Deregulation Darlings
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Showing posts tagged airplane
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National DC10 N67NA in for service. by searchlight557 on Flickr.
National Airlines, established in 1934, was an early casualty of Deregulation when they were acquired by Pan Am. The latter airline sought a domestic network to supplement it’s renowned international services.
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Miami International Airport 1975 by searchlight557 on Flickr.
National’s “Sun King” logo was very distinct, and today is evocative of air travel in the 1970s.
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National Noses by searchlight557 on Flickr.
National’s jet fleet was diverse, from short-hop 727s, to transcontinental DC-8s and DC-10s, right up to pond-jumping 747s. Quite notable is that during the 70s, most of their planes bore female names. This, coupled with their innuendous “Fly (Female Name), Fly National” ad campaign, raised the hackles of feminist groups.
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Reno Air MD-90 by LeafsHockeyFan on Flickr.
Reno Air operated rear-engined McDonnel-Douglas MD-80s and newer MD-90s. This particular MD-90 had a special livery with an orange wedged into the “O”, to celebrate their service to John Wayne Orange County Airport.
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TWA Seat Cushion by What Makes The Pie Shops Tick? on Flickr.
IMHO, if Pan Am’s going to be a fashionable marque, so should TWA and their twin globes.
