wxman Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 So I get to work around 4 a.m. every morning. After I do what I'm supposed to do, I have a bit of down time and my mind begins to drift. So I was curious, what airlines did IAH used to serve but don't any longer? Have we lost any international carriers? The only airline I can think that no longer serve IAH is Southwest. I'm sure Northwest and AmericaWest used to serve the airport but don't now due to mergers. I suppose I'm more curious about international. Did PanAm and TWA ever fly into Houston? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naviguessor Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 Braniff. The real Braniff. The Flying Colors Braniff. With an Orange 747 and a Calder painted DC-8. Now, that was a cool airline. Used to give 727 gliders to kids. Don't even get me started on the FA's uniforms. Great stuff. There's a lot more. But yeah. Braniff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naviguessor Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 http://dilemmaxdotnet.files.wordpress.com/2013/01/braniff_concorde.jpgAnd a Concorde for a very short while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KinkaidAlum Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 South African, VIASA, Aviateca, SAHSA, Pan Am, TWA, Air Jamaica, Cayman (miss those turtles), Northwest Orient, Western Pacific, Texas International, Braniff, British Caledonian, Southwest, and Eastern are the ones I can remember off the top of my head. South African died because of apartheid sanctions Continental chased Air Jamaica and Cayman off when it started service to Montego Bay and Grand Cayman respectively. Eastern used to run a small hub here with a crazy schedule (the main connection bank occurred at 2-3 am connecting east/west coast cities with super cheap airfares. Many flights were on AB3 (wide bodies) Western Pacific ran flights to Colorado Springs using logo jets (the Simpsons jet was a big hit) British Caledonian flew to Gatwick. Took that flight several times in the 80s. Aviateca and Sahsa were funky Central American airlines. One of them had parrots on the tail but can't remember which. I miss Cayman's Sir Turtle livery the most. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urban909 Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 I suppose I'm more curious about international. Did PanAm and TWA ever fly into Houston? PanAm and TWA both flew into IAH. As for (terminated) international airlines: Cayman AirwaysChina AirlinesPakistan International AirlinesSouth African Airways There are probably more, but those are some off the top of my head. Edit: You just beat me too it KinkaidAlum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KinkaidAlum Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 I forgot about Pakistan! Also, Gulf Air was the first Middle Eastern carrier at IAH but it didn't last. I think the flight had two stops between Houston and Bahrain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLWM8609 Posted April 25, 2015 Share Posted April 25, 2015 I remember an airline called Ultra Air flying 727s to IAH in the early 90s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Posted April 25, 2015 Share Posted April 25, 2015 Metro Airlines flew between Sugar Land and IAH with Twin Otters. It was free if you connected with Eastern (also gone). National Airlines, absorbed by Pan Am British Caledonian was absorbed by British Airways, which was formed by the merger of BOAC and BEA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxman Posted April 25, 2015 Author Share Posted April 25, 2015 That's crazy. I can't believe Pakistan and South African were both serving IAH. With any luck, we'll get South African back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BayouCityMan Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 I recall an airline by the name of Peoples Express that went from IAH to EWR and a couple other East Coast cities. I flew them once as a kid in the early 80s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slick Vik Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 I forgot about Pakistan!Also, Gulf Air was the first Middle Eastern carrier at IAH but it didn't last. I think the flight had two stops between Houston and Bahrain.I flew gulf air in 1995. Stops were in New York and Abu Dhabi. Very attractive stewardesses. They upgraded me to business class because I broke my wrist and had a large cast. Can't imagine that ever happening in this day and age.Regarding other airlines hobby museum is a good place to see memorabilia and gather information on them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KinkaidAlum Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 Interesting that you don't remember the stop in Larnaca. Maybe the pain meds caused you to sleep through Cyprus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slick Vik Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 Interesting that you don't remember the stop in Larnaca. Maybe the pain meds caused you to sleep through Cyprus.Huh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KinkaidAlum Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 Huh? The route was Houston-New York-Larnaca-Abu Dhabi. That is one of the reasons it failed. Why make two stops when a European carrier could get you there in just one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slick Vik Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 The route was Houston-New York-Larnaca-Abu Dhabi. That is one of the reasons it failed. Why make two stops when a European carrier could get you there in just one?I went Houston-new York-Abu dhabi-Delhi on the way and Delhi-Bahrain-new York-Houston on the way back. Unless I'm recalling something incorrectly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asubrt Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 Both China Airlines and Pakistan Airlines were one-stop routes (probably why they failed) in the mid-2000s-ish, but I can't remember exactly what the middle cities were. I believe the routings were... Houston - Seattle (or Anchorage?) - TaipeiandHouston - Manchester (I think) - Karachi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slick Vik Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 Both China Airlines and Pakistan Airlines were one-stop routes (probably why they failed) in the mid-2000s-ish, but I can't remember exactly what the middle cities were. I believe the routings were...Houston - Seattle (or Anchorage?) - TaipeiandHouston - Manchester (I think) - KarachiKarachi and Delhi and Bombay still are one stop routes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstontexasjack Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 I think China airlines was IAH-SEA-TPE. Airbus A340 variant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkultra25 Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 I haven't had the opportunity to see a copy of this book up close yet (it's quite expensive), but those reading this thread will likely find it quite interesting: http://www.thewellappointedcatwalk.com/2015/03/airline-visual-identity-1945-1975-by.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstontexasjack Posted May 1, 2015 Share Posted May 1, 2015 I recall an airline by the name of Peoples Express that went from IAH to EWR and a couple other East Coast cities. I flew them once as a kid in the early 80s.People Express became Continental when Frank Lorenzo acquired it. The UA EWR hub had its origins with People Express.I think British Caledonian flew here way back in the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plumber2 Posted May 2, 2015 Share Posted May 2, 2015 Texas International before it was acquired by Frank Lorenzo and than it acquiring Continental. What a mixed up money swapping tradgey that all was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollusk Posted May 2, 2015 Share Posted May 2, 2015 I recall a little airline called "Continental" that used to fly here before it disappeared in a merger with Untied. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArchFan Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 Yeah, I'm sure there are people here who know better than me the story of Frank Lorenzo and Continental Airlines. As I recall, he started by managing to take control of a little Houston-based outfit called Tran-Texas Airlines (TTA). Somehow, he managed to take control of LA-based Continental and merge it into TTA. The CEO of Continental, Robert Six, mysteriously died shortly thereafter -- I think it was reported as a suicide. After that, his holding company "Texas Air" acquired many vulnerable airlines, including Eastern Airlines, People's Express, New York Air, and Frontier. Texas Air was reported as being the largest airline in the world. But ... the claim to that accolade fell apart before long. It occurs to me that this might be a good story to turn into a movie. Perhaps even more compelling than the Enron story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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