Thread: NEW PHOTOS: Dragon Wings United Airlines L-1011-500 N501PA "1980s" Colors
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Old 12-16-2006, 01:55 PM   #20
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Wow intersting story. Can you imagine a L-1011 in an American Airlines scheme?
What's sad is that it was American who originally requested a medium-range aircraft that could seat 250-300, and they approached Lockheed with this request. The delay in getting the L-1011 resulted in AA going with the DC-10, and they never did have a TriStar in their fleet.
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