I was hired as a flight attendant for Southwest Airlines in May 12, 1982 and flew out of DAL for 5 years before transferring to our new PHX base. The day I was interviewed and hired was the same day that Braniff ceased operations. These videos bring back SO many memories of SWA and DAL. I flew until 1998 and was one of the very first male flight attendants hired by SWA after being sued for not having any.
Good Ol' Texas International which is United Airlines today...just took on the more global recognition when they bought Continental and now United.... TEXAS!
Love the Southwest Airlines videos. Miss those 732s and the old color scheme. I know alot of people didn't like those colors but that was my favorite scheme.
I will never EVER fly Southworst. Every time I've been on them the flight has been late by 45 minutes or more, with rude gate agents and even ruder flight attendants.
I'm from Houston, so anything Dallas, not a fan....but when you post an airport from the classic aviation times....I'm right there.... you never get tired of this....great background noise too. The captain walking off that Braniff walks like Stalin, but I guess when your airline commands the airport .... you do.... Thanks for posting !
As a kid who grew up in Dallas in 70s, this brought back lots of memories. Thanks for posting!! Man, I bet a C-5A taking off over Mockingbird pissed off the rich folks in nearby Park Cities.
As an traffic controller who worked at Love 40yrs ago, this was very nice. We also had there ARCO (the oil company) Gulfstream 2s and B707s, Oxy,s G2s and B727s based there. Many lovely transient business jets, like Heinz Jetstars, Revlon BAC-111, Ray Charles’s Viscount, Kenny Roger’s BAC-111, among scores of others. I even sent Jerry Falwell’s jet ( don’t remember the type) around twice, for not following instructions. What should have been included was vid or photos footage of Muse Air( the first non smoking airline , the forerunner of TranStar after SWA brought them ) in this. Their brand new MD-80s, with that cool clean blue livery, where a sight to behold. I worked SWA jets when the -300 and -500s where just a pipe dream and didn’t fly beyond the the states that adjoined Texas due to the Wright Amendment. Thanks for the memories.
Lamar Muse was president of Central Airlines at the time I worked at Love Field, Yellow Concourse, Gate 9, as a Central aircraft mechanic. He was later a president of Southwest Airlines. Central's then personnel director, if I remember his title correctly, was Gordon Linkon, and I met him when he interviewed me for my mechanic's job. After Frontier bought Central Airlines, in order to gain access to the Dallas market through that all-important gate space, Linkon went on to become president of Midway Airlines. Those were busy years in aviation.
This is interesting, I've been through here when I flew from Lubbock to Dallas on Southwest Airlines & the last time i was through here was December 2015 i think it was. Southwest Airlines sure did a major overhaul by tearing down gate areas & rebuilding in phases. Miss the days of simple airports with coffee shops & sit down restaurants, also the former Braniff International hangar & office building is still standing. Thank you for sharing.
As someone who remembers Love Field in its heyday, a couple of comments: (1) the corresponding Fort Worth airport was GSW (Greater Southwest) located just south of present day DFW, not Meacham (FTW), and, (2) not enough Braniff shots- they were the largest operator at Love, bigger than American.
You’re right Jeff. In the late 60s I remember that Braniff ran over 160 daily flights from Love Field while American had between 100 & 110. Delta had 50-60 and TTA (later Texas Int’l) had around 45 if I remember correctly. Central (bought by Frontier), Eastern, Continental all had less than 10 a day each and Mexicana was the only international airline with a few flights to Monterey and on with DeHavilland Comets, later replaced with 727s. I can’t believe I remember all this. We’re really old aren’t we!
Wow, I remember a lot of that. My Grandfather worked for Braniff from the 60s until they shut down the 2nd time always at Love in the hanger. I worked for Dalfort Aviation in the mid to late 80s .
Fantastic memorable footage. I’ve been an aviation enthusiast since I was a child. Growing up in Shreveport, we visited family in Dallas and would insist going plane spotting at Love Field. They also had an outdoor observation deck which was incredible. The parking deck also provided nice views as well.
I’m also from Shreveport and as a boy in 1967 I got to go to Dallas for my birthday and spent the day on the Love Field observation deck. My mom went shopping and left me there, something you couldn’t do today. I took pictures with a Kodak Instamatic camera. Found one of the pics recently of a Texas Int’l CV-600.
Fantastic video. It brought back so many wonderful memories. A couple of comments: In the opening you mention Braniff International Airlines. It was actually Braniff International Airways. Near the end, where there is a picture of Herb Kelleher, it says "Low Fare Ling" when it should say "Low Fare King". Around 6:22 or so there is an announcement that is obviously for a TWA flight to Los Angeles. It mentions two of their branded slogans "Star Stream" and "Ambassador Service". TWA never flew into DAL, so was just wondering if this might be from another airport or charter or something? The last part of your video was obviously shot after DFW was indeed open since Southwest seemed to be the only carrier. Thank you SO MUCH for this excellent trip into my past. I spent many many hours on the observation deck as a little boy. You have preserved those memories for me and i am so appreciative.
Thank you for the detailed comments and highlighting my errors. And I will attempt to be more meticulous as I produce more. But most important to me is that revives memories of the past when there were no 'spotters' around when something so new as jet aviation should have had millions..but it would have cost so much back then to do and more of a blow..there would have been no way to share them with/among commercial aviation enthusiast worldwide...absolutely no chance with the internet.
@@markodom3841 You are very welcome, Mark! It’s all the reason for Tine Machines to come into existence so I can go back and hand guys like you a digital recording device to ..well, rack ‘em up!
The first DC-10 I saw in person was an American DC-10 when I flew through Love Field in late August 1972. It was also the first time I had flown on American.
I remember back in the 1960s that we walked with my father all the way to the gate at Love and there was no TSA security. He just got on the plane. I believe I am remembering that correctly.
Interesting that at about 6:11 there is a departure announcement (sounds pre recorded) for Star Stream Service Flight 99 nonstop service to LAX. This was, of course, TWA who did not fly to Dallas. Also just please change the opening from Braniff International Airlines to Airways. Thanks
TransStar and Muse flew AFTER DFW was open in the 80’s The Southwest 737-400 where also in the 80’s other than that it was great seeing the service at DAL.
Yes, I've since learned and found like 3 b&w grainy photos on the entire internet..I mean wasn't anyone in KC into jets screaming in/out of a downtown airport? Glad I lived that experience once in my life, it started me into doing these videos!
Thanks mate, unfortunately there can be no 1970s/8s MDW airport feature. The problem is no footage news, documentaries exist and near zero Chicago spotters as Chicago Airport police were America's worst and actually arrested people taking photos and shooting videos at O'Hare and Midway for years! That attitude only faded as recent as 10-15 years ago. So, sorry man,
I don't know for sure, but I am almost positive that that is Tom Landry, head coach of the Dallas Cowboys, stepping off the blue Braniff DC-8 at 4:33 .
Mark GREAT catch!!!! That is Tom Landry. Right behind him is asst coach Jim Meyers. Braniff was the airline of the Dallas Cowboys, so this would have been a return flight home from a away game. Wow I can't believe you saw that.
I have a diecast model of a Delta Air Lines Boeing 747 like the one in video. I also have a model of a Southwest Airlines Boeing 727, one in 1:200 scale & one in 1:400 scale. I've read Lamar Muse help get Southwest Airlines off the ground before leaving SWA & starting his own airline which was Muse air then later Lanar sold Muse air to SWA which then the company named the airline TranStar as seen in video. I still have flight schedules for both airline.
Wanna see the first non-smoking airline, Muse Air. Big Daddy Lamar started it well after DFW opened. SWA beat the snot out of Muse, then bought it and changed the name to TranStar. Kelleher wasted money on the purchase, but got rid of competition. Then he folded it!
looks like current stuff mixed in with the old meaning transtar and back then didn't southwest just have 3 dest DAL-HOU & SAT but the television monitor showed much more some of these were after DFW opened WN 737-300s and transtar and WN 727s by the time they show the drawing of DFW it was already opened
Frontier flew Convairs out of the small city I Iived in during the 1970s, loved the drone of those props, all while Braniff was flying B727s out of the same airport.
in Asia we have A whole slew of older airports replaced by newer airports, my hometown of Jakarta has HLP, a smaller airport to the larger CGK, this also applies to other asian airports, Kuala Lumpur has SZB and KUL, Osaka has ITM and KIX. Comment other airports like this
Yes, because I lived in Asia (Taiwan) during the 70s when all the old airports Haneda, Sungshan, Kaitak, Paya Lebar, Subang and Halim was where the action was, I want to recreate all of those airports like this one. My next ones for Asia will be Subang and Kimpo (Seoul)!
I would love to comply with your request but I have so little footage to work with for Stapleton, esp. the way I remember it from so many fly through there back then. But I can promise I'm still searching...so there is hope!
I was hired as a flight attendant for Southwest Airlines in May 12, 1982 and flew out of DAL for 5 years before transferring to our new PHX base. The day I was interviewed and hired was the same day that Braniff ceased operations. These videos bring back SO many memories of SWA and DAL. I flew until 1998 and was one of the very first male flight attendants hired by SWA after being sued for not having any.
Hi Mary!!!
Ah, the memories. My first ride in an airplane was on a Texas International DC-9 from Love Field to Houston Hobby. Thanks for the vid!
Good Ol' Texas International which is United Airlines today...just took on the more global recognition when they bought Continental and now United.... TEXAS!
Love the Southwest Airlines videos. Miss those 732s and the old color scheme. I know alot of people didn't like those colors but that was my favorite scheme.
I will never EVER fly Southworst. Every time I've been on them the flight has been late by 45 minutes or more, with rude gate agents and even ruder flight attendants.
I'm from Houston, so anything Dallas, not a fan....but when you post an airport from the classic aviation times....I'm right there.... you never get tired of this....great background noise too. The captain walking off that Braniff walks like Stalin, but I guess when your airline commands the airport .... you do.... Thanks for posting !
As a kid who grew up in Dallas in 70s, this brought back lots of memories. Thanks for posting!!
Man, I bet a C-5A taking off over Mockingbird pissed off the rich folks in nearby Park Cities.
Thanks for uploading. Fond memories of Braniff, Delta's 747s and Southwest's 737-200s, etc....
Awesome look back! Thank you!
You're very welcome JA Mack!
As an traffic controller who worked at Love 40yrs ago, this was very nice. We also had there ARCO (the oil company) Gulfstream 2s and B707s, Oxy,s G2s and B727s based there. Many lovely transient business jets, like Heinz Jetstars, Revlon BAC-111, Ray Charles’s Viscount, Kenny Roger’s BAC-111, among scores of others. I even sent Jerry Falwell’s jet ( don’t remember the type) around twice, for not following instructions. What should have been included was vid or photos footage of Muse Air( the first non smoking airline , the forerunner of TranStar after SWA brought them ) in this. Their brand new MD-80s, with that cool clean blue livery, where a sight to behold. I worked SWA jets when the -300 and -500s where just a pipe dream and didn’t fly beyond the the states that adjoined Texas due to the Wright Amendment.
Thanks for the memories.
You're very welcome! And thank you for all that valuable detail of goings-on at Love during that period!
Lamar Muse was president of Central Airlines at the time I worked at Love Field, Yellow Concourse, Gate 9, as a Central aircraft mechanic. He was later a president of Southwest Airlines. Central's then personnel director, if I remember his title correctly, was Gordon Linkon, and I met him when he interviewed me for my mechanic's job. After Frontier bought Central Airlines, in order to gain access to the Dallas market through that all-important gate space, Linkon went on to become president of Midway Airlines. Those were busy years in aviation.
This is interesting, I've been through here when I flew from Lubbock to Dallas on Southwest Airlines & the last time i was through here was December 2015 i think it was. Southwest Airlines sure did a major overhaul by tearing down gate areas & rebuilding in phases. Miss the days of simple airports with coffee shops & sit down restaurants, also the former Braniff International hangar & office building is still standing. Thank you for sharing.
Happy too!
This was a great view back in history! I worked for Southwest from 76 to 83. I remember the 727 experiment.
Nice AA "astojets" yea ! Great BI colors. Thanks for what your doing. Cheers
Glad you like them!
I love this! You took a rare delta airlines Boeing 747-100 which only lasted 7 years! And also that 727-200!
As someone who remembers Love Field in its heyday, a couple of comments: (1) the corresponding Fort Worth airport was GSW (Greater Southwest) located just south of present day DFW, not Meacham (FTW), and, (2) not enough Braniff shots- they were the largest operator at Love, bigger than American.
Now that's some insight I could have used...thanks for the correction!
You’re right Jeff. In the late 60s I remember that Braniff ran over 160 daily flights from Love Field while American had between 100 & 110. Delta had 50-60 and TTA (later Texas Int’l) had around 45 if I remember correctly. Central (bought by Frontier), Eastern, Continental all had less than 10 a day each and Mexicana was the only international airline with a few flights to Monterey and on with DeHavilland Comets, later replaced with 727s. I can’t believe I remember all this.
We’re really old aren’t we!
Wow, I remember a lot of that. My Grandfather worked for Braniff from the 60s until they shut down the 2nd time always at Love in the hanger. I worked for Dalfort Aviation in the mid to late 80s .
Thank you so much for posting!!! More please!!!
You are welcome! And more is coming, I think I have to a remix and add 5 minutes more because of additional footage.
Thank You! This was awesome.
My pleasure, glad you checked in!
Fantastic memorable footage. I’ve been an aviation enthusiast since I was a child. Growing up in Shreveport, we visited family in Dallas and would insist going plane spotting at Love Field. They also had an outdoor observation deck which was incredible. The parking deck also provided nice views as well.
Yep! Those where the days where digital cameras should have been invented to record those visions!
I’m also from Shreveport and as a boy in 1967 I got to go to Dallas for my birthday and spent the day on the Love Field observation deck. My mom went shopping and left me there, something you couldn’t do today. I took pictures with a Kodak Instamatic camera. Found one of the pics recently of a Texas Int’l CV-600.
@@markodom3841 Man, your name sounds familiar.
Feels so weird seeing AA planes at DAL
Fantastic video. It brought back so many wonderful memories. A couple of comments: In the opening you mention Braniff International Airlines. It was actually Braniff International Airways. Near the end, where there is a picture of Herb Kelleher, it says "Low Fare Ling" when it should say "Low Fare King". Around 6:22 or so there is an announcement that is obviously for a TWA flight to Los Angeles. It mentions two of their branded slogans "Star Stream" and "Ambassador Service". TWA never flew into DAL, so was just wondering if this might be from another airport or charter or something? The last part of your video was obviously shot after DFW was indeed open since Southwest seemed to be the only carrier. Thank you SO MUCH for this excellent trip into my past. I spent many many hours on the observation deck as a little boy. You have preserved those memories for me and i am so appreciative.
Thank you for the detailed comments and highlighting my errors. And I will attempt to be more meticulous as I produce more. But most important to me is that revives memories of the past when there were no 'spotters' around when something so new as jet aviation should have had millions..but it would have cost so much back then to do and more of a blow..there would have been no way to share them with/among commercial aviation enthusiast worldwide...absolutely no chance with the internet.
Delta flew DC-8s from Love Field to Los Angeles and sometimes called their flights Ambassador Service if I remember correctly.
@@Starboard76 Your post is invaluable to this old man who was a Love Field observation deck plane spotter as a boy. THANKS!
@@markodom3841 You are very welcome, Mark! It’s all the reason for Tine Machines to come into existence so I can go back and hand guys like you a digital recording device to ..well, rack ‘em up!
Nice video ! I like Brannif aircraft and 732 Southwest!!
Braniff was the show stealer back then yet highly underrepresented here.
Great call! Absolutely correct wherever they landed ‘all eyes were on them’..a stunning marketing ploy.
A 747 Out of Love!?!??! Bet that was a wild ride.
And they were a regular thing too!
You should have been there on a 100* day! 😎
The first DC-10 I saw in person was an American DC-10 when I flew through Love Field in late August 1972. It was also the first time I had flown on American.
DFW is about to get ever more massive when terminal F is completed and officially opens for medium and long haul flights ✈️
I remember back in the 1960s that we walked with my father all the way to the gate at Love and there was no TSA security. He just got on the plane. I believe I am remembering that correctly.
That’s exactly how it was til the 70s.
you could bring anything on a plane, inc. a gun.
Interesting that at about 6:11 there is a departure announcement (sounds pre recorded) for Star Stream Service Flight 99 nonstop service to LAX. This was, of course, TWA who did not fly to Dallas. Also just please change the opening from Braniff International Airlines to Airways. Thanks
Those SWA flight attendants. Dayum!!
Great shots; thanks for this aviation nostalgia. Just fyi: Southwest 727s/TranStar DC-9s operated at DAL in the 80s, i.e., after DFW opened.
That is indeed true...but could not leave them out!
TransStar and Muse flew AFTER DFW was open in the 80’s The Southwest 737-400 where also in the 80’s other than that it was great seeing the service at DAL.
737-200,-300,-500 -700 -800 and the max8 ,also a few 727s but not any -400
Would like to see on on MKC - Kansas City Municipal before MCI opened in 1972
Yes, I've since learned and found like 3 b&w grainy photos on the entire internet..I mean wasn't anyone in KC into jets screaming in/out of a downtown airport? Glad I lived that experience once in my life, it started me into doing these videos!
Great memories !!!
Awesome video. If you can do one on MDW Midway airport.
Thanks mate, unfortunately there can be no 1970s/8s MDW airport feature. The problem is no footage news, documentaries exist and near zero Chicago spotters as Chicago Airport police were America's worst and actually arrested people taking photos and shooting videos at O'Hare and Midway for years! That attitude only faded as recent as 10-15 years ago. So, sorry man,
Braniff had a gondola from the remote parking area to the terminal. Brutally hot in the summer.
I don't know for sure, but I am almost positive that that is Tom Landry, head coach of the Dallas Cowboys, stepping off the blue Braniff DC-8 at 4:33 .
Mark GREAT catch!!!! That is Tom Landry. Right behind him is asst coach Jim Meyers. Braniff was the airline of the Dallas Cowboys, so this would have been a return flight home from a away game. Wow I can't believe you saw that.
You may be right. Looks like fans meeting the Cowboys team plane coming home.
Too bad football coaches don't have class anymore like Tom Landry, always "dressed to the nines."
@@douglasdixon524 And he did it with style and class for 29 years - unheard of today.
Guess he had to fly commercial back then. By now the Cowboys have their own private jet?
I saw an American dc10 they flew to live field?
Those were the BEST days.
Delta Airline still flies to Dallas love field.
Austin Serrano Yes and now Alaska
Delta flies B717s from ATL to DAL these days.
I have a diecast model of a Delta Air Lines Boeing 747 like the one in video. I also have a model of a Southwest Airlines Boeing 727, one in 1:200 scale & one in 1:400 scale. I've read Lamar Muse help get Southwest Airlines off the ground before leaving SWA & starting his own airline which was Muse air then later Lanar sold Muse air to SWA which then the company named the airline TranStar as seen in video. I still have flight schedules for both airline.
Wanna see the first non-smoking airline, Muse Air. Big Daddy Lamar started it well after DFW opened. SWA beat the snot out of Muse, then bought it and changed the name to TranStar. Kelleher wasted money on the purchase, but got rid of competition. Then he folded it!
“…beat the snot out of…”. I’d forgotten about that wonderful phrase! Thanks for bringing that back to my memory! I needed a good laugh tonight!
Wait so Dallas Love Field opened before DFW? Well that's something I did not know. Liked BTW
Thanks and yep...DFW came online in 1974.
Love field was operating in 1917
When did AA stop 707s for passenger service? I remember their 707s had a coach lounge amidships in the early 1970s I think it was.
Good memories!
looks like current stuff mixed in with the old meaning transtar and back then didn't southwest just have 3 dest DAL-HOU & SAT but the television monitor showed much more some of these were after DFW opened WN 737-300s and transtar and WN 727s by the time they show the drawing of DFW it was already opened
I didnt know Love Field had runways long enough to handle 747s!..😮
WOULD LOVE TO SEE FOOTAGE OF ATLANTA BACK IN THE OLD DAYS..
All I can say now is .. 'working on it!"
I don't know why but Frontier had a reputation of bouncing. They came in too hot I guess. 4:45 Hot pants and air travel. Could it get any better?
Frontier flew Convairs out of the small city I Iived in during the 1970s, loved the drone of those props, all while Braniff was flying B727s out of the same airport.
Man those were the days.
Athens Hellinikon!
Back then Southwests planes were mainly 737-100s & 200s. Now they have 737-800s & Max 8s.
Good to see that Southwest's taxiing at 900 mph occurred back then as well.
We had a schedule to keep. 😎
Southwest Airlines Boeing 727 at 8:23
What's with the shotgun at 4:10?
Athens!! I did rehersal for my first ice show in an old hangar there!!!
That's coming for sure, not sure if it's next or not but it will be in the next three for certain.
in Asia we have A whole slew of older airports replaced by newer airports, my hometown of Jakarta has HLP, a smaller airport to the larger CGK, this also applies to other asian airports, Kuala Lumpur has SZB and KUL, Osaka has ITM and KIX. Comment other airports like this
Yes, because I lived in Asia (Taiwan) during the 70s when all the old airports Haneda, Sungshan, Kaitak, Paya Lebar, Subang and Halim was where the action was, I want to recreate all of those airports like this one. My next ones for Asia will be Subang and Kimpo (Seoul)!
Denver Stapleton Airport should be next.
I would love to comply with your request but I have so little footage to work with for Stapleton, esp. the way I remember it from so many fly through there back then. But I can promise I'm still searching...so there is hope!
Do Denver Stapleton if you haven't already?
8:11 I flew on that Southwest 727 once
Why wasn't the paint scheme on the Southwest 727 the same as on the 737's?
It was Braniff’s plane..
4:06 I wonder what the story is behind the shotgun?
The was a ceremony of sorts going on just infront of the aircraft.
@@Starboard76 Oh ok thanks...and great video!
If you could I would love to see Denver Stapleton airport
I'll be honest, that one might be tough...but YT user 'aeromoe' has quite a few old Stapleton clips on his channel.
Hell of a lot noisier back then.
That "cheat shot" is actually a Boeing 720, not a 707.
Noise and the smell of kerosene. It's not like that anymore. Never thought I would miss it. But do.
Oh man, ain't that the truth!
And now only two airlines operate here southwest and breeze
Denver Stapelton should be next!
Yo viaje en un avion de esos a orlando florida
Great Soutwest/ Amon Carter Field
Southwest,the Walmart of the airlines.In both casesthe legacy companies said "what do they know about our business".
Denver Stapleton
Hong Kong kaitek
Especially aborted landings! Was on one once!
Kai Tak
Tokyo Haneda
Porche Family Farm Haneda.. ???
LAX.
And it will be LAX!
LAX
You know that's in the mix.
And it will be LAX!