Description: Still waiting for the delivery of its Boeing 707 planes, Braniff entered the “Jet Age” on June 15, 1959 with two Electra turbo-prop aircraft on a four-prong route from the airline’s home base in Dallas. One flight began at San Antonio, flew to Dallas, and then to New York. The other route originated in Houston and flew to Dallas and Chicago. All flights were flown in this pattern except for the Dallas to Houston leg, apparently flown by an early flight, which then made a turn-around to inaugurate the full flight pattern from Houston to Dallas to Chicago. This cover was carried on the inaugural Braniff Airways flight from the Idlewild Airport Mail Facility in New York to San Antonio, Texas (where it was backstamped) and is listed in the Jet Age Flights Section of The American Air Mail Catalogue as J-103f.Braniff ceased air carrier operations in May 1982 because of high fuel prices, credit card interest rates, extreme competition from the large trunk carriers, and the new airline startups created by the Airline Deregulation Act of December 1978.Two later airlines used the Braniff name: the Hyatt Hotels-backed Braniff, Inc. in 1983–1989, and Braniff International Airlines, Inc. in 1991–1992.
Price: 2.5 USD
Location: Cranford, New Jersey
End Time: 2024-09-17T21:22:39.000Z
Shipping Cost: 1.35 USD
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Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Type: Aviation History
Place of Origin: United States
Quality: First Flight Cover
Event: First Flight
Grade: Ungraded
Topic: Postal History
Certification: Uncertified
