In a message dated 7/21/02 8:59:41 PM US Mountain Standard Time, damiross@attbi.com writes: > Braniff: DC-8's replaced with 757/767, Braniff put their Diesel 8s up for sale after the first bankruptcy in 1982 simply because there was no use for them in a reorganized carrier that flew domestically. The 8's primary mission was South America. Their three B747s were used for London and Hawaii flying (the SP flew MIA-BOG) and were not crucial to the reorganization. That left a ton of B727s, some of which were used for BN2 and BN3. My guess is BN would have transitioned to B737s or A320s for domestic service as these aircraft are ideally suited for a heavy frequency hub system based at DFW or MCI. Of the two, Braniff's jet preference was always Boeing. The 8s came from the purchase of Panagra and the resale market. RT Simpson Phoenix