June 1, 1937 Braniff hires its first cabin attendants called hostesses. While ten went through training, only six met the stringent standards and graduated. Photo: The first Hostess uniform was called The Bolero and featured a distinctive Latin flair in its design. The uniform consisted of a Dark Blue Wool Skirt and matching Dark Blue Bolero Cut Jacket. The jacket and hat were trimmed in red sash and the outfit was worn with dark leather shoes. The uniform was upgraded with a new pill box hat in dark blue with matching sash. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/69f9b07a-7788-4fb7-bed4-412f37d87ef6/BI+Hostess+Rebecca+Garza+First+Braniff+Hosetss+on+Flight+to+BRO+1937+0012.jpg Braniff Airways Timeline 1880 to 1939 - June 12, 1937 First Braniff Hostesses begin inflight service on 14-passenger Douglas DC-2 twin-engine aircraft. Photo: Braniff initially hired four Hostesses that were quickly followed by another four. The original Hostesses were Rebecca Garza (pictured at entrance to Braniff L-10A Electra aircraft), Louise, Zarr, Irene Martinez, Lucile Behl, Iris Gillis, Vera Campbell, Polly West, Maria Romero, Margie McKay, and Ruth Joseph. Braniff's first Chief Hostess was Violet Burton who conducted Braniff's first Hostess class beginning in May, 1937. Requirements to become a Braniff Hostess were ability to understand Spanish, two or more years of university level education, a pleasant disposition and ability to deal with the public on a daily basis. Hostess applicants must have a proper appearance and be of an age between 21 and 26, weigh 110 to 118 pounds, possess a height of 5 feet to 5 feet 4 inches, and the applicant must not be married. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/c9c39af7-e5c8-4334-8c80-43d62ccad62f/BI+DC-2+NC13716+Inaugural+MDW+BRO+at+DAL+Jun+12+1937.jpg Braniff Airways Timeline 1880 to 1939 - June 12, 1937 First Douglas DC-2 service inaugurated between Dallas and Brownsville and then between Dallas, Kansas City and Chicago. Service was quickly extended north from Love Field to Kansas City and Chicago, prompting the Airline to adopt its iconic "From the Great Lakes to the Gulf" slogan. Photo: A luxurious Braniff DC-2 is arriving at Dallas Love Field on inaugural day June 12, 1937. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/baf4e666-c15a-42d6-9a12-19ba21c1c4a1/BI+Lockheed+Vega+Silver+Streak+NC8495+Lockheed+L-10+Electra+NC14941+Douglas+DC-2+NC13719+Last+Flight+OKC+Jul+1+1937.jpg Braniff Airways Timeline 1880 to 1939 - July 1, 1937 Last Braniff flight flown with the venerable Lockheed Vega airliner on a flight from Dallas to Amarillo. Photo: Photo: All three of Braniff's luxury airliners paused for a brief moment for this historic photoshoot at the Airline's Oklahoma City headquarters on July 15, 1937, to honor the last flight of Braniff's Lockheed Electra fleet two weeks earlier on July 1, 1937. From left to right, the last Lockheed Vega in Braniff's fleet that flew the last Vega flight between Dallas and Amarillo and Dallas is registered as NC14941 and dubbed Silver Streak because of the all natural metal finish and high speed of the Vega; Lockheed Electra L-10A registered as NC14941 and finally the new Douglas DC-2 Skyliner registered as NC13719. The inscription on the photograph is to Mr. Thomas Elmer Braniff from Captain Red McDonald. Captain McDonald praised Mr. Braniff for his visionary guidance of the Airline. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/15beaf3e-2628-4b3a-986c-7ccb578a8480/BI+TT+Jun+20+1938+Route+Map+0.jpg Braniff Airways Timeline 1880 to 1939 - June 20, 1938 Ten long and hard years yielded an amazing airline on Braniff’s 10th Anniversary. The company operated 2,963 route miles and flew 8,700 miles daily on 20 schedules to 15 cities https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/4ba2648e-0aae-4997-b097-921e2716f0a4/BI+TT+Jun+1+1939+0.jpg Braniff Airways Timeline 1880 to 1939 - June 20, 1939 The celebration of Braniff’s 11th Anniversary found the Airline operating a fleet of Douglas DC-2 twin-engine airliners flying nearly 10,000 miles daily. In June 1939, Braniff flew 1,626,592 Revenue Passenger Miles, which was an increase of 63 percent over the same period in June 1938, when the company flew 997,599 RPMs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/726e33fe-fd30-4b55-916f-452937013460/BI+DC-3+Thomas+Elmer+Braniff+1939+BFC+0029-2.jpg Braniff Airways Timeline 1880 to 1939 - August 30, 1939 President Thomas Elmer Braniff announces an order for four Douglas DC-3 Super B-Liners capable of carrying 21-passengers in cabin class comfort with a crew of three. This order increased the fleet to 16 aircraft. The DC-3 revolutionized air travel just as the Boeing 707 did only twenty year later. Photo: Mr. Braniff takes a moment to review company documents while traveling aboard the company’s brand new Douglas DC-3 airliner dubbed “The Great Ship”. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/3a98f2b4-8f25-4533-bc0f-8c40246dbb06/BI+DC-3+Front+And+Engine+DAL.jpg Braniff Airways Timeline 1880 to 1939 - December 14, 1939 First Douglas DC-3 registered as NC21773 is delivered to Braniff at Douglas Plant in Santa Monica, California. Photo: A dramatic photo of Braniff’s newly delivered DC-3 registered as NC21773 at Santa Monica, California. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/722546d0-e2bc-47f5-b703-4933ee1610f7/BI+DC-3-314+NC21773+First+Delivery+OKC+Dec+1939+BFC.jpeg Braniff Airways Timeline 1880 to 1939 - December 15, 1939 First Douglas DC-3 registered as NC21773 arrives in Oklahoma City, as shown in the photo, after delivery from Douglas Aircraft Company. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/29ddd70a-017f-467e-942e-e901c55f5c72/BI+Charles+Edmund+Beard+First+Sales+Meeting+10000+Feet+DC-3+Dec+17+1939.jpeg Braniff Airways Timeline 1880 to 1939 - December 17, 1939 First airborne sales meeting held aboard new Douglas DC-3 and hosted by Braniff Vice President Charles Edmund Beard https://www.braniffinternational.com/aerovias-braniff daily 0.75 2024-07-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/6d84bb60-8da2-4df5-8fec-dc7f461b5748/BI+Aerovias+Braniff+Script+1945.jpg Aerovias Braniff https://www.braniffinternational.com/aerovias-timeline-1 daily 0.75 2023-12-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/1672783628832-I9M5JOJ32Y8H9IU61C6S/BI+Aerovias+Braniff+Hostess+Gerry+Llatto+DC-3+XA-DUJ+DAL+1945.jpg Aerovias Braniff Timeline https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/1672783628534-KWPH410IC2ULQ50FVIAI/BI+Aerovias+Inaugural+Presentation+Portfolio+Thomas+Elmer+Braniff+Apr+3+1945++0025.jpg Aerovias Braniff Timeline https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/1672783634454-4C2PCOIM5CS96MFRZSLO/BI+Aerovias+Braniff+Pilot+Training+DAL+1945+2.jpg Aerovias Braniff Timeline https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/649f2a79-b3a8-4515-a275-5190cbd7dab8/BI+TT+Nov+1+1935+0005.jpg Aerovias Braniff Timeline - January 1, 1935 Braniff Airways, Incorporated, merges with Dallas, Texas-based Long and Harman, Inc., Air Lines with Braniff as the surviving entity. As a result of the merger, Braniff begins serving as far south as Brownsville Texas, opening up single-airline service from Chicago to Brownsville, and connecting service to Mexico City, Mexico, via Pan American World Airways Systems https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/47252628-661b-46c3-8d26-30e926d6cadd/BI+TT+May+1+1943+0002.jpg Aerovias Braniff Timeline - December 29, 1942 The Civil Aeronautics Board authorizes Braniff Airways, Incorporated, to begin serving a route from San Antonio, Texas, to Laredo, Texas, and then just across the Mexican border to Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, giving Braniff a second US gateway city to Mexico, Central and South America https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/f04a9ee9-afb3-41d2-ba21-347b78115c96/BI+Two+Braniff+Gateways+to+Mexico+Central+and+South+America+from+SAT+DC-3+Ad+1943+0016.jpg Aerovias Braniff Timeline - September 1, 1943 Braniff Airways, Incorporated, inaugurates new service from San Antonio, Texas, to Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, with an intermediate stop at Laredo, Texas, with 21-passenger Douglas DC-3 Super B-Liner twin-engine airliners https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/ca0d6a96-36c5-4b90-a89e-ef21db0da10b/BI+Aerovias+Thomas+Elmer+Braniff+and+Mrs+Bess+Thurman+Braniff+Serve+as+Honor+Guards+at+Monument+to+Mexican+Independence+MEX+1944+0056.jpg Aerovias Braniff Timeline - Late 1943 Aerovias Braniff, S. A., is formed in Mexico, which is wholly owned by Thomas Elmer Braniff, the president of Braniff Airways, Incorporated. Mr. Braniff states that Aerovias Braniff will begin operations and once it has been fully established then it will be merged with Braniff Airways, as the company’s Mexico subsidiary, which is fully dependent on approval by the Civil Aeronautics Board. This unique arrangement was in accordance with US and Mexico laws governing the merging of two companies based in two different companies. Mexico law does not allow international carriers to operate local domestic service within the country but only service to and from interior cities to an international destination. However, because Mr. Braniff owns the company and it is incorporated and based in Mexico City, it is a Mexico airline and therefore, can operate domestic service Photo: Mr Thomas Elmer Braniff and his wife Mrs. Bess Thurman Braniff stand as Honor Guard at the Monument to Independence in Mexico City in 1944. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated, 1944 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/ac882dd0-5191-4dbe-8408-5b0389d7c960/BI+Aerovias+2600+Miles+of+Mexico+Air+Routes+Awarded+Jan+1944.jpg Aerovias Braniff Timeline - January 15, 1944 The Mexican Government grants Aerovias Braniff, S. A., the planned eventual subsidiary of Braniff Airways, Incorporated, an operating permit covering 2,643 miles of air route in Mexico, is announced by Braniff Vice President Charles Edmund Beard. Mr. Beard testified before the Civil Aeronautics Board in Washington DC, a few days earlier concerning the new routes. The new routes granted will connect with Braniff Airways’ US gateway cities of Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, (across the border from Laredo, Texas) and Brownsville, Texas. Aerovias Braniff will operate service from Nueva Laredo, to Mexico City, via Ciudad Victoria, Mexico, and from Brownsville, Texas/Matamoras, Mexico, to Tampico, Mexico, via Ciudad Victoria, and from Mexico City, to Tapachula, Mexico, via Cuernavaca, Mexico; Cuautla, Mexico and Salina Cruz, Mexico, and between Mexico City and Merida, Yucatan, via Puebla, Mexico and Vera Cruz, and lastly, from Matamoras to Merida, via a direct trans-gulf flight https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/a811acee-bf22-4452-87a7-c42ad474b823/BI+Aerovias+Express+Air+Truck+1944+0046.jpg Aerovias Braniff Timeline - April 1, 1944 An additional 3,018 route miles are purchased by Aerovias Braniff bringing its total authorized route miles in Mexico to 4,661. The additional route miles were the former routes of Lineas Aereas Nacionales. Aerovias Braniff is now the largest airline in Mexico https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/c8c8908f-e0d3-4226-a0fe-f5bf5351bb34/BI+Aerovias+City+Ticket+Office+CTO+MEX+1944+0022.jpg Aerovias Braniff Timeline - April 1, 1944 Aerovias Braniff opens new offices on the tenth and eleventh floors of the new 15-story International Building in downtown Mexico City, Mexico. Photo: Aerovias Braniff’s new City Ticket Office was opened in downtown Mexico City. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incoporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/f5512a39-ae9a-4f4d-bd05-fe5f79515dad/BI+Aerovias+Article+New+Routes+Granted+Aerovias+Braniff+Aviation+News+NYC+Aug+14+1944+0019+2.jpg Aerovias Braniff Timeline - August 1, 1944 The Mexican Government awards Aerovias Braniff additional routes in Mexico, bringing its total to 7,728 miles. The new routes include service from Mexico City to Miami, via Merida, wth a stop at Havana, Cuba; from Mexico City to Panama City, Panama, in the Canal Zone, with intermediate stops at Cuernavaca, Cuautla, Santa Cruz and Tapachula, all in Mexico, and then Guatemala City, Guatemala; San Salvador, El Salvador; Tegucigalpa, Honduras; Managua, Nicaragua and San Jose, Costa Rica; and finally from Mexico City to Los Angeles, with intermediate stops at Ciudad Victoria, Monterrey, Piedras, Chihuahua, Hermosillo, all in Mexico, and Nogales, Arizona; Mexicali and Tijuana, both in Mexico https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/0aa7ae25-782a-4785-bba0-8d3e59590658/BI+Article+Aerovias+Braniff+Softball+Team+B+Liner+Nov+Dec+1945.jpeg Aerovias Braniff Timeline - March 1, 1945 The Aerovias Braniff Softball Team is organized by the company’s Personnel Manager Mr. Felipe Angeles. The team is enthusiastically welcomed by employees and local citizens https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/50dc1496-c03a-40a3-b792-c379262e07c4/BI+Aerovias+Braniff+DC-3+Training+Class+DAL+1945.jpg Aerovias Braniff Timeline - March 15, 1945 Aerovias Braniff has hired 25 employees and another 50 are in training for meteorology, radio and engineering. The students are paid for attending the training courses. Photo: A new training class of Pursers and Hostesses are modeling in front of a Braniff Airways Douglas DC-3s at Dallas Love Field, where training was conducted for new Aerovias Braniff employees. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/8c403710-637c-4cd6-8c7e-ab610c512410/BI+Aerovias+Letter+from+BI+Employees+to+Thomas+Elmer+Braniff+Congratulating+Aerovias+Inaugural+Apr+3+1945+0024.jpg Aerovias Braniff Timeline - April 3, 1945 The preinaugural flight of Aerovias Braniff begins from Dallas Love Field. A former Braniff Airways, Douglas DC-3 is painted in Aerovias Braniff’s new colors and reregistered in Mexico as XA-DUJ, is rolled out of the hangar and moved to the Love Field Terminal building on Lemmon Avenue. The flight, with Braniff and local dignitaries on board, flies from Dallas to Austin, Texas, where special ceremonies were held. The flight continued on to San Antonio, Laredo and Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, and then turned south to Ciudad, Mexico and arrived in Mexico City, later that evening, completing the first Aerovias Braniff flight https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/32676503-984e-4dbb-8236-a5fadeb5deb5/BI+Aerovias+Braniff+Inaugural+Thomas+Elmer+Braniff+Apr+5+1945+1.jpg Aerovias Braniff Timeline - April 4, 1945 The first Aerovias Braniff northbound flight from Mexico City, Mexico, to Nuevo, Laredo, is completed with an intermediate stop at Ciudad, Victoria. The flight also marks the first roundtrip by the new airline https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/6a45de22-45da-4cbb-8921-0806f405f345/BI+Aerovias+Braniff+DC-3+Interior+1945.jpg Aerovias Braniff Timeline - July 1, 1945 Aerovias Braniff inaugurates new service from Mexico City, Mexico, to Merida, Mexico, with an intermediate stop at Veracruz, Mexico although Pan American’s Mexico subsidiary CMA attempted to block Aerovias Braniff’s service vehicles from entering the airport grounds at Veracruz. However, the military ordered the gates unlocked and Aerovias Braniff was able to service its aircraft. Extra fuel was added so the flight could fly from Vera Cruz to Merida and then return. Merida Airport is not a military airport and CMA could block Aerovias service vehicles once again. Photo: Aerovias Braniff passengers are enjoying a comfortable flight in the spacious and plush Douglas DC-3 interior. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/187cf781-e29e-43ee-900d-d5b18d67fb76/BI+Terminal+Merida+Mexico+1945+Unk.jpeg Aerovias Braniff Timeline - July 17, 1945 In response to landing fees at Merida, Mexico, that were 5 and one-half times greater than those at Chicago Midway Airport, Aerovias Braniff refuses to pay the 85 pesos fee. In response, CMA trucks surround the Aerovias DC-3 and hamper its departure. Aerovias relents and pays the fee and is allowed to leave https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/a79255fc-e701-4b13-bd63-e199b6e5b279/BI+Aerovias+Braniff+DC-3+XA-DUJ+DAL+1944.jpg Aerovias Braniff Timeline - August 2, 1945 Mexico’s Secretary of the Department of Communications and Public Works Pedro M. Tornel suspends Aerovias Braniff’s temporary operating certificates for the Mexico City to Merida, Mexico, route, as a result of a petition filed by Compana Mexicana de Aviacion or CMA. Sr. Tornel indicated that Aerovias had not complied with radio telephone and other communications regulations and further had not conformed to the requirements relative to its personnel, landing fields, flight plans and finally that the company exploits the Mexico City-Merida line without the Department of Communications having first authorized its operation.” Aerovias Braniff files a petition with the Mexico courts for a temporary injunction stopping the Minister of Communications from carrying out his order. The court granted the injunction and a hearing is set Photo: Aerovias Braniff’s first Douglas DC-3 registered in Mexico as XA-DUJ is undergoing maintenance and repainting in Aerovias colors at the Dallas Love Field Roanoke Drive Base at Dallas Love Field in 1944. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/6cb914fb-a950-465d-8c63-8c82afb4cc66/BI+Aerovias+LRD+MEX+Route+Ad+1945+0063.jpg Aerovias Braniff Timeline - August 20, 1945 The Mexico court that issued the injunction against the Minister of Communications begins the hearing concerning the matter. Thomas Elmer Braniff, however, produces a letter dated June 2, 1945, from the Minister of Communications authorizing Braniff to operate the Mexico City–Vera Cruz–Merida route. Mr. Braniff also indicated that the majority of the airports Aerovias Braniff proposed or was using in Mexico were built by Pan American World Airways under contract from the US War Department and accordingly, these airports are immediately available for public use https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/d17e7f6b-f328-4be7-9a43-115848f2e2ee/BI+Preinaugural+Flight+DC-3+LAX+MEX+via+Aerovias+Doug+Stockdale+left+and+Ray+Carrol+Shrader+sixth+from+right+MEX+Nov+8+thru+13+Nov+13+1944+0047.jpg Aerovias Braniff Timeline - November 8, to 13, 1945 Aerovias Braniff inaugurates new service from Mexico City to Los Angeles, California, over a five-day trip of celebration. Intermediate stops along the route included Ciudad Victoria, Monterrey, Chihuahua, Mermosillo, all in Mexico, and Nogales, Arizona, Mexicali, Mexico, and Tijuana, Mexico. Braniff Vice President of Operations Mr. Ray Carroll Shrader hosted the gala event https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/5c443a51-62f1-4106-ba8b-688fbbc4cd70/BI+Aerovias+DC-3+Pilot+Training+Ray+Carrol+Shrader+third+from+left+and+R.+V.+Carleton+center+DAL+1945+0004.jpg Aerovias Braniff Timeline - December 1, 1945 New pilot uniforms are introduced. The uniforms feature a cooler design for the hotter climates in Mexico. Unifrom jackets are modeled from the battle jackets worn by the US Armed Forces https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/4200f264-5b77-489f-a5ff-291593e0d4ce/BI+1948+Logo.jpg Aerovias Braniff Timeline - May 19, 1946 Braniff Airways, Incorporated, is awarded a new 7719-mile route system from the US Mainland to Mexico, Cuba, Central and South America, which draws specific interest of Pan American World Airways https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/1207f663-cfe8-4c34-b897-578c178ba4bc/BI+Aerovias+DC-3+First+Hostess+Estella+Gomez+LLata+1944+0022.jpg Aerovias Braniff Timeline - July 25, 1946 The Mexican Government insists that there should be a 50/50 division of both schedules and passenger capacity between Mexico and US air carrier or in this case CMA and Aerovias Braniff. Talks had been initiated via an international air route conference that was expected to set precedent on how American airlines will deal with Latin American nations but Mexico’s new edict caused the talks to fail. Photo: Ms. Estella Gomez Llata was the first flight attendant hired by Aerovias Branif in 1944. She is greeting passengers boarding a company Douglas DC-3. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/741e9dfd-184d-4066-adbb-c6b28280b242/BI+Aerovias+DC-3+Begins+Newspaper+Delivery+Doug+Stockdale+right+and+Humberto+Ortiz+L.+second+from+right+MEX+1945+0049.jpg Aerovias Braniff Timeline - October 26, 1946 The Mexican Government, at the urging of Pan American World Airways, suspends Aerovias Braniff’s Mexico operating certificates causing the airline to shut down immediately. The Minister of Communications and Public Works rescinded the certificates stating that a “technical study” had found that Pan American’s CAM operating subsidiary was providing more than the necessary service and therefore, competition was unneeded. Aerovias Braniff is able to get a temporary injunction once again concerning the Minister’s orders. However, airport guards at Mexico City, commanded by a nephew of the chief of civil aviation official in the Ministry of Communication, ignored the injunction. In response, and to appeal to the upcoming change of national administration to hopefully find in favor, Aerovias Braniff sells 51 percent of its stock to Mexico nationals. Photo: During World War II, Aerovias Braniff flew stateside newspapers into Mexico. This service enabled those working at the US Embassies and other governmental agencies to receive the latest news concerning the war. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/5daf961e-4062-465d-af94-c159c7d28c1c/BI+Aerovias+City+Ticket+Office+CTO+Reservations+Office+MEX+1944+0040.jpg Aerovias Braniff Timeline - February 1, 1947 Aerovias Braniff is successful in getting the Mexico Minister of Communications to release the company’s planes and allow it to operate limited charter services. The company flies its first charter between Mexico City and Acapulco, both in Mexico, and additional charter flights will be flown throughout Mexico, in an attempt to recoup some of the company’s investment in scheduled airline operations Photo: The downtown Mexico City Reservations Office was always busy making reservations for passengers on Aerovias Braniff flights. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/c7c3d05c-f2fa-4d31-a240-d7003554394f/BI+Aerovias+City+Ticket+Office+CTO+Express+Office+next+door+Interior+MEX+1944+0034.jpg Aerovias Braniff Timeline - February 1, 1948 Aerovias Braniff loses a court case to have its Mexico operating certificates reinstated and now petitions the Mexico Supreme Court to rule on the matter. Photo: Braniff Airways shared an office with Aerovias Braniff in downtown Mexico City. Braniff’s sales office was housed adjacent to Aerovias Braniff’s City Ticket Office. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/0280f692-284c-4ac7-b4ac-396206410b07/BI+Douglas+Stockdale+Country+Manager+MEX+1945+BFC.jpg Aerovias Braniff Timeline - July 1, 1949 The Mexico Supreme Court upholds a lower court’s refusal to reinstate Aerovias Braniff’s Mexico operating permits in a 3 to 2 vote. Photo: Mr. Douglas Stockdale served as Aerovias Braniff’s Vice President - Traffic. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/ee74682a-f4bd-4530-b8ec-fd8d3a4e9bdb/BI+Aerovias+Letter+Thank+You+from+Douglas+Stockdale+MEX+Sep+27+1945.jpg Aerovias Braniff Timeline - July 17, 1949 Thomas Elmer Braniff files a claim against Mexico, with the United States Department of State for at least $1,250,000 USD in damages caused by the Mexican Government’s abrupt and unjust cancellation of Aerovias Braniff’s operating certificates had destroyed Mr. Braniff’s and his company’s investments in the venture in a manner as though the property of the company had been impounded without compensation. This was a precedent-setting move by Mr. Braniff. If he were to be successful in his claim at the highest diplomatic level, it could establish a new pattern for settling all current and future damages caused by a foreign government that cause damage to American investments in those countries. Photo: This attractive Aerovias Braniff letterhead features a note of thank you to a company fan from Mr. Douglas Stockdale. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/cb9835f7-f813-484c-b2ef-854968e2660a/BI+QR+TT+1945+0003.jpg Aerovias Braniff Timeline - September 1952 United States President Harry S. Truman, in an unprecedented move, cancels the Mexico operating certificates of not only Braniff Airways but also those of Eastern Airlines and Western Airlines. Braniff Airways had been granted routes to Mexico as part of its 7719-mile Latin American route awarded from May 1946 but the company had not been able to receive authority from the Mexico Government to operate the routes. President Truman felt that by canceling the routes and starting over that a “clean slate” would enable the US carriers to finally receive the rights they seek. The President ordered the State Department to begin fresh negotiations with Mexico to obtain a “fair and equitable bilateral air transportation agreement providing for a sound pattern of air transportation between the two countries.” Photo: On the backside of the Braniff Airways Quick Reference Timetable from 1945 features a full map of the current and extensive planned routes of Aerovias Braniff. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/01a80d73-80c3-4447-8de2-cbe9a7a8cddd/BI+Aerovias+TT+Sep+1945+.jpg Aerovias Braniff Timeline - March 7, 1957 The United States and Mexican Governments set forth a memorandum of understanding as part of the Air Transport Agreement between the two countries on this date. Accordingly, CAB Chairman James R. Dupree designated Braniff Airways, Incorporated, for a route from Chicago to Mexico City, with intermediate stops at Dallas and San Antonio, which would give many cities in the Southwest one-airline service to Mexico. Photo: The front cover of the last printed Aerovias Braniff Timetable dated September 1945. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://www.braniffinternational.com/bowen-airlines-timeline daily 0.75 2023-12-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/1672802308018-94SS6BJNM6ZLN8P5S9IY/BI+Bowen+TT+Mar+24+1935+6.jpg Bowen Airlines Timeline https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/1672802716755-64NCM2NA7KUBZME06LHJ/BI+Bowen+TT+Sep+1+1934+0002.jpg Bowen Airlines Timeline https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/1672802698185-IIHBB7MLJXYW9SVEALBG/BI+Bowen+TT+May+8+1934+0001.jpg Bowen Airlines Timeline https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/23e1f645-1563-449c-ba7c-7dc747eff2a5/BI+Bowen+Lockheed+9+Orion+NC960Y+Temple+Bowen+second+from+right+with+hat+with+Bill+Ponder+on+left+Bowen+Pilot+and+two+Lockheed+Representatives+on+right+Accepting+First+Orion+1930.jpeg Bowen Airlines Timeline - September 27, 1930 Bowen Air Lines, Inc., is formed in the State of Texas as a Domestic For-Profit Corporation by Mr. Temple Gaylen Bowen. The company’s General Offices are located at Ft. Worth, Texas. Prior to his founding of Bowen Air Lines, Mr. Bowen founded and owned, with his brother R. L. Bowen, Merchants Fast Motor Lines, a trucking firm, and later West Texas Bus Lines, which was the Southwest’s first passenger bus company. Temple Bowen was one of the founders of Texas Air Transport, which was one of the predecessors of American Airlines, Inc. Mr. Bowen bid for Air Mail contracts from Dallas and Ft. Worth and Houston and Galveston and Dallas and Ft. Worth to Austin and San Antonio. The company won the CAM 21 and CAM 22 and began operating the new routes with five Pitcairns and two Stearmans on February 6, 1928. The company made profits during its first nine months of operation and Mr. Bowen sells it to South Air Transport on November 1, 1928. Photo: Mr. Temple G. Bowen, second from right holding hat, along with Bowen Pilot Bill Ponder far right holding hat and two Lockheed representatives pose in front of of Bowne’s first new Lockheed 9 Orion single-engine high-speed airliner in 1931. Mr. Bowen is accepting the new aircraft from Lockheed https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/a23610bb-79e2-4522-9c53-48afd7a8ece8/BI+Bowen+Ad+Nov+1%2C+1931+BFC.jpeg Bowen Airlines Timeline - October 1, 1930 The company inaugurates its first air service using Lockheed Vega six-passenger single-engine airliners flying between Ft. Worth, Dallas and Houston, all in Texas The company adopts the slogan, “Making a Neighborhood of the South.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/2c64d3eb-0f4a-4dea-b418-bb19c7fbc49b/BI+Lockheed+5B+Vega+NC161W+Jack+Dempsey+Jan+8%2C+1931+BFC.jpeg Bowen Airlines Timeline - October 25, 1930 Service is inaugurated between Dallas Love Field and Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Photo: The five-passenger Lockheed Vega 5B was the mainstay of the Bowen fleet, Ship NC161W is posing with professional fighter Jack Dempsey at Ft. Worth Meacham Airport on January 8, 1931 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/41b5a251-8fde-4ecf-933e-ab7111d5b242/BI+Bowen+Lapel+Pin+1930.jpeg Bowen Airlines Timeline - November 25, 1930 New service begins at Tulsa, Oklahoma, with flights to Dallas and Ft. Worth https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/aeecef67-e879-4da5-954e-1e2e43f1a7d8/BI+Bowen+TT+Jun+25+1931+1.jpeg Bowen Airlines Timeline - March 31, 1931 Bowen Air Lines emphasized the speed and frequency of its service to entice passengers to fly with the company. When the Airline began in October 1930 it was flying 500 miles each day and today is flying 4500 miles every day. The Airline employs 40 employees, which includes 12 pilots https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/30d2ac7d-eedd-4594-b63f-1aac5356a34c/BI+Bowen+Lockheed+Orion+NC964Y+Second+Orion+Gear+Emergency+wth+Pilot+Perry+F+Pop+Hotchkiss+FTW.jpeg Bowen Airlines Timeline - May 1, 1931 Bowen Air Lines takes delivery of the new high-speed Lockheed Model 9 Orion single-engine airliner, which was built to specifications that Mr. Temple Bowen had designed and given to Lockheed to build for him. Bowen became the first airline to operate the new Orion, which also featured retractable landing gear for high speed flight. The Orion could fly at a cruising speed of 180 miles-per-hour with a maximum speed of 225 mph. A very unique addition was the installation of wing flaps to assist with slowing the aircraft down for landing. This became the first use of flaps on an airliner. Photo: Bowen boasts a perfect safety record even though this brand new Bowen Lockheed Orion 9 airliner was involved in a gear up landing at Ft. Worth Meacham Airport in July 1931. The pilot, Perry F. “Pop” Hotchkiss was not harmed. The aircraft was repaired and then sold https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/cc046371-54f0-4d9a-939d-f3a1f1367028/BI+Bowen+TT+Mar+1+1933+2.jpeg Bowen Airlines Timeline - May 17, 1931 Bowen begins the first service with its new six-passenger Lockheed Model 9 Orion airliner over a new route flying from Dallas to Austin and San Antonio https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/e262a751-4364-460f-a006-777cca68cdae/BI+Bowen+Lockheed+5B+Vega+NC161W+Logo+Jan+8%2C+1931+BFC.jpeg Bowen Airlines Timeline - August 31, 1931 More than 10,000 passengers are carried by Bowen Airlines during the first seven months of 1931 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/9fc33e96-c010-4304-8b54-3cd071471818/BI+Bowen+TT+Mar+1+1933+1.jpg Bowen Airlines Timeline - September 1, 1934 Bowen expands its operations to include a route that operates from Chicago to Dallas and as far south as San Antonio and Houston, Texas, with stops in both Missouri and Oklahoma The company is not awarded one of the coveted Air Mail routes that had saved many smaller airlines, including Braniff Airways, Incorporated. As a result, the company, totally reliant on sporadic passenger revenue, begins to experience severe economic problems that were exacerbated by a general economic downturn in the United States https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/a11de42a-359a-4390-bc11-f736fd1bdc99/BI+Bowen+TT+Mar+24+1935+3.jpg Bowen Airlines Timeline - 1935 Bowen Air Lines introduces two Vultee V-1A airliners to its route system with a big 8 passenger carrying capacity. This new metal airliner was the fastest at the time with a cruising speed of 205 miles-per-hour and a maximum speed of 235 mph https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/4be778db-e5df-4684-a627-8b0d7f814e60/BI+Bowen+TT+Mar+24+1935+2.jpg Bowen Airlines Timeline - January 1, 1936 Facing insurmountable losses, Temple Bowen, files for bankruptcy and Bowen Airlines, Inc., ceases operations. The company is not resurrected. Rumors have persisted that Braniff Airways purchased the assets of Bowen. However, company records from that period do not indicate that Braniff purchased these assets although the intellectual property assets are owned by the private Texas Trust that currently owns Braniff Airways. A review of newspapers from the time that Bowen filed for bankruptcy confirms that the company filed for bankruptcy but there was never a mention of Braniff purchasing the assets of the company. An internal company memo from the early 1960s generated by Braniff Publications Manager Martha Leonard “Pat” Zahrt clearly stated that Braniff did not purchase Bowen but that “certain assets” were purchased. Braniff, operating over a similar route from Chicago to Houston, the company keeps Bowen’s slogan, “From the Great Lakes to the Gulf.” The fact that Braniff began using this slogan and that private Texas Trust owns Bowen’s intellectual property indicates that Braniff most likely purchased Bowen’s intellectual property to prevent another carrier or even Bowen resurrecting the company under that name https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/438699f9-e46b-48e4-8ea4-6d3b4aa67930/BI+Bowen+Article+New+Bowen+Airlines+Plane+100+Routes+Jul+28+1943+FTW+Star+Telegram.jpeg Bowen Airlines Timeline - July 28, 1943 Temple G. Bowen’s brother R. C. Bowen, similar to Paul Revere Braniff, wasn’t to be defeated by the airline industry. He reveals his plans for a massive new airline in the Ft. Worth Star Telegram Newspaper. The new airline would link 101 cities in the United States. Now Bowen Airways, the company is filing for CAB approval to move forward with the plan. However, the plan never comes to fruition https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/4fcee0ed-0a18-48b8-abaa-558499eb0551/BI+Bowen+TT+Sep+1+1934+.jpg Bowen Airlines Timeline - March 7, 1950 Bowen’s company legal status is forfeited and becomes inactive https://www.braniffinternational.com/hotels-timeline-1 daily 0.75 2024-05-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/1672686502572-BSCENRN2LX78X4P892CT/BI+Braniff+International+Hotels+Brochure+Multi+Part+All+Hotels+1975+8.jpg Braniff International Hotels, Inc., Timeline https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/1672686502630-EZN1X1WLIXV6DGZ712AZ/BI+Hotels+Ad+1974.jpeg Braniff International Hotels, Inc., Timeline https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/1672686503519-DUBYCLUST1IFIZJHTHR3/BI+Braniff+International+Hotels+Brochure+Multi+Part+All+Hotels+1975+9.jpg Braniff International Hotels, Inc., Timeline https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/2dd54f7f-e5c8-4e31-ad85-36fd2e8c2640/BI+Picture+Yourself+in+the+World+of+A+Princess+Hotel+Ad+ACA+1970s+.jpg Braniff International Hotels, Inc., Timeline - February 9, 1967 Braniff Announces that a new hotel called Acapulco Princess will be built in Acapulco, Mexico. A stylish ancient pyramid design modernized for today’s guests is a hallmark of the property. This big plush luxury hotel is still in operation today https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/87ccc427-3fe8-4bbd-bd98-cc4560a1ff5a/BI+LTV+Image+Magazine+Summer+1968+51.jpg Braniff International Hotels, Inc., Timeline - February 20, 1967 Braniff Airways President Harding L. Lawrence Announces a new and unprecedented South America Tourist and Hotels Program aimed at creating the travel and tourist infrastructure in South American countries that can then support air service to bring tourists to the regions. The country of Peru served as the pilot program for the creation of a network of companies to assist US firms interested in investing in the Southern Continent. The company invests more than $10 million USD in Peru alone https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/4ef2f1b0-4e76-4a6d-bb42-72bcf4d7fef6/BI+Post+Card+Colon+International+Hotel+UIO+1975+0001.jpg Braniff International Hotels, Inc., Timeline - March 1, 1968 Braniff announces that it has invested in the new Hotel Colon Internacional, located in Quito, Ecuador, to assist with financing the expansion of the hotel from 92-rooms to 200-rooms. This Braniff hotel is still in operation today https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/473f60f9-0979-4d7f-b6c2-7d5d93ba1f15/BI+Carnero+Inn+at+Punta+Canero+Ecuador+near+Salinas+Post+Card+1975+.jpg Braniff International Hotels, Inc., Timeline - January 1, 1969 The company opens the 40-room Carnero Inn at Punta Carnero, Ecuador. This Inn is still in operation today and it is well known along the Pacific Coast area for its marlin and deepsea fishing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/8cabe04e-d0c2-479c-83e8-c635e318a7ae/BI+O%27Neil+Ford+SAT+Architect+Resort+Property+Jan+10+1968+68-016-2+Low+Res.jpg Braniff International Hotels, Inc., Timeline - January 2, 1969 The noted architect firm of Ford, Powell and Carson of San Antonio, Texas, is selected by Braniff to work on various hotel and resort projects in the United States and Latin America. Architects O’Neil Ford and Chris Carson with Peruvian Architect Albert Menacho worked jointly on the company’s new projects in Peru https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/369fb5f2-6887-4278-bf5f-1e0dee38c1ea/BI+Santa+Maria+Beach+Club+LIM+0006.jpg Braniff International Hotels, Inc., Timeline - January 15, 1969 Braniff’s new Santa Maria Beach Club Hotel in Lima, Peru, opens for business. A grand opening celebration is held the following month. The new hotel features 27 hotel units, two restaurants, two bars, a discotheque, beach club, two heated pools and meeting facilities https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/cdca1c9c-aa2c-44a1-a9aa-afac68bd98e2/BI+Brochure+Santa+Maria+Beach+Club+Resort+Villas+LIM+0001.jpg Braniff International Hotels, Inc., Timeline - February 13, to 17, 1969 Grand opening for the new Santa Maria Beach Club Hotel is held in Lima, Peru. Today, the hotel is owned by the City Government of Lima, Peru, and serves as an employee vacation facility. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/defcea8d-8450-444c-b542-6e06d046e0ba/BI+Carlos+Leon+Peralta+and+Ana+Maria+Alvarez+and+Sergio+Syracusa+and+Carmen+de+Albertis+at+The+Unicorn+Disco+Night+Club+LIM+1973+ArkivPeru.png Braniff International Hotels, Inc., Timeline - June 1, 1969 The company opens The Unicorn Club, located in the elegant San Isidro District at Lima, Peru, becomes the first disco-boutique in the country. A smash hit, the club became a gathering place for industrialists, diplomats, executives and other guests from “the great world.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/0748385d-167f-43f2-82de-be424a8d6ea5/BI+Panagra+Post+Card+Montevideo+Uruguay+MVD+1950s+.jpg Braniff International Hotels, Inc., Timeline - September 1, 1969 Braniff opens the new La Chateau Restaurant at Montevideo, Uruguay https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/16866d18-3e12-426d-978c-701a37a7aa13/BI+Villarica+Volcano+at+Pucor+Chile+Braniff+Hotels+Ski+Chair+Lift+2000s+0014.jpg Braniff International Hotels, Inc., Timeline - September 1, 1969 Braniff assists in arranging financing for the construction of the first ski chair lift on Villarrica Volcano near Pucon, Chile, which begins operation on this date. The Villarrica Volcano Chair Lift is still in operation today https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/17b54289-c5e9-427b-94fd-e203ea807902/BI+Tambo+de+Oro+Restaurant+and+Marketplace+Menu+LIM+1970s+0003.jpg Braniff International Hotels, Inc., Timeline - October 30, 1969 Braniff opens the magnificent Tambo De Oro Restaurant and International Marketplace in Lima, Peru. The new hotspot is guided by Executive Chef Roger Piaget who also serves on the Braniff International Board of Chefs This property is still open today. Chef Roger Piaget’s son serves as owner and Executive Chef of “the” place to dine in Lima. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/8e92556d-03b8-4400-aa12-0fdb90ebeeb3/BI+Tambo+de+Oro+Restaurant+Brochure++.jpg Braniff International Hotels, Inc., Timeline - November 16, 1969 The new Lima hotspot, Tambo de Oro Restaurant, a “rest house of gold”, and International Market, holds a grand opening celebration. The facility, located in a stunning older palatial residence built in 1850 on the foundation of a colonial home of a century or more earlier, is owned by Improtur, S. A., the Peruvian subsidiary of Braniff International https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/2316afd2-ef51-4c24-aed5-cd8d4b2f29d4/BI+Plaza+Internactional+Hyatt+Grand+Hotel+ACA+2018+Unk.jpeg Braniff International Hotels, Inc., Timeline - December 10, 1969 Braniff International entered the hospitality industry with the announcement of a new hotel in Acapulco, Mexico, “Where the Jetset Turns Off its Motors.” The spectacular $30 million USD 760 room Plaza Internacional, luxury hotel was under construction on the Bay of Acapulco at the time of the announcement with completion scheduled for December 1970. Braniff International leased and operated the hotel. This hotel is still in operation today https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/e863c0b8-8152-4593-ab75-a34a86ea0162/BI+Tamaca+Hotel+Santa+Marta+Colombia+2023+Unk.jpeg Braniff International Hotels, Inc., Timeline - December 15, 1969 The company begins managing and operating the Tamaca Hotel at Santa Marta, Colombia. An expansion plan calls for 100 rooms up from the current 70 rooms. This magnificent property is still in service today https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/e8fd8fa5-99bd-44ee-99b5-0937c65be4a6/BI+Galapagos+Islands+Ecuador+Tour+Brochure+1974+0031.jpg Braniff International Hotels, Inc., Timeline - December 16, 1969 Braniff’s TISA opens Galapagos Cruises with the 60-passenger hotel ship, the Line-A https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/7bd9028a-5028-4aaf-915d-c905ab1a367e/BI+Granja+Azul+Hotel+LIM+1970+BFC+0039.jpg Braniff International Hotels, Inc., Timeline - January 1, 1970 Braniff International Hotels becomes a shareholder in the Granja Azul Inn Hotel Inn, which includes a hotel, restaurant and club, at Lima, Peru. The facility includes 36 hotel units, a swimming pool, par 3 golf course, sauna, meeting room facilities and a bar and restaurant. Guests will also have access to the Granja Azul Country Club featuring an 18 hole golf course and tennis courts. This Braniff property is still serving guests today https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/7ff02f95-2363-4cb0-940d-c6fce5f1d6f2/BI+Jungle+Queen+Floating+Hotel+Andes+Safari+Tours+Two+Sport+Fishing+Houseboats+for+28+Passengers+on+Araguaia+River+Jun+1970+RIO+2.jpg Braniff International Hotels, Inc., Timeline - March 1, 1970 Braniff inaugurates the Jungle Queen Floating Hotel consisting of two Sport Fishing Houseboats. The exclusive cruises begin on the Araguaia River in the Mato Grasso area of Brazil. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/3092ff1d-1595-4dbb-80d8-56ada509dba3/BI_Braniff_Place_logo+1.jpg Braniff International Hotels, Inc., Timeline - March 12, 1970 Braniff Airways, Incorporated, creates its new Hotel Division, which will operate as Braniff International Hotels, Inc., a fully owned subsidiary of Braniff Airways. Mr. John W. Leer, is named president of the new firm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/e5966781-fb34-4f1d-ad35-6dcbc4727fcb/BI+Carib+Inn+TISA+Hotel+BNF+Shareholder+Santa+Marta+Colombia+.jpg Braniff International Hotels, Inc., Timeline - November 1, 1970 Braniff Hotels opens the new Carib Inn at Santa Marta, Colombia. The resort property on the ocean features 100 luxury rooms and an 18 hole golf course on five miles of beautiful beaches along the Caribbean https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/e5bc95f6-3902-4364-9eaf-6003e608be05/BI+Church+Miraflores+Colombia+2023+Unk.jpeg Braniff International Hotels, Inc., Timeline - November 1, 1970 Braniff International Hotels invests in the El Dorado Lodge, located near Miraflores, Colombia. This 10-room boutique hotel is renowned for its hunting and fishing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/c30db4d8-a49b-4ccc-8db8-e82f34f4e993/BI+Driskill+Hotel+Front+View+at+Night+Post+Card+2015+.jpg Braniff International Hotels, Inc., Timeline - March 6, 1971 Braniff Hotels announces it will manage the historic Driskill Hotel in downtown Austin, Texas. The Austin landmark hotel recently underwent a complete restoration https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/02efd3e5-cf78-4390-be92-a57e46b6e81c/BI+Front+View+Updated+Everglades+Hotrel+MIA+1960s+Post+Card+0004.jpg Braniff International Hotels, Inc., Timeline - June 1, 1971 Braniff Hotels begins the managing and operating the New Everglades Hotel in Miami, Florida https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/be386b78-a32a-4768-a449-79f67315c0c2/BI+Hotel+Aristos+Seaside+MEX+2023+Unk.jpeg Braniff International Hotels, Inc., Timeline - November 1, 1971 The 1100-room Hotel Aristos in Mexico City, signs an agreement with Braniff Hotels for management services. This hotel is still in operation today, carrying on the Braniff International Hotels tradition of fine lodging https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/4c579af5-e84c-465c-8364-8d04621f1062/BI+Nighttime+Acapulco+Princess+Hotel+ACA+2023+Unk.jpeg Braniff International Hotels, Inc., Timeline - November 1, 1971 The company signs a contract with Princess Hotels to provide marketing and reservations services and consultation for the Princess Hotel in Bermuda, the Sir Francis Drake in San Francisco and the new Acapulco Princess Hotel in Acapulco, Mexico. All three hotels are still in operation today. You are in the presence of a Princess https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/bb36cb01-9892-4fb6-8a10-2bcf7b8b8a90/BI_Braniff_International_Hotels_Brochure_Multi_Part_All_Hotels_1975_11.jpg Braniff International Hotels, Inc., Timeline - November 1, 1971 Braniff Hotels appoints Don B. Wilson as director of sales for the New York area. Mr. Wilson, moves to Hotels from Braniff Airways, where he worked as director of the Northeastern Region for more than 30 years. In addition, Mr. Ben Eisner, from Neiman-Marcus, is appointed as a hotel travel consultant; Mr. Wade Clifton is appointed Director of Sales and will coordinate hotel sales and reservations at staff level and Mr. C. J. Vannoy is named Director of Sales for the Driskill Hotel in Austin, Texas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/0ce935e1-2da8-4bbe-b4da-556248680a4e/BI+Tiffany+Centro+Hotel+MCI+B+Liner+Dec+1971+71-12_01+copy.jpg Braniff International Hotels, Inc., Timeline - December 2, 1971 Braniff Hotels announces plans to operate and manage 200-room hotel at Shell Oil Company’s Tiffany Centro Business Complex near Kansas City International Airport https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/856683a5-c7da-4631-bd46-69a270034e91/BI+Holiday+Inn+Love+Field+DAL+Post+Card.jpg Braniff International Hotels, Inc., Timeline - January 6, 1972 Braniff Hotels and Holiday Inns announce plans to build new hotels in Peru https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/421a4eab-6b0c-4647-b2d3-b3dc5c330441/BI+Bahia+Mar+Resort+South+Padre+Island+Texas+Post+Card+Frank+B+Whaley+1980+.jpg Braniff International Hotels, Inc., Timeline - November 13, 1972 The elegant high rise Bahia Mar Hotel is announced for Brownsville, South Padre Island, Texas. This spectacular hotel and resort property is still in operation today https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/16581d04-536d-47e7-8c23-a7fe21c84a79/BI+Newspaper+Historic+Governor%27s+Ball+The+Driskill+Hotel+Grand+Opening+Feb+10-11+1973+The+1886+Gazette+AUS+.jpg Braniff International Hotels, Inc., Timeline - January 8, 1973 A magnificent grand opening event is held in Austin, Texas, for the newly renovated Driskill Hotel, which becomes Braniff’s premier hotel property https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/aebecaf5-1d6d-47c2-be90-0ede25b44096/BI+Driskill+Hotel+Lobby+2011+DH.jpeg Braniff International Hotels, Inc., Timeline - February 10, 1973 Braniff’s newly renovated Driskill Hotel formally opens to guests in Austin, Texas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/57dabd5c-efc8-42d3-bc2b-3dcd472c3d32/BI+Bay+View+Hotel+Club+de+Pesca+ACA+1970s+Braniff+Post+Card+0002.jpg Braniff International Hotels, Inc., Timeline - May 1, 1973 Braniff International Hotels announces that the fabled Club de Pesca Hotel in Acapulco, Mexico, is now managed and operated by the Dallas-based hotelier. The elegant, 114-room plus 12 villas, luxury hotel is situated at the peak of famed Acapulco Bay, which is known for its deep sea fishing and water sports. A new high rise wing will also be added giving guests additional rooms along with an Olympic size swimming pool, indoor/outdoor garden restaurant and several open air thatched roof bar huts on the grounds and beaches of the elegant hotel. Club de Pesca is the only hotel on the Bay with its own private dock https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/43198955-c5bb-4d35-8df6-6a529e1f5c67/BI+Braniff+Place+Hotel+New+Orleans+Brochure+MSY+1975+0052.jpg Braniff International Hotels, Inc., Timeline - May 17, 1973 The company signs a contract to manage the 750-room Jung Hotel in New Orleans, which will be renamed Braniff Place New Orleans. Braniff properties at Tucson, Acapulco and Corpus Christi Padre Island are also named Braniff Place https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/665f1cfb-fb1f-4201-af55-902d56bc8f65/BI+Braniff+Place+Tucson+Grand+Opening+Dec+3+1973+73-605-2.jpg Braniff International Hotels, Inc., Timeline - June 4, 1973 Braniff Hotels announces that an agreement has been signed to provide management services and operate Braniff Place Hotel at Tucson, Arizona https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/dc2b62f3-ea4b-4455-af61-6dde3039c94f/BI+Braniff+Place+Hotel+Corpus+Christi+Island+Moon+Newspaper+1974+0.jpg Braniff International Hotels, Inc., Timeline - June 19, 1973 The elegant new waterfront Braniff Place Corpus Christi holds its grand opening ceremony. Boasting 110-rooms, the facility features convention meeting rooms. Mr. Louis Evans is named General Manager of the property https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/7cd1ad0a-29dd-423f-8d10-de1daf0000d5/BI+John+S.+Lanahan+New+Vice+President+BI+Hotels+Article+B-Liner+Dec+1973+Oct+1973+0001.jpg Braniff International Hotels, Inc., Timeline - November 1, 1973 John S. Lanahan is named vice president of Braniff International Hotels https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/ed28d764-f2fd-4fec-9169-f2d004659aa1/BI+Braniff+Place+Tucson+Brochure+TUS+1974+0056.jpg Braniff International Hotels, Inc., Timeline - November 29, 1973 The spectacular new ultra-modern Braniff Place Hotel is opened in the downtown district of Tucson, Arizona. Today, this hotel is undergoing renovations and will be reopened in the future https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/453dd1cd-6cb4-4a80-9a3a-4972b630877d/BI+Hotel+Braniff+International+Cancun+Mexico+Rendering+May+22+1974+74-178-2.jpg Braniff International Hotels, Inc., Timeline - May 22, 1974 Braniff International Hotels announces a stunning new hotel plan for Cancun, Mexico. Colorful renderings indicate that the magnificent Hotel Braniff International will feature dual high rise towers on the ocean front with luxury accommodations from more than 800 rooms and private bungalows. Guests of the hotel will also enjoy dual tennis courts, two full size swimming pools and plenty of sandy beaches https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/50854169-cfa4-4723-93dd-41ae65481d45/BI+Alan+G.+Campey+Sales+Manager+Braniff+Place+Hotel+MSY+Sep+28+1974+BFC+.jpg Braniff International Hotels, Inc., Timeline - September 28, 1974 Braniff Place Hotel in New Orleans announces the appointment of three new members to the hotel’s management. Mr. James B. Merrill is named general manager and David A. Smart assumes the position of director of marketing and finally, Alan G. Campey (left) is appointed sales manager https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/87832b8d-ff04-48c4-9e71-213acdb92545/BI+Braniff+Place+World+HDQ+Aerial+View+DFW+1979+1.jpg Braniff International Hotels, Inc., Timeline - December 4, 1978 Braniff House Hotel opens at the new Braniff Place World Headquarters Complex located on the northwest corner of Dallas/Ft. Worth Regional Airport. This hotel had been in continuous operation until August 2020, when it was closed because of the COVID pandemic https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/dc2f494b-508c-4da3-91c6-994eea3b3c61/BI_Girard_Multi_Color_Checkerboard_Logo_1965+copy.jpg Braniff International Hotels, Inc., Timeline - May 13, 1982 Braniff Airways, Incorporated, Braniff Realty, Inc., and Braniff International Hotels, Inc.’s, parent company Braniff International Corporation filed for bankruptcy protection from its creditors. The filing only affected flying operations of Braniff Airways, Incorporated. All other activities and the subsidiaries continued without interruption including Braniff International Hotels. By this time, only the Driskill Hotel remained as Braniff Hotels only property https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/f571f3c0-aded-4666-9be3-3d6e1378d860/BI+Boeing+727-200+Braniff+Inc+Sunset+1984+Small.jpeg Braniff International Hotels, Inc., Timeline - December 15, 1983 Dec 15, 1983 – Braniff Airways, Inc., Braniff Realty, Inc., and Braniff International Corporation emerge from bankruptcy. Braniff Airways and Braniff International Corporation are renamed Dalfort Corporation and a new airline subsidiary, Braniff, Inc., is formed as a new Braniff air carrier company. Accordingly, the assets of Braniff International Hotels, Inc., including the Driskill Hotel, are transferred to Dalfort Corporation. The hotel is offered for sale and several prospects are contacted in hopes of finding a new buyer https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/9899883a-7555-41f1-ab91-acd9134cee52/BI+Driskill+Hotel+AUS+Matchbook+1970s+0001.jpg Braniff International Hotels, Inc., Timeline - 1984 During 1984, the Driskill Hotel is sold to The Driskill Partners, ending eleven years of Braniff management https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/004acd88-1490-4484-b839-11252c10914d/BI+Hostess+College+2801+Wycliff+Avenue+1968+Jim+Willoughby+Collection+01428.jpg Braniff International Hotels, Inc., Timeline - November 18, 2020 Braniff International Hotels announces that a new Braniff International Hotel would be opened in the Oak Lawn Neighborhood near downtown Dallas by late 2024. Braniff licensed the use of the Company’s name for the new project, which will be housed in the former Braniff International Hostess College facility on Wycliff Avenue. The 75-room luxury boutique hotel will be designed with Braniff style and design throughout and will feature a Braniff Boutique store that will sell upscale Braniff-themed products https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/5235937e-5db5-40bb-bc6f-24027b71750f/BI+Hostess+College+2801+Wycliff+Color+Slides+DAL+1968+0033.jpg Braniff International Hotels, Inc., Timeline - May 4, 2021 Braniff International, announces that its licensed hotel building has been listed on the National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, according to Braniff Airways Chairman Richard Ben Cass. The Texas Historical Commission posted that the nomination was officially listed in the Register on March 2, 2021. In November 2020, Braniff licensed a new Braniff-themed hotel project at the former Braniff International Hostess College located in the Oaklawn Neighborhood of Dallas. The boutique hotel is tentatively scheduled to open in 2024, once the facility is fully remodeled. In 2014, Braniff Airways Foundation initiated the process to have the building listed on the National Register. https://www.braniffinternational.com/panagra-timeline-1950-to-1967 daily 0.75 2024-07-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/1688431553966-6OIRZA31UMAWMZJU5QE1/BI+Panagra+DC-6+Pilot+Waving+1950+0003+copy.jpg Panagra Timeline 1950 to 1967 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/1688431554176-EES37ERJJ9FH8FLXZKHK/BI+Panagra+Douglas+DC-8-62+1+60+Scale+Douglas+Model+1967+BFC+0153-2.jpg Panagra Timeline 1950 to 1967 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/1688431555570-0YL6LKWOKLPGK8JP8BJB/BI+Panagra+DC-6+El+Interamericano++for+Panagra+Cottons+by+Everfast+Ad+Artwork+1950s.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1950 to 1967 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/f0312055-9bc3-4cc7-bc51-b7d08e75d26e/BI+Panagra+TT+Jan+20+1950++copy.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1950 to 1967 - January 6, 1950 The Civil Aeronautics Authority approves Panagra for Radio Telephone Communication over its La Paz, Bolivia, to Campo Grande, Brazil, and the Sawtooth sector from Santa Cruz, Bolivia, to Concepcion, Paraguay, to San Ignacio, Paraguay, to San Jose, Paraguay, to Robore, Bolivia and Puerto Suarez, Bolivia. With the addition of this sector, Panagra’s entire system is now approved for the use of Radio Telephone Communication https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/e340af70-b622-4853-98a5-fbf77cfe0734/BI+Panagra+Douglas+DC-6+El+Interamericano+Brochure+1950s+.jpg Panagra Timeline 1950 to 1967 - February 8, 1950 All Douglas DC-6 aircraft now feature public address system on board. Flight Attendants can welcome passengers aboard, announce flight times and call attention to various points of interest along the Panagra route https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/0b57bcf6-43cf-458b-a77a-458c8f352dd5/BI+Panagra+TT+Aug+10+1950+5.jpg Panagra Timeline 1950 to 1967 - February 19, 1950 A new Douglas DC-6 El Interamericano™ record is established by Panagra Captain Mr. John Henry Miller, while flying from Lima, Peru, to Santiago, Chile, aboard Ship N90878, in only 5 hours and 7 minutes flying time and 5 hours and 15 minutes block to block https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/02bc65ec-abfc-43a5-b303-0ca640d1fcab/BI+Panagra+Ecuador+Colombia+Panama+Mexico+Tours+Brochure+1957++0003.jpg Panagra Timeline 1950 to 1967 - February 22, 1950 Panagra Captain Mr. J. S. Shepard sets a new speed record flying Douglas DC-6 El Interamericano registered as N90877 from Lima, Peru, to Panama City Tocumen Airport, Panama, The Canal Zone in 5 hours and 5 minutes flying time and 5 hours and 12 minutes block to block https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/9f5d76a4-dcd0-4ad1-9313-380f0f00712c/BI+Panagra+New+JATO+Service+DC-4+LPB+Press+Release+Mar+27+1950+folder1_0110.jpg Panagra Timeline 1950 to 1967 - March 30, 1950 Flight times are greatly reduced between the US Mainland and Bolivia by two hours with the inauguration of Jet Assisted Takeoff or JATO equipped 44-passenger Douglas DC-4 service to La Paz, Bolivia, replacing the Airline’s twin-engine Douglas DC-3 service https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/8514ee6f-9b22-4ba9-8d59-822c3d301381/BI+Panagra+Anniversary+Cover+15th+Andrew+B.+Shea+President+LBP+May+31+1950+0.jpg Panagra Timeline 1950 to 1967 - May 31, 1950 Panagra celebrates the 15th Anniversary of service to Bolivia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/d3f3074d-2995-4985-8e96-5663c16fdfb6/BI+BUE+EZE+Buenos+Aires+Argentina+DC-6+Passenger+Terminal+1951+0004.jpg Panagra Timeline 1950 to 1967 - April 26, 1950 The Company announces that it now serves Buenos Aires via the new Ministro Pistarini Airport at Ezeiza, near the capital city. Panagra operated its last service at Moron Airport a day earlier https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/0c2ca179-cee0-46f6-8f47-925b748c0e46/BI+Panagra+TT+Jan+20+1950+.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1950 to 1967 - July 5, 1950 Panagra announces that it will cut fares on its full-size sleeper berths by more than 50 percent on its Douglas DC-6 El Inter-Americano airliners. The new price for lower berth $20 USD and upper is $10 USD, compared to standard price of $45 USD for upper and lower https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/4f80a374-bce2-44e8-a1eb-712188e17a14/BI+Panagra+TT+Jun+20+1950+.jpg Panagra Timeline 1950 to 1967 - August 17, 1950 New York World Telegram Newspaper columnist Mr. Ward Morehouse, and his wife Rebecca Franklin, also a columnist, departed Miami, Florida, aboard a Pan American Grace Airways Douglas DC-6 El Inter Americano four-engine airliner for a three week tour around South America. From Miami, he flew to Lima, Peru, and then flew via Panagra DC-4 to La Paz, Bolivia, and then back to Lima, to take the El Inter Americano to Santiago, Chile, where he spent several days. He then flew over the Andes to Buenos Aires, Argentina. In 1931, Mr. Morehouse made a similar trip that took seventeen and a half days of flying time compared to only two days flying time in 1950. The 1931 trip required ten planes and nine pilots to complete https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/f92046fa-a11c-4b8f-b140-fe0ef305fe32/BI+Panagra+TT+Mar+15+1951+.jpg Panagra Timeline 1950 to 1967 - March 15, 1951 Panagra inaugurates new service via the routes of Panair do Brasil between Lima, Peru, and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. At Lima, Rio passengers could connect with Panagra Inter Americano to Central and North America https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/0aff32d4-3935-4e34-9934-83c533bfe9a3/BI+Panagra+DC-6+De+Luxe+South+American+Service+Brochure+0002.jpg Panagra Timeline 1950 to 1967 - May 4, 1951 Panagra announces that the Airline has flown 12,703,000 Revenue Passenger Miles during the months of March 1951, which is an increase of 31 percent over March 1950, according to Vice President Traffic and Sales John T. Shannon. He also noted that at the current rate, 1951 should be the best traffic recorded in Panagra history https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/8b62046d-c7bd-47e2-ab99-236b3caa406b/BI+Panagra+TT+Nov+15+1951+0006.jpg Panagra Timeline 1950 to 1967 - July 26, 1951 Legendary Pan American Grace Airways completes its 20,000th crossing of the equator aboard flying between Panama City, Panama, the Canal Zone, and Lima, Peru https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/d578c6fc-267b-473c-8377-2f07b4bd4dfc/BI+Panagra+Jack+Frye+Speed+Trophy+Fastest+Airliner+DC-6+El+Interamericano+1953+0002.jpg Panagra Timeline 1950 to 1967 - 1952 Panagra becomes the first airline to receive the Jack Frye Trophy for the fastest passenger service on a regularly scheduled route operated by a US airline https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/6859382e-9d93-4639-9cf1-d5d451c14249/BI+Panagra+TT+Aug+1+1952+Announce+El+Pacifico+Tourist+Service+0001.jpg Panagra Timeline 1950 to 1967 - August 1, 1952 Pan American-Grace Airways announces its new DC-6B Tourist Service will be dubbed El Pacifico, while First Class service will continue on all El Inter Americano DC-6 services https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/1f3b69b0-9513-4d8a-8610-13918bb08cdc/BI+Panagra+Senator+Charles+E.+Potter+of+Ohio+1950+Charles+Potter+Office.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1950 to 1967 - January 8, 1953 US Senator-elect Charles Potter of Michigan, and his wife fly on Panagra during an around South America trip. The couple vacationed for several days in Buenos Aires, Argentina, fished in the lakes of Argentina, visited Santiago, Chile, and Lima, Peru https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/592909c0-4e81-4018-8afe-44cf8b154bc0/BI+Panagra+TT+Feb+1+1953+.jpg Panagra Timeline 1950 to 1967 - March 3, 1953 Mr. James H. Stebbins has been elected to the Board of Directors of Pan American Grace Airways. Mr. Stebbins is a vice president at W. R. Grace and Company, having worked for the international industrial and trading concern since 1919 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/3b2a51a4-f83f-47a9-a0e5-a8f1978dc5ef/BI+Panagra+New+ILS+Operating+LIM+Press+Release+1953+folder1_0121.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1950 to 1967 - March 6, 1953 Pan American Grace Airways announces that its new Instrument Landing System, known as ILS, is in full operation at Limatambo Airport, at Lima, Peru. The Company purchased and installed the new ILS system via a contract with CORPAC, which is the Peruvian Airport and Commercial Aviation Corporation. With this new system, airliners can continue to land with a cloud ceiling as low as 200 feet AGL and ½ mile visibility. Landing aircraft receive vertical as well as horizontal guidance with bright ground-based lights that guide the aircraft to the runway after it reaches the maximum 200 AGL descent point with ½ mile visibility https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/32c2e59d-8c61-4d63-8c4e-d9fa8e051c80/BI+Panagra+Occupied+Seat+Card+Intransit+Passenger+Same+Both+Sides+Unk+0.jpg Panagra Timeline 1950 to 1967 - March 24, 1953 Company Vice President and Sales Manager Edward G. Bern announces that the company’s policy of reserved seating has been met with great passenger acceptance https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/9b828f8d-5f32-4a90-b949-2bb3041cafbb/BI+Panagra+People+Who+ve+Been+Everywhere+Ad+1950+0040-2.jpg Panagra Timeline 1950 to 1967 - April 1, 1953 Company Vice President and Sales Manager Edward G. Bern announces that Panagra’s Load Factors have been high for the first months of 1953. The Airline’s Tourist El Pacifico flights have been producing load factors of 85 percent northbound and 78 percent southbound, averaging 82 percent. The Company expects 1953 to be a banner year https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/57ca5731-1af4-482c-ae5c-153a5826f6fb/BI+Panagra+Fly+To+South+America+Brochure+Sep+1957+0.jpg Panagra Timeline 1950 to 1967 - May 25, 1953 Mr. Cyrus S. Collins has been elected as assistant vice president of Panagra, according to Company President Andrew B. Shea. Mr. Collins joined Panagra in 1942, at Lima, Peru, in the Traffic and Operations Departments until 1948 and was then transferred to New York as assistant to the vice president and general manager of the Airline https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/ea03690a-d1cf-4cc7-b5ae-9847dca3f604/BI+Panagra+TT+Jun+1+1953+.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1950 to 1967 - June 9, 1953 The Company announces that its cargo sales during April 1953 increased by 19 percent compared to the same period in 1952, according to Vice President and Sales Manager Mr. Edward G. Bern. New DC-4 service between Panama City, Panama, The Canal Zone, and Lima, Peru, increased available cargo carrying space, which should increase cargo sales throughout the rest of the year https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/19610126-bc53-42b8-bc1d-be892668cc3f/BI+Panagra+Douglas+DC-4+Model+Douglas+Factor+WAHS.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1950 to 1967 - July 15, 1953 The Company begins a faster schedule between Miami and Colombia and Ecuador. The twice-weekly Douglas DC-4 El Pacifico schedules will now no longer make an overnight stop at Panama City, Panama, and will fly over the route from Miami to Panama, and then Cali, Colombia; Guayaquil, Ecuador and Talara and finally Lima, Peru. The flights from Miami to Cali, will now arrive in only 10 hours and in Quito in 12 hours. Photo: A stunning Panagra Douglas DC-4 desk model in aluminum made by the famed Douglas Aircraft Company Model Shop in the 1950s. Copyright, World Airline Historical Society https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/fd1fa048-32a5-4a13-88a4-5df274518e7d/BI+1948+Logo+art_by_alexdon.jpg Panagra Timeline 1950 to 1967 - August 15, 1953 In a statement to the Civil Aeronautics Board, Panagra President Andrew B. Shea stated that the elimination of duplication international operations of Braniff International Airways to South America would result in savings of $5 million USD to the Government every year. Photo: Braniff International Airways is a registered trademark owned by Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/836bb419-07b3-4243-a371-f92aad279c4a/BI+Panagra+President+Manuel+A.+Odria+Peru+Unk.png Panagra Timeline 1950 to 1967 - September 11, 1953 Company President Andrew B. Shea is awarded the Order of Merit as a Grand Officer by President Manuel A. Odria of Peru. The honor was bestowed for distinguished service on the occasion of Panagra’s 25th Anniversary celebration https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/90d642fe-fd1c-4408-9cbe-4cc45d21d3fd/BI+Panagra+TT+Oct+1+1953+0001+Fiesta+Lounge.jpg Panagra Timeline 1950 to 1967 - August 14, 1953 Panagra announces a luxurious new Fiesta Lounge will be installed in all Douglas DC-6 airliners. The elegantly decorated lounge can seat eight passengers in luxurious comfort https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/1fb746aa-31f3-40a6-bac3-084445060dce/BI+Panagra+Luggage+Tag+LPB+1960s+0001.jpg Panagra Timeline 1950 to 1967 - September 17, 1953 Panagra technicians flew a Douglas DC-6 to La Paz, Bolivia, the highest airport in the world, to perform landing and takeoff tests of the water injection systems that it added to the engines of its DC-6 fleet two years earlier. At 13,400 feet mean sea level and featuring a gravel runway, the airport at La Paz requires special care for safe operations, which Panagra has always operated with conservative operating procedures https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/bab1c11e-4ad8-41f8-befa-621ef6973222/BI+Panagra+Only+El+Inter+Americano+Flight+the+Gatewawy+Route+Ad+1951.jpg Panagra Timeline 1950 to 1967 - December 15, 1953 Panagra begins what becomes an annual toy lift to fly thousands of toys donated by US toy manufacturers to needy orphaned and hospitalized children in South America. The toy lift was flown through Christmas 1966 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/facd21a0-56b4-49ed-bb82-979048a7f74f/BI+Panagra+Happy+Trip+Flight+Packet+Brochure+1950s+0006.jpg Panagra Timeline 1950 to 1967 - January 20, 1954 South American aviation pioneer Captain Lloyd R. (Dinty) Moore celebrated his 25thyear with Pan American Grace Airways. Captain Moore serves as a pilot instructor at the Company’s Limatambo Base at Lima, Peru, and was one of the Company’s first pilots how inaugurated many of Panagra’s earliest routes. He flew the first airmail from the US Mainland to South America in 1929 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/3fc8051c-1700-47a7-97ab-e5465df9ae68/BI+Panagra+Jose+de+San+Martin+Liberator+of+South+America+First+Across+Andes+1827+National+Institute+Sanmartiniano.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1950 to 1967 - February 23, 1954 Pan American Grace Airways marks its 20,000th crossing of the Andes Mountains between Chile and Argentina since its first crossing in 1929. The historical flight was made aboard a massive four-engine Douglas DC-6 in 1954 and a classic Ford Trimotor in 1929. Photo: The great liberator of Chile, Argentina and Peru, Jose de San Martino, made the first successful crossing of the Andes in January 1817. Crossing with his Army from Mendoza, Argentina, the feat is considered one of the greats of military history. Copyright, National Institute Sanmartiniano https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/dc04161d-bd4e-40de-b9be-2b1aec7069dc/BI+Panagra+Guard+Peru+Poster+1950s+BFC.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1950 to 1967 - March 8, 1954 Panagra adds an additional tourist flight between Panama and Colombia, Ecuador and Peru to handle the increase in passenger and cargo traffic to these countries. The Company’s Vice President Sales Mr. Edward G. Bern noted that the flights will connect with Pan American World Airways flights at Panama and continuing to Miami, Florida https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/b5f8df9c-7562-40ef-80b8-2e5b4845e636/BI+Panagra+Fly+To+South+America+Brochure+Sep+1957+4.jpg Panagra Timeline 1950 to 1967 - March 30, 1954 The Company announces that its Revenue Passenger Miles increased an impressive six percent during January and February of 1954. Panagra Vice President Sales Mr. Edward G. Bern made the announcement and noted that the Company generated 23,579,000 RPMs compared to 22,302,000 during the same period in 1953 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/2a817c22-41f4-4643-aea9-c271aefa22e7/BI+Panagra+Radar+Equipped+DC-7B+El+Inter+Americano+Brochure+in+Spanish++.jpg Panagra Timeline 1950 to 1967 - April 16, 1954 Panagra became the first commercial airline to begin using the latest type of airborne weather radar aboard one of its Douglas DC-6B four-engine airliners used in regularly scheduled operations. The first radar-equipped flight left today from Miami, enroute to Buenos Aires, Argentina, which enables its pilots to see weather 150 miles ahead of the aircraft https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/9cf5b154-4147-43b3-bc05-3681295dd472/BI+Panagra+Horatio+Alger+Award.png Panagra Timeline 1950 to 1967 - May 6, 1954 Pan American Grace Airways President Andrew B. Shea receives the Horatio Alger Award of the American Schools and Colleges Association for his public accomplishments and civic achievement in the American tradition as an example to American youth. Mr. Shea began his career at W. R. Grace and Company in the Mail Room, while studying law at night at Fordham Law School. He became a Director of Panagra in 1947 and assumed the presidency in 1949 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/bf7996bc-110f-4899-b439-37e73071cb5d/BI+Panagra+DC-6+LIM+1950s+BFC+0018.jpg Panagra Timeline 1950 to 1967 - June 7, 1954 Douglas DC-3 twin-engine aircraft will be replaced on service between the US Mainland and Panama, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru, with big four-engine Douglas DC-6B aircraft, which establishes the first single-plane service between Miami and cities in Colombia and Ecuador https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/04feb060-02e3-489d-82ff-71838f814cc5/BI+Panagra+DC-6+N6536C+El+Pacifico+Tourist+Unk+1950s+0024-2.jpg Panagra Timeline 1950 to 1967 - June 7, 1954 New Douglas DC-6B tourist flights from Miami, Florida, to Lima, Peru, increase from three to five per week https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/e3eb5325-a05a-40f9-bc32-552369991b37/BI+Panagra+TT+Jun+1+1954+0003.jpg Panagra Timeline 1950 to 1967 - June 11, 1954 Panagra announces that the use of airborne radar to detect and avoid turbulent weather has resulted in greater comforts and safety as well as improved service for Panagra passengers. In April 1954, the Company installed the radar in one of its Douglas DC-6Bs in regular service and after 500 hours of testing under actual weather conditions between the US Mainland and South America https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/4d900c20-9235-41d2-9184-0b328e5fe352/BI+Panagra+Short+Cut+to+South+America+LIM+Ad+1950s+0005.jpg Panagra Timeline 1950 to 1967 - July 10, 1954 Fifteen teenage Junior Ambassadors, between 14 and 17 years of age, depart on a 21-day good will tour to foster good relations and understanding between the United States and Latin America. The American youth departed on a Panagra airliner from Miami, for their tour that takes them through Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile and Argentina, where they will meet with Presidents and top officials. The tour is sponsored by Pan American Grace Airways https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/18cf5199-6a2f-480d-b155-838e7eb7d07c/BI+Panagra+Aviation+Safety+Award+Dec+31+1949+0007-2.jpg Panagra Timeline 1950 to 1967 - July 30, 1954 The Inter-American Safety Council announces that it is presenting its Aviation Award to Pan American Grace Airways for a perfect safety record during 1953, which marks the 10th consecutive year that the Airline has received this prestigious award. The Company also received the National Safety Council’s annual Aviation Safety Award for this superb safety record https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/d9321caa-2239-4c24-8e2c-e7c346b7ee0f/BI+Panagra+Hotel+Humboldt+UIO+2023+deloguarchitecture+com.png Panagra Timeline 1950 to 1967 - August 3, 1954 The new modern and luxurious Humboldt Hotel Capitol has opened for business in Quito, Ecuador. The new hotel is located in the central business district and features 150 rooms with central heating. Photo: The magnificent Humboldt Hotel Capitol in 2023, is undergoing a complete full restoration. Copyright, deloguarchitecture.com https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/b3f7e813-f632-44d1-973b-7ebd50734b31/BI+Panagra+TT+Jul+1+1954+0006.jpg Panagra Timeline 1950 to 1967 - August 16, 1954 Panagra announces that its new Douglas DC-7B four-engine airliner fleet will feature the latest airborne weather radar, which can find storm up to 150 miles ahead of the aircraft enabling pilots to avoid turbulent weather. The new Bendix Aviation Corporation X-Band RDR-1 radar will be installed in all five of Panagra’s new DC-7Bs once they begin delivery in 1955 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/6bc8fae8-1af9-4bd1-987a-b38f5986d3c3/BI+Panagra+Laze+in+Luxury+Fly+there+Overnight+Couple+Ad+1950s+0003.jpg Panagra Timeline 1950 to 1967 - October 7, 1954 The Company announces a new advertising campaign and begins searching for Mr. and Mrs. Mature America. Panagra Vice President Mr. Edward G. Bern explains that the Airline is looking for a typical couple between the ages of 60 and 65 to pose pictures for the new campaign, which includes a tour that begins in October for picture-taking that begins in Miami, Florida, and then proceeds to Quito, Ecuador and then Machu Picchu in Peru and Lake Titicaca and finally Buenos Aires https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/941a9dd5-4f7b-4e0b-a8ef-bbcf346dccf6/BI+Panagra+TT+Jun+1+1955+1.jpg Panagra Timeline 1950 to 1967 - June 1, 1955 The company announces the that sleek new Douglas DC-7B will begin service in July 1955. However, service did not begin until August 1, 1955 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/65dfef41-e5d8-4821-ac49-cc20a1fa5803/BI+Panagra+DC-7B+N51700+Inflight+BFC+0.jpg Panagra Timeline 1950 to 1967 - August 1, 1955 Pan American Grace Airways introduces the luxurious radar-equipped Douglas DC-7B, which is billed as America’s newest, finest and fastest commercial airliner. Each new DC-7B represents a $2 million USD per unit investment and its speed can cut flying times by 1 hour 30 minutes throughout the system compared to Douglas DC-6 times. The DC-7B begins its new service with Panagra between Miami, Florida, and Buenos Aires, Argentina, offering luxurious El Interamericano Fiesta Lounge service. Panagra passengers can now fly from over the route in a fast 16 hours and 15 minutes. The big Douglas cruises at 365 miles-per-hour and can fly 2,950 miles nonstop. The aircraft can fly from Miami to Lima, nonstop https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/d932945f-9101-4fb9-b3ee-10c9b6933bd4/BI+Panagra+TT+Sep+1+1956+Radar+DC-7B+.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1950 to 1967 - September 1, 1956 Panagra’s new Douglas DC-7B El Inter Americano four-engine airliners now feature safety seeking all-weather radar systems on board https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/6c421c92-2d07-4325-80d7-ef2177ce57ed/BI+Panagra+Edward+L.+Farrell+Named+VP+Press+Release+Sep+17+1956+folder1_042.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1950 to 1967 - September 20, 1956 Mr. Edward L. Farrell, Jr., is elected Vice President of Pan American-Grace Airways. Mr. Farrell is currently special assistant to Company President Andrew B. Shea and elected to the Board of Directors in December 1955 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/ed6b7f2c-5e1f-4349-89d4-e1117b2455d9/BI+Panagra+Food+Service+Schedule+by+Aircraft+Type+Flight+Attendant+Manual+of+B.+Berrier+Jul+1+1958+.jpg Panagra Timeline 1950 to 1967 - November 22, to 24, 1956 A special reunion is held in Lima, Peru, for the first Peruvian flight attendants or hostesses to fly for a US airline Panagra. This is the first reunion for the pioneering hostesses since they began flying for Panagra in July 1946 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/d074c98c-58f3-474e-91c7-d47377c021d8/BI+Panagra+PAA+DC-4+Santa+Claus+1956+PAA.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1950 to 1967 - December 14, 1956 Forsaking Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer for a luxurious Panagra Douglas DC-6 four-engine airliner, Santa Claus travels to South America to distribute thousands of toys, donated by Ideal Toy Corporation, to underprivileged children. Santa Claus will become Papa Noel for his jaunt through five countries in South America. Photo: Panagra’s parent company, Pan American World Airways, featured Santa Claus during a photoshoot with a company Douglas DC-4 Clipper. Copyright, Pan American World Airways, Inc. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/a038ee5c-67bb-4426-8808-10d0119a8475/BI+Panagra+DC-7B+Over+NYC+IDL+Sky+Post+Card+1950s+.jpg Panagra Timeline 1950 to 1967 - January 7, 1957 Mr. Cyrus S. Collins is appointed vice president of Sales and Traffic for Pan American-Grace according to Company President Andrew B. Shea. Mr. Collins joined Panagra in 1942 in the Traffic Department at Lima, Peru, and has held an assistance vice president title since 1953 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/7a589139-a554-41c0-9eec-9e21d7347a2a/BI+Panagra+Fiesta+Lounges+Aboard+DC-6s+The+Grace+Log+Sep+Oct+1950+0014.jpg Panagra Timeline 1950 to 1967 - January 22, 1957 Pan American Grace Airways, introduces the first “Gourmet Tour Around South America,” that promises not only to excite the palate but also increase waistlines between two continents. The tour departs Dallas, Texas, on March 2, 1957 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/37283056-3ee0-4d6c-bd0c-f07f7faaae8f/BI+Panagra+Flight+Packet+El+Inter+Americano+DC-7B+0015.jpg Panagra Timeline 1950 to 1967 - February 12, 1957 The Company announces that its air cargo traffic has increased by a remarkable 51 percent compared to 1956, which reflects an increase in trade and commerce between the Americas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/03be7f96-ca19-4052-af9b-7649b017dc15/BI+Flight+Packet+Souvenir+DC-6+1950s++.jpg Panagra Timeline 1950 to 1967 - June 12, 1957 Pan American Grace Airways President Andrew B. Shea was conferred the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws by Fordham University. Cardinal Spellman cited that Mr. Shea, who is also an executive vice president and director of W. R. Grace and Company, as representing “the highest ideals of an American businessman.” Mr. Shea was a graduate of Fordham Law School, class of 1924 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/83ae4152-1808-4b9e-b0e1-3e24161ca19c/BI+Flight+Packet+Souvenir+DC-6+1950s++0003.jpg Panagra Timeline 1950 to 1967 - June 13, 1957 Panagra releases the results of a survey it conducted that indicates changing passenger patterns between the US Mainland and South America. According to the survey, the number of travelers flying to South America for pleasure travel had increased significantly. At one time, business travelers outnumbered leisure travelers 4 to 1. Within the past six months, 52 percent of US passengers flew to South America for business purposes, while 35 percent traveled there for leisure https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/7f5977f9-bb60-4e92-8252-a23c6ffad4e6/BI+Panagra+TT+Sep+1+1957+0006.jpg Panagra Timeline 1950 to 1967 - June 28, 1957 Pan American-Grace Airways announces that the Airline has crossed the Andes 25,000 times. The Company made its 25,000th crossing on Friday afternoon flying from Buenos Aires, Argentina, to Santiago, Chile, aboard a Douglas DC-7B with 58 passengers and a crew of five commanded by Captain Donald MacArthur of Coral Gables, Florida. Panagra’s first trans-Andean flight was flown on October 12, 1929, using a Ford Trimotor airliner. Captain Warren B. Smith holds the record with the most crossings of the Andes by a single pilot having flown 1680 trips https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/038ce327-72cf-4d4b-9b48-156d1e2341a5/BI+Panagra+TT+Jul+1+1957+0001.jpg Panagra Timeline 1950 to 1967 - July 7, 1957 Pan American Grace Airways will begin the first regularly scheduled single-plane all-cargo service between the US Mainland and west coast of South America, using four-engine Douglas DC-4 aircraft https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/af1b080d-ea5d-43a2-b7f5-1c5123cbf1c8/BI+Panagra+DC-7C+Air+Cargo+N51703+LIM+1956+BFC+.jpg Panagra Timeline 1950 to 1967 - September 4, 1957 Mr. James T. Scholtz is elected assistant vice president of Panagra and Mr. James K. Butler is appointed as regional manager of South America, according to Vice President and General Manager Mr. Douglas Campbell https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/b97d4bcf-1165-4861-8b7c-c09c2e953638/BIPANAGRADC-7BElInteramericanoBagThomasGrimault.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1950 to 1967 - November 18, 1957 Pan American Grace Airways Board of Directors appoints two new officers according to President Andrew B. Shea. Ms. Gail M. Oxley is appointed as secretary of the corporation and Mr. Ramon de Murias as assistant vice president https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/2b2573db-7a73-4890-a070-d19a63b9ef59/BI+Panagra+Jupiter+Rex+Equator+Crossing+for+Sidney+Nyhus+PTY+to+LIM+Oct+12+1958+0.jpg Panagra Timeline 1950 to 1967 - November 20, 1957 Panagra announces it will install a network of Very High-Frequency Omni-Directional Radio Range stations, known as VOR, throughout Argentina. The Argentina Ministry of Aeronautics has signed an agreement with Pan American Grace to purchase, install and maintain by the US flag carrier, seven VORs manufactured by Wilcox Electric, Inc. In addition, Panagra will train necessary technical personal in the United States https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/71752e22-4afa-437a-916f-c0c9912589cb/BI+Panagra+DC-7B+N51703+LIM+1958+BFC+0030.jpg Panagra Timeline 1950 to 1967 - January 1, 1958 New excursion fares for groups of eight or more persons traveling together in South America that will cut as much as 30 percent from regular fares is announced by Panagra and Pan American World Airways https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/2b2c369c-3664-41ff-8b62-b638f6c81b7a/BI+Panagra+Fly+to+South+America+Tour+Brochure+1958++0001.jpg Panagra Timeline 1950 to 1967 - January 6, 1958 Panagra introduces a new 30-day package tour that features six days in Rio de Janeiro, the Mardi Gras capital of the world. Passengers will enjoy the masked balls and the parades and revelry of the amazing Carnival event https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/afd72d36-1417-43df-bf46-34e0c0cc0b23/BI+Panagra+Fly+Round+South+America+Brochure+1940s+0002.jpg Panagra Timeline 1950 to 1967 - January 8, 1958 “How to See South America,” is a new folder listing the package tours and their costs offered by Pan American Grace Airways https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/eae8e3f4-b1b4-4aa5-9407-a03fba02f1e6/BI+Panagra+TT+Jun+1+1958+1.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1950 to 1967 - March 25, 1958 The “Thru the Lens Tour” organized by top photographer Eric L. Ergenbright in conjunction with Panagra will travel to areas virtually untouched in Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia beginning on June 30, 1958 through August 11, 1958. The 43-day tour will feature cameras specifically focused on the primitive Indian tribes in the five South American countries https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/ba1ccc3f-1c8a-43ee-9f02-d78d24c68b26/BI+Panagra+TT+Sep+1+1958+30th+Anniversary+Cover+.jpg Panagra Timeline 1950 to 1967 - September 1, 1958 The company’s 30th Anniversary Celebration was marked by a special timetable cover dated September 1, 1958 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/1bc2c433-aff4-45b7-af5d-d4594039bdde/BI+Panagra+TT+Sep+1+1958+30th+Anniversary+Ad+0001.jpg Panagra Timeline 1950 to 1967 - September 13, 1958 Pan American Grace Airways, Inc., celebrates its 30th year of service on September 13, 1958. The Company marks the event by honoring the continents it serves with a special “Salute to the Americas” held at Rockefeller Plaza and hosted by Panagra President Andrew B. Shea https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/43fe15f3-90f7-40e9-9634-e247b545b2e8/BI+Panagra+TT+Dec+1+1958+.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1950 to 1967 - December 1, 1958 Panagra begins using colorful photographs on its timetables including this Happy Holidays greeting from The World’s Friendliest Airline https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/5d0e8fa2-bc7a-48f1-a4d6-a68577366c05/BI+Panagra+TT+Spanish+Apr+1+1960+.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1950 to 1967 - May 3, 1960 Pan American Grace Airways inaugurates the first Douglas DC-8-31 jet service between the US Mainland and Central and South America via the Panagra/National Airlines/Pan American World Airways interchange service flying from New York Idlewild Airport to Miami, Florida; Panama City, Panama the Canal Zone; Lima, Peru and Buenos Aires, Argentina https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/6d249948-7629-4b23-b747-e9f24de3b633/BI+Panagra+DC-8-31+N8277H+MIA+1961+BFC+0040-2.jpg Panagra Timeline 1950 to 1967 - January 10, 1961 Panagra announces that it has extended stays by 15 additional days for passengers traveling on excursion fares on trips around South America. The new extension raises total days for travel from 30 to 45 and is available to one or more passengers traveling between points in the continental United States, Canada, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Buenos Aires, Argentina; Montevideo, Uruguay and Santiago, Chile https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/3a222675-437c-4fab-8bb1-d7e597417d75/BI+Panagra+DC-8-31+N8276H+Unk+1961+BFC+0048.jpg Panagra Timeline 1950 to 1967 - August 30, 1961 Pan American Grace Airways increases Douglas DC-8-31 jet service to Buenos Aires, Argentina, to six times each week and reduce its Douglas DC-7 propeller service to once each week. In addition, all DC-7 flights to Santiago, Chile, will be replaced with jet service with five flights each week reducing travel time between New York and Santiago to only 13 hours https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/9af7905d-3582-4ef7-ae28-3b682ea20592/BI+Panagra+DC-8-31+N8276H+JFK+1962+Post+Card+Mel+Lawrence+.jpg Panagra Timeline 1950 to 1967 - August 31, 1961 Panagra inaugurates new Douglas DC-8-31 jet service to Guayaquil, Ecuador, and announces that flying time from the US Mainland to Ecuador will cut flying time nearly in half. The new service operates from New York City to Guayaquil with intermediate stops at Miami, Florida, and Panama City, Panama the Canal Zone. Panagra already serves Lima and Buenos Aires with new Douglas DC-8-31 jet service https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/f1c06136-ccf3-41a4-a2c9-decdb5341c40/BI+Panagra+TT+Mar+1+1961+3.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1950 to 1967 - September 6, 1961 Pan American Grace Airways wins the Chris Award for its new film about South America, titled “Continent of Contrasts.” The Film Council of Greater Columbus has awarded Panagra its top prize in the travel category for 1961 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/99784766-c239-465f-81fd-a388a1377536/BI+Panagra+DC-8-31+N8274H+Inflight+May+1960+BFC+3.jpg Panagra Timeline 1950 to 1967 - November 14, 1961 The Company introduces new jet service with lower economy fares that have caused tour business to South America to increase substantially. Panagra reports that purchase of tour packages has increased by 95-percent, which can be tailored to fit most any vacation budget or schedule https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/abf47035-e70d-49d4-9737-effaa657cf5c/BI+Panagra+NAL+Route+Map+October+1958+.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1950 to 1967 - January 1962 Pan American Grace Airways, Inc., and National Airlines, Inc., form Simultrain, which is a sophisticated system of providing pilot training on the ground for the Douglas DC-8 jet. In Florida, students from both airlines as well as other contracting companies learn to fly using a DC-8 simulator https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/1074d5ac-ee90-433f-9fbc-865728754296/BI+Panagra+How+to+Get+the+Most+to+South+America+and+Country+Descriptions++Brochure+1957+.jpg Panagra Timeline 1950 to 1967 - January 10, 1962 Panagra introduces a new book for passengers that contain the do’s and don’ts and other tips for traveling in South America in this handy 128-page pocket-sized manual titled “How to Get the Most Out of Your Trip to South America.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/22df97ad-7651-4177-87b7-a8f97b569707/BI+Panagra+Now+Panagra+Most+Jets+to+BUE+Ad+JWT+Jan+1962+copy.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1950 to 1967 - March 28, 1962 Panagra receives a Safety Award for its superb adherence to air carrier safety standards. The Inter-American Safety Council awarded Panagra the honor for having flown 2,616,847,000 passenger miles during the last 18 years without an accident. Photo: Pan American Grace Airways longtime ad agency, the renowned J. Walther Thompson, created this ad that touts Panagra’s frequent jet service to Buenos Aires, Argentina. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/676a30e6-c61a-478c-9477-7ffdac8e1146/BIPANAGRADC8RouteMapCover1960s.jpg Panagra Timeline 1950 to 1967 - October 21, 1962 Every spring, brings spectacular bullfights to the 200-year old Plaza de Acho in Lima, Peru. From October 21, 1962 and continuing every Sunday through November 18, 1962, with a special corrida on November 1, 1962, seven internationally known toreros will test their skill against the bravest bulls from top breeding ranches of Spain and Peru https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/6a5a4b2e-513d-4f3b-aae3-a8820415c081/BI+Panagra+TT+Spanish+Sep+1+1963+.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1950 to 1967 - September 4, 1963 Peru marks the 35th Anniversary of United States air transportation in South America and the start of Pan American Grace Airways by affixing a commemorative cachet on all outbound air mail https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/62c80836-1278-4a15-b053-ba4ee6a078c9/BI+Panagra+TT+Summer+1963+1+.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1950 to 1967 - September 6, 1963 Panagra petitions the Civil Aeronautics Board to begin operating passenger and all-cargo jet service between Boston, New York, Baltimore, Washington DC and Miami, in the New York-Florida Service Investigation Route Case. The Company also asked to cut fares over the new routes by 21 percent https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/5df49621-3ff5-4859-b9a4-30b4dd3d318b/BI+Panagra+Church+of+San+Agust%C3%ADn+at+Plaza+Mayor+known+as+Plaza+de+la+Independencia+Quito+Ecuador+Poster+UIO+1960+BFC.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1950 to 1967 - 1964 Panagra becomes the first airline to offer Douglas DC-8 Intercontinental Jet service at Quito, Ecuador https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/fc56a814-025a-47a1-8995-dff237868342/BI+Panagra+Rice+Boat+Lake+Titticaca+Bolivia+Poster+1960s.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1950 to 1967 - 1964 Pan American Grace Airways becomes the first airline to land a four-engine jet at El Alto Airport, serving La Paz, Bolivia, which is the highest commercial airport in the world https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/ce41932d-94bd-4692-a944-86af407eebf5/Braniff+and+Panagra+3.jpg Panagra Timeline 1950 to 1967 - December 1965 Pan American World Airways, Inc., W. R. Grace and Company and Braniff Airways, Incorporated, agree for Braniff to purchase Pan American Grace Airways, Inc., through Braniff’s purchase of W. R. Grace’s 50 percent ownership of Panagra and Pan American’s 50 percent ownership of Panagra. Under the agreement, Braniff will pay $30 million USD for the purchase of Panagra with $15 million USD going to both W. R. Grace and Pan American https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/96c09e47-e4f0-4bf2-8828-36b4ad4d24ef/BI+Panagra+TT+Spanish+Aug+1+1965+.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1950 to 1967 - 1966 New nonstop jet service is inaugurated between New York and Lima, Peru https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/a2ffe967-be0d-4e34-8016-189038b0f3fe/BI+Panagra+TT+Spanish+Jul+15+1966+.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1950 to 1967 - 1966 Panagra begins service from San Francisco then Los Angeles to Lima, Peru, with Douglas DC-8-31 Intercontinental Jets https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/3aac3132-b16a-4b23-8269-ca0f4eea7bc7/BI+Panagra+Edward+G+Bern+Center+Vice+President+DC-8+Model+Jun+28+1956+BFC+0.jpg Panagra Timeline 1950 to 1967 - 1966 Pan American Grace Airways inaugurates the first nonstop jet service between Quito, Ecuador and Lima, Peru. Photo: This magnificent 1/25 scale Douglas DC-8-31 Intercontinental Jet Cutaway Model features and clear plexiglass fuselage with highly detailed interior. Panagra Vice President Edward G. Bern, center, is meeting with Douglas Aircraft officials in 1959. Today, this model is curated in the Braniff International Heritage Archives, in Dallas, Texas, which also houses Panagra’s corporate records and historical memorabilia and papers. In 2023, the model underwent a full restoration, Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/f21d7521-9189-4a23-be9d-af131960cd38/Braniff+Panagra+with+Map+copy.jpeg Panagra Timeline 1950 to 1967 - March 17, 1966 Braniff International announced that an agreement had been reached with New York City-based Pan American World Airways to purchase the fabled airline's ownership of Pan American-Grace Airways, Inc. After nearly 13 years of negotiation, Pan Am accepted Braniff's offer of a cash payment of $15 million USD for Pan Am’s 50-percent ownership in Panagra https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/9501ef0b-c0db-45f2-b03b-a15f1d6bbc6d/BI+Panagra+Lake+and+Andes+Mountains+Argentina+Poster+1950s+BFC.jpg Panagra Timeline 1950 to 1967 - June 1, 1966 Pan American Grace Airways, Pan American World Airways and National Airlines, inaugurate the first direct jet service between New York City and Cali, Colombia, once every week using Panagra DC-8-31 four-engine jetliners, which reduces the time to travel between the two cities to only 8 hours and 25 minutes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/7a45478b-4720-4faf-ba7e-253cab57e78e/BI+Panagra+The+History+of+Panagra+in+Spanish+Brochure+1948+0004.jpg Panagra Timeline 1950 to 1967 - June 1, 1966 Panagra provides air transportation for passenger, mail and cargo over a 4251-mile route network throughout Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile and Argentina, using a fleet of modern Douglas airliners, including the fast and efficient Douglas DC-8-31 Intercontinental Jet, which links Buenos Aires, Santiago, Antofagasta, La Paz, Lima, Guayaquil, Quito, Cali and Panama City with the US Mainland Gateways of Miami and New York City https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/7e434991-25b6-496e-88f4-a49f6ed5b731/BI+Panagra+DC-7B+EE+UU+Over+NYC+Poster+1953.jpg Panagra Timeline 1950 to 1967 - September 11, 1966 Panagra becomes the first US intercontinental airline to operate an all jet fleet as the last propeller-driven Douglas DC-7B is retired https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/fe3b3935-e6cb-491a-9c47-f0777b349f3f/BI+Panagra+Captain+Fred+T.+Sterling+shows+Braniff+Flight+Attendants+Carleen+Reichmann+left+and+Sue+Pedler+right+Panagra%27s+First+Aircraft+Fairchild+FC-2+in+DCA+Apr+1+1966+0031.jpg Panagra Timeline 1950 to 1967 - October 19, 1966 United States President Lyndon Baines Johnson approves the merger of Braniff Airways, Incorporated, and Pan American Grace Airways, Inc. Photo: Braniff Flight Attendants Carleen Reichmann, left, and Sue Pedler, are shown Panagra’s first aircraft, the famed Fairchild FC-2, by Panagra Captain Frederick T. Sterling. While the aircraft had been donated to the Smithsonian in 1949, it was part of an exhibit on the Mall at Washington DC, on April 1, 1966. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/e2e31db0-d1cb-4ee8-a0fa-eaa040c594ef/BI+Panagra+Harding+L.+Lawrence+left+and+Andrew+B+Shea+DC-8-31+LIM+Mar+1966+0035.jpg Panagra Timeline 1950 to 1967 - December 28, 1966 The US Civil Aeronautics Board approves the sale of Pan American Grace Airways, Inc., to Braniff Airways, Incorporated. Photo: Braniff International President Harding L. Lawrence, left and Panagra President Andrew B. Shea meet at the steps of a Panagra DC-8-31 Intercontinental Jet at Lima, Peru, in March 1966. Mr. Lawrence toured Panagra’s facilities in Latin America once the agreement had been formulated for merger between the two companies. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/2d67f8e3-8569-49ce-9c6a-d02362af4ef5/BI+Administration+Headquarters+Builidng+LIM+Limatambo+Airport+Lima+Peru+0009.jpg Panagra Timeline 1950 to 1967 - January 15, 1967 Braniff International Executive Vice President Charles Edward Acker presents a check for $15 million USD to W. R. Grace and Company Assistant General Counsel Walter Morris, which signals the historic finalization of the merger between the two carriers. Photo: Panagra’s former headquarters at Lima, Peru, soon after the merger in February 1967. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/21951ae8-9b4d-44e3-9c94-2ea46d0407e1/PA_2_496_38_Panagra+Agreements.jpg Panagra Timeline 1950 to 1967 - January 18, 1967 The $30 million Braniff Airways, Incorporated, purchase of Pan American Grace Airways, Inc., purchase agreement is completed https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/f35b7039-ec95-41c9-bc3a-3ed0da4e1579/BI+Panagra+Flight+Attendant+Uniform+LIM+Feb+1967+0027-2.jpg Panagra Timeline 1950 to 1967 - January 19, 1967 Harding L. Lawrence, Braniff’s Chairman, announces that Braniff Airways will merge with Panagra effective February 1, 1967, during a press conference in New York City. Photo: A Panagra flight attendant models her uniform one last time at Plaza San Martin in Lima, Peru, just prior to the merger in February 1967. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/5eb6369f-f90a-4498-856d-6055fa4d41d3/BI+DC-8-31+LIM+Mar+1967+BFC+0044.jpg Panagra Timeline 1950 to 1967 - February 1, 1967 Pan American Grace Airways, Inc., merges with Dallas-based Braniff Airways, Incorporated, with Braniff as the surviving carrier. Panagra ceases to exist as its last flight, a Douglas DC-8-31 Intercontinental Jet registered as N8275H arrives into Lima, Peru Braniff paid a nominal amount for Panagra, which included a fleet of DC-8-31 jets along with prepaid deposits of $27 million on 5 ordered DC-8-62 Intercontinental Jets that were delivered to Braniff beginning in the summer of 1967. At the time of the 1964, merger negotiation, Panagra had not ordered the five Super 62 jetliners. The new negotiation figure of $30 million USD did include the new jets and their handsome deposits, whereas the 1964 figure of $22 million USD included the DC-8-31s and an aging fleet of propeller aircraft. Braniff International Chairman of the Board of Directors Harding L. Lawrence held a press conference in New York City to announce the purchase of Panagra. "This is perhaps the most significant development in air transportation between North and South America, since the advent of the jet aircraft," Lawrence said. He further stated, "On February 1, Braniff will merge the Latin American operations of Panagra with Braniff and begin the first combined service under the Braniff International name." New service that resulted from combining the two carriers, featured the first through-flights from San Francisco and Los Angeles to Lima and La Paz and Lima and Santiago that eliminated the need for change of planes at Panama City. New nonstop service was also inaugurated between Santiago, Chile and Miami, Florida, for the first time. Braniff acquired seven used aircraft and five new aircraft orders as a result of the merger. 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Company President Linkon spent a year planning Florida Express and its success and is a substantial owner of the company. Florida Express’s main investor is International Metals Machines, Incorporated, based in Des Moines, Iowa, which has invested $10 million in the new found company is privately owned and diversified. IMM has also purchased the BAC One-11 Fastback Jets and equipment, which it leased back to Florida Express at reasonable rates. Photo: Florida Express BAC One-11 401AK Fastback Jet registered as N172FE is taxiing at Miami International Airport, Florida on February 1, 1987. Photographer Unknown https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/6fa54912-a7d7-4727-b861-076c3b52b99e/BI+Post+Card+MCO+1984.jpeg Florida Express Timeline 1983 to 1988 - January 24, 1983 Florida Express Airlines, Incorporated, is founded in the State of Delaware. President Gordon Linkon envisions Florida Express as a regional airline serving medium-sized cities, while operating with lowered costs and offering discount fares to its passengers. The new airline establishes its headquarters in the airport adjacent Orlando Trade Port in an older former military building. At Orlando International Airport, the Airline, positive about its future, signs a 27-year terminal lease for its operations. Rental for the space and estimated landing fees could exceed $1 million annually. Employee efficiency becomes a hallmark of the company from day one. Pilots and flight attendants might work during off-time as sales personnel and in reservations answering phones and selling tickets. The company establishes an employee stock and profit-sharing plan. President Linkon states that Florida Express employees and their success are directly tied to the company’s success. Photo: Post Card of Orlando International Airport in 1984 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/7e8fc75c-c86d-4cfb-877c-7978082b971b/BI+Florida+Express+BAC+One-11+201AC+N102EX+FLL+Dec+1+1986+Johan+Ljungdahl.jpeg Florida Express Timeline 1983 to 1988 - November 1983 The Civil Aeronautics Board begins its Fitness Examination of Florida Express Airlines, to determine if the company can successfully serve the public with domestic air carrier service. Photo: Florida Express BAC One-11 201AC Fastback Jet registered as N102EX is taxiing at Ft. Lauderdale/Hollywood International Airport, Florida, on December 1, 1986. Photographer John Ljungdahl https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/b7826213-0207-4580-9e3f-53f3685715fc/BI+Florida+Express+BAC+One-11+203AE+N1547+FLL+Nov+4+1987+Johan+Ljungdahl.jpeg Florida Express Timeline 1983 to 1988 - January 24, 1984 The Civil Aeronautics Board issues Florida Express’s economic certificate to operate as an air carrier. Photo: Florida Express BAC One-11 203AE Fastback Jet registered as N1547 (former Braniff Airways aircraft) is departing Ft. Lauderdale/Hollywood International Airport on November 4, 1987. Photographer Johann Ljungdahl https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/bd3d641c-e52f-4a17-b53e-eaa419470b1c/BI+2+Florida+Express+TT+Jan+26+1984+.jpg Florida Express Timeline 1983 to 1988 - January 26, 1984 Florida Express Airlines, dubbed “Flex” by her employees, inaugurates its first flight with a BAC One-11 Fastback Jet registered as N1544 (former Braniff Airways aircraft) from its Orlando, Florida, hub to Norfolk, Virginia. Nonstop service from Orlando to: Indianapolis, Indiana Nashville, Tennessee Norfolk, Virginia Ft. Lauderdale, Florida Miami, Florida Tampa, Florida One-stop service from Orlando to: Louisville, Kentucky, via Nashville Richmond, Virginia, via Norfolk Fares range between $79 and $129 one-way and within Florida, fares between $19 and $29 one-way were key to the Airline’s strategy of serving medium-size cities with frequency using low-fares to attract leisure travelers. Photo: The Airline’s first system timetable, dated January 26, 1984, features the system route map on the front cover. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/482db53c-d050-405d-8601-addd232304ce/BI+2+Florida+Express+TT+Jan+26+1984+0002.jpg Florida Express Timeline 1983 to 1988 - January 26, 1984 The first system timetable dated January 26, 1984, includes the new nonstop service to and from the Orlando hub. The first flight of the company, Flight 101, departed Orlando for Norfolk, Virginia, at 110PM and arrived at 3PM. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/6e08c43b-9b02-4403-b771-b6f2b9a93683/BI+Florida+Express+Ticket+Jacket+Apr+10+1984+0.jpg Florida Express Timeline 1983 to 1988 - July 9, 1984 Company President Gordon Linkon states that Florida Express’s 200 employees have served more than 100,000 travelers in the first six months of operation. He indicated that most of Florida Express’s passengers fly the Airline to visit friends and relatives and to visit Orlando’s famed tourist attractions. Mr. Linkon anticipates the company will be profitable by the end of 1984. President Linkon’s strategy of flying nonstop service from Orlando, to medium-size cities with frequency and low fares was working. Competitors such as Piedmont and Eastern provided service between many of Florida Express’s cities but with multiple stops or even change of plane enroute https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/7c37f6d1-730c-4b7a-8486-780f0df51505/BI+2+Florida+Express+BAC+One011+N1544+MCO+1984+BFC.jpg Florida Express Timeline 1983 to 1988 - July 29, 1984 Florida Express begins improved BAC One-11 Jet service between Orlando International Airport and Ft. Lauderdale, Florida; Louisville, Kentucky; Nashville, Tennessee and Indianapolis, Indiana. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/f7dbcafb-f7c3-4255-8582-f8b2799c95e7/BI+Florida+Express+TT+Jun+1+1985+.jpg Florida Express Timeline 1983 to 1988 - June 1, 1985 The June 1, 1985 System Timetable featured an expanding route map on the front cover. Columbus, Ohio; Birmingham, Alabama, to both Orlando and Tampa; and New Orleans, Louisiana were added to the Florida Express Route. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/90740e7e-34d5-46ca-9261-38ee240b4056/BI+Florida+Express+Drink+Menu+and+Seat+Occupied+Card+1985+.jpg Florida Express Timeline 1983 to 1988 - June 1, 1985 The Florida Express inflight menu was simple featuring snacks and an array of beverages and mixed drinks. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/73d76e2e-4058-4fe4-8384-f416470155c3/BI+2+Fl+Exp+TIcket+Jacket+Red+1985+BFC+0029.jpg Florida Express Timeline 1983 to 1988 - October 16, 1985 Florida Express completes its first initial public offering of stock. The company generates $13.125 million in new capital but falls $3 million short in its capitalization goals. Officials with the Airline had expected to sell between $16 million and $20 million in stock. Initially, the company planned to offer 2 million shares of stock. However, its brokerage firm reduced that to 1.75 million shares because of lower than expected demand. Company President Gordon Linkon indicated that although Florida Express did not sell the amount of stock it had hoped, the results would not affect the company’s expansion plans or future goals. Photo: Florida Express presented passengers with this impressive ticket jacket during 1985. The jacket featured the system route map and the tail section of a company BAC One-11 Fastback Jet. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/49987c2f-cd88-4259-8470-75e01d713c46/BI+Florida+Express+TT+Mar+1+1986+.jpg Florida Express Timeline 1983 to 1988 - March 1, 1986 Florida Express had significantly expanded its route map during 1986. Service to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, was added along with Knoxville, Tennessee, both nonstop to the Orlando hub. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/86a5d6c1-f3d1-4d42-93c2-a8edda928c97/BI+2+Florida+Express+BAC+One-11+N1544+MCO+1984+BFC.jpg Florida Express Timeline 1983 to 1988 - December 11, 1987 Florida Express Airlines, Inc., enters into an Agreement and Plan of Merger with Braniff Acquisition Corporation, the reincorporation vehicle owned by Braniff, Inc. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/ff65e1e9-21cf-428f-9f9e-6bc40b88d6f3/BI+2+Express+BAC+One-11+203AE+ACY+Jul+1988+Ellis+M.+Chernoff.jpg Florida Express Timeline 1983 to 1988 - January 15, 1988 The pending merger with Braniff, Inc., with Braniff as the surviving carrier, begins with a Joint Marketing, Ground Handling and Services Agreement, which called for at cost billing at Orlando. Florida Express operates a fleet of BAC One-11 Twinjets (some of these are former Braniff Airways One-11s) and begins feeding Braniff at Orlando with service to Akron/Canton, Birmingham, Cincinnati, Columbus, Ft. Lauderdale, Ft. Meyers, Indianapolis, Louisville, Nashville, Nassau, Bahamas, Orlando, Sarasota/Bradenton, Tampa/St. Petersburg and West Palm Beach. With the pending merger with Florida Express, Braniff, Inc., adds Orlando as its third major hub along with Kansas City and Dallas/Ft. Worth and the combined carriers plus Braniff Express Commuter now serve 45 cities in the US and the Bahamas. As of June 30, 1987, Florida Express employed 966 people including 144 management members, 125 flight crew members, 97 flight attendants, 78 in maintenance and 324 other full time personnel and 198 part-time employees. Photo: Florida Express BAC One-11 203AE Jet registered as N1547 is parked on the ramp at Atlantic City, New Jersey in July 1988. The Fast Jet features the temporary Braniff Express titles with Florida Express Red Color Scheme. Photographer Ellis M. Chernoff, Copyright https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/dadda344-a399-425c-b143-b8efbea761f7/BI+2+Fl+Exp+TIcket+Jacket+Red+1985+BFC+0031.jpg Florida Express Timeline 1983 to 1988 - January 21, 1988 Braniff was granted an exemption from the Department of Transportation from the full hearing process specified in the review of the acquisition of Florida Express Airlines, Inc. Florida Express has already been feeding Braniff flights operating as Braniff Express. Once the DOT approves the merger, then Florida Express flights will be listed with BN flight number designators. Photo: Florida Express offered customers its fast and efficient Jet-Stream Package Service or JSP. This service offered same-day package service for only $15 per box up to 50 pounds. Copyright, Braniff Airways, Incorporated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/1c29fcc9-17d9-487a-aea4-011e5d7fda72/BI+2+Florida+Express+Aerial+View+MCO+Unk.jpeg Florida Express Timeline 1983 to 1988 - February 1, 1988 Florida Express, operating as Braniff Express inaugurates new BAC One-11 Fastback Jet service between Atlanta and Orlando. Photo: A unique aerial view of the sprawling Orlando International Airport terminal facilities in 1988. MCO Airport Authority, Copyright https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/8d73e5ec-be81-415a-9d0a-120c471e2bd9/BI+2+TT+Florida+Express+Merger+Ad+Jan+15+1988+BFC.jpg Florida Express Timeline 1983 to 1988 - April 19, 1988 Florida Express Airlines, an Orlando, Florida-based regional jet airline is purchased by Braniff, Inc., and is formally merged with Braniff, which is the surviving carrier. Florida Express is merged into Braniff Acquisition Corporation, a newly-formed wholly-owned reincorporation vehicle subsidiary of Braniff, Inc. Shareholders of Florida Express receive one share of 7 percent cumulative convertible preferred Braniff, Inc., series stock with a stated value of $2.25. At the time of the merger, 7.5 million shares were outstanding. Florida Express Airlines announces the 1987 earnings report at the company’s last annual shareholders meeting. Stakeholders voted to approve the merger with Braniff, which was valued at $20 million. The company reported $155.8 million in revenues for the 12 months ended 1987, with assets of $18.6 million. The company’s common stock closes for the last time at $1.06 per share. The listing and sales of Florida Express stock was officially ended https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/003d8275-1f83-4af3-99e2-726d8c1fa858/BI+2+BAC+One-11+N1549+First+in+Braniff+Inc+Scheme+MCO+Apr+1988.jpg Florida Express Timeline 1983 to 1988 - April 19, 1988 Former Braniff Airways, Allegheny Airlines, USAir and Florida Express BAC One-11 Fastback Jet registered as N1549 emerges from the former Florida Express Paint Shop at Orlando Airport, with its new Braniff, Inc., Bob Perlman Blue, Red and Platinum Silver Color Scheme. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/572fa7687c65e4a1135b4bb6/7d71ef1f-5727-4360-ac87-deed5aa78f0b/BI+2+Route+Map+Feb+15+1989.jpg Florida Express Timeline 1983 to 1988 - June 1, 1988 Braniff, Inc., held an open forum meeting at Orlando, Florida, for employees to attend to ask questions about the recent purchase of Florida Express Airlines, Inc. The meeting, first of many scheduled throughout the system, featured a question and answer period for employees to ask Company management about the merger. The meeting was hosted by Mr. Larry Hughes, Senior Vice President Operations; Mr. John Olson, Vice President Flight Operations; Mr. Bill Oliver, Vice President Customer Service; Mr. Kirk Mueller, Vice President Personnel and Mr. Brian Olds, Vice President Marketing and Engineering. Over 150 employees were in attendance and were able to ask questions with Mr. Hughes acting as moderator. Photo: Dated February 15, 1989, the fully integrated systems of Braniff, Inc., and Florida Express create an impressive route map. 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