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The Jetts later opened more locations and formed Jet's America Inc. with their cousins, Jim Galloway, Jr. and Jeff Galloway in 1992. [3] Jet's is known for its square deep-dish Detroit-style pizza, including the 8-corner pizza which the company has trademarked. [4] When the store first opened, the square pizzas were a novelty in the region.
Trans World Airlines (TWA) was a major airline in the United States that operated from 1930 until it was acquired by American Airlines in 2001. It was formed as Transcontinental & Western Air to operate a route from New York City to Los Angeles via St. Louis, Kansas City, and other stops, with Ford Trimotors.
Jet America MD-82 at Long Beach Airport. The founding group was headed by executives largely from Air California.The Civil Aeronautics Board issued a final order finding Jet America "fit, willing and able" on June 18, 1981 [4] and the airline began operating on November 16, 1981, with a flight from its home base at Long Beach Airport (LGB) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD). [5]
Texas International Airlines Inc. was a United States local service carrier, known from 1940 until 1947 as Aviation Enterprises, [1] until 1969 as Trans-Texas Airways (TTA), and as Texas International Airlines until 1982, when it merged with Continental Airlines. It was headquartered near William P. Hobby Airport in Houston, Texas. [2]
The GIII made its first flight in December 1979, with the first delivery in 1980. It was the first business jet designed to fly over both poles. [1] The Hustler 400 was a corporate aircraft that featured a propeller in front for short runway use, and a jet in back for high-altitude cruising. The prototype, designated Hustler 400, first flew on ...
The jets were ordered during a prosperous time for the airline, but net income for Pacific dropped from $700,337 in 1965 to $150,716, [33] chiefly because the 727 was uneconomical on Pacific's routes. Two were leased to National Airlines. [34]
Air California originated in a December 1965 meeting in Corona del Mar by William Myers, Alan H. Kenison (later a founder of Jet America Airlines), Mark T. Gates, Jr., William L. Pereira, Jr. (son of noted architect William Pereira who designed the Theme Building at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) [5]) and Lud Renick to discuss air service from Orange County to San Francisco, with the ...
The Convair 580s lasted until May 31, 1982, when they were parked and eventually sold. [3] Alvin Feldman became president in March 1971 and converted the jet fleet to Boeing 737-200s, eliminating the 727s. The 737-200 was Frontier's only jet type until McDonnell Douglas MD-80s were added beginning May 20, 1982. [3]