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Concorde (/ ˈ k ɒ ŋ k ɔːr d /) is a retired Anglo-French supersonic airliner jointly developed and manufactured by Sud Aviation (later Aérospatiale) and the British Aircraft Corporation (BAC).
After Frank Borman became president of Eastern Air Lines in late 1975, he moved Eastern's headquarters from Rockefeller Center to Miami-Dade County, Florida. [2] [20] Eastern's massive Atlanta hub was in direct competition with Delta Air Lines, where the two carriers competed heavily to neither's benefit. Delta's less-unionized work force and ...
Northwest Airlines Airbus A320. Northwest Airlines was a major United States airline which existed from 1926 until 2010, when it merged with Delta Air Lines and became part of Delta Air Lines' fleet. At the time of the merger, it had a total of 309 aircraft. It was also the last U.S. airline to have a dedicated cargo fleet and routes.
US Airways President Scott Kirby said that US Airways was the last viable airline in the U.S. to merge and that any potential merger would be with one of three U.S. carriers: United Airlines, American Airlines or Delta Air Lines. [77]
The airline's president wanted to advertise that he had the latest version. [62] [63] The company also wanted its aircraft to be equipped with the same engines as its Boeing 747s for fleet commonality. [64] Northwest Orient Airlines and Japan Airlines were the only airlines to order the Series 40, respectively ordering 22 and 20 aircraft. The ...
The Lockheed L-1011 TriStar (pronounced "El-ten-eleven") [1] is an American medium-to-long-range, wide-body trijet airliner built by the Lockheed Corporation.It was the third wide-body airliner to enter commercial operations, after the Boeing 747 and the McDonnell Douglas DC-10.
Aserca Airlines: 5 6 11: Aurora Airlines: 4 4: Austral Lineas Aereas: 4 1 13 10 28: Austrian Airlines: 6 15 3 5 29: Avianca: 18 18: BlueSky Airlines 1 1: Bulgarian Air Charter: 9 9: BWIA West Indies Airways: 1 9 10: China Northern Airlines: 27 27: China Southern Airlines: 23 23: Compass Airlines: 3 2 5: Continental Airlines: 5 61 4 70: Crossair ...
Continental Airlines (simply known as Continental) was a major airline in the United States that operated from 1934 until it merged with United Airlines in 2012. It had ownership interests and brand partnerships with several carriers.