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The merger of Mid-Continent Airlines into the Braniff International Airways family occurred at midnight on August 16, 1952. The Mid-Continent purchase was the last domestic merger for Braniff until the February 1967 Panagra merger, which was the last airline purchase for the Dallas-based carrier.
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Mid-Continent Airlines merges with Dallas-based Braniff...
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The airline grew again by merger with a small Mid-west...
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Mid-Continent Airlines was a trunk carrier, a scheduled airline which operated in the central United States from the 1930s until 1952 when it was acquired by and merged with Braniff International Airways. Mid-Continent Airlines was originally founded as a flight school at Rickenbacker Airport in Sioux City, Iowa, during 1928, by Arthur Hanford Jr., a dairy operator.
Mid-Continent Airlines merges with Dallas-based Braniff Airways, Incorporated, at 1201AM with Braniff as the surviving carrier. Mid-Continent’s fleet at the time of the merger consisted of 23 Douglas DC-3s and four Convair 240s and six larger Convair 340s were also on order and the orders were taken up by Braniff Airways.
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With the addition of the South America route system, merger with Mid-Continent Airlines, and reduction in mail subsidy on the Mid-Continent system, Braniff International Airways recorded a US$1.8 million operating loss during 1953. Aircraft that were scheduled to be disposed of offset the loss and the company recorded a meager US$11,000 net income.
With the addition of the South America route system, merger with Mid-Continent Airlines, and reduction in mail subsidy on the Mid-Continent system, Braniff International Airways recorded a US$1.8 million operating loss during 1953. Aircraft that were scheduled to be disposed of offset the loss and the company recorded a meager $11,000 net income.
May 12, 2023 · In 1951, the airline acquired Mid-Continent Airlines, further growing its fleet size to 75 aircraft and a workforce of over 4,000 employees. Within a few years, Braniff became the tenth-largest airline in the US by passenger miles. Unfortunately, both Thomas and Paul Braniff died just a year too early to witness this key milestone.
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The airline grew again by merger with a small Mid-west carrier, Mid Continent Airlines, based in Kansas City, in August 1952. The untimely loss of Braniff's President, Tom Braniff, in a private plane crash in January 1954 saw the first change in management since 1935 when Paul Braniff left the company to pursue other ventures.
