If You Could Bring Back an Airline and an Aircraft...?

[PhilDernerJr]

If you could bring back an old plane that no major airline flies anymore, and also bring back an extinct airline (unrelated for the aircraft part of the question) which would you choose?

I would want 727s back. For the sound and the classic look...even though the L-1011 is my favorite plane.

For airlines, I'd bring back Eastern...good looking planes with the night cheatline on bare metal....gorgeous. Oh, how LGA would look if they came back! I'd bet you folks would go spotting there even! haha

You?

[captmjk16]

I'd have to say Northwest's bowling shoe 727s, always had a soft spot for those baby three holers, and they looked great in that livery.

[PhilDernerJr]

Agreed. I loved that scheme on the 757s a lot as well. So ugly on the Airbus, however.

[lijk604]

I would like to jump on that 727 bandwagon, but I'm going to go with the other 3-holer the DC-10.
As for airlines, PanAm. That classic blue globe on the tail...the history...

[Spunker]

Eastern for sure! The L1011!

[JHNA57]

Capital Airlines Viscounts...(or any Lockheed Electras)!

[yankees368]

Braniff 747, because...just look at it!

http://www.gasolinealleyantiques.com/transportation/images/Aviation%20Page/braniff747sp27.JPG

[Cary]

Concorde and Eastwind

[megatop412]

In my fantasy world, Trans World Airlines would be flying again. Including their 747SP's.

[NIKV69]

Eastern for sure! The L1011!

Epicness.

[moose135]

TWA L-1011...

[heeshung]

Northwest DC-10.

[Delta777LR]

as for me, TWA, Pan Am, Eastern. I would love to see Pan Am with their 727s and 747s, Eastern gotta say L-1011s 727s and DC-9s, TWA, 747s L-1011s 727s and 707s.

Aircraft, 707s because of the smoke trails as well as their unique whistly JT3 engines, 727s, Loud and the feel of the blast!, L-1011s and DC-10s would be on my list as well.

[clear_prop]

I would like to jump on that 727 bandwagon, but I'm going to go with the other 3-holer the DC-10.
As for airlines, PanAm. That classic blue globe on the tail...the history...

I was going to post that Pan Am Version 5 was still flying, but they seem to have gone under. I wonder how long until v6.0 is tried.

http://www.panam-airways.com

I'd vote for bring Pan Am back too, with the old school three window 747. Best view was pulling up to the airport in Moscow after two weeks traveling on Aeroflot around the Soviet Union, and seeing a gleaming white Pan Am 747 amongst all the dingy Soviet block planes.

[mirrodie]

Concorde, not for the aircraft but for the concept of reducing travel time by half.


Airline? ....New York Air comes to mind.

[Matt Molnar]

Skybus!

[Ari707]

Laker and their DC-10's

[steve1840]

Im going to have to say Northwest for an airline just because i think we'd see less Delta birds in the air. As for which aircraft....even though i love the 727, im gonna cast another vote for the L-1011.

[gonzalu]

Eastern / L-1011

[Liembo]

Eastern L-1011

[Speedbird1]

Excellent question. Of course, I would bring back Concorde; second choice Tristars (L10), 3rd choice DC10s/MD11s. US airline, I suppose Pan Am, then TWA, then Braniff.

[Vishal Jolapara]

Excellent question. Of course, I would bring back Concorde; second choice Tristars (L10), 3rd choice DC10s/MD11s.^ +1

I would've loved to see KingFisher doing better & to've taken delivery of these:

http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviation-photos/middle/7/9/3/1420397.jpg (http://www.airliners.net/photo/1420397/L/)

[LGA777]

The Original National and their great fleet of DC-10's. Second choice Eastern and their L-1011's in the original white fuselage scheme. BTW Great thread Phil !

[727C47]

727s, white top Eastern,Northeast yellowbird,National sky king,and my old late and lamented ChampionAir, 707s, TWA ,golden globe Starstream, Pan Am blue ball, AA Astojet,Braniff blue ,sky and dark,and Air France in both their original and late scheme,747s Pan Am original scheme circa 1970, TWA ,ditto, Alitalia,SAS longboat, and Seaboard World, DC8s, Braniff Caldor,Eastern hockey stick,United early colors,TransCarribean, and Flying Tiger.VC10,BOAC and Caledonian,IL62 LOT,and CSA OKjet,New York Airways BV107, Twin Otter,Pilgrim, and my old freight dog DC3 N514AC, that bopped in on one warm September night in 1994, that about covers it.

[gonzalu]

727C47 (http://nycaviation.com/forum/members/97-727C47), next time, just save time and say "bring em all back" :tongue:

[Tbird]

I loved both of them!

[Chris102]

For aircraft, I think it's a tie between the L-1011 and 727 for me. I've never seen an L-1011 in person before, but they seem like they'd be quite the sight to see!

And although not an airline, I'd like to bring back Trump's VP-BDJ. I got a chance to see it up close and walk around it once, but I wasn't allowed to take any photos.

[cancidas]

PAA!!

http://www.cardatabase.net/modifiedairlinerphotos/photos/big/00009816.jpg
http://www.cardatabase.net/modifiedairlinerphotos/photos/big/00012244.jpg

[snydersnapshots]

Western Airlines B737-247 with the indian head paint job. And my name on the seniority list.

http://images3.jetphotos.net/img/2/8/5/3/56446_1177986358.jpg

[Gilgalad]

I would bring back the Flying Tigers Cargo Airline, flyng their DC-8s in their classic silver finish with red/blue stripes! My dad worked for FT @ JFK in the 70's and 80's calculating the plane's weight and balance. As kids, my brother and I were able to fly in the cockpit to Hawaii. It really was an amazing experience and it still baffles me that we were able to do this...those were the days : )

[Whitese]

I would love to have Pan Am back and its 747's....

[Whitese]

Well, at least you can see DC-10's with Fed Ex...:-)

[AJ]

Piedmont.

727-200 in passenger operations.

AJ

[megatop412]

PAA!!

http://www.cardatabase.net/modifiedairlinerphotos/photos/big/00009816.jpg
http://www.cardatabase.net/modifiedairlinerphotos/photos/big/00012244.jpg


Damn that looks hot

[Gilgalad]

True, but I guess I miss the era the most...

[727C47]

great choice !!!

[727C47]

Piedmont.

727-200 in passenger operations.

AJ
great choice !!!

[727C47]

I would love to have Pan Am back and its 747's.... me too,under better management in the original blue ball scheme,classic,classic.

[PropPro]

Even though the airlines are still here, I would be a happy man to see American and Delta widget liveried MD-11s flying again, 2 of the most beautiful planes in the sky at the time. But keeping within the thread, I would say TWA and their early 70's 747-100's.

http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviation-photos/middle/9/7/2/2061279.jpg

[PropPro]

And since I cant make up my mind...

http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviation-photos/middle/6/9/6/0346696.jpg

[Whitese]

Even though the airlines are still here, I would be a happy man to see American and Delta widget liveried MD-11s flying again, 2 of the most beautiful planes in the sky at the time. But keeping within the thread, I would say TWA and their early 70's 747-100's.

http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviation-photos/middle/9/7/2/2061279.jpg

In 1969/1970 they celebrated my birthday in the cockpit of one of the TWA 747's...what an awesome time...

[MORS-AB-ALTO]

Eastern L-1011

http://www.aviationexplorer.com/Eastern_Airlines_Aircraft/Eastern_Airlines_L1011.jpg

[ISP Pilot]

DC-8, DC-10, 707, 727 as well as 747 classics (-100, -200 & SP) that used to populate JFK from Europe in the 80s and early 90s.

Pan Am, TWA, Eastern