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The first flight was flown by Paul Braniff along with the company mechanic. The flight from Oklahoma City SW 29th Street Airport to Tulsa McIntire Airport was uneventful. However, the return flight was delayed several hours for thunderstorms in the area.
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.
Apr 7, 2022 · On Sunday, November 16, 1975, The Flying Colors of the United States was first rolled out to Braniff employees during a special ceremony at Dallas Love Field, on the north ramp at the airline’s operations and maintenance base.
Sep 19, 2020 · Braniff's first B747-100 flew to Hawaii, Tail No. N601BN was nicknamed "Big Orange." The public took notice and flying on Braniff was considered stylish and exciting. The rest of the industry scrambled to follow suit.
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.
Flying Colors makes its inaugural flight from Dallas Love Field to Los Angeles, Chicago, and New York City—where the Calders disembark—before continuing to Washington D.C., Miami, and Latin America.
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Dec 19, 2015 · To go with these flying “jelly beans”, Braniff employed a platoon of ambulatory eye candy. Emilio Pucci was hired to dress and undress the stewardesses, now marketed as ‘hostesses’. The Italian created their layered uniform. This was the so-called Braniff Air Strip.
