Airport PAST: Dallas Love Field - Southwest 727 Delta & Braniff 747
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- Before the massive DFW Metroplex was built and opened in 1974, the airport serving the city of Dallas was Love Field Airport. Thirty miles west is the city of Fort Worth which was served by Meacham Field Airport.
Love Field was named after the 10th fatality of the US Army Air Service, Moss L. Love. and commissioned in 1917. Once turned over to commercial use, American Airlines and Braniff International Airlines became the main tenants.
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.
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.
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!
Love Field remained a busy airport until the Covid lockdown. It is pretty quiet there now. We lived near the airport in the 1940s when I was a pre-schooler. I can remember the crash of an AA DC-6 there in 1949, and the partially burned letter we eventually received that had been in one of the mail sacks onboard. From 1965 to 1967 I worked there as an aircraft mechanic. At that time the airport was so busy that we often had to wait a long time for permission to taxi an aircraft to the hangar. The noise level was incredible. Braniff's BAC-111 aircraft in particular was literally ear splitting over a wide area when taking off. That noise would not be tolerated for a single trip now that quieter and better performing aircraft are the norm, but it was accepted back in the day.
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!
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 !
Feels so weird seeing AA planes at DAL
Thanks for uploading. Fond memories of Braniff, Delta's 747s and Southwest's 737-200s, etc....
Those SWA flight attendants. Dayum!!
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!
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.
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.
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 .
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! 😎
I love this! You took a rare delta airlines Boeing 747-100 which only lasted 7 years! And also that 727-200!
Delta Airline still flies to Dallas love field.
Austin Serrano Yes and now Alaska
Delta flies B717s from ATL to DAL these days.
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
This was a great view back in history! I worked for Southwest from 76 to 83. I remember the 727 experiment.
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!
Awesome look back! Thank you!
You're very welcome JA Mack!
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
Nice AA "astojets" yea ! Great BI colors. Thanks for what your doing. Cheers
Glad you like them!
Nice video ! I like Brannif aircraft and 732 Southwest!!
Braniff had a gondola from the remote parking area to the terminal. Brutally hot in the summer.
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.
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!
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
Thank You! This was awesome.
My pleasure, glad you checked in!
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!
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,
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!
Great memories !!!
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.
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.
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)!
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
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!
Southwest Airlines Boeing 727 at 8:23
I saw an American dc10 they flew to live field?
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.
Good memories!
Those were the BEST days.
WOULD LOVE TO SEE FOOTAGE OF ATLANTA BACK IN THE OLD DAYS..
All I can say now is .. 'working on it!"
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.
Why wasn't the paint scheme on the Southwest 727 the same as on the 737's?
Do Denver Stapleton if you haven't already?
Man those were the days.
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!
Denver Stapelton should be next!
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!
What's with the shotgun at 4:10?
And now only two airlines operate here southwest and breeze
Great Soutwest/ Amon Carter Field
Yo viaje en un avion de esos a orlando florida
Southwest,the Walmart of the airlines.In both casesthe legacy companies said "what do they know about our business".
Denver Stapleton
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!
Good to see that Southwest's taxiing at 900 mph occurred back then as well.
We had a schedule to keep. 😎