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PSA WAS ONE OF THE BETTER AIRLINES BACK IN THE DAY..I ALWAYS ENJOYED FLYING THEM

Delta was never based in Dallas. They had a hub there until the early 2000s. Deltas headquarters has been in Atlanta since the 1940s

Eastern was a victim of deregulation in 1979. They were never able to overcome the influx of new carriers in the late 80s, and didn’t adapt to new era of competition. Frank Lorenzo was the reason for Eastern, Texas international, Frontier, people Express, and continental to fail. Only continental survived. Frontier was restarted in the late 90s as a separate entity. continental ended up merging with United. They were a victim of deregulation which they didn’t adapt to.

Eastern's downfall can be attributed to 1 man....Frank Lorenzo !! In the days of merger mania, Frank Lorenzo, Ed Acker from Pan Am, Carl Icahn at TWA and Alfred Checci at Northwest, destroyed the airline industry.😡

Always funny to see the roles unions play in the downfall of their own members….

AC, bruh!

ARE YOU *KIDDING!?!?* A Marine "CORPSE" latrine!? *LOSE THE G.D. ANNOUNCER-BOT!!*

Eastern like Air Jamaica's down fall seems to have started after purchasing too many new planes

While there is certainly more than one variable in the equation, by FAR the biggest factor in Eastern's demise was Lorenzo. Possibly the most despised person in the history of U.S. airlines...and for good reasons. JMO but the Caribbean Blue over Ionosphere Blue hockey stick livery (Eastern's final livery) was the sharpest livery of any airline to date...edging out TWA's final, short lived livery!

US Air Fucked PSA.

I was hired as a flight attendant for Southwest Airlines at Love Field on the same day Braniff ceased operations. Love Field was a zoo! It was a Wednesday and I couldn't get back home to S. Texas on a company pass because every flight was packed full. By Friday, I was eventually put on the aft jumpseat with the B flight attendant in order to get back home to the Rio Grande Valley and return to Dallas by Monday to start my flight attendant training. A couple of years on, Southwest leased 6 ex-Braniff Boeing 727's and I found some cool Braniff items still stuffed away in the galley and lavatory compartments. I flew for 16 years and was one of the first male flight attendants hired by Southwest after they were sued for not having any. It was certainly the best of times!

EASTERN…The Wings of Man…

Your time lines are off and your facts are also off. Frank Lorenzo was the reason there is no Eastern. It's that simple. Deregulation gave Frank Lorenzo a way to bankrupt four airlines and walk away with all the money. Eastern was the last one. He is the only person that is banned ( by law ) to never have any ownership of an airline. He should be in jail for what he did.

I like psa AKA pacific southwest airlines

Braniff had excellent service 🎉😊during its prime of 1960 thru 1979 ❤🥰

They still even paint the following planes in PSA livery A319-111 & A321-231s. Also could have been seen on a 777 builder plate B777-323/ER. Can you do some on the East Asian airlines. Some of them have a known livery like the Cucumber sandwich paint which is what most people think of Cathay Pacific (🇹🇼🇭🇰 spelling 國泰航空) back in the time of PSA 1970s-1980s

I worked for the original Midway Airlines in Kansas City. I was a veteran of the industry having worked for several airlines and working my way up the management ladder. The reason for not sticking with one employer was due to layoffs and bankruptcies. My experience with Midway was that the bureaucracy of the airline and numerous reporting procedures after each flight made the company make the Federal Government look like a well oiled machine in comparison. When they announced their plans to make Philadelphia a second hub I decided that they were asking for trouble long term and began looking for a new job outside of the airline industry. I was fortunate to find one close to my house that offered a reasonable salary, a regular Monday thru Friday workweek, and a less stressful work environment. It's too bad that Midway didn't survive because they were a good airline and had an extremely dedicated staff.

I was on one of the last flights before shutdown. PDX/SEA/ATL/RIC The flight out of Portland was a redeye getting in to Atlanta early in the morning connecting up to Richmond. That night at midnight they folded. Damn I was lucky. I really miss them to this day

I was on that London flight service in June, 1983. First trip to Europe, and a bargain fare. Got a basket of assorted food and snacks for the flight and shared the excitement with many others like us…and with a very excited and welcoming cabin crew!

Where did you go?

I worked for Midway Airlines in Chicago reservations from 1987-1988. Fun times. As employees, we could fly standby anywhere on the system totally free, it was great.

Flew ATA back in 1995 from MDW to LAX back when they had scheduled services. Both aircraft were Boeing 757s. Excellent service on both flights,dare I say BETTER than what is experienced today on most airlines. The way that airline ceased operations still saddens me to this day. It didn’t help that when ATA changed its business model from focusing from being a vacation airline to promoting business travel,plus adding the 737-800s and 757-300s to the fleet (at high lease rates) which in turn increased the airline’s debt load. The fallout from 9/11 exacerbated the problems.

Holy crap, a mame I haven't heard in years.

I remember our Marine unit going from HNL to ATL on ATA. Interesting part is we loaded all our baggage ourselves from aft cargo deck.

I enjoyed working for the original Midway it was a great group of people

My dad was a captain for Eastern and I walked at the airport once with him (a strike?).

My dad was a captain and retired early after the strike. I used to fly alone as a kid to visit my grandparents down in Miami. I guess I moved home to FL to recapture some of those good vibes from my youth, but those times are long gone. I have to create something new… somehow.

I flew ATA to Hawaii and they were great. I miss TWA and Braniff they were also good airlines. Today I think they all stink. Greed has taken over and forget leg room you have to pay for it now along with meals and bags. I miss the old days when people were not ripped off.

I remember the radio slogan, "PSA Gives You A Lift."

My first flight on a airplane was PSA LAX to San Diego

You forgot to mention in 1986 that People's Distress offered a $99 fare to Brussels! I flew there with them. On the return flight due to a miscalculation on changing CHF into USD I was caught short. I was worried that they would open a door and push me off the plane after takeoff -- with NO parachute! Their inflight food STANK one apple one grilled cheese sandwich and a fizzy drink! That was for economy their in flight fare! HORRIBLE airline, my WORST flights!

All through the 60s and 70s and 80s. I flew PSA from L.A. to SAN JOSE, where my folks lived. They were great. It cost me $11.50 to fly in 1964. I was in my 20s, and they had the cutest and "hotest" flight attendants. They started the whole fashion look for flight attendants. They were known for the prettiest and friendliest girls in flight. Boy, have times changed !

PSA would probably do really well in the 2010s considering we have spirit 😂

Flew on an Eastern L1011 from Atlanta to LA in 1984 great trip great plane!!!

You are very beautiful !

Never heard of Braniff before sucks they went under so fast!

I bet that neither of those two guys who started this 20 day airline had Harvard MBAs!

I’m pretty sure the Mt. Erebus Disaster didn’t help either… All these memorable Airlines gone due to spending too much money when not needed. Or Merging altogether!

God I loved this Airline Thank You Southwest for saving its name twice… Another reason why Southwest is my Favorite Airline!!!

PSA ran so Southwest could Walk i love this story! And the only Airline with only 2 Fatal Crashes thats an Excellent record especially since both Accidents were not there fault but the fault of 1 Pilot who flew into the wrong airspace and a Disgruntled employee with nothing to loose!

I went to flight radar app, it is Sunday 18th February and the time in my country its 08:49 (in the morning) as I am writing this. I went to find HS-VKM and I am not even kidding, it’s currently doing a flight Fukuoka (FUK) - Bangkok (BKK)

I really love this video! You explained the airline well! You kept my attention for the whole 14 minutes, great job!

Your video shows people using computers/laptops, LOL.

My pfp is msfs

In 1970 I flew Braniff from Colorado Springs to Dallas Tx via Denver. It was a 727 and I was the only passenger on the plane. The pilot came back to the passenger section. looked at me and said, "Looks like you've got the plane all to yourself." I flew standby and was the only passenger in coach. The first-class stewardess came back to the coach and moved me up to first class, I guess because she was lonely. We sat beside each other in first class and just talked for the whole flight. She kept offering to bring me all these beverages, food, and stuff but I kept deferring, so we just talked. She told me all the places she had been, including Vietnam. I'll never forget that flight and I bet no one else has ever flown a flight like that since.

My folks lived in Washington, D.C. and I went to college in Boston. I loved Eastern Airlines because I could take one shuttle flight from D.C. to New York and the second shuttle flight from New York to Boston. The round-trip fare was $50.00. Those were the days (early 1970s)! 😆

My first airline and loved every minute as a Flight Engineer. Friendliest co-workers ever. Such a sad ending but US Airways became my future for the next 25 years.

I had heard ATA was losing money hand over fist in Midway but hung on to it way too long. They also failed to recognize the brand loyalty they had in Indy and thought they had to be the absolute cheapest for anyone to fly them. As a result, they priced their tickets so low that it would take over a 100% load to break even. Northwest Airlines exploited ATA's inability to control themselves and just priced the company into financial ruin. NW added flight after flight in Indy as ATA was trying to expand. You could do incredible mileage runs on NW for extremely cheap. I wish ATA would have priced more responsibly. People loved them in Indy.

Great video! I loved Midwest Express. The fresh baked cookie smell all through the whole plane was so nice. The food and service was the best I’ve ever had. I hope they will come back and bring those wide and comfortable seats.

777-300ER 10 abreast was tight as and I’m a small guy !