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History. Braniff Air Lines, Inc. 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. However, the name and company were retained by him and his brother, Thomas Elmer Braniff, until 1932. [4] Oklahoma Aero Club.
May 12, 2023 · Of Braniff’s many impressive feats under Lawrence’s leadership, the most noteworthy were: in 1970, the airline received the 100th Boeing 747 to roll off the production line – this was the first of 12 Jumbo Jets in its fleet. And in 1979, Lawrence negotiated the coveted contract to operate the supersonic Concorde in the US.
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Midwestern expansion. Braniff acquired Dallas-based Long and Harmon Airlines in January 1935, extending its network in Texas, and purchased it first twin-engine airliner, the Lockheed L-10A Electra. [4] . In 1937, Braniff bought its first cabin-sized twin-engine airliner the Douglas DC-2 from TWA for the extended network.
Sep 19, 2020 · From very humble beginnings as an Aero Club in Oklahoma City, their initial venture grew to become a multinational corporation with routes spanning the United States, Canada, Mexico and beyond to South America as well as destinations across the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
Charles Beard successfully flew Braniff into the Jet Powered age in 1959 with the introduction of the Lockheed L-188 Electra four engine turboprop followed by the pure jet Boeing 707 in December 1959.
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Apr 25, 2013 · In a bid to get the Chicago – Dallas airmail route, Paul Braniff presented the airline's case in Washington DC. With the blowback from the famous 1934 Airmail Scandal fresh on their minds, the United States Post Office gave them the Chicago – Dallas route in 1935.
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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. The venture was begun by two Oklahoma City men, Paul Braniff, a World War I aviator, and his brother Tom, an Oklahoma City insurance executive.
