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Braniff becomes the first US airline to sign a pilot contract to operate Concorde SST aircraft in the United States under a highly lucrative agreement to the company with both British Airways and Air France.
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Sep 19, 2020 · Formerly little Braniff Airways was now recognized as an international airline! Mid-Continent's short-haul route system was strong throughout the Central Midwest, complimenting Braniff's network. In mid-1952 following months of negotiations, Braniff acquired Mid-Continent Airlines.
The United States Postal Service granted Braniff their first airmail route soon after and the new route was inaugurated in May 1934, which effectively saved the company from failure.
In 1935, Braniff became the first airline to fly from Chicago to the U.S.–Mexico border. Paul Braniff left the airline in 1935 to pursue other interests and to tour South America for Braniff's eventual service to the region, but Tom Braniff retained control of the carrier and hired Charles Edmund Beard to run day-to-day operations.
From humble beginnings that began as an Aero Club in Oklahoma City in 1927, Braniff grew to become a multinational corporation that flew throughout the Continental United States, Canada, Mexico, from the U.S. Mainland to South America, and across both the Pacific and the Atlantic.
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Apr 25, 2013 · Through the 1970s, Braniff was one of the most successful airlines. It was hit hard by the regulation of the American airline business in the late 70s. Company leadership chose to expand in response to the regulation.
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On June 20, 1928, a single-engine Stinson Detroiter took off from Oklahoma City on a 116-mile flight to Tulsa. Thus began Braniff Airways, one of the most successful of the independent air carriers.
