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unusual facts about Braniff Airways



Ed Acker

Charles Edward Acker (Born April 7, 1929) is an American businessman who served as CEO of Braniff Airways, Air Florida, and Pan American World Airways.

Rochester International Airport

In the 1940s through the 1960s, the airport was served by Braniff Airways, North Central Airlines, Ozark Airlines, and other small air carriers in addition to Northwest.


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Charles Edmund Beard

Beard was elected President of Braniff Airways with Fred Jones, an original Braniff investor, as Chairman of the Board.

George Stanley Gordon

As a result of his bringing American Modern Master Alexander Calder to Braniff Airways to paint a Braniff jet which would become the world's first flying mobile, he received the 25 million USD per year Braniff account, in 1972.