Braniff International Airlines, Inc. was an airline formed in 1991. It was headquartered in the Dallas, Texas

Texas

Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...

, area but owned by BIA-COR Holdings Inc., a Philadelphia real estate and subsequent airline holding company.

Jeffrey R. Chodorow and Scot Spencer started the airline with eight leased aircraft, including five Boeing 727-200s and three Douglas DC-9s. This fledging "Braniff III" only lasted a year. This airline was formed from the assets of Braniff Inc.

Braniff (1983-1990)

Braniff Inc. was an American airline, originally headquartered in Dallas, Texas and later headquartered in Orlando, Florida. It was partially formed from the assets of Braniff International Airways.-History:...

, which itself was formed from the assets of Braniff International Airways

Braniff International Airways

Braniff International Airways was an American airline that operated from 1928 until 1982, primarily in the midwestern and southwestern U.S., South America, Panama, and in its later years also Asia and Europe...

. and the operating certificate and three McDonnell Douglas

McDonnell Douglas

McDonnell Douglas was a major American aerospace manufacturer and defense contractor, producing a number of famous commercial and military aircraft. It formed from a merger of McDonnell Aircraft and Douglas Aircraft in 1967. McDonnell Douglas was based at Lambert-St. Louis International Airport...

 DC 9 aircraft of bankrupt Emerald Air

Emerald Air (USA)

Emerald Air was an airline headquartered in Austin, Texas, United States. It was formerly known as Emerald Valley Airlines. Emerald Airlines brief history is marked by arrangements to feed connecting flights into both passenger airlines and cargo airlines much larger route systems.Operations for...

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Chodorow and Spencer both were convicted of fraud for making off with $14 million of the company's funds.

See also

• Braniff International Airways
  Braniff International Airways
  Braniff International Airways was an American airline that operated from 1928 until 1982, primarily in the midwestern and southwestern U.S., South America, Panama, and in its later years also Asia and Europe...
  
  
• Braniff (1983-1990)
  Braniff (1983-1990)
  Braniff Inc. was an American airline, originally headquartered in Dallas, Texas and later headquartered in Orlando, Florida. It was partially formed from the assets of Braniff International Airways.-History:...