In October 1987, Braniff leased ten Boeing 737-200 aircraft from Polaris Aircraft Leasing to supplement its Boeing 727-200 trijet airliners. Braniff also began indicated it was interested in struggling Orlando-based Florida Express Airlines. The carrier soon announced that it was making an offer to acquire the carrier outright. In April 1988, Braniff, Inc., acquired Florida Express and assumed operation of their routes and British Aircraft Corporation BAC One-Eleven jet aircraft. This development led to Braniff once again operating several of the same BAC One-Eleven aircraft that the original Braniff International had disposed of in the 1960s. The original Braniff International was one of the first operators of the BAC One-Eleven in the U.S. On April 19, 1988, Florida Express became a wholly owned subsidiary of Braniff, Inc. On that date a special meeting of Florida Express, Inc., shareholders was held and the acquisition of Florida Express by Braniff was approved by a majority of the stockholders of date.