In 1982, Braniff International went out of business while Texas International merged into Continental Airlines. American Airlines arrived in 1981; in 1983, three American Boeing 727-100s and 727-200s flew nonstop to Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW), and a 727-200 flew to DFW via Austin. Continental had four daily 727 and DC-9 nonstops to Houston Intercontinental while Pan Am Express (Emerald Air) flew three Douglas DC-9-10s a day to IAH. In 1984, Austin-based Emerald Air was operating as an independent carrier with up to ten DC-9 and Fairchild Hiller FH-227 departures a day nonstop to Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW), Houston (IAH), and McAllen.