A CAPITAL Idea   (A virtual museum)

Air Cal   - acquired by American Airlines 1987

Air Florida   - Air Florida filed for bankruptcy and folded on July 3, 1984. Its assets acquired by Midway Airlines

  Air Midwest - formerly Aviation Services Inc. - ASI. Subsidiary of Mesa Air Group. Ceases operations Jun. 30, 2008

  Airwest - became Hughes Airwest

 Alitalia   - filed for bankruptcy Aug. 29, 2008. Compagnia Aerea Italiana, CAI, bought the Alitalia brand. Jan. 2009

  Allegheny Airlines   - Renamed US Airways 1995

  All American Aviation - was acquired by the US Airways Group 1986

    Aloha Airlines   - filed for bankruptcy again March 20, 2008

  America West   - merged into U.S. Airways Sep. 2005

  Bonanza Airlines   - merged Pacific AirLines and West Coast AirLines as Hughes Air West 1968

  Braniff Airways       Braniff Airways   - Ended operations in bankruptcy May 12, 1982

Cable Commuter - aquired by Golden West 1969

California Central Airlines - operated SAN-LAX-BUR-SFO-OAK-IYK. Ended operations 1954

California Eastern - sold to Slick 1948

Capital Airlines - May 1960, Vickers/Rolls Royce foreclosed on Capital's entire fleet of Viscounts. July 28, 1960 a merger with United Airlines was announced and completed July 1, 1961

Capital Airlines Association   (The website has been taken down)

Central Airlines   - started with a fleet of eleven Beechcraft Bonanza A35s in 1949. Central was sold and merged into Frontier Airlines on October 1, 1967.

Chicago & Southern Airlines - formerly Seaboard Air, Merged with Delta

Colonial Airlines - formerly Canadian Colonial Airlines, merged with Eastern Airlines)

  Eastern   - acquired by Continental Airlines [Texas International] and dissolved Feb. 24, 1986)

  Flying Tiger   - merged with Federal Express 1989

  Frontier   - operations ended with acquisition by Peoples Express 1986

  Frontier   - resurrected July 5, 1994 with 180 employees and two 737 aircraft

    Golden Gate   - 1979-1981,   merged with Swift Aire Lines 1981

  Golden West - formed from merger of Aero Commuter, Cable Commuter, Catalina Airlines, and Skymark Airlines 1968. Ended operations 1983

  Horizon Air - acquired by Alaska Air 1981

  Huges Airwest     - formerly- Air West, Pacific Airlines, Southwest Airways. In the fall of 1980, the assets were acquired by Republic Airlines

  Imperial Airlines - ended operations 1982

  LA Airways - sold to Golden West Airlines 1971

  Lake Central   - acquired by Allegheny Airlines 1968)

  Hanford Tri-State - became Mid-Continent Airlines in 1938, merged with Braniff in 1952

  Midway - ended operations 1991

  Muse Air   - Began service in 1982. In 1985, Southwest Airlines bought out Muse Air and renamed it TranStar.

  Mohawk   - acquired by AlleghenyAirlines 1972

  National   - acquired by Pan American Airways 1980

  New York Airways   - filed for bankruptcy on May 18, 1979

  Northeast - acquired by Delta Air Lines 1973

  Northwest - acquired by Delta Air Lines Oct. 30, 2008. Delta acquisition of Northwest is a $2.6 billion all-stock transaction, based on Northwest's share price

  Ozark   - acquired by TWA October 1986

Pacific Southwest Airlines   - acquired by US Air 1988.

-   Site 2

-   Site 3

-   Site 4

-   PSA Museum

  Pan American       Pan American   - Pacific routes sold to United Airlines Feb. 11, 1986. Filed for bankruptcy 1991. Early 1997 brief revival of some services. Filed for bankruptcy Feb. 27, 1998

Peoples Express   - merged into New York Air/Continental/Texas Air

  Piedmont Airlines   - became part of US Air

  Pioneer   - Essair changes its name to Pioneer Airlines May 15, 1946. Merged with Continental

  Reno Air - initiated service 1992. Merged with American 1999

  Republic   - formed by a merger of North Central, Southern Airways. Ultimately acquired by Northwest

  Seaboard Air Line Railroad   - merged with Delta

  Skybus   - ceases operation April 5, 2008

    Slick Airways - started by Earl Slick 1946. Acquired by Airlift International 1968

  Southern Airways - merged with North Central Airlines as Republic

  Sun Aire - merged with Skywest Airlines 1984

  Swift Aire - merged with Golden Gate Airlines 1981. Ended operations 1981

    Trans Texas   - name changed to Texas International. Acquired Continental and retained the Continental name

    Trans World Airlines   - merged with American Airlines Apr. 9, 2001

-   Universal Air Lines System operated 1928-1930 - Inaugurated first coast-to-coast air/rail service on June 14, 1929. Became part of All American/American Airlines

  West Coast - became part of Airwest

    Western   - Merged with Delta Airlines 1987

    Wien Alaska - filed for Chapter 11 bankrutcy Nov. 1984 without success

  Zoom International   - ceased operations Aug. 28, 2008

The Lockheed Constellation

The Most Beautiful Aircraft Ever Manufactured!

* INTERESTING LINKS *

LINKS TO AWESOME AIRSHOW PICS Camarillo - 2004 Chino - 2005 Edwards AFB, CA - 2002 Edwards AFB, CA - 2003 Edwards AFB, CA - 2005 - Part I Edwards AFB, CA - 2005 Part II NAF El Centro, CA - 2004 NAF El Centro, CA - 2005 Wings over Gillespie, El Cajon, CA - 2003 Wings over Gillespie, El Cajon, CA - 2004 Wings over Gillespie, El Cajon, CA - 2005 Wings over Gillespie, El Cajon, CA - 2006 Kittyhawk, NC - Dec 13, 2003 American Heroes, Los Angeles, CA - 2003 American Heroes, Los Angeles, CA - 2005 March Field, CA - 2003 Miramar MCAS, San Diego, CA - 2002 Miramar MCAS - San Diego, CA - 2003 Miramar MCAS - San Diego, CA - 2004 Miramar MCAS - San Diego, CA - 2005 Nellis AFB- 2004 Oshkosh WI Air Show - 2003 Point Mugu 2004 Ramona Air Fair - Ramona, CA - 2002 Ramona Air Fair - Ramona, CA - 2004 Riverside CA Air Show - 2004 Vandenburg AFB, CA - 2002 Whiteman AFB 2006 Yuma MCAS, AZ - 2004 Yuma MCAS, AZ - 2006 Space Ship One - 1st Flight - Jun. 21, 2004 Shuttle Launch STS 114 - Jul./Aug. 2005

Search by aircraft type, airline etc.

Modern Airliners

A Photo Journey Through Airline Cusine

Aerofiles

Airline Histories

Airline Collectables

Airliners International Shows

Airline System Timetables

American Aviation Historical Society

Aviation Consulting, Research & Forecasting

Aviation History Ring

Historic Airline Group  

Listen - Live To DFW ATC

Listen - TWA800 - Last 8 minutes Of Radio Tranmission - Download audio file and use Realplayer

Other Aviation Links

The Retired United Pilots Association

Buttonarium - A large collection of airline uniform buttons

* FREQUENT FREQUENCIES (AIR SHOW) *

123.40 Occasional chatter

121.05 Used for Tower(occasionally), Pilots, and P.A. system Civilian Pilot feed

135.20 Tower VHF (Excellent Freq, but only with Monitor button Depressed), Could hear Civilian pilots on this one talking to tower.

298.925 (Excellent Frequency) Tower UHF, Military Pilots used this one to talk to tower

128.625 Airshow Ground Control (Not much action)

132.20 SoCal Approach/Departure (Warned Harrier Pilots during Magtf Demo That they were to far outside airshow airspace.)

(Blue Angels Freqs.)

164.90 (FM) Grounds COMM's

170.90 (FM) Ground Start UP

307.70 (AM) Aircraft 1-4

345.90 (AM) SOLO's

(Golden Knights) 123.475 (AM) Primary, 120.70 Edwards Tower Heard (believe it or not)

* MUSUEMS *

United Airlines Historical Foundation

Dr. Charles C. Quarles - TheAirline Archives

DC 3 Virtual Musuem

Frontiers Of Flight, Dallas, TX (Love Field)

Airline History Museum (Save A Connie)   - (MKC Airport) Kansas City, MO

July, 2005 "The Connie" blew number 2 engine. The museum needs to raise $120,000 to overhaul it. To donate go here -

Fund Raising Underway for Engine Overhaul  

"Museum "Connie" is now a movie star... A motion picture, "The Aviator", stars Museum Connie. It's a story about the life of aviation pioneer Howard Hughes. The development of the Constellation was a major event in his aviation career. Filming, with the AHM Constellation was at the San Bernardino Airport, located just east of Los Angeles. The AHM Connie, complete with the original TWA paint scheme, created a perfect "set" for the movie makers. Some minor changes were made to the aircraft's exterior using water-based paints. The director, Martin Scorsese, and the star, Leonardo DiCaprio, are both very well known. The AHM Connie has been seen on the "big screen" all over the world.

Hiller Aviation Museum   - San Carlos Airport, CA

March Air Musuem   - (Riverside, CA) March ARB, CA

McClellan Aviation Museum   - McClellan AFB (McClellan, CA) Sacramento, CA

Museum Of Flying   - Santa Monica (Airport), CA

National Air And Space Museum   - Official Home Page of the National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC U.S.A.

The Mid Atlantic Air Musuem   - Reading, PA - Check out the Capital Viscount

Old Props   - Real Airplanes Have Props

Pacific Coast Air Museum   - Santa Rosa, CA

Planes Of Fame   - Chino, CA

San Diego Aerospace Museum   - (Balboa Park) San Diego, CA

Seattle Museum of Flight   - Seattle, WA

Western Aerospace Museum   - Oakland, CA

Western Museum Of Flight   - Hawthorne, CA

A Virtual Museum dedicated to the Vickers-Armstrongs VC2 Viscount  

Complete List Of Aviation Musuems

Space Shuttle launch schedule!  

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