They only ever built 14 of these.. I think Virgin Atlantic thought about buying some after BA and Air France decided to shut them down, but again to costly.. you have to have butts on seats to make it in the airlines, unless its short runs. Oh yeah if you are british that's bums :))
Star 841 Is 100% correct (posted 3 years ago) The British&the French had a joint venture. I don't know about the Braniff leg from DFW to Dulles. I belive If i remember the Braniff flight was to boost Braniff it was starting to decline (in stock)at that time.
Like, what's the point in flying a supersonic plane subsonically from Texas to Washington D.C., trade out flight crews for the European trip, change the registration numbers, and not even have "Braniff" plastered on the plane? Seems like a lot of trouble, and a complete waste of time. That's like taking Greyhound to Minneapolis from Des Moines, then swapping the driver and replacing the Greyhound titles with Trailways for the trip to Lansing.
I know this is a crazy observation but this is why I like to call the NFL's NFC East, the "Concorde" division, a division with economically advanced big cities, a division like no other in North American professional sports.
The aircraft was owned by Air France but between DFW and IAD the flight was operated on Tuesdays and Saturdays as Braniff flight. 54. From IAD it went on to CDG. Braniff also had a similar arrangement with British Airways and on Wednesday, Friday and Sunday operated Braniff flight 188 to IAD from DFW and from there it went on to LHR. Between DFW and IAD the concord did not fly at supersonic speeds. Braniff lost a ton of money with this service.
What an bizarre time that was...subsonic overland Concorde flights courtesy of Braniff...might as well have leased the XB-70 and put some seats in it...
I flew a Braniff/BA Concorde DFW to Dulles in 1979. It was awesome! These were the only affordable Concorde flights. Flying mach 0.95 over land we passed a 747 which had taken off from DFW a half hour before. The other plane seemed motionless as we zoomed overhead.
From what I understand, and I'm not sure what information conflicts here with BraniffPages' 'about video,' is that this Concord was part of a Angelo-French investment. Allowing Braniff International to fly the Concord from DFW to IAD (Dulles), with Braniff Flight and Inflight crews. The remaining legs to London or France were flown by AF or BA crews. Braniff never owned a Concord; British Airways had ownership throughout the operation. Think of it as a awesome code share agreement. =)
You are partly correct. BA and AF did operate the trans-atlantic legs, but Braniff owned the airplanes while they were in US airspace. That is why they had to be re-registered with temp stickers every time in Washington. Sounds complicated, but Braniff had to "sell back" the planes after each trip!
Why is the future in the past??
podiumman2 6 months ago
@podiumman2 good question! seems like they were doing better then than where we are at now.
rdavian 4 months ago
They only ever built 14 of these.. I think Virgin Atlantic thought about buying some after BA and Air France decided to shut them down, but again to costly.. you have to have butts on seats to make it in the airlines, unless its short runs. Oh yeah if you are british that's bums :))
mrFalconlem 6 months ago
Why would Braniff sink its last remaining dollars in the Concorde gimmick?
Must have cost a bundle like having Alexander Caulder do the livery for the
planes (although that was money well spent). I don't get the Concorde
thing though. And the Concorde might have 'zoomed' past the B747 but
Boeing is doing quite nicely after the Concorde is grounded. (B747-8,
B787 Dreamliner, B737-800, B777 Series....
BrokebackBob 1 year ago
Star 841 Is 100% correct (posted 3 years ago) The British&the French had a joint venture. I don't know about the Braniff leg from DFW to Dulles. I belive If i remember the Braniff flight was to boost Braniff it was starting to decline (in stock)at that time.
slombardo1001 1 year ago
Like, what's the point in flying a supersonic plane subsonically from Texas to Washington D.C., trade out flight crews for the European trip, change the registration numbers, and not even have "Braniff" plastered on the plane? Seems like a lot of trouble, and a complete waste of time. That's like taking Greyhound to Minneapolis from Des Moines, then swapping the driver and replacing the Greyhound titles with Trailways for the trip to Lansing.
jakfuki 1 year ago
I know this is a crazy observation but this is why I like to call the NFL's NFC East, the "Concorde" division, a division with economically advanced big cities, a division like no other in North American professional sports.
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applesweeter 2 years ago
That was a Air France plane. Not Braniff.
Manongjojo 2 years ago
The aircraft was owned by Air France but between DFW and IAD the flight was operated on Tuesdays and Saturdays as Braniff flight. 54. From IAD it went on to CDG. Braniff also had a similar arrangement with British Airways and on Wednesday, Friday and Sunday operated Braniff flight 188 to IAD from DFW and from there it went on to LHR. Between DFW and IAD the concord did not fly at supersonic speeds. Braniff lost a ton of money with this service.
walkwiththelord 2 years ago
great information, thanks.
alexriesenbeck 2 years ago
yea but braniff leased the plane just never painted it
maverick967 2 years ago
braniff dry leased the concorde from air france
AsiaTheTuber 2 years ago
Anybody what gate # this is???
zetina2010 2 years ago
Gate 13. I was there that day. My Dad got me out on the ramp to take some photos.
TheBraniffbrat1961 2 years ago
I wish I can go back in time.
If we can go forward in time, why not go backward in time?
pcmiler2000 3 years ago
My Dad worked for Braniff and we (the family) flew all over the country... back then we called it "easter egg airlines" remember that??
timkim72 3 years ago
What an bizarre time that was...subsonic overland Concorde flights courtesy of Braniff...might as well have leased the XB-70 and put some seats in it...
megatop412 4 years ago
I flew a Braniff/BA Concorde DFW to Dulles in 1979. It was awesome! These were the only affordable Concorde flights. Flying mach 0.95 over land we passed a 747 which had taken off from DFW a half hour before. The other plane seemed motionless as we zoomed overhead.
dorkdaddy1 4 years ago 5
Wow this is actually true i had to do some research, you learn something new everyday :)
nubbie1944 4 years ago
BRANIFF LOVER? CLICK US!!!
braniffstyle 4 years ago
didn't BN run the Concorde between New York and Dallas on a regularly published, daily flight? It flew subsonically, as I recall...
FlyBoy7X7 4 years ago
braniff chartered an air france Concorde??
banstaman 4 years ago
From what I understand, and I'm not sure what information conflicts here with BraniffPages' 'about video,' is that this Concord was part of a Angelo-French investment. Allowing Braniff International to fly the Concord from DFW to IAD (Dulles), with Braniff Flight and Inflight crews. The remaining legs to London or France were flown by AF or BA crews. Braniff never owned a Concord; British Airways had ownership throughout the operation. Think of it as a awesome code share agreement. =)
Star841 4 years ago 2
You are partly correct. BA and AF did operate the trans-atlantic legs, but Braniff owned the airplanes while they were in US airspace. That is why they had to be re-registered with temp stickers every time in Washington. Sounds complicated, but Braniff had to "sell back" the planes after each trip!
BraniffPages 4 years ago
No way
MilliVanilli2007 3 years ago
Flight crews were BA/AF but the cabin crews were braniff staff on the internal US legs.
tb992 2 years ago