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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:airline
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gptkbp:callsign
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gptkb:Braniff
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gptkbp:ceased_operations
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May 12, 1982
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gptkbp:fleetSize
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gptkb:aircraft
gptkb:Douglas_DC-8
gptkb:Lockheed_L-188_Electra
Concorde (operated jointly with Air France and British Airways)
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gptkbp:founded
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1928
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gptkbp:founder
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gptkb:Thomas_Elmer_Braniff
gptkb:Paul_Revere_Braniff
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gptkbp:headquartersLocation
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gptkb:Dallas,_Texas,_United_States
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Braniff Airways, Inc.
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gptkbp:ICAO_code
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gptkb:BNF
BN
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gptkbp:mainHub
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gptkb:Dallas/Fort_Worth_International_Airport
gptkb:Dallas_Love_Field
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gptkbp:notable_for
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gptkb:'Flying_Colors'_campaign
colorful aircraft liveries
innovative marketing campaigns
collaborations with Alexander Girard and Emilio Pucci
commissioning Alexander Calder to paint aircraft
distinctive uniforms for flight attendants
financial difficulties in early 1980s
first all-jet airline in the U.S. (1960s)
pioneering jet service in Latin America
rapid expansion after Airline Deregulation Act of 1978
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gptkbp:notableCompetitor
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gptkb:American_Airlines
gptkb:Delta_Air_Lines
gptkb:Pan_American_World_Airways
gptkb:Eastern_Air_Lines
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gptkbp:notableDesigner
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gptkb:Alexander_Calder
gptkb:Emilio_Pucci
gptkb:Alexander_Girard
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gptkbp:notableEmployee
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gptkb:Harding_Lawrence_(CEO)
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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filed for bankruptcy in 1982
known for 'End of the Plain Plane' campaign
first U.S. airline to operate Concorde service (1979–1980)
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gptkbp:parentCompany
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gptkb:Braniff_International_Corporation
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gptkbp:regionServed
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gptkb:Europe
gptkb:Latin_America
gptkb:South_America
gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:Braniff_International_Airlines,_Inc._(1991–1992)
gptkb:Braniff,_Inc._(1983–1990)
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gptkbp:website
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braniffhistory.org
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Braniff_International_Airways
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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