In 1971, Braniff took delivery of its first Boeing 747-100. Notably, this was the 100th 747 off the Boeing production line in Everett, Seattle. The aircraft, registered N601BN, became Braniff's ...

Southwest Airlines once operated a small fleet of Boeing 727-200s ... joining on lease from Braniff in March 1979. Registered as N406BN, the 727 was 11 years old at the time, having been built ...