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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.
Texas International Airlines Flight 655, registration N94230, was a Convair 600 turboprop aircraft en route from El Dorado to Texarkana, Arkansas, crashing into Black Fork Mountain, Arkansas, on the night of September 27, 1973. The eight passengers and three crewmembers on board were killed.
Francisco Anthony "Frank" Lorenzo [1] [2] (born May 19, 1940) is an American businessman. He managed Continental Airlines and Texas International Airlines between 1972 and 1990, through airline deregulation.
The only survivor was the pilot of the P-38. July 12, 1949 35 13 13 Standard Air Lines Flight 897R: Chatsworth: California: Curtiss C-46 Commando: The pilot descended below the minimum altitude during approach in poor visibility, with the right wing clipping the side of a hill and instigating a crash. June 7, 1949 53 0 28
Eventually she worked her way into a pilot's position. [3] From her private hours and working at Wheeler, she managed to amass the 1,200 flying hours required to fly for a major airline. [4] In 1978, she joined Texas International Airlines as a pilot, becoming the first female African-American pilot for a major US airline. [1]
[1]: 7 It was originally delivered to Air Canada in May 1966 and sold to Texas International Airlines in 1968, where it served the majority of its service until Texas International was acquired by Continental in 1982. [7] [1]: 7 In 21 years of service, it had accumulated over 52,400 flight hours and over 61,800 cycles. [1]: 7
Braniff International Airways Flight 352 was a scheduled domestic flight from William P. Hobby Airport in Houston, Texas, United States, to Dallas Love Field in Dallas; on May 3, 1968, a Lockheed L-188A Electra flying on the route, registration N9707C, broke up in midair and crashed near Dawson, Texas, after flying into a severe thunderstorm.
On June 15, 1921, Coleman became the first black woman [10] and first Native American [19] to earn an aviation pilot's license and the first black person [10] and first self-identified Native American [19] to earn an international aviation license from the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale. [10]