There were no fixed routes until 1980 when the Facilities Management office acquired five more buses and established five fixed routes.

"There is very little that Continental can do" in terms of trying to acquire international routes, Mr. Murphy said.

The WV&M acquired several routes in the late 1920s, mainly operating west from Rosslyn.

Air Midwest would expand by acquiring routes in Arkansas to complement its existing routes in the midwest.

In order to acquire domestic routes, Pan Am, under president Seawell, set its eyes on National Airlines.

It will also continue to take delivery of wide-bodied aircraft, since it has acquired major new routes to Europe and Latin America.

It expanded outside New Mexico by acquiring routes in Wyoming, Utah, and Colorado from Centennial Airlines.

In the post war years Connellan Airways grew, acquiring new routes and equipment.

Midway recently acquired Eastern Airlines' gates and routes out of Philadelphia, and plans service beginning in mid-November, with 36 daily departures.

The possibility of TfL acquiring routes out of London Bridge has also been discussed in the media.