The airline's main asset is its fleet of about 70 . In addition to the Hawaii and Gatwick services, routes were also opened up to Amsterdam, Brussels, Frankfurt and Paris from Dallas. 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 . [3], The first flight was flown by Paul R. Braniff along with the company mechanic. Perhaps ironically, Virgin co-owner Singapore Airlines once had its colors on the side of the Concorde when it operated joint flights with British Airways. This plane was the first jet aircraft of the. Braniff dropped the word 'Airways' from the company's informal title. 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. She was instrumental in calming the fears of Braniff's creditors, which became concerned especially after the losses incurred in 1953, quickly followed by the loss of Mr. Braniff. The expansion was successful operationally and financially. Collectibles that offer this specific name are rare for that reason. The new 727s could also be outfitted in a mixed cargo/passenger combi aircraft configuration and Braniff did operate "red eye" overnight services carrying cargo in the forward section with seating for 51 passengers in the rear coach compartment. Braniff Airways Cofounder and President Thomas Elmer Braniff called the Civil Aeronautics Act of 1938, the Magna Carta of Aviation because it revolutionized the entire industry into a cohesive whole that gave prominence to the air carriers in the United States. Lake Airways; Fleet. Braniff ceased operations on May 1213, 1982, and Eastern took over the routes earlier than the planned June 1, 1982, commencement of service date. At one time, it even operated a Concorde on a short-term lease! The key advertising slogan was "When you got it flaunt it. [11], In 1964, Troy Post, chairman of Greatamerica Corporation, an insurance holding company based in Dallas, purchased Braniff and National Car Rental as part of an expansion of holdings and growth outside the insurance business. of the Boeing planes are important as the company would merge again through the years and employ a whole new fleet of Boeing passenger planes in the 1970s. An ex-Braniff and Alaska Airlines 727, which joined the Aces fleet in 1992. 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. The first jets were four Boeing 707-227s; a fifth crashed on a test flight when still owned by Boeing. 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. Both operated until January 1974. Northwest in the Pacific and Braniff in Latin America. This key premise was highly successful. 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. One of the wings hit cypress stumps and the plane crashed against the shore. FROM OKLAHOMA ACORN TO TEXAS OAK THE STORY OF BRANIFF AIRWAYS by Richard Benjamin Cass Two brothers, a dreamer and a pragmatist, joined forces to create one of the world's leading airlines, Braniff Airways. Guayaquil Lima (Lima service did not begin until June 18, 1948). FSX Braniff International Boeing 727-200. The fare included ground transportation from both airports to the downtown areas of each city, which was provided by Yellow Cab Company. "[12], Management considered the campaign a success. The airline was established by Continental and other regional shareholders in the former U.S. Trust Territory and started operations on May 16, 1968, as Air Micronesia, hence the nickname and callsign "Air Mike". Mr. [2], In April 1926, Paul Revere Braniff incorporated Braniff Air Lines, Inc., which was a planned flight school and aircraft maintenance entity that never came to fruition. In early 1935, Braniff became the first airline to fly from Chicago to the U.S.Mexico border. By the mid-1950s, it was the 10th largest airline in the country. Girard designed an extensive line of furniture for Braniff's ticket offices and customer lounges. 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. [3], The fledgling airline shut down to reorganize in March 1933, with the company airborne again in less than a year. FILENAME. Braniff eventually ordered several variants of the 727 including the "quick change" cargo/passenger combi aircraft variant, the stretched 727-200, and later the 727-200 Advanced. The airline would occupy the facility until the late 1980s, with the Braniff, Inc. (Braniff II) holding company, Dalfort, remaining there until 2001. Braniff International was a big name in US airline transportation from 1930 until its bankruptcy and shutdown in May 1982. Braniff quickly expanded its route system to include Kansas City Fairfax Airport on December 5, 1930. On February 25, 1931, Braniff welcomed in the new year by adding Chicago Midway Airport to its route map. Eastern Air Lines had reported losses for 1981 and felt that the purchase of Braniff's South America routes would help, but Eastern's financial condition worsened through the 1980s. As of March 2021, the BRANIFF fleet consists of the following aircraft: Aircraft In fleet Orders Passengers Notes; F C Y Total . "RainDomes" were dropped the following year because the helmets cracked easily, there was no place to store them on the aircraft, and new jetway installation at many airports made them unnecessary. [1] The last Braniff MAC charter associated with the Vietnam War was flown in 1975. During World War II, Braniff impressed half of its fleet of twin-engine airliners into military service, while the remainder of the fleet was used to transport military personnel and . Fort Worth Airlines was founded in 1984 by Thomas B. This, ironically, was based on the 1930s Braniff Lockheed Vega color schemes, which also carried colorful paint with white wings and tails. It was before American Airlines bought up the gems of Braniff's 727 fleet at a half-price discount, and before Braniff stock plummeted from 19 to 4. Repaint of Tom Ruth's Boeing 727 in Braniff International livery, renowned for there colorful fleet of aircraft. It was now coming true for all of these smaller carriers. Braniff is one of only two heritage airlines that continues to control its own intellectual property and other assets with Pan Am the other. Braniff had saved the historic Driskill from demolition in 1973 and purchased the entity outright in February 1975. [15][16] The popularity of "The Great Pumpkin" led to extensive publicity, and even the licensing of a scale model by the Airfix model company.[17]. All three carriers entered into the agreement for the purpose of promotion of Concorde in the United States and around the world. New Mexico architect Alexander Girard, Italian fashion designer Emilio Pucci, and shoe designer Beth Levine were hired, and with this new talent Braniff began the "End of the Plain Plane" campaign.[1]. However, at the same time, the company retired four to six older jets each year. [5] Paul Braniff, travelled to Washington, D.C. to petition for a Chicago-Dallas airmail route. Braniff's fuel bill increased from $200 million in 1978 to more than $400 million in 1979, with 25 percent of this increase a result of increased flying but 75 percent was solely due to the rise in fuel costs around the globe.[1]. 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. Braniff's routes were primarily in the midwestern and southwestern United States, Mexico, Central America, and South America. (standard & winglet versions) Includes uncompressed bmp textures as well a layered Photoshop file for Photoshop users. In 1971, Braniff sold the jets to British West Indies Airways (BWIA), an airline based in the Caribbean. Concorde service proved a loss leader but it provided excellent marketing and promotion that created continued brand awareness around the globe for Braniff. Eventually serving New York City and Washington, D.C., the company purchased Boeing 707 and Lockheed Electra turbo-prop aircraft and by 1960 was the first all-jet airline. [27] From Los Angeles, new nonstop transpacific Boeing 747 service was flown to Guam and Seoul with direct, no change of plane 747 flights being operated to Hong Kong and Singapore. 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. Braniff's Boeing 747 aircraft continued to carry the "Braniff International" titles in the 1969 Harper and George International Font. Aircraft: Boeing 727-227 (Adv) Serial #: 21462. The Douglas DC-8-62 fleet was flown from Miami to Dallas Love Field and stored until new owners could be found.[1]. Braniff Place World Headquarters, which the carrier occupied until December 15, 1983, on the west side of DFW Airport eventually became GTE Place, and then Verizon Place.[30][38]. This site is dedicated to flight simulator enthusiasts around the world who share a common love of both aviation and the airline formerly known as Braniff International Airways. [33], On May 11, 1982, Howard Putnam left a courtroom at the Federal Courthouse in Brooklyn, New York City after failing to gain a court injunction to stop a threatened pilot strike (Braniff's pilot union maintains that they were not threatening a strike at this time). 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. AirCal-- former California carrier ; Arizona Airways-- Two photos from the old Arizona Airways ; Braniff International-- Wonderful site about Braniff, which started operations in 1928, and stopped operations in 1982 ; Braniff International-- was based in Dallas, and stopped operations in 1982 ; Braniff International-- a very comprehensive page with links to . Paul to Kansas City route (with stops in Des Moines and Rochester, Minnesota) was of particular interest to Braniff, as Mid-Continent had been awarded this route instead of Braniff in 1939.[7]. Approval from South American governments for Eastern's one-year lease of Braniff's routes would not be required according to United States officials. BN / BNF. In October 1951 departures from Dallas became daily: three a week to Buenos Aires and four to Rio de Janeiro. Worth, Kansas City, Chicago, Denver, Atlanta and Miami, by the larger carriers, which were poised to immediately begin invading Braniff's long held territory. Putnam accepted the offer, but he required that his own financial manager from Southwest Airlines, Philip Guthrie, be allowed to follow him to Braniff. ), plane photos for planespotters, flightlog database, aviation news, aviation store. [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. The typeface was employed across Braniff's operations, on everything from airplane livery to timetables, matchbooks, and serving pieces. In 1985, the company was sold to a private individual in Texas, who operated the entity as Braniff Education Systems, Inc., d/b/a as IATA or International Aviation and Travel Academy, which provided initial pilot training, airline simulator training, maintenance technician training and airline ticket and travel agent training. [31], By 1981, all 747 service to Asia and Europe with the exception of nonstop flights between Dallas/Fort Worth and London had been discontinued although Braniff continued to operate 747s on international service to Bogota, Buenos Aires and Santiago in South America as well as on domestic flights between Dallas/Fort Worth and Honolulu. For the footwear, Beth Levine created plastic boots and designed two-tone calfskin boots and shoes. These large carriers had what Braniff termed "City Power" which was the ability to use its massive assets to dominate a particular destination. In 1958, at the height of business, Braniff Airways built a new terminal and facilities at Dallas Love Field called the Braniff Operations and Maintenance Base . Former Braniff president Russel Thayer was elected as vice chairman of the board, William Huskins as executive vice president, Neal J. Robinson as executive vice president of marketing, and Edson "Ted" Beckwith as executive vice president of finance. In 1930, the company was bought by the Aviation Corporation (AVCO) which was the predecessor of American Airlines.[4]. 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]. 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 Airline Founded. ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-135 - 970x90. The expense of the new equipment and the costs associated with the new service and hubs increased Braniff's debt substantially although it was still manageable. Aviation history was made at Mach .95 on Friday January 12, 1979 as two Concordes, belonging to Air France and British Airways, flew in from the east and lined up to land on parallel runways at Dallas DFW. . In 1975 Braniff had one 747, 11 DC-8s, and 70 727s. In 1927, Paul R. Braniff and his brother Thomas Elmer Braniff and several investors formed Oklahoma Aero Club to fly the founding executives using a Stinson Detroiter, purchased by Paul Braniff, registered as NC1929, on hunting, fishing, and business trips. PAINTER. Braniff Airlines, Inc., and the carrier grew by adding service from Oklahoma City to San Angelo, Texas, with intermediate stops at Wichita Falls, Breckenridge and Abilene, Texas by the Summer of 1929 and service at Denison, Texas was added on July 5, 1929. [1], The Braniff 747 livery of bright orange led to the aircraft being nicknamed "The Great Pumpkin". Even . Pan American responded by offering to jointly lease the routes with Air Florida for three years at a price of US$30 million. Go PREMIUM to remove Ads. A sleek new paint scheme, dubbed Ultra, was designed by Braniff's industrial design firm, Harper and George along with Detroit auto company Cars and Concepts in conjunction with Halston. Many of the color schemes were applied to aircraft interiors, gate lounges, ticket offices, and even the corporate headquarters. I'm Richard Stretton an aviation enthusiast and major collector of 400 scale models. Braniff Express. 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. Braniff no longer had the revenue structure to maintain its cash requirements. He favored a small "BI" logo and small titles. Later uniforms and accessories were composed of interchangeable parts, which could be removed and added as needed. This furniture was made available to the public by Herman Miller, for a year in 1967.[1]. It embraced the bold colors of the 1960s and 1970s with their trendy "Flying Colors" livery. However, the 707, 720 and One-Eleven would all subsequently be removed from the fleet in favor of the ideally suited Boeing 727 Trijet. Only a few 727-200s ever saw the Jellybean applied. The flight originated at Wichita Falls and continued to Midway Airport with intermediate stops at Oklahoma City, Tulsa and Kansas City. The merger added numerous cities, including Minneapolis/St. Braniff International Hotels, Inc., also continued in operation, which primarily operated the world famous Driskill Hotel in Austin, Texas. For the hostesses, Pucci used "space age" themes, including plastic Bolas (first edition zippered version) Space Helmets (second edition with snaps) as they were dubbed by Pucci. First on the agenda was to overhaul Braniff's public image including the 1959 Red and Blue El Dorado Super Jet livery which Wells saw as "staid". The domestic air carrier was originally headquartered at Dallas Love Field in Dallas, Texas, and later Orlando, Florida. However, deregulation of the airline industry was introduced in October 1978, and Braniff as well as many of the United States' major air carriers were caught in a peculiar predicament as a result of the unprecedented change in how airline business was conducted. [1][24][25] Although the expansion of 1978 was successful it did not stop losses from beginning in late 1979 as a result of unprecedented rises in fuel costs and credit card interest rates of 20 percent and higher, coupled with general economic unrest. The DC-8-31 aircraft were quickly retired from the Braniff fleet as the new DC-8 . It caught fire and all 12 lives aboard were lost."[1]. Braniff began operating Long and Harman's routes on January 1, 1935, which took the airline from Chicago to Brownsville, Texas, and as far west as Amarillo, Texas. Braniff also continued to operate its Council Rooms, which were VIP passenger lounges, at certain airports including DFW Airport, which were contracted for use by other airlines that operated in Braniff's terminal facilities. About This File. And U.S. carrier Braniff, which later . Only 30 Boeing 727-200s are left, and they are being repainted and . 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 . 192830, after company was sold to Universal Aviation of St. Louis, Missouri, in April 1929. Braniff featured one of the youngest and most modern fleets in the industry. Braniff also operated flights to and from Hawaii for R&R furloughs for military personnel during the Vietnam War. 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 . "Airline's start-up evokes sense of deja vu", "Fort Worth Airlines halts flights, files for Chapter 11", "Dallas-Based Braniff Airways Signs Historic Agreement With the Dallas Cowboys, TAC Air and Reed Enterprises for Braniff Headquarters", "Braniff Airways Wikisimpsons the Simpsons Wiki", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Braniff_International_Airways&oldid=1142062319, Braniff Travel Bonus Bonanza and Friends of the Orange 747s. This was the fear that Braniff and other small trunk carriers, such as National Airlines, Western Airlines and Continental Airlines had expressed concern about prior to deregulation. 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. Braniff was a leading partner in the planning of Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport and contributed many innovations to the airline industry during this time. Braniff International Airways (1928 - 1982), Braniff (1983 - 1989) For more details about an aircraft category, click on the corresponding number in the table below. World Airways (4) Model Kits (136) 1:200 Hasegawa Kits (92 . [1] The operating loss was $39 million in 1979, then $120M in 1980 and $107M in 1981. Their move proved unsuccessful, paving the way for a lawsuit by Southwest and eventually forcing Braniff to settle by providing a small fleet of 727s to Southwest free of charge. The summer of 1931 welcomed St Louis to the Braniff system on June 15, with nonstop service offered between St Louis and both Chicago and Tulsa. This allowed Braniff to begin late-night cargo service, while the aircraft carried passengers during the day in August 1966. Braniff. In 1984 a new Braniff, Incorporated, launched its first flight with a fleet of thirty planes under the direction of president William Slattery, formerly chief of European operations for Trans World Airlines. The next day, on May 12, Braniff Airways ceased air operations, ending 54 years of air service. Scheduling conflicts between the executives caused the new venture to be disbanded. Includes 1 Model C. Only mainline turboprop aircraft type operated by the airline. In 1969 the Lockheed L-188 Electras were retired, making Braniff all jet. It's been more than three decades since Braniff International Airways grounded its fleet of 62 brightly colored aircraft, bringing a sudden end to a Dallas icon and upending the lives of its . 1k followers. On April 26, 1982, the Civil Aeronautics Board approved the Eastern/Braniff lease agreement in a 50 unanimous decision. Panagra operated early model Douglas DC-8s, which were a new addition to the Braniff fleet; a Panagra order for five long-range DC-8-62s was taken up by Braniff, and deliveries began in late 1967, replacing the older Series 30 Panagra DC-8s. Lawrence also increased utilization of the fleet. Braniff Airways, Inc., operated as Braniff International Airways from 1948 until 1965, and then Braniff International from 1965 until air operations ceased, was an airline in the United States that once flew air carrier operations from 1928 until 1982 and continues today as a retailer, hotelier, travel service and branding and licensing company, administering the former airline's employee pass . United Airlines retired its Boeing 747 fleet in 2017 with a farewell flight. Braniff International maintained that it was hemorrhaging cash and that it could not continue to operate the money losing South American system. Service was inaugurated in March 1945, after the carrier received its operating permits from the Mexican government. The font was part of Braniff's updated 1978 livery that removed "INTERNATIONAL" from the name only on Boeing 727 and McDonnell Douglas DC-8-62 aircraft. Boeing 737-900(ER) Boeing 747-400 [11] President Beard said the two aircraft would be used on the carrier's US to Latin America flights, where the Boeing 707 was performing satisfactorily. These planes were the "quick change" (B727-100C) model, with a large freight loading door on the left side just aft of the flight deck. From Boston and Dallas/Fort Worth, new transatlantic Boeing 747 service to Europe was operated to Amsterdam, Brussels, Frankfurt and Paris. Competition throughout the Braniff system, and increased service at Dallas-Ft. Worth International Airport by American Airlines and Delta Air Lines, both of which operated hubs at DFW, caused further erosion in revenue.[1]. The trijet was the key aircraft in the 1971 Fleet Standardization Plan that called for three aircraft types: the Boeing 727 primarily operated on domestic services, the Boeing 747 for Hawaii, and the Douglas DC-8 for South America. Only flights to South America, London and Hawaii offered full First Class services. To date there are more than 25 different interior designs across its fleet, which includes the Challenger 350, the Embraer Legacy 450, Global Express, the Gulfstream . AIRLINE. Bnf. Aside from a few second-hand DC-8-51s and the long range DC-8-62s these colours would be seen exclusively on 727s. 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. [36][37], The original airline company continues today as a retail, licensing and branding firm. This time, the aircraft was a Boeing 727-200. . . Braniff (9) Capital Airlines (1) Continental (13) Delta Air Lines (49) Empire Airlines (1) US F thru O (94) FAA (3) Frontier (17) . 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. . [21], In 1978, Braniff Chairman Harding L. Lawrence negotiated a unique and advantageous interchange agreement to operate the Concorde over American soil, making it first time that Concorde was used for domesticand fully overlandflights. Braniff's maintenance activities at Dallas Love Field continued to serve its non-Braniff customers and oversaw the maintenance of Braniff's grounded fleet at DFW Airport and Love Field. This plan would lower operating costs. The new service operated nonstop between Kansas City and Tulsa and additional new cities were added in early 1931. Reg: N456BN photos. The campaign was not successful, pushing Braniff's bread-and-butter business travelers over to traditional airlines with First Class on all flights. The Military Airlift Command routes were expanded in the Pacific and added to the Atlantic side in 1966. An increase in mail subsidy, requested by Mr. Braniff before his death, was granted in 1954, and the company returned to profitability. Eastern had recently filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and planned to use the money from the route sale to repay creditors and regain its financial footing. Thomas Elmer Braniff created a Mexico-based airline, Aerovias Braniff, in 1943. Braniff was surrounded on all sides at Dallas/Ft. MIAMI Today in Aviation marks the 45th anniversary of the launch of Alexander Calder's Flying Colors of the United States livery by Braniff, depicted on a Boeing 727-200 from the airline, to celebrate the 4th of July. The new Ultrasuede uniforms and Ultra Space leather aircraft interiors were dubbed the Ultra Look by Halston, who had used the term to describe his elegant fashions. Hey everyone! After months of negotiations Braniff acquired Mid-Continent Airlines, a small Kansas City-based trunk line, on August 16, 1952. These companies included Braniff Air Lines, Inc., Paul R. Braniff, Inc., Braniff Airways, Inc., Braniff International Hotels, Inc., and Braniff International Corporation. 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