FlyASAGuy2005 From United States, joined Sep 2007, 2203 posts, RR: 1 Reply 3, posted (5 months 4 days 22 hours ago) and read 23741 times:
The Delta World Headquarters is actually a campus spread throughout many buildings. All real estate owned by Delta to include the admin buildings, training, OPS center, etc.
There are better images across the net. Cool thing too is the widget in the wroth iron fences. Hard to make out because it's forged throughout but you notice it if you look.
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DescendVia From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 4, posted (5 months 4 days 22 hours ago) and read 23718 times:
There are some of United's on google images. Its hard to see them all though since WHQ is in three separate places around the Chicago land area. The one in Elk Grove is the "heart" since dispatch and many other vital things are based there.
There is also one near ORD as well as the offices in downtown as posted.
Jetjack74 From United States, joined Jul 2003, 6587 posts, RR: 55 Reply 5, posted (5 months 4 days 22 hours ago) and read 23710 times:
Quoting FlyASAGuy2005 (Reply 3): The Delta World Headquarters is actually a campus spread throughout many buildings. All real estate owned by Delta to include the admin buildings, training, OPS center, etc.
And this is just on the side that you can see from the airport. On the opposite side of the street (pretty much behind these buildings) is where training and some other smaller offices are located.
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Tugger From United States, joined Apr 2006, 1910 posts, RR: 2 Reply 12, posted (5 months 4 days 20 hours ago) and read 23388 times:
Quoting DescendVia (Reply 4): There are some of United's on google images
Better views are on Bing. Go to where you want and then click the "Bird's eye". And the nice thing is you can rotate the view to see all sides by clicking on the little "circle arrows" on the left. It's only for the big cities and its a little to "close" for the big buildings but it's pretty good where it's available.
CGKings317 From United States, joined Nov 2005, 92 posts, RR: 0 Reply 13, posted (5 months 4 days 20 hours ago) and read 23360 times:
Quoting BACCALA (Thread starter): Big version: Width: 180 Height: 300 File size: 17kb
CO HOUSTON
WOW!
Does CO actually use all of that building for their ops, or does CO use a good part of it and lease out the rest to other businesses? What functions besides the obvious, (revenue, planning, PR etc) go on there?
Stunning building!
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Does CO actually use all of that building for their ops, or does CO use a good part of it and lease out the rest to other businesses? What functions besides the obvious, (revenue, planning, PR etc) go on there?
Stunning building! eyepopping
I know CO doesn't use all of it, but many floors are occupied by CO. Systems Operations Coordination Center (SOCC) is there. Some of Chelsea Catering is there. They do BusinessFirst and First Class focus groups there. There is a company store in the lobby, big silver CO logos all over the place as well as Gold Continental Airlines signs and logos on the outside of the building.
AvConsultant From United States, joined Feb 2006, 1216 posts, RR: 3 Reply 19, posted (5 months 4 days 14 hours ago) and read 22950 times:
Quoting Slcdeltarumd11 (Reply 16): Does anyone happen to have Skywests headquarters? It is in a little town in Utah that has recently seen amazing growth
DurangoMac From United States, joined Dec 2006, 497 posts, RR: 0 Reply 20, posted (5 months 4 days 11 hours ago) and read 22778 times:
Quoting Slcdeltarumd11 (Reply 16): Does anyone happen to have Skywests headquarters? It is in a little town in Utah that has recently seen amazing growth
The town is St George, UT (SGU). And yes the area has seen explosive growth over the last two decades.
Tugger From United States, joined Apr 2006, 1910 posts, RR: 2 Reply 24, posted (5 months 4 days 11 hours ago) and read 22666 times:
Quoting CO777DAL (Reply 17): Larger photo of the entire building.
Interesting, the logo on the roof is a projection, as is the blue color, and in the picture the building looks like it is square when it is not. It looks very nice at night.
Also can people give addresses or something that can be looked up on map sites? I like to go and check them out online. Thanks,
Tugg
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Quoting Lexy (Reply 18): Great shot! Anyone recognize the glass tower in the foreground of the first picture???
The one in the foregound (middle of the picture) is 1500 Louisiana St (used to be Enron II); the one on the right is the original Enron Headquarters, now renamed 1400 Smith St.
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Srbmod From United States, joined Mar 2001, 14258 posts, RR: 62 Reply 32, posted (5 months 4 days 8 hours ago) and read 25943 times:
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Quoting DurangoMac (Reply 9): I guess technically it's also ASA's also since Executive and Finance are here also. The General Office's for ASA is in ATL.
Now located in the former Eastern later Delta TechOps North hangar (Across Toffie Terrace from their old offices.).
Here's the headquarters for the parent company of World Airways (For whom this building was originally built for.) and North American Airlines, Global Aviation Holdings (Formerly Global Aero Logistics.) down in Peachtree City, GA, south of ATL.
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Pe@rson From United Kingdom (England), joined Jan 2001, 16754 posts, RR: 58 Reply 33, posted (5 months 4 days 8 hours ago) and read 25314 times:
Quoting Jamesontheroad (Reply 34): What a coincidence. That's precisely what I thought when I saw this one...
Most of them are, as expected, extremely ostentatious. Personally, I don't like it; I'd rather have a straightforward structure and save the money or put it toward something more deserving.
Notice the outdoor patios on either side of the main entrance. They provide a fantastic view of runway operations and the downtown skyline. Those patios have wet bars, too. Many a wild party has taken place there.
You can see a garage door at each sim bay. The small, crooked white section on the lower left was built to house the (very) old 737-200 simulator, which was originally housed in one of the main sim bays. I'm not sure if it's still there, though.
I remember walking through the room that contained the multitude of giant racks of computers and vacuum tubes that ran that sim. The computer room was the size of a large apartment. It was pretty impressive...I can't imaging having to move the thing.
OPNLguy From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 37, posted (5 months 4 days 7 hours ago) and read 23895 times:
Southwest's HDQ is on the NW side of DAL, just to the right of the approach end of runway 13R. There's a large hangar complex on the NW side of the HDQ, and a little further to the SE of the HDQ, we have a large training facility with numerous flight simulators.
FLY2HMO From United States, joined Jan 2004, 4050 posts, RR: 5 Reply 38, posted (5 months 4 days 7 hours ago) and read 24169 times:
I really miss working at CO's HQ during my internship. The building is amazing in that from EVERY different angle you look at it as you drive around down town or wherever else the building seems to adopt a completely different shape. From the south/north it looks like a a single tall octagonal tube. From yet another angle it actually gives the impression that it is flat. From the southeast it looks like it has a square front. And in fact, you don't realize that, until you see it from the air or in google earth, it is in fact shaped as an airfoil.
It's architect is a genius
Oh and by the way, they also own another building down the street, which I think is the bland rectangular one seen in the OP's picture above. These two and the Crown Plaza Hotel are interconnected by an overhead walkway, and Houston's "secret" underground tunnel network.
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Slimshady From United States, joined exactly 2 years ago today! , 135 posts, RR: 0 Reply 43, posted (5 months 4 days 5 hours ago) and read 22014 times:
Does CO actually use all of that building for their ops, or does CO use a good part of it and lease out the rest to other businesses? What functions besides the obvious, (revenue, planning, PR etc) go on there?
Stunning building! eyepopping
I know CO doesn't use all of it, but many floors are occupied by CO. Systems Operations Coordination Center (SOCC) is there. Some of Chelsea Catering is there. They do BusinessFirst and First Class focus groups there. There is a company store in the lobby, big silver CO logos all over the place as well as Gold Continental Airlines signs and logos on the outside of the building.
Executive, HR, finance, SOCC, Alliances, Coroporate Real Estate, Sales and Marketing, Some parts of Chelsea, and some parts of Express Jet have offices in the HQ on Smith Street. An oil/gas company moved in several floors in 2005. There are several law firms, accounting firms and other various companies who HQ out of the same building..
Tech Ops, Engineering, Reliabiltiy, purchasing, accounting, payroll, Quality, IT, and some other departments are located in the Jefferson building, down the street and around the corner.
Even Gordon Bethune still has an office in this building, separate from CO, last I heard, but it has been several years...
Trigged From United States, joined Mar 2005, 152 posts, RR: 0 Reply 55, posted (5 months 4 days 2 hours ago) and read 18987 times:
I will dig around in some old photos but while I was in the military we were staying at the old Delta training facility in Greenbriar, outside of Atlanta. It had been abandoned for some time and we moved in during the Olympics. No A/C, running water, etc. Was in that place for 2 months! UGH!
SXDFC From United States, joined Dec 2007, 1353 posts, RR: 19 Reply 56, posted (5 months 4 days 1 hour ago) and read 18667 times:
When I look at the HQ's of CO, UA, etc. I can not help but wonder where they house their training facilities, such as simulators, mock up cabins, etc. I can't imagine they would be in buildings such as those mentioned... Maybe I am wrong?
BMI727 From United States, joined Feb 2009, 3337 posts, RR: 1 Reply 57, posted (5 months 4 days 1 hour ago) and read 18600 times:
Quoting N707PA (Reply 44): Does anyone know the address of the Mt. Kisco or St. Louis (Earth City?) HQ's?
Was TWA headquarters ever out in Earth City? I think that they used to have offices in that medium rise in Northwest Plaza along Lindbergh, but I don't know if that was ever their HQ. Also, I think that the brick building near the airport that is now AA's ground ops office used to be the Trans States HQ, but I could be wrong.
Why do Aerospace Engineering students have to turn things in on time?
DescendVia From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 58, posted (5 months 4 days 1 hour ago) and read 18567 times:
Quoting SXDFC (Reply 58): I can not help but wonder where they house their training facilities, such as simulators, mock up cabins, etc
The sims for United are out in Denver at what we call DENTK. Its a gigantic building in Stapleton CO, it was connected to the old airport in its day, and houses all the flying "stuff" for United.
Before the sims where what they are today, there was a lot of touch and gos done at Stapleton. If you look at the wiki page for Stapleton, they actually caught a DC-8 doing touch and gos in the early 1970s.
-Photo off google images
The flight attendants have all the mockup, door trainers, on board services, etc in the building that United1 posted and that is in Elk Grove IL.
And just to add, the building on the left in United1's is where dispatch, ops, and all that is located. Its actually in the building connected to the building by that hallway and take up the entire third floor.
You actually get a great view of all the Elk Grove facilities about a minuted after departure on 32L/R, if still on or near runway heading.
Would have added this but for some reason I could not edit.
Homer71 From United States, joined Jul 2001, 1981 posts, RR: 26 Reply 63, posted (5 months 4 days ago) and read 17972 times:
Quoting SXDFC (Reply 58): When I look at the HQ's of CO, UA, etc. I can not help but wonder where they house their training facilities, such as simulators, mock up cabins, etc. I can't imagine they would be in buildings such as those mentioned
CO's flight sims are at IAH...
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UA_727 From United States, joined Aug 2001, 208 posts, RR: 5 Reply 73, posted (5 months 3 days 23 hours ago) and read 17022 times:
Quoting Jamesontheroad (Reply 30): Quoting Pe@rson (Reply 32):
What a pompous, sanctimonious, grandiose edifice – for a poorly-performing business. Never ceases to amaze me...
What a coincidence. That's precisely what I thought when I saw this one...
Canoecarrier From United States, joined Feb 2004, 766 posts, RR: 2 Reply 76, posted (5 months 3 days 22 hours ago) and read 16757 times:
I'm glad I didn't see a photo of AS's HQ it's not that exciting, the only time I ever went in was on 9/11 the day of my interview for a ground ops job. Needless to say, they weren't hiring that day.
B6's in Kew Gardens isn't exciting either, I did drive by WestJet's once and thought it looked nice.
Kevin From Canada, joined Dec 2000, 1028 posts, RR: 0 Reply 79, posted (5 months 3 days 21 hours ago) and read 16731 times:
Wow the ANA headquarters are amazing . The best one so far. Westjet's are cool too. The worst ones are Aer Lingus and Easyjet (very irritating. I would go mad from seeing so much orange every day
ASA was at 100 Hartsfield Center which is directly behind the Renaissance and across the street from Flight Safety International (also do their flight training there). There are now in the large hanger off of Toffie Terrace. Although they didn't actually own 100 Hartsfield Center, they did have a large sign on the top/ side of the building visible from the airport and another sign on ground level out in the lawn.
USAIRWAYS321 From United States, joined Jul 2001, 1588 posts, RR: 17 Reply 85, posted (5 months 3 days 18 hours ago) and read 16293 times:
Quoting FlyASAGuy2005 (Reply 84): I've beenup that way many times. How far is it from DISA HQ, etc.?
The address to the old headquarters is 2345 Crystal Dr, Arlington, VA - directly across the George Washington Pkwy from DCA. Not sure where DISA is at.
Dangould2000 From United Kingdom (Scotland), joined Dec 2005, 136 posts, RR: 0 Reply 90, posted (5 months 3 days 14 hours ago) and read 16077 times:
Quoting HZ747300 (Reply 67): Of the ones shown, EI's is probably very functional, but looks like a factory in Kowloon. Smile How does Ryanair's compare?
Commavia From United States, joined Apr 2005, 6803 posts, RR: 59 Reply 91, posted (5 months 3 days 14 hours ago) and read 15727 times:
Quoting Tommy767 (Reply 86): AA's is pretty unimpressive. Ditto Aer Lingus. AA should be in the DFW skyline somewhere.
That's not really the style here like it is in much more densely urbanized places like Chicago or New York.
A huge number of the large corporations headquartered here (and there are lots) are based on sprawling corporate campuses away from the urban core. Not just AA, but also heavy-hitters like ExxonMobil, JCPenney, EDS, Frito-Lay, TI, etc.
So EV only uses half of the old EA hanger? Did everything move from the old location? I remember the SOC had a gret view of the field. Years back, I remember the DL guys were very jealous of EV view. In fact, two former CEO's were vocal about it meetings.
Quoting Commavia (Reply 91): A huge number of the large corporations headquartered here (and there are lots) are based on sprawling corporate campuses away from the urban core. Not just AA, but also heavy-hitters like ExxonMobil, JCPenney, EDS, Frito-Lay, TI, etc.
Las Colinas & Plano (DFW Metroplex) INDIVIDUALLY are home to more Fortune 500 companies than the state of NY. I think the State of Texas has more Fortune 500 and publically traded companies headquartered than any State.
Falstaff From United States, joined Jun 2006, 3704 posts, RR: 27 Reply 96, posted (5 months 3 days 10 hours ago) and read 15135 times:
Quoting BMI727 (Reply 57): I think that the brick building near the airport that is now AA's ground ops office used to be the Trans States HQ, but I could be wrong.
If we are thinking of the same building; Trans States still has a lot of operations in the building. Are you talking about the brick building out by the "new" runway?
BMI727 From United States, joined Feb 2009, 3337 posts, RR: 1 Reply 98, posted (5 months 3 days 9 hours ago) and read 14984 times:
Quoting Falstaff (Reply 96): If we are thinking of the same building; Trans States still has a lot of operations in the building. Are you talking about the brick building out by the "new" runway?
Yeah, the yellow squarish one. I think I posted incorrectly. I actually think that the sign says something like AA/Trans States Training Center.
Why do Aerospace Engineering students have to turn things in on time?
The former ASA headquarters facing west. The Renaissance hotel is to the left and the Delta HQ campus is behind the photographer. The current headquarters is behind the building.
Some pictures of the Delta GO campus taken from the Hartsfield Center. You can see part of the original office building to the right in the second picture. It is the smaller building with the slopped roof behind the larger office building. You can see part of the original Delta Air Lines neon sign.
No. EV has the entire hangar on long term lease from the City of Atlanta. The office space extends about one third of the building's width with the remainder being the actual hangar. The ground floor is solely for the hangar maintenance facilities. The lower bay to the left of the entrance has one floor of offices running the entire length and the higher bay has four upper floors with offices and training classrooms.
You were probably wondering why only part of the building is painted in light blue. The story as I heard it is that they found out that older (lower) part of the building has asbestos in the paint and requires additional work and cost to repaint. They should repaint the rest of the building in the next few months.
Quoting AvConsultant (Reply 94): I remember the SOC had a great view of the field. Years back, I remember the DL guys were very jealous of EV view.
Unfortunately, the view from the new SOC is not much better than Delta's nowadays.
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Bwest From Belgium, joined Jul 2006, 1131 posts, RR: 5 Reply 102, posted (5 months 2 days 18 hours ago) and read 14225 times:
The old Sabena house, now the HQ for LH subsidiary Brussels Airlines. I wonder if the S on the roof is still there The S-logo also featured on the blue structure in front of the building, now it has been replaced with the Brussels Airlins dotted B...
Markdirk From Canada, joined Sep 2004, 92 posts, RR: 3 Reply 104, posted (5 months 2 days 14 hours ago) and read 13902 times:
Anyone have any pics of Eastern Airlines headquarters and training facilities in Miami? Also didn't Eastern have a headquarters in New York City as well??
UAL747DEN From United States, joined Dec 2003, 1360 posts, RR: 13 Reply 109, posted (5 months 2 days 5 hours ago) and read 13406 times:
Quoting DescendVia (Reply 58):
The sims for United are out in Denver at what we call DENTK. Its a gigantic building in Stapleton CO, it was connected to the old airport in its day, and houses all the flying "stuff" for United.
Melpax From Australia, joined Apr 2005, 1120 posts, RR: 1 Reply 110, posted (5 months 1 day 17 hours ago) and read 12866 times:
The former Ansett HQ in Melbourne CBD. (brown coloured building next to Audi dealership) The land was purchased by a developer after their demise, most of the block was turned into apartments but the main HQ building was kept & leased out as offices.
G4resagent From United States, joined Oct 2005, 300 posts, RR: 1 Reply 114, posted (5 months 1 day 8 hours ago) and read 12213 times:
Quoting National757 (Reply 101): Allegiant recently moved into a brand new facility in Southwest Las Vegas.
Not really brand spanking new - we've been there about a year. The second building in front is going to open in the next couple of weeks. The building in back is our main office.
Viscount724 From Switzerland, joined Oct 2006, 10944 posts, RR: 13 Reply 117, posted (5 months 1 day 5 hours ago) and read 12006 times:
Just curious whether any Pan Am oldtimers remember how many of the 59 floors in the Pan Am building in NYC (now the MetLife building) were occuped by PA when their head office was located there. I believe it was the largest commercial building (in square footage) in the world when it opened in 1963.
Legacyins From United States, joined Aug 2003, 1086 posts, RR: 1 Reply 118, posted (5 months 1 day 4 hours ago) and read 11812 times:
Quoting Viscount724 (Reply 117): Just curious whether any Pan Am oldtimers remember how many of the 59 floors in the Pan Am building in NYC (now the MetLife building) were occuped by PA when their head office was located there. I believe it was the largest commercial building (in square footage) in the world when it opened in 1963.
I am currently reading "SKYGODS" by Robert Gandt (great book). PA moved into the building in March 1963.When it opened, it was the largest commercial Office building in the World. Pan Am occupied 9 full floors with a large sales Office on the ground floor. The execuive Offices were on the forty-sixth floor. Trippe originally wanted the Pan Am sign and logo to be thiry feet high but settled for fifteen feet.
The sims for United are out in Denver at what we call DENTK. Its a gigantic building in Stapleton CO, it was connected to the old airport in its day, and houses all the flying "stuff" for United.
More of DENTK. We were told that that there is still a DC-10 sim inside but it is not worth the expense of removing it.
Some evening shots from avsim.com sim day in 2004
Interior
Sims are in the large building @ right with the white squares. Half of the building is out of the frame to the right.
DescendVia From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 124, posted (5 months 21 hours ago) and read 11270 times:
Quoting LorM (Reply 121): More of DENTK. We were told that that there is still a DC-10 sim
I believe it. There still is at least one 737-200 in there as well (last I knew). Actually there is also a 747 Classic sim in there that was used by the Air Force to let pilots get "stick time" on the plane. I don't think that is the case anymore but its still there.
LatinPlane From United States, joined Dec 1999, 2421 posts, RR: 18 Reply 126, posted (4 months 3 weeks 4 hours ago) and read 9851 times:
Not the airline's headquarters but Korean Air is currently in negotiation with lenders to build this 60-story skyscraper in Downtown Los Angeles where its North American operations will be based.
SCCutler From United States, joined Jan 2000, 4007 posts, RR: 35 Reply 128, posted (4 months 3 weeks ago) and read 9488 times:
Quoting 747buff (Reply 115): Anyone have any pics of CO's old headquarters at LAX (before the infamous Frank L. came around)?
You mean, before Texas Air bought financially-moribund Continental Airlines, merging it with solvent, successful Texas International Airlines and thus saving it to continue its existence and allowing it to survive and grow?
...three miles from BRONS, clear for the ILS one five approach...
DeltaL1011man From United States, joined Sep 2005, 5188 posts, RR: 3 Reply 130, posted (4 months 2 weeks 6 days 13 hours ago) and read 9083 times:
Quoting DAirbus (Reply 99): You were probably wondering why only part of the building is painted in light blue. The story as I heard it is that they found out that older (lower) part of the building has asbestos in the paint and requires additional work and cost to repaint. They should repaint the rest of the building in the next few months.
This is one of the reasons Delta never did anything with it(plus they dumped most of the work that TechOps did in DeltaNorth so they dumped the hangar.)
MUCFLYER From Germany, joined May 2004, 97 posts, RR: 0 Reply 132, posted (4 months 2 weeks 6 days 10 hours ago) and read 8835 times:
Quoting Fly-K (Reply 131): But 90% of HQ activities are now in FRA, spread across several buildings, with the newest and nicest one the "LAC" (Lufthansa Aviation Center).
LatinPlane From United States, joined Dec 1999, 2421 posts, RR: 18 Reply 135, posted (4 months 2 weeks 6 days 8 hours ago) and read 8614 times:
Quoting RICARIZA (Reply 129): A few pics from the Internet of the construction of AV 's new HQs in Bogota - Colombia:
Very nice RIC. Very modern and suited for today's needs. I also like the original Torre Avianca (Avianca Tower) located in downtown Bogota. At the time of its opening in 1970 it was South America's tallest and most modern skyscraper.
Torre Viasa still stands with its logo. After the airline's demise in 1997 the buiding remained vacant until taken over till today by homeless families.
LatinPlane From United States, joined Dec 1999, 2421 posts, RR: 18 Reply 136, posted (4 months 2 weeks 6 days 8 hours ago) and read 8614 times:
One of TAAG - Angola Airlines headquarters in Luanda. With all the development that the city has experienced in the past few years I wouldn't be surprised if they decide to tear this down for brand new building.
MAH4546 From Sweden, joined Jan 2001, 26027 posts, RR: 77 Reply 137, posted (4 months 2 weeks 6 days 8 hours ago) and read 8504 times:
Quoting Markdirk (Reply 104): Anyone have any pics of Eastern Airlines headquarters and training facilities in Miami?
I don't have pictures, but I believe the old Eastern Miami headquarters is still were American Airlines is. While obviously headquartered in Dallas, AA has a very large corporate presence in Miami that came from Eastern Airlines and remains to this day. I don't know of another U.S. airline with such a large secondary corporate office, though I believe UAL has a large corporate presence in San Francisco as well.
LatinPlane From United States, joined Dec 1999, 2421 posts, RR: 18 Reply 138, posted (4 months 2 weeks 6 days 8 hours ago) and read 8487 times:
The last remaining building with the Pan Am logo in 2009. This is the Pan Am building in Honolulu. The building served as Pan Am's center of operations for the mid-pacific region. It was left with its logo even after Pan Am sold its Asia/Pacific network to United in 1986. Because Pan Am was so instrumental in tranforming Hawaii's economy from that of a pineapple/sugar exporter today's tourism/business region the Honolulu community decided to keep the logo as historical landmark for the city.
Rampart From United States, joined Aug 2005, 1695 posts, RR: 11 Reply 140, posted (4 months 2 weeks 6 days 7 hours ago) and read 8400 times:
Quoting SCCutler (Reply 128): You mean, before Texas Air bought financially-moribund Continental Airlines, merging it with solvent, successful Texas International Airlines and thus saving it to continue its existence and allowing it to survive and grow?
No, he probably refers to the LA-based airline that was relatively profitable through the 60s and 70s, innovative and groundbreaking (despite starting out small), pioneering lower-fare travel that we have today, and a strong proponent of Deregulation, with which it handled growth better than most. I'd be interested in seeing headquarters pictures from that era, too.
And does anyone know where CO offices were when they were HQ'd in Denver?
Type-Rated From United States, joined Sep 1999, 2269 posts, RR: 28 Reply 141, posted (4 months 2 weeks 6 days 6 hours ago) and read 8259 times:
That photo above of the BN headquarters is actually their hangar and maintenance center.
The original BN headquarters were at a center called "Exchange Park" a few miles away frrom DAL. Then they moved to the huge new HQ at DFW around 1974 or so. Both buildings are still around.
IIRC, AT&T is in the old Exchange Park building, and Verizon is in the newer DFW building.
If I am wrong, someone will correct me about the current tennants.
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PresRDC From United States, joined Jul 1999, 474 posts, RR: 1 Reply 143, posted (4 months 2 weeks 6 days 5 hours ago) and read 8179 times:
I've attended meetings with the following airlines in their headquarters and/or their maintenance buildings:
China Eastern
Hainan Airlines
Turkish Airlines / Turkish Technic
Easyjet
Thai Airways
Singapore Airlines
Asiana
ANA
JAL
Qatar Airways
As far as buildings go, none of them have been very impressive. The nicest, IMO has been Thai, with the worst being a toss-up between CEA and Hainan. I've had the "pleasure" of having lunch in the CEA employee cafeteria. It reminded me of the dining hall in The Shawshank Redemption, complete with metal trays and a chef smoking while serving food. In contrast, the Turkish Airlines cafeteria was really good and JAL's was just so-so.
Best conference room goes to Easyjet, actually, with CEA taking up the rear (no a/c and the smell of cigarette smoke).
The Turkish Airlines, Asiana and Thai Airways facilities were attached to their hangars, so we got some great up close and personal time with aircraft undergoing C and D checks.
Rampart From United States, joined Aug 2005, 1695 posts, RR: 11 Reply 145, posted (4 months 2 weeks 6 days 5 hours ago) and read 8129 times:
Quoting Type-Rated (Reply 141): That photo above of the BN headquarters is actually their hangar and maintenance center.
The original BN headquarters were at a center called "Exchange Park" a few miles away frrom DAL. Then they moved to the huge new HQ at DFW around 1974 or so. Both buildings are still around.
You didn't scroll down enough. Both Exchange Park and DFW headquarters are shown.
UAL747DEN From United States, joined Dec 2003, 1360 posts, RR: 13 Reply 146, posted (4 months 2 weeks 6 days 5 hours ago) and read 8093 times:
Quoting AirFrnt (Reply 134): As good a sign as any why BA is failing. When your headquarters gets moved away from what you do for a living, you are in trouble.
Thats not really true. Moving HQ to Chicago saved Boeing a ton of money. I wish they would have came to Denver but that didn't happen! Although Boeing chose Chicago they do have a nice sized building here very close to the Airbus offices in Denver.
Viscount724 From Switzerland, joined Oct 2006, 10944 posts, RR: 13 Reply 147, posted (4 months 2 weeks 6 days 4 hours ago) and read 8037 times:
Quoting Phoenix9 (Reply 10): Air Canada Headquarters in Montreal:
Until AC moved to the airport to cut costs sometime in the late 1980s, around the time they were privatized I believe, their head office was in the building below for several years. I believe AC had a financial interest in that building and it was named Place Air Canada from the time it opened until AC moved out.
For quite a few years before moving to that building, their head office was in Place Ville Marie, the first large modern high-rise office building in Montreal that opened in 1962, designed by famous Chinese-born American architect, I.M. Pei.
PHX Flyer From United States, joined Apr 2001, 339 posts, RR: 0 Reply 150, posted (4 months 2 weeks 6 days 3 hours ago) and read 7958 times:
Quoting Fly-K (Reply 131): But 90% of HQ activities are now in FRA, spread across several buildings, with the newest and nicest one the "LAC" (Lufthansa Aviation Center).
Lufthansa's legal company address is Cologne, for historical reasons only. However, the corporate headquarters (that is, the top executives' offices) has been in Frankfurt, probably for 30 years, if not longer. Recently they moved into the new Aviation center at Frankfurt Airport:
Lufhansa now occupies a rather unappealing office building in the city of Cologne, in the borough of Deutz, to be more accurate. Only a handful of ancillary departments are located here, most have been moved to Frankfurt over the years:
Lufthansa subsidiary and regional affiliate CityLine is still headquartered at Cologne/Bonn Airport. This company recently relocated to this building at CGN, which is outside the secured area:
YAK42 From Ireland, joined Oct 2000, 762 posts, RR: 10 Reply 151, posted (4 months 2 weeks 6 days 1 hour ago) and read 7855 times:
Royal Jordanian's HQ in Amman:
Ive been to Amman a few times but Ive not seen this building. I think its been the HQ from the time they were called Alia.
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757MDE From Colombia, joined Sep 2004, 1366 posts, RR: 7 Reply 154, posted (4 months 2 weeks 6 days ago) and read 7718 times:
Quoting RICARIZA (Reply 129): A few pics from the Internet of the construction of AV 's new HQs in Bogota - Colombia
Beat me to it.
Quoting LatinPlane (Reply 135): Very nice RIC. Very modern and suited for today's needs. I also like the original Torre Avianca (Avianca Tower) located in downtown Bogota. At the time of its opening in 1970 it was South America's tallest and most modern skyscraper.
Yeah.. it's sad it had that terrible fire in the 70s.
Anyone has a picture of the current AV headquarters at Avenida Eldorado?
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Coal From United States, joined Aug 2006, 1011 posts, RR: 4 Reply 155, posted (4 months 2 weeks 5 days 20 hours ago) and read 7572 times:
Quoting Huaiwei (Reply 22): Plenty of people mistakenly believe SQ's HQ is at SIA Building in downtown Singapore:
Well, they took off the golden crane about two years ago. As a matter of fact, I think only the dot-matrix display inside the SMRT buses make a reference to it as the SIA Bldg.
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Markdirk From Canada, joined Sep 2004, 92 posts, RR: 3 Reply 162, posted (4 months 2 weeks 2 days 3 hours ago) and read 6325 times:
Quoting MAH4546 (Reply 137): Quoting Markdirk (Reply 104):
Anyone have any pics of Eastern Airlines headquarters and training facilities in Miami?
I don't have pictures, but I believe the old Eastern Miami headquarters is still were American Airlines is. While obviously headquartered in Dallas, AA has a very large corporate presence in Miami that came from Eastern Airlines and remains to this day. I don't know of another U.S. airline with such a large secondary corporate office, though I believe UAL has a large corporate presence in San Francisco as well.
I wasn't sure, I thought the Eastern Airlines Headquarters was torn down, along with some hangar's.
BACCALA From United States, joined May 2009, 50 posts, RR: 0 Reply 164, posted (4 months 2 weeks 1 day 20 hours ago) and read 6078 times:
Continental Center I is a 53-story, 732-foot (223 m) office tower in Downtown Houston, Texas, United States. The building is the headquarters of Continental Airlines. In the past it also served as the headquarters of ExpressJet Airlines. It is a part of the Cullen Center complex. In September 1997 the airline announced that it would consolidate its Houston headquarters in Continental Center I.
Completed in 1984, the tower stands as a postmodern-style building. It is currently the 8th-tallest building in Houston. Continental operates a ticketing office on the ground level. Continental Ticket Office Locations
AirframeAS From United States, joined Feb 2004, 9973 posts, RR: 32 Reply 165, posted (4 months 2 weeks 1 day 18 hours ago) and read 5918 times:
Quoting Canoecarrier (Reply 76): I'm glad I didn't see a photo of AS's HQ it's not that exciting...
True, nothing to write home about. Their HQ is pretty secluded, sort of hidden in a nearby forest next to a lake. The only way you can find it is by looking for their sign next to Pacific Hwy South going northbound. AS training center is even harder to find, it is only across the street from their HQ. Their sims bldg is on a different street just north of the training center.
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LHR380 From United Kingdom, joined Jan 2009, 1416 posts, RR: 11 Reply 166, posted (4 months 2 weeks 1 day 17 hours ago) and read 5905 times:
Here is BA's headquarters at Waterside, next door to Heathrow.
Very odd building that some people say looks a bit like an insect.
The other side of LHR has the training facilities for Cabin Crew, ground staff, and pilots, here is a pic of the sim building taken from one of the training rooms.
2travel2know From Panama, joined Apr 2005, 3518 posts, RR: 5 Reply 167, posted (4 months 2 weeks 1 day 12 hours ago) and read 5694 times:
Quoting BACCALA (Reply 164): Continental Center I is a 53-story, 732-foot (223 m) office tower in Downtown Houston, Texas, United States. The building is the headquarters of Continental Airlines. In the past it also served as the headquarters of ExpressJet Airlines. It is a part of the Cullen Center complex. In September 1997 the airline announced that it would consolidate its Houston headquarters in Continental Center I.
CO does have another "headquarters" to relocate in the event of a hurricane.
ORDflyerAnna From United States, joined Jul 2009, 5 posts, RR: 0 Reply 169, posted (4 months 2 weeks 1 day 9 hours ago) and read 5545 times:
I've actually seen the LOT building in Poland. I was pleasantly surprised with the architecture. Very sharp! And I walk by UA's headquarters in downtown Chicago every day on my way to work but have never been inside.
Owleye From Netherlands, joined Feb 2006, 644 posts, RR: 1 Reply 170, posted (4 months 2 weeks 1 day 9 hours ago) and read 5566 times:
The 2 planes of V Bird (one of the nicest liveries ever) standing in front of their red brick head office which they shared with KLM exel and other companies:
Seemyseems From United Kingdom (England), joined Jan 2009, 786 posts, RR: 0 Reply 174, posted (4 months 1 week 6 days 5 hours ago) and read 4665 times:
BD has a very interesting HQ, Donington Hall in the East Midlands.
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And this is just on the side that you can see from the airport. On the opposite side of the street (pretty much behind these buildings) is where training and some other smaller offices are located.
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