Braniff International was a big name in US airline transportation from 1930 until its bankruptcy and shutdown in May 1982. Starting out with Lockheed Vegas and Douglas DC-2s and DC-3s, the airline carved out a niche in Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas, and after WW2, won a South American route award that terminated in Buenos Aires. Mergers with Mid-Continent Airlines of Kansas City, and Panagra (Pan American Grace), a US carrier based in Panama, made Braniff International a US major. In … Continue reading History Special: Braniff – The Only Concorde Service in the USA