In over five decades of existence, the airline operated a large variety of aircraft. 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. Worth, Kansas City, Chicago, Denver, Atlanta and Miami, by the larger carriers, which were poised to immediately begin invading Braniff's long held territory. Load factors on these routes were considerable but with the at times unfair competition Braniff faced from Asian carriers, it pushed Braniff's breakeven point even higher making the routes unsuccessful once coupled with exorbitant fuel costs across the globe. 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. 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. 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. Howard Putnam implemented a one-fare-structure plan called the Texas Class Campaign. 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. The results of these studies found that Concorde must be marketed as an ultra luxury travel experience. Tom Braniff, president of Braniff Airways, ordered the company's first DC-3s on August 29, 1939. Tom's son, Thurman Braniff, was killed in a training plane crash at Oklahoma City in 1937, and his daughter Jeanne Braniff Terrell died in 1948 from complications of childbirth. During its 60 years Braniff flew over 420 planes consisting of 23 different types. Additional Lockheed Vegas were added to the fleet during 1931 and 1932. Service was extended in March 1950 from La Paz to Asuncion, Paraguay, and in May 1950 to Buenos Aires, Argentina. 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. Former Braniff employees founded Minnesota-based Sun Country Airlines in 1983. 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. Braniff Place World Headquarters, P. O. Only a few 727-200s ever saw the Jellybean applied. Eventually, the Braniff brothers, Mr. Lybrand, and Mr. Westervelt bought out the interests of the other investors. 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). Only 30 Boeing 727-200s are left, and they are being repainted and . Considering the airline wasn't filling its existing 707s the advent of a massive fleet of new much larger 747s was ominous. The acquisition of the Minneapolis/St. 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]. 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. He favored a small "BI" logo and small titles. The varied fleet included both the Boeing 747SP and Concorde . Includes 1 Model C. Only mainline turboprop aircraft type operated by the airline. Braniff ceased operations on May 1213, 1982, and Eastern took over the routes earlier than the planned June 1, 1982, commencement of service date. The airline is headquartered in Denver, Colorado. Girard designed an extensive line of furniture for Braniff's ticket offices and customer lounges. The Boeing 727 became the backbone of the Braniff fleet. All Nippon Airways (ANA) Nihon/NAMC YS-11 "JA8707" is here captured at Osaka Aiport on a sunny day in the spring of 1988. Both operated until January 1974. In 1955 Braniff underwent a major expansion of routes and upgrade of equipment. [3], The new Braniff venture was profitable within a month of service inauguration but with the weakening economic conditions the company found itself in need of a merger partner. VIP Classic Wings 98: Volume 2 was released later the same year as a special edition mail-order only product. Mid-Continent Airlines began as Tri-State Airlines, Inc. in 1928, first as a flying school, then adding charter . Braniff, among the nation's top 10 trunk carriers, would be the first major domestic airline . Until 1980, Braniff was one of the fastest-growing and most-profitable airlines in the United States. In early 1935, Braniff became the first airline to fly from Chicago to the U.S.Mexico border. One of the wings hit cypress stumps and the plane crashed against the shore. Braniff's advertising touted the new carrier as The World's Fastest Airline. 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. 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. This was the same for Western, National and Continental.[1]. Nicknamed the "jellybean" fleet, the new colors included turquoise, lemon yellow and lavender. Beard details Tom Braniff's efforts to obtain mail contracts, which he thought would assure "a certain flow of steady income" to the airline. 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". A plan recently approved by the C.A.B. 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. In February 1954, Mrs. Bess Thurman Braniff was appointed a vice president of the company. It began in 1928 as Braniff Airways, Inc. It served its purpose as Braniff's name recognition increased worldwide. In 1965 Braniff's fleet was about half jet, comprising 707s, 720s and British Aircraft Corporation BAC One-Eleven jetliners. Braniff therefore enlarged the domestic network by 50% on December 15, 1978, adding 16 new cities and 32 new routes, which Braniff stated was the "largest single-day increase by any airline in history". Over the next 15 years, his expansion into new markets combined with ideas unorthodox for the airline industry led Braniff to record financial and operating performance, expanding its earnings tenfold despite typical passenger load factors around 50 percent. Passengers holding Braniff tickets will be able to fly on other airlilnes, although on a standby basis. Braniff charged only a 10-percent premium over standard first-class fare to fly the Concorde and later removed the surcharge. The DC-8-31 aircraft were quickly retired from the Braniff fleet as the new DC-8 . It operated a fleet of Boeing 727-200s and McDonnell Douglas DC-10s until 2001 when it filed for bankruptcy. In late 1978 Braniff moved to a sprawling new headquarters, Braniff Place, just inside the western grounds of the airport. 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. [3], The fledgling airline shut down to reorganize in March 1933, with the company airborne again in less than a year. 1967. Welcome back to another video! Texas Class created a one-fare, one-service airline domestically and removed First Class from all Braniff aircraft. [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. Aircraft: Boeing 727-227 (Adv) Serial #: 21462. [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). Braniff reported an 80 percent increase in business during the life of the campaign in spite of an economic downturn the following year. Braniff Airways was the nation's eighth largest airline (then as Braniff International) at the time it ceased operations in 1982. . Braniff Airways purchased two six-passenger 450 horsepower Lockheed L-5 Vega single-engine aircraft capable of cruising at speeds of 150 miles-per-hour. This doubled the 727 utilization rate and allowed Braniff to open the new cargo business, dubbed AirGo. Guayaquil Lima (Lima service did not begin until June 18, 1948). This process was reversed after alighting in Washington Dulles from Europe for the domestic flights to Dallas-Fort Worth. 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. Braniff Airways fleet details. During the domestic flights, the Braniff's registration numbers were affixed to the fuselage with temporary adhesive vinyl stickers. - 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 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. Irridescent colors of Chocolate Brown, Perseus Green, Mercury Blue and Terra Cotta along with two metallic colors were matched with striking racing stripes called Power Paint Stripes, which served to enhance the elegant scheme with a sleek racy feel. 6 Nov 1989. [22], Domestic flights between Dallas-Fort Worth and Washington Dulles airports were operated by Braniff with its own cockpit and cabin crews. Eventually, the Driskill was sold to the Lincoln Hotel Corporation in 1985. 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 . 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. In April 1964, Braniff made deposits on two Boeing 2707 Supersonic Transports, $100,000 per aircraft. Let us know what you think of the site and tell us what features you want to see next. Originally known as the Braniff Airlines Operations and Maintenance Base, the renovated Braniff Centre at Dallas Love Field will open as home to TAC Air - DAL and Flexjet. 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. Argentine President Juan Pern and his famed wife Evita Pern participated in the festivities at the Palacio Casa Rosada in Buenos Aires. This allowed Braniff to begin late-night cargo service, while the aircraft carried passengers during the day in August 1966. This plan would lower operating costs. 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 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, Inc., doing business as Braniff International Airways, was an American airline that operated from 1928 until 1982. . As of March 2021, the BRANIFF fleet consists of the following aircraft: Aircraft In fleet Orders Passengers Notes; F C Y Total . In addition to the Hawaii and Gatwick services, routes were also opened up to Amsterdam, Brussels, Frankfurt and Paris from Dallas. 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. 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. Because of Braniff's superb service during the war and over the Banana Run, the Airline would be rewarded with a significant international route award just a year after the war ended.[3]. 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 An increase in mail subsidy, requested by Mr. Braniff before his death, was granted in 1954, and the company returned to profitability. Richard B. Cass serves as current chairman and CEO of the Braniff companies and the private irrevocable Trust that owns those companies.[2][41]. The entire makeover, introduced in November 1965, was referred to as the 'End of the Plain Plane' campaign. This plane, dubbed "747 Braniff Place" and "The Most Exclusive Address In The Sky", was Braniff's flagship, and it flew an unprecedented 15 hours per day with a 99 percent dispatch reliability rate over the Transpacific long route. Seen parked with lots of other Braniff airliners just prior to ceasing operations. 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). Pucci used a series of nautical themes for crew uniforms for flight attendants, pilots, ground and terminal personnel. It also operated two Grumman SA-16/ HU-16 Albatross . Later in 1975, he debuted "Flying Colors of the United States" to commemorate the Bicentennial of the United States. Name. 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]. [9], On January 10, 1954, Braniff's founder Thomas Elmer Braniff died when a Grumman flying boat owned by United Gas crash-landed on the shore of Wallace Lake, 15 miles outside of Shreveport, Louisiana, due to icing. Airline Flights. Passenger traffic increased in the 1960s and 1970s, but the airline remained a small one that . [7], John Casey expanded Braniff's capacity during the summer of 1981 and traffic increased with a promise of the beginnings of a turnaround. The next day, on May 12, Braniff Airways ceased air operations, ending 54 years of air service. In 1971, Congress cancelled the program, against the Nixon Administration's wishes. [11], When this deposit was made, the SST program was being financed by the US government. [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. Braniff was the only airline to order the 707-227 because their low density and powerful engines were perfectly suited to Braniff's thin and high routes from the US Mainland to South America. Why not follow us on Facebook to be the first to find out about the latest developments. Free shipping for many products! [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. [2], The trademarks, copyrights and other intellectual property of Braniff Airways, Inc., Braniff International Corporation and Braniff, Inc., Mid-Continent Airlines, Inc., and Panagra Pan American Grace Airways and Long and Harman Airlines, Inc., are currently owned by Braniff Airways, Inc., of The Braniff Building, 324 North Robinson Avenue, Suite 100, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The fare included ground transportation from both airports to the downtown areas of each city, which was provided by Yellow Cab Company. . 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 Boeing 727 would become the backbone of the Braniff fleet and the trijet was the key aircraft in the 1971 Fleet Standardization Plan, which called for three aircraft types: the Boeing 727 primarily operated . Universal Airlines and Braniff Air Lines, Inc. Mary Wells and "The End of the Plain Plane", The Airfix model is cited and illustrated at the, Last edited on 28 February 2023, at 08:43, was an airline in the United States that once flew air carrier operations from 1928 until 1982, Braniff International Airlines, Inc. in 199192, Braniff International Airways destinations, List of Braniff International Airways destinations, List of defunct airlines of the United States, "Concorde Flights Between Texas and Europe End; Big Dreams at the Start $1,447 for Flight to Paris", July 1, 1979 Braniff International route map, October 28, 1979 Braniff International system timetable & June 1, 1980 Braniff International route map, October 28, 1979 Braniff International system timetable, THEIR INSPIRATION OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP WINS HONORS, May 1, 1981 Braniff International route map & 1981 Braniff International advertisement, "Daily 747s Nonstop to Bogota", "U.S. Oks Eastern's Route Sale American Airlines To Pay $349 Million". However, the driving force behind Braniff's problems were the unprecedented rise in fuel costs, which topped 104-percent increase during 1980 and the erosion the company experienced as large carriers such as United, Delta and American along with new low-cost startups began taking Braniffs key routes that were protected prior to deregulation. In the late 1970s it expanded to Asia and Europe. Hey everyone! Reg: N456BN photos. 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]. 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. So BN decided to standardize the fleet on the 727, which at the time was more efficient than the 707/DC-8 . Started Operations. 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]. [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. From Boston and Dallas/Fort Worth, new transatlantic Boeing 747 service to Europe was operated to Amsterdam, Brussels, Frankfurt and Paris. Braniff International Airways; IATA BN: ICAO BNF: Callsign BRANIFF: Airline Full Name: Braniff Airways, Inc. Country: United States: Airline Founded : May 1928: Started Operations: 20 Jun 1928: Ceased operations: 12 May 1982 [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. Harding Lawrence elected to retire in December 1980, effective January 7, 1981, after nearly 16 years (1965-1981) of service to the company. At Girard's recommendation the old livery was dropped in favor of a single color on each plane, selected from a palette of rich and iridescent hues like "Chocolate Brown" and "Metallic Purple." Another iconic type seen in Braniff's fleet was the Boeing 747, of which the airline operated three variants. By October 1951, Braniff flew to 29 airports in the US, from Chicago and Denver south to Brownsville, Texas, to Central America, Cuba and South America. 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. The new service operated nonstop between Kansas City and the Windy City, once each day. 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". For later airlines using the name, see, "Braniff" redirects here. Jetrail was the world's first fully automated monorail system, taking passengers from remote parking lots at Love Field to the Braniff terminal. Jet Airlines. [20], In the fall of 1976, Braniff commissioned American couturier Halston to bring an elegant and sophisticated feel to Braniff. I'm Richard Stretton an aviation enthusiast and major collector of 400 scale models. Braniff International lauded the CAB's quick decision as the carrier had stated that because of its tenuous cash position that it might have to shut the routes down if an agreement was not approved. Aviation Art. Commercial Aircraft. aia722p2.zip ( AVSIM) The beautiful employee playground/administration/training facility was the first of its kind and was later used as the model for Google and Apple headquarters design. We would like to thank you for visiting our website. . Concorde service proved a loss leader but it provided excellent marketing and promotion that created continued brand awareness around the globe for Braniff. Braniff International Airways. VIP Classic Wings 98: Volume One is the first product released by The VIP Group. "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. In 1971, Braniff sold the jets to British West Indies Airways (BWIA), an airline based in the Caribbean. Under Lawrence, bold swathes of color covered the airline's fleet with a palette chosen by Girard-first soft pastels, then bright primaries. At one time, it even operated a Concorde on a short-term lease! 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. [7], Braniff was given a contract to operate a military cargo flight between Brownsville, Texas, and Panama City/Balboa City, in the Canal Zone. It began operating under the name Alaska Airlines in 1944 and was first known as a cargo carrier. Braniff flights at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport that morning were suddenly grounded, and passengers were forced to disembark, being told that Braniff was no longer flying. 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. Casey met with Southwest Airlines President Howard A. Putnam and offered him the Braniff executive position. Paint kit for the AI Aardvark 727-200. Charles Edmund Beard led Braniff into the jet age. 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 program and other airline administrative duties. 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. 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