Braniff International Airways was an airline that was based at Love Field Airport in Dallas, Texas, and then later at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport. It was founded by brothers, Thomas (1883-1954) and Paul Braniff (1897-1954).

By the 1960s, the airline had a variety of differently colored airplanes and was known for the modern fashions worn by its "air hostesses."

Braniff also began flights to South America, later merging with its rival Panagra in 1967. It had a reputation for innovation in the airline industry, but suffered heavily when deregulation of that industry began in the United States in the late 1970s.

Beginning in 1979, Braniff Airways became the only U.S. operator of the supersonic Concorde. It flew a Concorde route between Dallas-Fort Worth and JFK International Airport. However, the route was not profitable and Concorde flights were discontinued in 1980.

The airline went bankrupt and ceased operations on May 12, 1982. In 1984, a new airline with the same name was formed, but only survived until 1989. In 1991, Braniff came back but only survived until one year later.

The Braniff Logo is shown at the end of every episode of South Park.

External link

• BraniffInternational.org (http://www.braniffinternational.org) - a website about the airline