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Braniff Airways, Inc., operated as Braniff International Airways from 1948 until 1965, and then Braniff International from 1965 until air operations ceased, was an American airline that operated 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 ...
[6] [7] Braniff Airways began service in 1934, and Eastern Air Lines arrived in 1939. [4] During World War II the airport was redubbed Brownsville Army Air Field and used by the military for pilot training, engine testing and overhauls. [4] In 1947, Pan Am's Mexico City route extended to Houston, and Brownsville was an intermediate stop.
Braniff pilots outside a "B-Liner" Lockheed Model 10 Electra, Houston Hobby Airport, 1940.In the background is a Lockheed Model 12 Electra Junior.. Unable to remain out of the airline business for very long and with the new possibility of an air mail contract, the Braniff brothers started a new airline in November 1930 named Braniff Airways, Inc. Braniff Airways began service among Oklahoma ...
Braniff Inc. was an American airline that operated flights from 1984 until 1989 and was partially formed from the assets of the original Braniff International Airways. The domestic air carrier was originally headquartered at Dallas Love Field in Dallas, Texas, and later Orlando, Florida. The airline is sometimes referred to as "Braniff II". [1]
Exclusive: This cockpit recording of Braniff Flight 352, which crashed on approach to Dallas, hasn’t been heard by the public in more than 50 years.
The May 3, 1968, crash of Braniff Flight 352 south of Fort Worth was the deadliest airline disaster in Texas history at the time, killing all 85 on board. But the tragedy has largely been forgotten.
1950 Braniff file photo of Braniff Airways Founder and President Thomas Elmer Braniff. Thomas Elmer Braniff (December 6, 1883 – January 10, 1954) was an American entrepreneur. He was a co-founder of Braniff International Airways, along with his brother Paul Revere Braniff. Known as Tom Braniff, he was also a noted insurance pioneer in Oklahoma.
From December 1978 to May 1980, Braniff International Airways leased 11 Concordes, five from AF and six from BA. [20] These were used on subsonic flights between Dallas–Fort Worth and Dulles International Airport, flown by Braniff flight crews. [21] AF and BA crews then took over for the continuing supersonic flights to London and Paris. [22]