[1] In 1978 Braniff announced it had chosen the Boeing 757 and 767 to replace the DC-8s over its Latin America Division routes, but the airline never operated the 757, 767, A300 or MD-80.[19]. The airline began marketing itself simply as Braniff International, or BI. A plan recently approved by the C.A.B. During its 60 years Braniff flew over 420 planes consisting of 23 different types. In late 1978 Braniff moved to a sprawling new headquarters, Braniff Place, just inside the western grounds of the airport. These clear plastic bubbles, which resembled Captain Video helmets and which Braniff termed "RainDome", were to be worn between the terminal and the plane to prevent bouffant hairstyles from being disturbed by outside elements. The CAB decided that it would not change its position in spite of the joint service application. Braniff no longer had the revenue structure to maintain its cash requirements. The new service operated nonstop between Kansas City and the Windy City, once each day. Long-range DC-8-62s replaced the earlier DC-8-30s and DC-8-50s acquired with Braniff's 1967 takeover of Pan American Grace Airways (Panagra), and one appeared in a modern, Alexander Calder-designed "Flying Colors of South America" paint scheme. Braniff acquired Panagra's fleet including DC-7's, DC-8-31's and 55F's, as well as purchase orders for five long-range intercontinental McDonnell Douglas DC-8-62 aircraft. The United States Postal Service granted Braniff their first airmail route soon after and the new route was inaugurated in May 1934, which effectively saved the company from failure. The next day, on May 12, Braniff Airways ceased air operations, ending 54 years of air service. However, in early 2022, the private Trust that originally owned Braniff's intellectual property since 1983, reacquired these assets along with the original Braniff company and corresponding assets that it had previously owned. Aside from a few second-hand DC-8-51s and the long range DC-8-62s these colours would be seen exclusively on 727s. Jeanne Braniff's child died two days after birth and her husband Alexander Terrell died a year later in 1949.[1]. 5 were here. Fort Worth Airlines was founded in 1984 by Thomas B. The varied fleet included both the Boeing 747SP and Concorde . [3], The fledgling airline shut down to reorganize in March 1933, with the company airborne again in less than a year. Started Operations. Fifteen colors were used by Braniff for plane exteriors during the 1960s and many of the color schemes were applied to aircraft interiors, gate lounges, ticket offices and the flight crew uniforms. Southwest Airlines and Braniff International jointly announce that the two companies have settled all of their long-standing differences and have signed agreements under which Braniff will lease a 727-200 aircraft to Southwest for a period of two years (effective March 1979), and also provide training and maintenance services in connection therewith. For the first time in history beginning in 1979, the cost of fuel exceeded the cost of labor, which had been the airline industry's largest expense. 1967. 1k followers. It served its purpose as Braniff's name recognition increased worldwide. Emilio Pucci designed additional new uniforms for Braniff through 1975. The pride of the fleet was a pair of jets painted by legendary artist Alexander Calder - a DC-8 in the orange and red of South America, celebrating Braniff's large portfolio of routes there, and a 727 with patriotic red white and blue streaks to mark America's 1976 bicenntenial (although it had its detractors - one crew from a rival . Eastern never made a profit with their South American routes, due to the region's delicate financial situation at the time. Because of the war, they could not fly their produce out of the country but Braniff devised at least a small way to assist the growers. During the domestic flights, the Braniff's registration numbers were affixed to the fuselage with temporary adhesive vinyl stickers. These posters are therefore not placed in the public domain but have instead undergone copyright restoration in the United States. [1], Braniff had been one of the first U.S. operators of the BAC One-Eleven (and the first U.S. airline to order the twin jet), but in 1965 Lawrence ordered twelve new Boeing 727-100s and cancelled most of the remaining One-Eleven orders. Back in 1976, as the United States was turning into its 200th year as an independent republic, there were countless celebrations and local observances nationwide to . The 'Parked' status corresponds to planes which have not flown for 20 days but of which we have no information that they have left the operator's fleet. DENTON It's been more than three decades since Braniff International Airways grounded its fleet of 62 brightly colored aircrafts, bringing a sudden end to a Dallas icon and upending the lives of its 9,000 employees. Braniff's Hostess College, built in 1968 and designed by Pierce, Lacey and Associates, was a training school where the airline would "turn the girl next door into a truly cosmopolitan lady." The training facility was a five-story building, dating back to 1968, and encompasses 59,925 square feet on nearly 1 acre at 2801 Wycliff Ave., next . It embraced the bold colors of the 1960s and 1970s with their trendy "Flying Colors" livery. Pan American responded by offering to jointly lease the routes with Air Florida for three years at a price of US$30 million. Braniff's advertising touted the new carrier as The World's Fastest Airline. Casey met with Southwest Airlines President Howard A. Putnam and offered him the Braniff executive position. Braniff's Boeing 747 aircraft continued to carry the "Braniff International" titles in the 1969 Harper and George International Font. Braniff was allowed to operate a charter service in Mexico for a brief period in 1947 but that was also discontinued and service was not commenced again until 1960[7]. The new company, owned by Mr. Braniff, had three 21 passenger Douglas DC-3s that had been allocated to the carrier from the United States War Surplus Administration in February, 1945. Argentine President Juan Pern and his famed wife Evita Pern participated in the festivities at the Palacio Casa Rosada in Buenos Aires. A planned retirement of older aircraft in tandem with the addition of approximately eight to ten new jets per year was followed throughout the 1970s. "All key indicators have leveraged a favorable decision to move forward as . However, the helmets were still approved for use through 1967. The normally profitable South America system began losing money when fuel prices expanded in 1979, which made the legendary Douglas DC-8-62 four-engine long-range jets uneconomical. In October 1951 departures from Dallas became daily: three a week to Buenos Aires and four to Rio de Janeiro. The remainder of the 727s were all-Coach Class with reduced fares. Acker had stated in a 1964 study that Braniff's conservative management was hampering the growth that the "jet age" required, in part by cash purchase of new planes instead of financing them, diverting working capital from growth initiatives. The Ultra Look was an integral part of Braniff's new Elegance Campaign, which was designed to herald the maturing of Braniff, as well as the look and feel of opulence throughout the airline's operation. Richard B. Cass serves as current chairman and CEO of the Braniff companies and the private irrevocable Trust that owns those companies.[2][41]. Repaint of Tom Ruth's Boeing 727 in Braniff International livery, renowned for there colorful fleet of aircraft. Due to the American noise regulations, Concorde was limited to Mach 0.95 yet flew at slightly above Mach 1.[1]. About This File. For the footwear, Beth Levine created plastic boots and designed two-tone calfskin boots and shoes. By this point, the airline dream that had started with one used plane now had a fleet of 75 aircraft, 400 pilots, and 4,000 employees. The ones who inspired me t. However, unlike Singapore Airline's Concorde, none of the Braniff Interchange Concordes were impressed with Braniff livery. Texas Class created a one-fare, one-service airline domestically and removed First Class from all Braniff aircraft. - Re-registered as G-N94AD / N94AD by British Airways / Braniff Airways from 5th Jan 1979 until 19th June 1980 - to allow the aircraft to be flown within the USA At that time, the airline changed its trade name to Braniff International Airways (the official corporate name remained Braniff Airways, Incorporated) and flights to South America via Cuba and Panama began on June 4, 1948, with a routing of Chicago Kansas City Dallas Houston Havana Balboa, C.Z. Eventually, the Driskill was sold to the Lincoln Hotel Corporation in 1985. We would like to thank you for visiting our website. By 1984 it had become the largest commuter airline in the world and operated a fleet of 12 DC-3s along with Martin 404s, YS-11s, Embraer Bandeirantes, and a huge fleet of Cessna 402s 6 Nov 1989. The Ultra Look was applied to all uniforms and the entire Braniff fleet (including the two Calder aircraft). Bnf. Concorde service began on 12 January 1979 between DallasFort Worth and Washington, D.C., with service to Paris and London on interchange flights with Air France and British Airways respectively. Starting out with Lockheed Vegas and Douglas DC-2s and DC-3s, the airline carved out a niche in Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas, and after WW2, won a South American route award that terminated in Buenos Aires. Ceased operations. In 1971, Congress cancelled the program, against the Nixon Administration's wishes. These companies included Braniff Air Lines, Inc., Paul R. Braniff, Inc., Braniff Airways, Inc., Braniff International Hotels, Inc., and Braniff International Corporation. Braniff entered into negotiations with Eastern Airlines to lease the routes to the Miami-based carrier for US$18 million effective June 1, 1982, for one year. Eastern Chairman Frank Borman reported that Eastern had paid Braniff an initial payment of US$11 million with the remaining seven million USD to be paid at the end of 1982. Worth, Kansas City, Chicago, Denver, Atlanta and Miami, by the larger carriers, which were poised to immediately begin invading Braniff's long held territory. The airline's main asset is its fleet of about 70 . The airline would occupy the facility until the late 1980s, with the Braniff, Inc. (Braniff II) holding company, Dalfort, remaining there until 2001. Jet Airlines. Braniff featured one of the youngest and most modern fleets in the industry. [1], On December 28, 1934, Braniff purchased Dallas-based Long and Harman Air Lines, that operated passenger and mail routes from Amarillo to Brownsville and Galveston. Textures only, requires base model (TOM7272.ZIP or TOM7271.ZIP). Beginning in 1951, flights to South America stopped at Miami, but Braniff did not carry domestic passengers between Dallas and Houston and Miami.[3]. Both operated until January 1974. [5] Paul Braniff, travelled to Washington, D.C. to petition for a Chicago-Dallas airmail route. This key premise was highly successful. After the merger Braniff operated 75 aircraft and over 4000 employees, including 400 pilots. Paul Braniff, the sole pilot, flew the investors to their meetings, which included Frank Phillips, founder of Phillips Petroleum, E. E. Westervelt, Manager of Southwest Bell Telephone, Fred Jones, Ford dealership owner, Virgil Browne of Coca Cola Company, and Walter A. Lybrand, an Oklahoma City attorney. (standard & winglet versions) Includes uncompressed bmp textures as well a layered Photoshop file for Photoshop users. All of the Airline's DC-2s were given to the military for wartime service and none were accepted back into the fleet at the end of the war. In the late 1970s it expanded to Asia and Europe. Includes 1 Model C. Only mainline turboprop aircraft type operated by the airline. Dubbed, the last airline maverick, Lawrence oversaw the carrier's rise from a $100 million a year in revenue company to more than $1.4 billion a year in revenue at his retirement. A thunderstorm provided an excuse to cancel many afternoon flights that day, although Braniff's legendary Boeing 747 Flight 501 to Honolulu departed as scheduled, with the crew later refusing to divert the flight to Los Angeles International Airport. Passenger traffic increased in the 1960s and 1970s, but the airline remained a small one that . The new fleet carried such colors as beige, ochre, orange, turquoise, baby blue, medium blue, lemon yellow, and lavender/periwinkle blue. [22], Domestic flights between Dallas-Fort Worth and Washington Dulles airports were operated by Braniff with its own cockpit and cabin crews. . United States. In 1965 Braniff's fleet was about half jet, comprising 707s, 720s and British Aircraft Corporation BAC One-Eleven jetliners. [1] Besides standard model 747s, long range 747SPs were acquired as well for these new international flights with the 747 also being operated to South America. [13], Braniff opened the "Terminal of the Future" at Dallas Love Field in late December 1968 and the Jetrail Car Park people mover system in April 1970. During 2017 and 2018, some of the original Braniff companies were reinstated for historical purposes and administration of Braniff's intellectual property assets including those of Mid-Continent Airlines,Pan American Grace Airways and Long and Harman Airlines. However, in spite of the service's less than stellar performance, the cost to Braniff was negligible thanks mainly to the agreements that Braniff negotiated with both British Airways and Air France. This add-on makes the following airliners, in a range of liveries;* BAC-111. However, in early 2022, the private Trust that originally owned Braniff's intellectual property since 1983, reacquired these assets along with the original Braniff companies and corresponding assets. As an example, Braniff's revenue for 1979 was three times less than American's, which had moved its headquarters to Braniff's hometown, DFW Airport in 1979. However, at the same time, the company retired four to six older jets each year. Braniff Airways Fleet of B747 (History) - Aviation website for aircraft and airline information (flight, photo, travel, fleet listing, production list of Airbus Boeing Douglas Embraer Dash, ATR, Sukhoi, Saab. Subseries 2. includes a narrative history of Mid-Continent Airlines and Panagra Airlines. During WWII . In 1929, the Braniff brothers sold the assets of the company (the Paul R. Braniff, Inc., company organization was retained by the Braniff brothers) to Universal Aviation Corporation of St. Louis, Missouri, at which time, the organization started operating as Braniff Air Lines, Inc. The one-way fare between the two cities was $12.50 or $20.00 round trip with a baggage allowance of 25 pounds and a charge of 10 cents for each pound over the maximum allowable amount. However, Putnam was successful in obtaining an extension of time from Braniff's principal creditors until October 1982. Braniff's fuel costs rose from nearly US$200 million to US$400 million during 1979 and in spite of this huge increase in costs, the company still managed to implement service to multiple domestic destinations and expand across the Atlantic and Pacific and endure the airline coupon sales gimmicks used by passengers during the fourth quarter of 1979, which caused Braniff to lose 5 percentage points of load factor during the fourth quarter, and still only report a moderate loss of US$39 million. The flight returned to DFW the following morning, the last scheduled Braniff flight. FILENAME. [8] The route was then extended in February 1949 to La Paz and in March 1949, to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Pucci used a series of nautical themes for crew uniforms for flight attendants, pilots, ground and terminal personnel. Later uniforms and accessories were composed of interchangeable parts, which could be removed and added as needed. The new service operated nonstop between Kansas City and Tulsa and additional new cities were added in early 1931. [20] Calder's contribution was a Douglas DC-8 known simply as "Flying Colors of South America." The fare included ground transportation from both airports to the downtown areas of each city, which was provided by Yellow Cab Company. Wore N467GB with Air California from delivery in October 1968, then with American Airlines, Braniff as seen here (mid-late 1989. Braniff. Under the agreement Braniff International would retain service to Venezuela and American Airlines would serve Braniff's Brazilian services as required by a bilateral treaty between the United States and Brazil. Concorde service proved a loss leader but it provided excellent marketing and promotion that created continued brand awareness around the globe for Braniff. However, an unforeseen strike by the Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization (PATCO) caused delays and a decrease in traffic that actually enabled the carrier to regroup during the decrease in service. And U.S. carrier Braniff, which later . Braniff International Airways was an innovative, forward-thinking, iconic American airline that started many trends in the airline industry, several of which are still being utilized today. 1 Mar 1984. In April 1964, Braniff made deposits on two Boeing 2707 Supersonic Transports, $100,000 per aircraft. Of . Only 30 Boeing 727-200s are left, and they are being repainted and . Reg: N456BN photos. From two competing charter services formed in Anchorage, Alaska, in 1932, Alaska Airlines has grown into the fifth-largest airline in the United States. The DC-8-31 aircraft were quickly retired from the Braniff fleet as the new DC-8 . Eastern initially offered to lease the routes for US$30 million for six years but the CAB denied the request stating that it was too long. Hey everyone! The fleet of Braniff International. Besides offering its aircraft to the United States military, it also leased its facilities at Dallas Love Field to the military, which became a training site for pilots and mechanics. The domestic flights often had no more than 15 passengers on average for each flight while Braniff's Boeing 727 flights were filled close to the capacity despite being 20 minutes slower than Concorde. Airline: Braniff International Airways. The Boeing 727 became the backbone of the Braniff fleet. If you look at the 1972-78 Braniff Annual Reports, you can see they were already worried about the rising cost of jet fuel. And it was long before Harding Lawrence . Braniff International operated the following aircraft types during its existence:[42], This article is about the original Braniff. Eastern had been trying unsuccessfully to obtain authority to fly to South America since 1938, and would operate 24 weekly flights from Miami, two from New York, and one from New Orleans to west coast South American cities that Braniff mainly served.[1]. Casey then implemented the Braniff Strikes Back Campaign in the fall of 1981, streamlining the carrier's air fare structure into a simplified two-tier fare system. Braniff Express. Pan American Chairman, and former Braniff International President, Ed Acker had previously served as Chairman of Air Florida before taking the leadership position at Pan American. Paul, Sioux City, and Sioux Falls in the North; Des Moines, Omaha, and St. Louis in the Midwest; and Tulsa, Shreveport, and New Orleans in the South. The Military Airlift Command routes were expanded in the Pacific and added to the Atlantic side in 1966. It is an add-on for Microsoft Flight Simulator 98. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Hawaiian Airlines Royal Fleet Convair 340 Hanauma Bay Oahu HI Postcard Posted at the best online prices at eBay! Braniff International (Braniff) was a Dallas, Texas-based airline that operated (in one form or another) from 1928 until its bankruptcy and eventual closure in 1982. On this page I take a detailed look at new releases. These large carriers had what Braniff termed "City Power" which was the ability to use its massive assets to dominate a particular destination. The expansion was successful operationally and financially. Sun Country then reorganized and currently flies a modern fleet of Boeing 737-800s. The airline was required to move into the temporary building until its new 10-story Braniff Tower also in Exchange Park was ready for move in on Valentine's Day 1958. . 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