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AVIATION: Courtship & Marriage

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With more than 7,000 miles of connected airlanes running right up the center of the U.S., Braniff International Airways and Mid-Continent Airlines have long believed that two can live cheaper than one. During 1951, Braniff gave Mid-Continent $334.857 in interline business, while Mid-Continent handed Braniff $270,113 worth of passengers and freight. -Last week the two decided to take the big step and merge. If stockholders of both lines and the Civil Aeronautics Board approve, 1½ shares of Mid-Continent common stock will be exchanged for each share of Braniff. The new line, to be called Braniff, will have 58 planes, serve 35 cities (including Tulsa, Kansas City, Houston and Chicago) in twelve states. It willbe the sixth biggest U.S. airline.

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