Thomas Elmer Braniff

New Braniff Airways Hotel Building Listed in National Register of Historic Places

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Tuesday, May 4, 2021
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b"Dallas-based Braniff Airways, Inc., dba Braniff International, announces that its licensed hotel building has been listed in the National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, according to Braniff Airways Chairman Richard Ben Cass.

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  • b"Dallas-based Braniff Airways, Inc., dba Braniff International, announces that its licensed hotel building has been listed in the National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, according to Braniff Airways Chairman Richard Ben Cass.
  • The Texas Historical Commission posted that the nomination was officially listed in the Register on March 2, 2021.\nIn November 2020, Braniff licensed a new Braniff-themed hotel project at the former Braniff International Hostess College located in the Oaklawn neighborhood of Dallas.
  • In 2014, Braniff Airways Foundation initiated the process to have the building listed in the National Register.\nThe hotel is planned to feature 75 luxury rooms amidst the elegant and stylish themes of Braniff International including both historic as well as recently created designs and styles.
  • The hotel will be the only Braniff hotel in existence in the United States with the TWA Hotel in New York as the only other airline-themed hotelier.

Braniff Airways Foundation Announces Vietnam Veterans Agent Orange Initiative on Veterans Day

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Wednesday, November 11, 2020
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Braniff Airways Foundation announces its initiative to assist Vietnam Veterans that were exposed to Agent Orange during their time in service.

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  • Braniff Airways Foundation announces its initiative to assist Vietnam Veterans that were exposed to Agent Orange during their time in service.
  • The Foundation has assisted Vietnam Veterans by providing them with access to Braniff Military Airlift Command flight records to help prove their exposure to Agent Orange.
  • The Foundation provides this service without charge and does not receive remuneration from the US Veterans Administration or any Veteran we assist.
  • Braniff also supports Braniff Airways Foundation, which is the repository for Braniff's historical corporate and employee records, photographs and negatives and memorabilia.

Braniff Airways Announces New Endowment at the University of Texas at Dallas

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Thursday, September 17, 2020
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Dallas-based Braniff Airways, d/b/a Braniff International, announces that the company has set up a permanent endowment at The University of Texas at Dallas, according to Braniff Chairman Richard Ben Cass.

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  • Dallas-based Braniff Airways, d/b/a Braniff International, announces that the company has set up a permanent endowment at The University of Texas at Dallas, according to Braniff Chairman Richard Ben Cass.
  • Braniff Airways also supports Braniff Airways Foundation, which is the official repository for Braniff's historical corporate and employee records, photographs and negatives and memorabilia.
  • In 2020, Braniff Airways created an endowment at The University of Texas at Dallas to support Braniff's Public Relations Archives that have been housed in the University's History of Aviation Collection since February 1981.
  • An additional endowment will be created to support Braniff International Heritage Archives, which will be placed at UTD in the future

Dallas-Based Braniff Airways Signs Historic Agreement With the Dallas Cowboys, TAC Air and Reed Enterprises for Braniff Headquarters

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Tuesday, July 21, 2020
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Braniff Airways, Inc, the former international airline is a leading global historic airline branding and marketing, online retail and historic airliner tour firm, which was originally formed in 1930.

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  • Braniff Airways, Inc, the former international airline is a leading global historic airline branding and marketing, online retail and historic airliner tour firm, which was originally formed in 1930.
  • Braniff Airways also supports Braniff Airways Foundation, which is the official repository for Braniff's historical corporate and employee records, photographs and negatives and memorabilia.
  • In 2019, Braniff Airways, created an endowment at The University of Texas at Dallas to support Braniff's Public Relations.
  • An additional endowment will be created to support Braniff International Heritage Archives, which will be placed at UTD in the future.