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SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS OF EVIDENCE
Air Carriers
Braniff, an Oklahoma corporation, was operating at the time of the accident as an air carrier under a certificate of public convenience and necessity and an air carrier operating certificate both issued pursuant to the Civil Aeronautics Act of 1938. These certificates authorized it to engage in air transportation with respect to persons, property and mail between various points including Brownsville, Texas; and Chicago, Illinois, via Corpus Christi, Texas; San Antonio, Texas; Austin, Texas; Fort Worth, Texas; Dallas, Texas; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Ponca City, Oklahoma; Wichita, Kansas; and Kansas City, Missouri.
TWA, a Delaware corporation, was operating at the time of the accident as an air carrier under a certificate of public convenience and necessity and an air carrier operating certificate both issued pursuant to the Civil Aeronautics Act of 1938. These certificates authorized it to engage in air transportation with respect to persons, property, and mail between various points including Los Angeles, California, and New York, New York, via Boulder City, Nevada; Albuquerque, New Mexico; Wichita, Kansas; Kansas City, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
