N426BN Boeing 727-227 New Braniff Airways HRL 10OCT81
Replacing an earlier scanned slide with a better version 30-Dec-15.
Operating a scheduled service into Harlingen, TX, USA, during the Confederate Air Force Air Show. There were two other airlines after this Braniff. Braniff Inc which operated from 1984/89 and Braniff International Airlines Inc in 1991-92.
Delivered to Braniff Airways Inc in Oct-73 as N426BN. Braniff was marketed in 1980 as 'New Braniff' but it did no good and they ceased operations on 12-May-82. Ownership of the aircraft was transferred to BRNF Liquidating Trust and the aircaft was stored. In Feb-84 it was sold to Peoplexpress Airlines as N551PE and immediately leased to Southwest Airlines for a year between until Feb-85. It was also leased to Pan American World Airways between Sep-86/Jul-90. During the lease period Peoplexpress was merged into Continental Airlines and on it's return from Pan-Am it was re-registered N99763. Continental sold it to Bank of New York in Dec-92 and leased it back until it was returned to BNY in Apr-96. It was sold to Kelowna Flightcraft Charter the same month as C-GIKF and was leased to Greyhound Air between Jul-96/Sep-97. It was leased to Ryan International Airlines in Nov-97 and returned to Kelowna Flightcraft in 2000 and converted to freight config with a main deck cargo door. It was operated for Canadian Parcels company Purolator until it was retired Hamilton, ON, Canada in Jan-14 after 40 years service. It was broken up there in Dec-14.
N426BN Boeing 727-227 New Braniff Airways HRL 10OCT81
Replacing an earlier scanned slide with a better version 30-Dec-15.
Operating a scheduled service into Harlingen, TX, USA, during the Confederate Air Force Air Show. There were two other airlines after this Braniff. Braniff Inc which operated from 1984/89 and Braniff International Airlines Inc in 1991-92.
Delivered to Braniff Airways Inc in Oct-73 as N426BN. Braniff was marketed in 1980 as 'New Braniff' but it did no good and they ceased operations on 12-May-82. Ownership of the aircraft was transferred to BRNF Liquidating Trust and the aircaft was stored. In Feb-84 it was sold to Peoplexpress Airlines as N551PE and immediately leased to Southwest Airlines for a year between until Feb-85. It was also leased to Pan American World Airways between Sep-86/Jul-90. During the lease period Peoplexpress was merged into Continental Airlines and on it's return from Pan-Am it was re-registered N99763. Continental sold it to Bank of New York in Dec-92 and leased it back until it was returned to BNY in Apr-96. It was sold to Kelowna Flightcraft Charter the same month as C-GIKF and was leased to Greyhound Air between Jul-96/Sep-97. It was leased to Ryan International Airlines in Nov-97 and returned to Kelowna Flightcraft in 2000 and converted to freight config with a main deck cargo door. It was operated for Canadian Parcels company Purolator until it was retired Hamilton, ON, Canada in Jan-14 after 40 years service. It was broken up there in Dec-14.