727_Gal From United States, joined Sep 2002, 325 posts, RR: 2 Posted (5 years 6 months 3 weeks 6 hours ago) and read 515 times:
I just watched the foreign film El Norte. It's about a brother and sister going from Guatemala to the United States. In one scene, the brother is about to take a job offer that would relocate him from Los Angeles to Chicago. He is supposed to meet his new boss at LAX, and there is much airport footage. The boss is holding CO tickets and it shows a CO plane pushing back and taking off. When did CO do LAX-ORD?
It was made in 1983, so the plane was in this livery:
N79969 From , joined today!, posts, RR: Reply 2, posted (5 years 6 months 3 weeks 6 hours ago) and read 506 times:
LAX was a maintenance base for CO at some point in their history. I know Denver was a hub for certain. Actually, I think LAX was a hub as well. I am not certain.
Drdivo From United States, joined Feb 2003, 118 posts, RR: 0 Reply 3, posted (5 years 6 months 3 weeks 6 hours ago) and read 495 times:
CO was in the LAX - ORD market with DC-7s and Viscounts in the middle 1950s; after taking delivery of their first 707-124s, they put so much market pressure on TWA that Big Red stopped flying the route. They flew that route until deregulation and the creation of hubs in Denver and Houston. I don't know exactly when they stopped flying that route.
Continental was the technical advisor to the movie "Airport," (not the comedy, the big budget disaster film with Burt Lancaster and Helen Hayes) in the fictional "Lincoln Airport." If you watch that film you'll see a golden jet interior which (in a 707-124) was nearly half first class seats with a first class lounge in front.
When introduced, these jets (there were four) were operated ORD - LAX, ORD - KCI - LAX and ORD - DEN - LAX (according to my big double page ad from 1959) The Golden Jet theme carried over to carpets leading up to the stairways, golden handrails on the airstairs, and a flight attendant make over.
Tom in NO From United States, joined Nov 1999, 7193 posts, RR: 55 Reply 4, posted (5 years 6 months 3 weeks 6 hours ago) and read 485 times:
I can't nail down the dates for you, but I recall CO operating DC-10's, complete with the pubs/lounges, on the LAX-ORD run. They used to run commercials for them while I was growing up in LA. "The Proud Bird with the Golden Tail".
ConcordeBoy From United States, joined Feb 2001, 18128 posts, RR: 79 Reply 5, posted (5 years 6 months 3 weeks 6 hours ago) and read 473 times:
Off topic:
I remember that movie! Wow, had completely forgotten about it. I remember them crawling through a sewer and getting swamped with rats too right? (or is that from another film)?
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Drdivo From United States, joined Feb 2003, 118 posts, RR: 0 Reply 6, posted (5 years 6 months 3 weeks 6 hours ago) and read 465 times:
Concorde boy - that's DEFINATELY from another film. This one had snow, a bomb, a pregnant FA, Dean Martin in the captain's seat and Helen Hayes as a little old lady stowaway.
EWRvsJFK From United States, joined Jan 2003, 5 posts, RR: 0 Reply 8, posted (5 years 6 months 3 weeks 4 hours ago) and read 398 times:
Regarding Continental's ORD-LAX route, here's some insight into how the schedule changed over a twenty-year period (1966-1985, ref: OAG):
1966, November - Five (5) 720 "fanjet" nonstops daily. In addition, several 1- & 2-stop flights, all 720 fanjets.
1972, March - 5 non-stops to LAX, including 1 747 (2 on Saturdays), 2 720 fanjets, and 2 72S (1 on Saturday). In addition, several 1-stops, including a 747. Also, one 720 non-stop ORD-Ontario.
1973, September - FYI... Airlines used a VERY interesting variety of aircraft on the ORD-LAX non-stops. This includes Continental's 747 / D10 / 720, United's 747 / DC8 / 727, American's 747 / D10 / 707 / 727, and TWA's 747 / L10 / 707. United alone had 5 non-stop 747's daily on the route this month.
1977, September - Continental had 5 D10 non-stops.
1978, May - Ditto. 5 D10 non-stops.
Skip to 1985, February - Zero (0) non-stops by Continental. However, there were several 1-stop D10s and 72S.
727_Gal From United States, joined Sep 2002, 325 posts, RR: 2 Reply 9, posted (5 years 6 months 3 weeks 4 hours ago) and read 372 times:
well the plane shown was definitely not a DC10, unless that was a D10 on a diet ...so I'm suspecting a 72S, but then again, it is the movies, so you never know. Thanks for the responses everyone!
FlyingTexan From United States, joined Jan 2003, 3079 posts, RR: 40 Reply 10, posted (5 years 6 months 3 weeks 3 hours ago) and read 309 times:
Continental was the technical advisor to the movie "Airport," (not the comedy, the big budget disaster film with Burt Lancaster and Helen Hayes) in the fictional "Lincoln Airport."
Is that the “Airport” based on Arthur Haley’s novel of the same name? With Flight Two to Rome – The Golden Argosy???
JR FlyingTexan
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...so I'm suspecting a 72S, but then again, it is the movies, so you never know. Thanks for the responses everyone! 
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