Mowtoib From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Posted (6 years 5 months 4 weeks 1 day 6 hours ago) and read 3443 times:
I mean when you think of airlines which do not exist any more. Perhaps that's an airline which you never came across or which you watched a lot. For me the saddest thought is of a Canadian 744 at Kai Tak. Never saw it and will never see as both the airline and the airport are gone...
ABQopsHP From United States of America, joined May 2006, 834 posts, RR: 3 Reply 1, posted (6 years 5 months 4 weeks 1 day 6 hours ago) and read 3422 times:
FlyDreamliner From United States of America, joined Jan 2006, 2759 posts, RR: 15 Reply 3, posted (6 years 5 months 4 weeks 1 day 6 hours ago) and read 3394 times:
TWA and Eastern.
I grew up on Eastern, and they were a force on east coast. TWA was often the best service in the sky while they were flying, which is a legacy lost on American. They had the best looking livery when they went under as well. If you had told people 50 years ago that PanAm and TWA were going to some day be gone, I don't know if they would have believed you.
"Let the world change you, and you can change the world"
EasternSon From United States of America, joined Jun 2006, 660 posts, RR: 1 Reply 4, posted (6 years 5 months 4 weeks 1 day 6 hours ago) and read 3384 times:
I miss Eastern for a number of reasons. Not the least of which, however, is all the perks that I used to get from my father being a Captain.
They were an awesome airline (while they were being run well) and a true pleasure to fly with.
"The only people for me are the mad ones...." Jack Kerouac
Charlienorth From United States of America, joined Jun 2006, 1077 posts, RR: 5 Reply 5, posted (6 years 5 months 4 weeks 1 day 6 hours ago) and read 3384 times:
Quoting Mowtoib (Thread starter): I mean when you think of airlines which do not exist any more. Perhaps that's an airline which you never came across or which you watched a lot. For me the saddest thought is of a Canadian 744 at Kai Tak. Never saw it and will never see as both the airline and the airport are gone...
North Central..grew up in the "duck family"...and Braniff not versions 2 or 3,the original..bright '72's flyin over the house.
TrijetsRMissed From United States of America, joined Oct 2006, 2097 posts, RR: 6 Reply 7, posted (6 years 5 months 4 weeks 1 day 6 hours ago) and read 3370 times:
Of the classic airlines I miss Eastern the most, just like some of the others on this thread. Nice livery, great fleet.
Of the newer airlines I would say I miss Reno Air the most. Great service and an MD-90 operator, my favorite narrow body.
EWRCabincrew From United States of America, joined May 2006, 5521 posts, RR: 58 Reply 8, posted (6 years 5 months 4 weeks 1 day 6 hours ago) and read 3370 times:
PanAm
Ansett Australia
Australian
Compass (Australian carrier)
ABQopsHP From United States of America, joined May 2006, 834 posts, RR: 3 Reply 9, posted (6 years 5 months 4 weeks 1 day 6 hours ago) and read 3357 times:
Ah yes. Good ole NC and BN. Wasnt the duck on the tail of NC (and RC) nicknamed Herman? And BN and their "Flying Colours".
SPREE34 From United States of America, joined Jun 2004, 2092 posts, RR: 10 Reply 10, posted (6 years 5 months 4 weeks 1 day 6 hours ago) and read 3357 times:
The original National.
I don't understand everything I don't know about this.
Kaitak From Ireland, joined Aug 1999, 11948 posts, RR: 37 Reply 11, posted (6 years 5 months 4 weeks 1 day 5 hours ago) and read 3357 times:
I have to say it's Ansett Australia for me; they were a wonderful airline, so friendly and so nice to fly with. I have very happy memories of my (unfortunately very) few flights with them, back in 1993.
STLGph From United States of America, joined Oct 2004, 8976 posts, RR: 28 Reply 12, posted (6 years 5 months 4 weeks 1 day 5 hours ago) and read 3349 times:
TWA followed by the 2003 version of ATA.
Eternal darkness we all should dread. It's hard to party when you're dead.
Thomasphoto60 From United States of America, joined Jan 2000, 3723 posts, RR: 25 Reply 13, posted (6 years 5 months 4 weeks 1 day 5 hours ago) and read 3349 times:
Check my signature and profile. Followed by PA and NA.
MXComet4C From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 14, posted (6 years 5 months 4 weeks 1 day 5 hours ago) and read 3337 times:
Dear Mowtoib:
Back in the 60's and 70's most int'l city pairs in North America were associated to two airlines at the most due to the severe regulations of those years.
For example:
MEX-LAX was always associaterd with MX & WA
MEX-MIA with AM & PA
MEX-JFK with AM & EA
MEX-ORD with MX & AA
MEX-SAT with MX & BN and so on...
Not only that I miss Western, Pan Am, Eastern and Braniff among others, but every time that I go to the cities they served out of MEX, I still feel that there is a missing part of these cities' personalities.
With the exception of AA, all other american carriers came to Mexico to either fill a gap left by all ill fated airline of the US, were the result of a merger that did not keep the original name, or recently began operations under new Mexico-US regulations.
From each of these old airlines I specially miss WA's 720s, PA's A300s, EA's L1011s and Braniff's multicolored fleet including their fying pumpkins (Orange colored 747s).
From the canadians I also miss CPAir with their great DC-8-63s which did the YVR-MEX route.
AADC10 From United States of America, joined Nov 2004, 1831 posts, RR: 0 Reply 15, posted (6 years 5 months 4 weeks 1 day 5 hours ago) and read 3307 times:
Nitrohelper From United States of America, joined Mar 2005, 463 posts, RR: 5 Reply 18, posted (6 years 5 months 4 weeks 1 day 2 hours ago) and read 3244 times:
Republic for me,
When they were promoting the"new" frequent flyer program,as a member , I could upgrade to first class for $15.00 (early 80s).
R.I.P. HERMAN , , , shot down by northworst
Justplanesmart From United States of America, joined Mar 2001, 694 posts, RR: 2 Reply 20, posted (6 years 5 months 4 weeks 20 hours ago) and read 3212 times:
Alaska737 From United States of America, joined Feb 2006, 1056 posts, RR: 6 Reply 24, posted (6 years 5 months 4 weeks 1 hour ago) and read 3154 times:
32 AirCop: For International Service from the States : Pan American For domestic service : North Central (always good service when I lived in the UP of Michigan)
33 September11: Question: Who miss Piedmont most? Answer: imisspiedmont Actually, I dislike to see any airline go. I like it when all airlines are flying (not shut do
34 AY104: Reno Air! 2 daily nonstops from YVR to "the Greatest Little City in the world!"
35 Icarus75: The one I miss the most is Air Inter (IT) When I was student, back in the 80's, I was used to fly almost every week-end with this great airline on ORY
36 Airline7322: Independence Air. Great service, unsustainably low-fares... perfect for consumers in the short-term. It's a shame that business model can't fly for mo
38 Isitsafenow: Braniff one because I was a part of it decades ago. Trans World Airlines...that one too, come to think of it Republic...nothing fancy, they just got y
39 Swissy: x 3!! PA EA TWA Ansett Ward Air Cheers,
40 NorthstarBoy: the original Braniff, i loved their leather seats, and the "just barely above stall speed" trip from Mia-Fll on a clear night, at 3,000 feet, where yo
41 Ripdog: Eastern, basically because I grew up flying this great airline. Was there a city on the east coast they did not go into? Braniff, loved those colorful
43 ThePRGuy: Several I guess: The PROPER swissair, not this nancypancy Swiss Intl rubbish. JMC - QUALITY scheme Ansett.
44 Asturias: Sabena is the only airline that I miss that is no longer in business. Many really bad airlines have gone bankrupt and not much to miss, but Sabena was
45 ExFATboy: Catch our smile, our super smile.. PSA! Only airline I can truly say I miss, although I did have a soft spot for TWA as well. Now if you were to say "
46 AbleToFly: Ansett Australia Sabena Pan Am Regars.
47 JoseMEX: I guess the airline I miss the most is Western, and their DC-10 flights ACA-LAX and MEX-LAX.
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