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I'm probably going to date myself a bit, but let's see who's flown on what.
Can't say I like anyone the best, but I have no love for United or Air India. Some of the regional carriers in Latin America felt like things were held together with duct tape and chewing gum, but that was probably in my head. Getting a glass of wine and something that resembles a meal in coach on most of the foreign airlines is always nice.
TWA
Pan AM
National
Air Florida
Carnival
People's Express
Kiwi
Continental
American
Northwest
US Air
Allegheny
British Airways
BOAC
Air France
Lufthansa
TAP
Iberia
Swiss Air
Portugalia
Alitalia
Air India
JAL
ANA
Eastern
United
LACSA
Sansa
TACA
Avianca
La Costena
Aviateca
Aero Mexico
PSA
Reno Air
USAir
Continental + Continental Express
Delta
National (the 1990's Las Vegas based one)
Western Pacific
Frontier (the current one)
United + United Shuttle + United Express
American + American Eagle
America West
Southwest
American
United
Delta
Jet Blue
Southwest
Spirit
Frontier
Lufthansa
Aer Lingus
Swiss
Air Berlin
Iberia
Cathay Pacific
ANA
Vietnam Airlines
Dragonair
Air Asia
Air Canada
^ There are a lot of former carriers there. With mergers and buyouts, some are "still there". Others are not. Not counting regionals such as Mesa, ExpressJet and ASA:
Still kicking:
- Alaska
- American
- Cayman Airways
- Delta
- Frontier (the new cheapo version)
- Great Lakes
- Hawaiian
- Kuwait Airways
- Southwest
- United
Gone (and in some cases, good riddance):
- Air Aruba (aka "Error Aruba")
- AirTran
- ALM Antillean Airlines
- Aloha **
- America West
- American Trans Air **
- Arrow
- Chapparal
- Continental
- Eastern
- Frontier (the old Saul Bass “F” and earlier)
- Northwest
- PSA
- Sunworld (based out of Vegas in the late 80s, had the misfortune of flying them once )
- Texas International
- US Air / US Airways
- Western
- Western Pacific (the Marge Simpson livery)
- World
** I was in Hawaii at Hickam AFB when Aloha and American Trans Air ceased operations in 2008. Big chaos.
My GF at the time flew this into MSY in the 80s, Northeastern, a Fort Lauderdale-based carrier.
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Some small planes, the only one I can rememebr was a Gulfstream (Gulfair?) turboprop; and some Brazilian made propeller driven thing that I could not fit my legs behind the seat in front of me and the to leave them our int he asile.
A better question is what is the most obscure airline you have flown on? In my case, it is Icelandair back in college. Stopped at Reykjavik on its way to Europe somewhere, maybe Brussels. Not sue what they are doing now.
I've worked for over 15 years as an international consultant for an engineering company often time going to remote locations so I'm sure it's over 100 different airlines in 5 continents. I just flew Sri Lankan Airlines to Maldives and they were excellent.
A better question is what is the most obscure airline you have flown on? In my case, it is Icelandair back in college. Stopped at Reykjavik on its way to Europe somewhere, maybe Brussels. Not sue what they are doing now.
They still are around, yes. And yes, they do still have stopovers in Reykjavik to NA/Europe, and last time I knew it was free to do so
To all of you who have done this as well, I know you'll grin.
All others, won't have a clue....
SPACE A
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