Sun, Jul 27, 2008
Aero-Linx!
Scouring the information super airways can sometimes be a tough,
if educational, task for the Aero-News staff... but it also allows
us to check out some truly neat and exciting sites, so it's not
that bad a gig. On any given day, we may check dozens (and often
hundreds) of different sources for story ideas, and facts
confirmation. And, as is the nature of our business, much of this
is done on the Internet.
The ANN gang decided we probably shouldn't keep some of the neat
sites, info resources, and organizations we've discovered to
ourselves... so we decided to bring you Aero-Linx. These are the
sites that WE check out -- when we need added perspective, a new
spin on a day's topic... or just want to escape into
cyber-aero-space for awhile.
Look for some of our favorite sites, coming each day to ANN via
Aero-Linx.
Suggestions for future Aero-Linx segments are always
welcome, as well.
Aero-Linx: Bonanza Airlines
Bonanza Air Services (BAS) was formed in early in 1945 by Edmund
Converse, a former lieutenant commander in the U.S. Navy; Charlie
Keene, once an operator of a small charter operation in Santa
Paula, California; and June Simon, daughter of "Pop" Simon the
former secretary-director of the Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce. BAS
located its home base at the Sky Haven Airfield, now known as the
North Las Vegas Air Terminal, and began operating with just one
single-engine, four-seat Cessna. The company offered charter
flights to several small Nevada towns but needed a place to promote
its product. The trio struck a deal with the El Rancho Vegas Hotel
and Casino to set up a ticket counter in the lobby. Bonanza Air
Lines was the aviation pioneer in the western United States and
proved to be a vital link in the air transportation industry. In
it's 23 years of operation BAL growth continued up until the time
of the merger. Bonanza will be remembered as a successful
airline.
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