grrrrr … I thought KW had divested their 727-100s and 737-300s by 1994 … gotta go with the 727

 

7. Here are the Carnival Air Lines scheds....

KW 500: Providenciales (PLS) 2:00p - 3:30p Miami (MIA)
Freq: Mondays and Fridays only
Service class: Y
Meal service: Snack
Equip: 727-100

Connecting to.....

KW 613: Miami (MIA) 5:20p - 7:40p Los Angeles (LAX)
Freq: Daily
Service classes: F/Y
Meal service: Dinner
Equip: 737-400

Here's N5609.....

https://www.airliners.net/photo/Carn...7-51/2155695/L

The above airplane was delivered new to Northwest Orient in 1965 as N470US.

And here's N404KW.....

https://www.airliners.net/photo/Carn...7-4Q8/661832/L

This aircraft was delivered new to Cayman Airways in 1993 as VR-CAA.

Interesting to see nonstop transcon service operated with a 737-400. Besides MIA - LAX, Carnival also operated the 737-400 nonstop FLL - LAX.

And how about a couple of BONUS quiz questions? The year is 1978......

BONUS A: You've been invited to join good friends for a sailing excursion from Rock Sound in the Bahamas down to Providenciales in the Turks & Caicos. So you are now flying from Miami (MIA) to Rock Sound (RSD) on board a daily flight that makes one intermediate stop en route. What airline are you flying with, what is the aircraft type and where is the stop made?

BONUS B: You've now arrived in Providenciales following an excellent sail from Rock Sound. So now it's time to return to Miami. At this time, there was only one airline operating scheduled passenger service from Providenciales (PLS) to Miami (MIA). This flight operated three days a week and made two intermediate stops en route. And it was operated with a Lockheed L-188 Electra. Identify the air carrier and the two stops in the order in which they were made.

And whoa! Is that Jimmy Buffett in the old PLS terminal preparing to board this flight??

 

And we are still looking for answers for these....

 

6- let’s start with a Western Airlines 720B to Los Angeles/LAX continuing to Las Vegas/LAS; recycling a portion of the answer to a different question, the remainder of the trip is aboard a Hughes Airwest DC-9-30, with the intermediate stop being either at San Jose/SJC or Oakland/OAK

 

6. Western did not operate the first flight and Hughes Airwest did not operate the second flight.

The first flight was not operated with a 720B and the second flight was not operated with a DC-9-30.

The stop made by the first flight wasn't Los Angeles.

The connection was not made in Las Vegas.

However, the good news here is the stop made by the second flight was indeed Oakland or San Jose depending on the specific day of the week.

 

Bonus C...AirOne which hubbed out of St. Louis to NYC/WAS/DAL/HOU (maybe)

And to the question about jet operator to South America--apparently Varig operated using a Caravelle a multi-stopper from NYC to Brazil.


::: | VARIG | ::: Sud Aviation Caravelle 1 (varig-airlines.com)

 

Ah... back in the land of Wi-Fi.

Just curious - where is Bonus Question C? What is the actual question?

I flew Air One STL-MCI back in 1984. Very nice, for a short flight

 

I think you posed this one awhile back concerning U.S. based air carriers that operated all-first class or all-business class service.....

And I also think you closed this bonus question out.

 

Apologies - duplicate post. See below

 

I was wondering about that. And yes, Air One was mentioned early on and yep - that question was indeed closed out.

That said. There's a lot of back and forth here at the OTAQ&D - especially of late - so it definitely pays to try and read through the plethora of responses if you can.
It's easy to miss stuff. I've done it a few times myself.

BTW jamiel, while VARIG did once bring the Caravelle up to the US, I do believe that by 1966 the Caravelles were serving primarily regional routes in South America. In fact, I've since learned that VARIG retired its last Caravelle in 1964, leaving Panair do Brasil and Cruzeiro do Sul as the only Brazilian operators of the type.

So here's another bonus question to ponder...

BONUS QUESTION V: What were the three different aircraft types that VARIG employed to serve the US during the mid-1960s?

 

I have it on good authority that Jimmy Buffett didn't visit Providenciales in 1978, but rather in 1976.

However, his brother, Otis Buffet, who bore a striking familial resemblance to Jimmy, did visit PLS in 1978

 

Dang....must have been that last round of rum drinks before getting off the catamaran.....

And probably just lucky to find the bloody airport.....