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May 12, 2023 · Photo: Aero Icarus via flickr. 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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May 13, 2020 · May 13, 2020May 16, 2020. Braniff International and The End of the Plain Plane. I’m delighted to introduce a guest post by transport consultant Rory Maxwell, on a topic for which The Beauty of Transport has had a few requests. Over to Rory then, for the story of one of American aviation’s most famous branding (or rather, branding and re ...
Sep 19, 2020 · The brothers were aviator Paul Revere Braniff and businessman Thomas Elmer Braniff. In the spring of 1928 the new airline took to the skies on its maiden voyage with a single-engine 5 passenger Stinson Detroiter. The startup carrier flew oil company executives 118 miles between Oklahoma City and Tulsa, then the heart of the Oklahoma oil boom.
Braniff Airways, Inc., operated as Braniff International Airways from 1948 until 1965, and then Braniff International from 1965 until air operations ceased, was a United States trunk carrier, a scheduled airline that operated from 1928 until 1982 and continues today as a retailer, hotelier, travel service and branding and licensing company, administering the former airline's employee pass ...
Apr 25, 2013 · Braniff International Airways was an innovative, forward-thinking, iconic American airline that started many trends in the airline industry, several of which are still being utilized today. Operating from 1930 through 1982, Braniff flew routes throughout the middle and southwestern portions of the United States, as well as Panama, South America ...
May 30, 2018 · The deregulation of the airline industry in 1978 created new opportunities for Braniff but also laid the groundwork for its ultimate demise. Faced with a newly open and rapidly changing airline landscape, Braniff’s executives decided the best course of action was to expand aggressively, adding 31 destinations over two years, according to the Texas State Historical Association.
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Dec 8, 2016 · The early 1970s meant two things in the industry: Steep recession, leading to financial distress at many carriers – and strong, steady profits at Braniff. The reason was clear: Braniff’s route network, though suited for the DC-10 & L1011, were better optimized by smaller (And far less expensive) 727 jets.
