In a message dated 5/19/02 12:56:11 AM US Mountain Standard Time, latinaviation@hotmail.com writes: > American will mark the 20th anniversary of its DFW-London/Gatwick service on > May 19. The flights, which were initially operated using a Boeing 747, > marked the return of AA's international service to Europe after a 32-year > absence. The service began with five flights a week and quickly grew to > daily service. > As a sidebar, AA's Gatwick service replaced Braniff International's authority after BN shut down a week earlier on 5/12/82. Former CEO Howard Putnam wanted to use BN's 747s for a new airline flying the same route, but the government thought better of it and awarded the route to AA. It was always a money maker for Braniff. RT Simpson Phoenix