Comments on: Champion Air Gets a (Purple and) Gold Star In Its Dying Days http://crankyflier.com/2008/05/21/champion-air-gets-a-purple-and-gold-star-in-its-dying-days/ Thu, 24 May 2012 09:10:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Yo http://crankyflier.com/2008/05/21/champion-air-gets-a-purple-and-gold-star-in-its-dying-days/comment-page-1/#comment-43289 Yo Wed, 21 May 2008 20:59:06 +0000 http://crankyflier.com/?p=1035#comment-43289 I remember flying HP with the Golden State Warriors all on the same plane with regular PAX. Those were the days. The Spurs deserve a Tower Air treatment of 24 hours in the terminal. As much as I loathe the Lakers, Spurs will always be 2X that. I remember flying HP with the Golden State Warriors all on the same plane with regular PAX.

Those were the days.

The Spurs deserve a Tower Air treatment of 24 hours in the terminal. As much as I loathe the Lakers, Spurs will always be 2X that.

]]> By: CF http://crankyflier.com/2008/05/21/champion-air-gets-a-purple-and-gold-star-in-its-dying-days/comment-page-1/#comment-43272 CF Wed, 21 May 2008 15:16:59 +0000 http://crankyflier.com/?p=1035#comment-43272 No, the entire NBA is not under this contract, but the deal was between Champion (and now Northwest) and the NBA to fly for 13 teams. <a href="http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/article/119724" rel="nofollow">Read about it here.</a> Northwest did own a piece of Champion for a few years around the turn of the millennium, but it hasn't been involved for a few years. Of course, Northwest is the one putting Champion out of business by pulling its MLT Vacations business from the airline and taking over the NBA contract. No, the entire NBA is not under this contract, but the deal was between Champion (and now Northwest) and the NBA to fly for 13 teams. Read about it here.

Northwest did own a piece of Champion for a few years around the turn of the millennium, but it hasn’t been involved for a few years. Of course, Northwest is the one putting Champion out of business by pulling its MLT Vacations business from the airline and taking over the NBA contract.

]]> By: Feldspar http://crankyflier.com/2008/05/21/champion-air-gets-a-purple-and-gold-star-in-its-dying-days/comment-page-1/#comment-43271 Feldspar Wed, 21 May 2008 14:54:39 +0000 http://crankyflier.com/?p=1035#comment-43271 IIRC, Champion was once owned by NWA. Also, I don't think the entire NBA is signed up with one carrier. I believe every team makes their own charter arrangements. I know the Heat has their own airplane. (Operated by Miami Air.) So did the Dallas Mavericks. (Operated by Pace, last I checked.) http://www.jetphotos.net/showphotos.php?regsearch=N753MA&view=true http://www.luftfahrt.ch/images/zrh2006junen801dm.jpg IIRC, Champion was once owned by NWA. Also, I don’t think the entire NBA is signed up with one carrier. I believe every team makes their own charter arrangements.

I know the Heat has their own airplane. (Operated by Miami Air.) So did the Dallas Mavericks. (Operated by Pace, last I checked.)

http://www.jetphotos.net/showphotos.php?regsearch=N753MA&view=true

http://www.luftfahrt.ch/images/zrh2006junen801dm.jpg

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