Five defunct US carriers and the industry that replaced them
A look at Pan Am, TWA, Eastern, Continental and Braniff, airlines whose brands once defined US air travel and later vanished, and what their histories say about the post-deregulation industry.
Pan American World Airways, TWA, Eastern Air Lines, Continental Airlines and Braniff are the carriers singled out in an account of well-known US airline names that no longer fly. Their logos and liveries were once as recognisable to travellers as the airports they served, according to the piece.
All five eventually disappeared. The article frames their histories as a way of understanding how the US airline industry was reshaped after deregulation in 1978.
The names survive in museums, in collectibles and on screen, the account notes. It does not set out dates for any individual carrier's shutdown, nor does it attribute the failures to specific causes.
Sources
- simpleflying.com5 Legendary US Airlines That No Longer Exist: Pan Am, TWA, Eastern & More