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McClain Airlines
McClain Airlines was an airline based in the United States that operated Boeing 727-100 aircraft in an all first class configuration. The airline intended to operate Los Angeles International Airport, Los Angeles (LAX)— O'Hare International Airport, Chicago (O'Hare International Airport, ORD) flights. The airline was headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona. The airline was started by Thomas McClain and Brenda Bearden (Brenda McClain at the time). Thomas McClain was a former U.S. Air Force pilot who went on to become an executive at Trans World Airlines (TWA) after he completed his MBA at Harvard Business School. Brenda Bearden was also an executive at TWA, and that is where the two met. The airline was to be acquired by Air1 in 1984, before McClain Airlines began service, but Air1 went into Chapter 11 bankruptcy later that year before the acquisition was completed. Prior to entering bankruptcy, Air1 operated Boeing 727-100 and 727-200 jetliners configured with all premium ser ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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An airport is an aerodrome with extended facilities, mostly for commercial air transport. Airports usually consists of a landing area, which comprises an aerially accessible open space including at least one operationally active surface such as a runway for a plane to take off and to land or a helipad, and often includes adjacent utility buildings such as control towers, hangars and terminals, to maintain and monitor aircraft. Larger airports may have airport aprons, taxiway bridges, air traffic control centres, passenger facilities such as restaurants and lounges, and emergency services. In some countries, the US in particular, airports also typically have one or more fixed-base operators, serving general aviation. Operating airports is extremely complicated, with a complex system of aircraft support services, passenger services, and aircraft control services contained within the operation. Thus airports can be major employers, as well as important hubs for tourism ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
