The varied fleet included both the Boeing 747SP and Concorde . The long range Boeing 707-320C intercontinental model was then introduced. Many of the color schemes were applied to aircraft interiors, gate lounges, ticket offices, and even the corporate headquarters. This included the updated 1966 Supersonic Derby Collection; 1968 Pucci Classic Collection; 1971 747 Braniff Place Pant Dress Collection; 1972 727 Braniff Place Pant Dress Collection; 1973 Pucci Blue Pilot Uniform; 1974 Pucci The Classic Collection and finally in 1975 the Flying Colors Collection, which only include impressive white coveralls with red and blue Flying Colors logo for maintenance personnel.[1]. Welcome back to another video! 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]. King, a former Braniff vice president; two-thirds of the airline's executives came from Braniff, and even its office furniture was Braniff surplus bought at the airline's bankruptcy liquidation sale. However, at the same time, the company retired four to six older jets each year. The next day, on May 12, Braniff Airways ceased air operations, ending 54 years of air service. By the mid-1950s, it was the 10th largest airline in the country. By the end of 1930, the airline had added new service to its route map and employed six people and the new service between Tulsa and Kansas City had increased system route mileage to 241 miles. Braniff ended Concorde flights on 1 June 1980. For the footwear, Beth Levine created plastic boots and designed two-tone calfskin boots and shoes. The airline began marketing itself simply as Braniff International, or BI. Braniff had two options prior to deregulation: grow into a larger carrier to possess "city power" at its key hubs or become a low cost carrier. Art to complement the color schemes was flown in from Mexico, Latin America, and South America. Boeing B737-800 BCF (Airwork Holdings. It operated a fleet of Boeing 727-200s and McDonnell Douglas DC-10s until 2001 when it filed for bankruptcy. For other uses, see, Second Braniff Airlines logo, ca. Argentine President Juan Pern and his famed wife Evita Pern participated in the festivities at the Palacio Casa Rosada in Buenos Aires. An increase in mail subsidy, requested by Mr. Braniff before his death, was granted in 1954, and the company returned to profitability. I'm Richard Stretton an aviation enthusiast and major collector of 400 scale models. 15 Dec 1983. It is an add-on for Microsoft Flight Simulator 98. 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. An additional route was operated between Oklahoma City and Ft Worth with intermediate stops at Wewoka, Oklahoma, and Dallas Love Field and a third route operated between Oklahoma City and Tulsa with intermediates stops at Wewoka and Seminole, Oklahoma, with all beginning on July 15, 1929 (this is most likely when the first Braniff service began at Dallas Love Field). 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. Douglas DC-4s and Douglas DC-6s flew to Rio; initially DC-3s flew Lima to La Paz. Another iconic type seen in Braniff's fleet was the Boeing 747, of which the airline operated three variants. The airline's main asset is its fleet of about 70 . The DC-8-31 aircraft were quickly retired from the Braniff fleet as the new DC-8 . [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. Howard Putnam implemented a one-fare-structure plan called the Texas Class Campaign. In the late 1970s it expanded to Asia and Europe. Negotiations had been underway with Pan American World Airways since early 1982, but the Civil Aeronautics Board would not approve sale to Pan Am because it felt that Pan Am would have a monopoly over other American carriers in the region. However, the Mexican government suspended Aerovias Braniff's operating permits in October 1946, under pressure from Pan American Airways, Inc., and merger of the two carriers was not approved by the CAB. Subsidiaries / Group Airlines. [10] Tom Braniff's wife, Bess Thurman Braniff, also died in August 1954, of cancer. Approval from South American governments for Eastern's one-year lease of Braniff's routes would not be required according to United States officials. Mr. Braniff had applied to the federal Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) for authority to merge Aerovias Braniff with Braniff Airways, Inc. 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. 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. Had Braniff's fuel increased in 1977 by 94-percent the company would have reported a loss of nearly US$100 million, which would have been catastrophic for any airline.[2]. 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. The airline (Aerolineas Centrales de Colombia) ceased operations in 2003. al433 by George Hamlin . More information. An ex-Braniff and Alaska Airlines 727, which joined the Aces fleet in 1992. As part of the acquisition, Acker became executive vice president and CFO of Braniff. [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 typeface was employed across Braniff's operations, on everything from airplane livery to timetables, matchbooks, and serving pieces. Richard B. Cass serves as current chairman and CEO of the Braniff companies and the private irrevocable Trust that owns those companies.[2][41]. 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. The domestic air carrier was originally headquartered at Dallas Love Field in Dallas, Texas, and later Orlando, Florida. Due to the American noise regulations, Concorde was limited to Mach 0.95 yet flew at slightly above Mach 1.[1]. Civil Aviation. Description. It began operating under the name Alaska Airlines in 1944 and was first known as a cargo carrier. [3], The first flight was flown by Paul R. Braniff along with the company mechanic. The ones who inspired me t. 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. [35] The assets of Hotels were transferred to the new Dalfort Corporation, which was the reorganized company created from Braniff Airways, Inc., and Braniff International Corporation, which was financed by the Hyatt Corporation. Aviation Art. With an approved bankruptcy reorganization agreement with Hyatt Corporation a new Braniff, Inc., would be created from the assets of Braniff Airways, Inc. and Braniff International Corporation and would begin operations on March 1, 1984. In early 2015, the private Irrevocable Trust that owned and administered Braniff's intellectual property and certain other company assets since 1983, released the assets to a private entity associated with the Trust, which founded a series of new Braniff companies that were incorporated in the State of Oklahoma, for historical purposes and for administration of the Braniff trademarks, copyrights and other intellectual property. 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]. The airline ceased air carrier operations in May 1982 because of high fuel prices, credit card interest rates and extreme competition from the large trunk carriers and the new airline startups created by the Airline Deregulation Act of December 1978. Braniff Flying Colors is a historical page that covers the life and legacy of Braniff International. . 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. Commercial Aircraft. The new service operated nonstop between Kansas City and the Windy City, once each day. The fare included ground transportation from both airports to the downtown areas of each city, which was provided by Yellow Cab Company. Collectibles that offer this specific name are rare for that reason. Paint kit for the AI Aardvark 727-200. [26], In 1979, international hubs were created in Boston and Los Angeles to handle expected increases in travel outside North America while international service was increased from Dallas/Fort Worth. Aside from a few second-hand DC-8-51s and the long range DC-8-62s these colours would be seen exclusively on 727s. Then, just as similar US airlines were divesting the giant aircraft, Braniff decided to vastly expand its 747 fleet - by 1980, Braniff was operating nine of them. [30] Braniff's decreasing load factors combined with record-breaking fuel cost escalations, unfair and unbridled competition, unprecedented interest rates, and a national recession (the worst since the Great Depression of 1929), produced massive financial shortfalls especially in 1980, which was caused by the severe recession that was affecting travel globally. [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. N7071 crashed during pre-delivery flight at Oso, Washington, October 1959, Includes Series -027, 2 Series -048 and 1 Series -022, Original order included "Quick Change" (QC). Northwest in the Pacific and Braniff in Latin America. Tom Braniff, president of Braniff Airways, ordered the company's first DC-3s on August 29, 1939. The route was called the Banana Run because Braniff's pilots made agreements with the banana producers in Panama to move their bananas to the United States to sell. World Airways (4) Model Kits (136) 1:200 Hasegawa Kits (92 . It caught fire and all 12 lives aboard were lost."[1]. It was now coming true for all of these smaller carriers. However, even though all of Braniff's scheduled and non-scheduled airline operations ceased, all of the company's subsidiaries continued in operation, some for many years. Until 1980, Braniff was one of the fastest-growing and most-profitable airlines in the United States. [1], The Braniff 747 livery of bright orange led to the aircraft being nicknamed "The Great Pumpkin". The remainder of the 727s were all-Coach Class with reduced fares. In late 1978 Braniff moved to a sprawling new headquarters, Braniff Place, just inside the western grounds of the airport. 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. A plan recently approved by the C.A.B. [2], Braniff's mid-century themed travel posters, produced from 1946 to 1964, that depict travel scenes from destinations in Latin America and the US Mainland were produced in Lima, Peru, by Braniff's advertising agency. (standard & winglet versions) Includes uncompressed bmp textures as well a layered Photoshop file for Photoshop users. For the first time in airline history, fuel costs, which doubled in 1979, exceeded labor as the largest operating cost for airlines. Braniff reported an 80 percent increase in business during the life of the campaign in spite of an economic downturn the following year. 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. Eventually, the Driskill was sold to the Lincoln Hotel Corporation in 1985. As a result, Braniff reported its first operating loss since the recession of 1970. 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 . In early 1935, Braniff became the first airline to fly from Chicago to the U.S.Mexico border. In 1975 Braniff had one 747, 11 DC-8s, and 70 727s. Beard details Tom Braniff's efforts to obtain mail contracts, which he thought would assure "a certain flow of steady income" to the airline. He received delivery on the first four on December 17, 1939. . requires all airlines to honor tickets for Braniff flights sold by travel agents or by other airlines. 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 . Pucci used a series of nautical themes for crew uniforms for flight attendants, pilots, ground and terminal personnel. . In February 1967 Braniff, purchased Pan American-Grace Airways (known as Panagra) from shareholders of Pan American World Airways and W.R. Grace, increasing its presence in South America. [11], When this deposit was made, the SST program was being financed by the US government. In 1954, Beard was appointed president and CEO of Braniff with Fred Jones of Oklahoma City becoming chairman of the board. In addition, all of these posters have been marked as official common law trademarks of Braniff Airways, Inc., and they continue as a company trademark infinitely. 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]. [5] Paul Braniff, travelled to Washington, D.C. to petition for a Chicago-Dallas airmail route. On this page I take a detailed look at new releases. [14], In 1970 Braniff accepted delivery of the 100th Boeing 747 built a 747-127, N601BN and began flights from Dallas to Honolulu, Hawaii on January 15, 1971. [32], On January 7, 1981, the Board of Directors elected John J. Casey as president, chief executive officer and chairman of Braniff Airways, Inc. and Braniff International Corporation as a replacement to the outgoing and retiring Harding Lawrence. 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. 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. Beginning in 1951, flights to South America stopped at Miami, but Braniff did not carry domestic passengers between Dallas and Houston and Miami.[3]. Also has a separate full body and tail .psd for ease in painting the multi-part fuselage. 5 were here. On April 26, 1982, the Civil Aeronautics Board approved the Eastern/Braniff lease agreement in a 50 unanimous decision. BN / BNF. In 1975 it was showcased at the Paris Air Show in Paris, France. Braniff's routes were primarily in the midwestern and southwestern United States, Mexico, Central America, and South America. 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 Airways fleet details. In April 1964, Braniff made deposits on two Boeing 2707 Supersonic Transports, $100,000 per aircraft. 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. 192830, after company was sold to Universal Aviation of St. Louis, Missouri, in April 1929. 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. 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. 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. Service was inaugurated in March 1945, after the carrier received its operating permits from the Mexican government. 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. Boeing 737-900(ER) Boeing 747-400 The new service operated nonstop between Kansas City and Tulsa and additional new cities were added in early 1931. In 1971, Braniff sold the jets to British West Indies Airways (BWIA), an airline based in the Caribbean. 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]. Of . In early 1982, Braniff Chairman Howard Putnam decided to sell the Latin American Division. He favored a small "BI" logo and small titles. 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. 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". Green/Light Green. Braniff Place World Headquarters, P. O. Nicknamed the "jellybean" fleet, the new colors included turquoise, lemon yellow and lavender. . 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 Jetrail was the world's first fully automated monorail system, taking passengers from remote parking lots at Love Field to the Braniff terminal. 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. VIP Classic Wings 98: Volume 2 was released later the same year as a special edition mail-order only product. The new airline performed as one of the best in the Universal System with a 99-percent completion rate reported during the month of July 1929 and the Airline also led the other divisions in number of passengers carried. For later airlines using the name, see, "Braniff" redirects here. Braniff inaugurated new service from Lima, Peru, to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with a stop at Sao Paulo, added in October 1950. In December 1972, American Modern Master Alexander Calder was commissioned by Braniff to paint an aircraft. In 2017, Delta Airlines, which also flew the 747 in Hawaii, became the last U.S. airline to use that aircraft. 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. However, unlike Singapore Airline's Concorde, none of the Braniff Interchange Concordes were impressed with Braniff livery. Only flights to South America, London and Hawaii offered full First Class services. AdamRaza's cancelled plan.Hey guys!!! These posters are therefore not placed in the public domain but have instead undergone copyright restoration in the United States. Braniff issued select promotional materials and postcards that presented a Concorde with orange cheat line that began at the tip of nose and continued to the end of tail, white BI logo (designed by Alexander Girard as part of "End of the Plain Plane" campaign in 1965) against orange vertical stabilizer, and 1978 Braniff Ultra Font for "Braniff" below the cheat line. Package express and air freight service was added to the list of Braniff services on September 1, 1929, and included Dallas Love Field.[3]. Halston's uniforms and simple designs were praised by critics and passengers. 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. Fort Worth Airlines was founded in 1984 by Thomas B. The entire makeover, introduced in November 1965, was referred to as the 'End of the Plain Plane' campaign. Paul R. Braniff died in June 1954 from complications from pneumonia and from throat cancer. Braniff Realty also owned several of Braniff's Boeing 727-200 Trijet airliners, which were later sold as a result of the reorganization of the company in 1983. The DC-3 had just entered the fleet in December 1939. 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. Name. 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. The simultaneous touchdown marked the beginning of a regularly . Braniff is spearheading the efforts to preserve the history of Braniff International, Braniff boutique, Braniff airways Inc., Braniff Airways Foundation, and Braniff International Hotels, and providing, Licensing Opportunities by collecting, preserving, promoting, and protecting the carrier's legacy . 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. 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. "[12], Management considered the campaign a success. Fort Worth Airlines used 56-seat NAMC YS-11 aircraft and flew to destinations in Oklahoma and Texas, but was unable to operate profitably, ceasing flights and filing for bankruptcy in 1985.[39][40]. The funds were placed into a special fund controlled by Eastern's creditors who had recently ousted controversial Chairman Frank Lorenzo, who took over the 60-year-old aviation legend in 1986. From Boston and Dallas/Fort Worth, new transatlantic Boeing 747 service to Europe was operated to Amsterdam, Brussels, Frankfurt and Paris. Textures only, requires base model (TOM7272.ZIP or TOM7271.ZIP). In 1955 Braniff was the tenth largest US airline by passenger-miles and ninth largest by domestic passenger miles. Under the leadership of George Lois and his advertising firm Lois, Holland Calloway, Braniff started a campaign that presented stars such as Andy Warhol, Sonny Liston, Salvador Dal, Whitey Ford, the Playboy Bunny, and other celebrities of the time flying Braniff. Braniff's first 3 stretched 727-227s . The campaign was not successful, pushing Braniff's bread-and-butter business travelers over to traditional airlines with First Class on all flights. 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. 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." 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