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On May 11, 1982, Howard Putnam left a courtroom at the Federal Courthouse in Brooklyn, New York City after failing to gain a court injunction to stop a threatened pilot strike (Braniff's pilot union maintains that they were not threatening a strike at this time).
May 12, 2023 · Ultimately, on May 12, 1982, Braniff announced the suspension of all its flights and informed its 9,500 employees that they were not required to report to work the following day. The airline then applied for bankruptcy and ceased all operations, ending 54 colorful years in the skies. Source: The New York Times
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Sep 24, 1974 · DALLAS, Sept. 23 (UPI)—A pilots’ strike that idled 9,200 workers and grounded Braniff International Airlines planes for two days ended today and a company spokesman said that all flights were...
May 30, 2018 · On May 12, 1982, rumors started to spread about the carrier grounding its fleet, as pilots and crew were called and told their flights were canceled. By 6 p.m., it was national news. “The bankruptcy in 1982 was such a startling event,” said Maynard. " We’ve been able to keep it together since then. ...
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- The Dallas Morning News
May 17, 1982 · Back in court, an attorney for the Air Line Pilots Association told Putnam during cross examination that ALPA had a contractual right to strike because leasing the South American routes ...
May 13, 2020 · In Autumn, Casey unveiled the “Braniff Strikes Back” campaign which saw fares simplified into a two-tier system and first class removed from a number of 727s. It was a disaster. Just as Braniff was simplifying fares, American Airlines, by now expanding its DFW operation, introduced computerised yield management.
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Sep 19, 2020 · Paul R. Braniff in his company uniform circa 1929. There'd be no mistaking the pilot in command on his flights. The year was 1928 and two brothers named Braniff joined forces to create what would eventually become one of the world’s leading airlines.
