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code-sharing agreement with Alaska-based South Central Air, a small commuter airline that operated as Western Express as well, connecting to Western flights at Anchorage. Several cities in southern Alaska including Homer, Kenai, Soldotna were served by South Central Air operating as Western Express. After the acquisition of Western by
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on December 11, 1986. On December 16, 1986, shareholder approval was conferred and Western Airlines became a wholly owned subsidiary of Delta. The Western brand was discontinued and the employee workforces were fully merged on April 1, 1987. All of Western's aircraft were repainted in Delta's livery,
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when it overshot the runway, and struck a shallow irrigation ditch before stopping about 800 feet beyond the departure end of the runway. Weather conditions at the time were at minimum visibility with light snow. The Boeing 737-200 was written off beyond repair. Four passengers suffered various
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connected to Western mainline flights at Salt Lake City, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Phoenix, San Diego, and other Western mainline destinations. In spring 1987 SkyWest/Western Express served 36 cities in Arizona, California, Colorado, Montana, Nevada, Utah and Wyoming. Western entered a similar
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to Hawaii from a number of cities that previously did not have direct flights to the 50th state. In 1973, Western flew nonstop between Honolulu and Anchorage, Los Angeles, Oakland, California, San Diego, San Francisco and San Jose, California and one-stop between Honolulu and Las Vegas,
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was based on his daring airlift of a CIA operative out of the courtyard of a Mexican prison. The Mexican government tried to extradite Dodge back to face charges. Red became wealthy leasing government storage units with unlimited government business but never again flew to Mexico.
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In 1934 Western Air Express was severed from TWA and changed its name to General Air Lines, returning to the name Western Air Express after several months. In a 1934 press release by the company, it called itself the Western Air Division of General Air Lines. Its route map ran
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and many other silver screen actors were frequent flyers and the airline capitalized on it. Western had a famous flyer out of Seattle: Captain "Red" Dodge. Red worked previously as a helicopter test pilot, and got involved with flying for the
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Western contributed to popular culture with its 1960s era advertising slogan, "It's the oooooonly way to fly!" Spoken by Wally Bird, an animated bird hitching a ride atop the fuselage of a Western airliner, and voiced by veteran actor
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The airline's president was Terrell "Terry" Drinkwater. Drinkwater got into a dispute with the administration in Washington D.C. that hampered WAL's growth. Pressured in a famous phone call by President
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cabins as "DC-10 Spaceships". They were configured with 46 first-class seats, 193 coach, and a lower level galley. From 1976 to 1981 the DC-10s flew Los Angeles to Miami nonstop.
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Western had a flight between IAD in Washington, D.C., and DCA at one point in 1985. In 1987 the airline had four round trip flights a day between Boston and New York LaGuardia.
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to "buy American made aircraft", Drinkwater reportedly responded: "Mr. President, you run your country and let me run my airline!" For years after this exchange, the federal
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This article is about the defunct California-based airline that operated from 1925 to 1987. For the defunct Washington state–based airline that operated through 2007, see
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in 1987 it was headquartered at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). Throughout the company's history, its slogan was "Western Airlines...The Only Way to Fly!"
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This mainline destination list is taken from Western's March 1, 1987, timetable shortly before the merger with Delta Air Lines. The airline's main hub was
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agreed to merge. A dispute broke out over what to call the combined airline: Western-Continental or Continental-Western, prompting an infamous coin toss.
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Western Airlines was a favorite first class carrier for Hollywood movie stars and frequently featured them in its on board magazine, "Western's World".
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for a year in 1980–81. Western extended its network to New York City, Washington, D.C. and Boston, as well as to Chicago and St. Louis in the midwest,
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Minneapolis/St. Paul, Phoenix, Sacramento and Salt Lake City. In 1981, the airline also flew nonstop DC-10s between Vancouver, British Columbia and
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In 1946, Western was awarded a route from Los Angeles to Denver via Las Vegas, but in 1947 financial problems forced Western to sell the route, and
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In the 1970s Western called itself "the champagne airline" because champagne was offered free of charge to every passenger over age 21. (Actor
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tried to buy Western Airlines, but it was able to purchase only 16 percent of the airline's stock. On September 9, 1986, Western Airlines and
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near Salt Lake City, Utah. The major parts of the aircraft were hurled over the ridge and fell over a thousand feet into a basin below.
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investigation determined that the pilot misjudged his position relative to the mountains, and flew too low to clear terrain.
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starting in 1981 to serve London, England, United Kingdom. The DC-10-30 was the largest plane type ever flown by Western.
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During the 1980s, destination flights aboard Western Airlines were featured as prizes on televised game shows, including
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began to give airline contracts to carry airmail throughout the country. Western Airlines first incorporated in 1925 as
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agreed to. However, the merger was nonetheless rejected in a 4–1 decision by the Civil Aeronautics Board in July 1972.
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airplane. It began offering passenger services a month later, when the first commercial passenger flight took place at
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At its peak in the 1970s and 1980s, Western flew to cities across the western United States, and to Mexico (
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suggested that the antitrust suit would be dropped in exchange for a $ 75,000 campaign contribution to the
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running the length of an all-white fuselage. This new corporate identity was the subject of litigation by
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Accident description for McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 N903WA Mexico City-Juarez International Airport
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uttered the "It's the only way to fly!" phrase while piloting an airplane, somewhat inebriated, in the
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Western timetables from the 1940s to the 1980s list service to the following at different times:
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in southern California from 1930 to 1931. Western Air Express operated a seaplane route out of
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Wadley, Carma. "Utahns were quick to embrace aviation and help achieve mastery of the skies."
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ordered (assigned registration N1506W through N1510W) that were cancelled and acquired by the
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November 13, 1946: Western Airlines Flight 23 crashed into the mountains 12 miles south of
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In August 1953, Western was serving 38 airports; in June 1968 that number had grown to 42.
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jetliner. The incident prompted a legal battle and subsequent landmark aviation ruling of
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nonstops MSP-SFO and MSP-LAX began in 1966, along with LAX-Acapulco. In 1967 WAL acquired
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entered into an agreement and plan of merger. The merger agreement was approved by the
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The company reincorporated in 1928 as Western Air Express Corp. In 1930 it purchased
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aircraft operated by the airline's precursor, Western Air Express, in the late 1920s.
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Accident description for Boeing 720-047B N3166 Ontario International Airport, CA
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Accident description for Douglas DC-3A, Western Air Lines, NC45395, San Diego
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Accident description for Boeing 737-247 N4527W Casper Airport, WY (CPR)
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Honolulu via Anchorage and direct to Las Vegas and Los Angeles via Denver
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From October 1980 to October 1981, Western flew Honolulu to Anchorage to
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in 1943, so the Western/Inland route map was a W: San Francisco south to
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nonstop DC-6Bs, and in December 1957 it began Denver-Phoenix-San Diego.
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turboprops were replaced with new 737-200s. In 1973 Western added nine
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The Skies Belong to Us: Love and Terror in the Golden Age of Hijacking
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Western Airlines was famous for its "Flying W" corporate identity and
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by Harris Hanshue. It applied for, and was awarded, the 650-mile long
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Accident description for Boeing 727 registration unknown Algiers
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nonstop DC-10 service to Anchorage and Denver, one stop service to
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jetliners on these routes with the airline also operating nonstop
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for a few years; in 1950 it extended the middle of the W north to
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Western was headquartered in Los Angeles, California. After the
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aircraft. Western Air Express built and owned Vail Airport in
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In 1969, Western Airlines opened negotiations to merge with
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History of Western Airlines and the planes it operated
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Kennedy International Airport 462:, and, in 1941, across the border to 34:. For the Bahamas-based airline, see 7: 5295:1987 disestablishments in California 3579:Salt Lake City International Airport 3253:"17 Out Of 19 Die in Airliner Crash" 2908:Lydon, Christopher (July 11, 1971). 2851:"DC-10 Spaceship promotional poster" 2376:adding citations to reliable sources 2018:adding citations to reliable sources 1878:Revenue Passenger Miles in Millions 1593:Seattle–Tacoma International Airport 1542:Salt Lake City International Airport 1347:George Bush Intercontinental Airport 1161:Salt Lake City International Airport 1055:Salt Lake City International Airport 710:Salt Lake City International Airport 291:Salt Lake City International Airport 4482:Petroleum Helicopters International 3385:"Interpol: Kerkow, Catherine Marie" 3186:Flight International. 26 March 1970 2805:from the original on June 11, 2023. 2667:Benito Juarez International Airport 2510:. All 12 on board were killed. The 1618:Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 1575:San Francisco International Airport 590:- Seattle and Anchorage - Juneau - 2970:Shanahan, Eileen (July 29, 1972). 2450:crashed just below Hardy Ridge on 412:Transcontinental & Western Air 386:Transcontinental & Western Air 25: 5290:1925 establishments in California 4586:US air carriers regulated by the 4526:List of airline holding companies 4311:L-3 Flight International Aviation 3412:Saxon, Wolfgang (July 27, 1986). 2622:Los Angeles International Airport 2145:promotional video for the track " 1400:Los Angeles International Airport 1165:Los Angeles International Airport 1059:Los Angeles International Airport 791:and other Alaskan destinations), 706:Los Angeles International Airport 287:Los Angeles International Airport 5236: 5235: 3640: 3628: 3616: 3604: 3563:- about the Flight 701 hijacking 3419:. Vol. 135, no. 46848. 3196:Walker, R.W.R. (July 14, 2006). 3090:. Vol. 135, no. 46893. 2593:and demanded $ 500,000 and that 2348: 1994: 1195:Robert Mueller Municipal Airport 1083:Fairchild Swearingen Metroliners 1069:In 1986, Western entered into a 49: 5285:Airlines disestablished in 1987 3525:Douglas Propliners: DC-1 – DC-7 2189:Western Airlines Fleet in 1986 2093:It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World 2005:needs additional citations for 1760:first international destination 1622:Vancouver International Airport 1566:San Diego International Airport 1416:Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota 1290:Stapleton International Airport 1186:Anchorage International Airport 295:Stapleton International Airport 5270:Companies based in Los Angeles 5169:Chicago and Southern Air Lines 3163:"World Airline Directory 1986" 2722:AAHS Journal Table of Contents 1955:(merged into Western in 1967) 1922:(merged into Western in 1952) 1513:Portland International Airport 1391:McCarran International Airport 1338:Honolulu International Airport 1299:Edmonton International Airport 994:In 1978, Western Airlines and 672:, which American Airlines CEO 408:Transcontinental Air Transport 402:and Walter Hamilton. WAE with 1: 5070:Other subsidiaries and assets 4647:Braniff International Airways 3684:Airlines of the United States 3494:2012. Retrieved: May 9, 2012. 2795:"California: Pacific Islands" 1471:Ontario International Airport 1452:Oakland International Airport 1248:Calgary International Airport 686:in old livery at Seattle 1972 547:Covers of a 1940s ticket book 5315:Airlines based in California 5280:Airlines established in 1925 4707:Texas International Airlines 4419:Grand Canyon Scenic Airlines 2718:"Maddux Air Lines 1927–1929" 2663:Western Airlines Flight 2605 2545:Western Air Lines Flight 366 2534:Western Air Lines Flight 329 2519:Western Air Lines Flight 636 2459:Western Air Express Flight 7 2266: 2261: 2248: 2238: 2235: 2225: 2222: 2209: 2141:The airline was promoted in 1267:O'Hare International Airport 332:United States Postal Service 5164:Atlantic Southeast Airlines 4043:Air Transport International 3574:Historical timetable covers 3547:Brendan I. Koerner (2013). 3294:. Retrieved on May 9, 2012. 3221:"Aircraft Accident Report." 3007:Thursday, December 4, 2003. 2826:"Pacific Northern Airlines" 2560:Western Airlines Flight 407 2551:flying from Los Angeles to 2500:Western Air Lines Flight 44 2121:Central Intelligence Agency 1974: 1966: 1958: 1947: 1936: 1925: 1911: 1897: 1802:Miami International Airport 1756:Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada 1219:Logan International Airport 1045:. In 1987 Western had four 639:McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10s 380:Catalina Island, California 376:Hamilton Cove Seaplane Base 233:was a major airline in the 5331: 4915:History of Delta Air Lines 2941:Graff, Garrett M. (2022). 2751:"Airline Timetable Images" 2618:Western Airlines Flight 44 2278:McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 2245:McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 1589:Seattle/Tacoma, Washington 1357:Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo, Mexico 1272:Colorado Springs, Colorado 1011:McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 881:Pacific Southwest Airlines 658:Richard Wellington McLaren 594:- Seattle with PNA flying 481:, north from San Diego to 370:from 1926 to 1930 and the 29: 5233: 4735: 4584: 4521: 3061:International Aviation HQ 2665:crashed while landing at 2574:, the plane went to Cuba. 2506:while descending towards 1975: 1967: 1959: 1948: 1937: 1926: 1912: 1898: 1891:Pacific Northern Airlines 1881:(Scheduled Flights Only) 1852:West Yellowstone, Montana 1721:Hot Springs, South Dakota 1598:Sioux Falls, South Dakota 1571:San Francisco, California 1476:Orange County, California 1295:Edmonton, Alberta, Canada 1233:Hollywood Burbank Airport 1079:Embraer EMB-120 Brasilias 935:in the summer, replacing 925:Yellowstone National Park 921:West Yellowstone, Montana 576:Pacific Northern Airlines 559:in Western Airlines paint 516:, and added San Diego to 71: 66: 61: 57: 48: 4592:Airline Deregulation Act 4590:at the time of the 1978 3966:Southern Airways Express 3235:"Confetti on Lone Peak." 2943:Watergate: A New History 1711:Grand Junction, Colorado 1702:Fort Lauderdale, Florida 1523:Rapid City, South Dakota 1485:Palm Springs, California 1244:Calgary, Alberta, Canada 1129:Lockheed L-1011 TriStars 1125:McDonnell Douglas DC-10s 969:Rapid City, South Dakota 933:West Yellowstone Airport 909:McDonnell Douglas DC-10s 702:Airline Deregulation Act 301:. Before it merged with 5213:Former marketing brands 4961:Accidents and incidents 4635:Defunct legacy carriers 4599:Current legacy carriers 4588:Civil Aeronautics Board 4424:Griffing Flying Service 4391:World Atlantic Airlines 4361:Sierra Pacific Airlines 4223:Western Global Airlines 4138:Freight Runners Express 4098:Baron Aviation Services 4006:Warbelow's Air Ventures 3508:Aviation Safety Network 3478:Aviation Safety Network 3463:Aviation Safety Network 3348:Aviation Safety Network 3308:Aviation Safety Network 3292:Aviation Safety Network 3224:Department of Commerce. 3184:World Airline Directory 3145:"Fifty years of firsts" 2830:www.timetableimages.com 2704:World Airline Directory 2438:Accidents and incidents 1873:Revenue passenger miles 1842:Spearfish, South Dakota 1677:Brookings, South Dakota 1518:Puerto Vallarta, Mexico 1457:Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 1439:New York City, New York 1430:New York City, New York 1396:Los Angeles, California 1277:Dallas/Ft. Worth, Texas 1177:Albuquerque, New Mexico 937:Lockheed L-188 Electras 602:- Seattle service with 578:(PNA, the successor of 538:Civil Aeronautics Board 508:delivery positions, to 454:In 1937 Western merged 340:Contract Air Mail Route 120:17 April 1926 5089:China Eastern Airlines 4935:North Central Airlines 4677:North Central Airlines 4326:Omni Air International 4078:Amerijet International 4053:Alaska Central Express 2700:131 "Western Airlines" 2479:Martin and Osa Johnson 2329:Lockheed L-188 Electra 2177: 1817:New Orleans, Louisiana 1780:London Gatwick Airport 1533:Sacramento, California 1334:Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii 1205:Bismarck, North Dakota 1163:with a smaller hub at 1156: 1107: 1098:Delta Air Lines merger 1094:code sharing airline. 1007:London Gatwick Airport 977:Annette Island Airport 697: 687: 635:Lockheed L-188 Electra 604:Lockheed Constellation 560: 548: 456:National Parks Airways 451: 444: 327: 285:. Western had hubs at 192:Frequent-flyer program 143:1 April 1987 4899:Delta Air Lines fleet 4467:Critical Air Medicine 4088:Asia Pacific Airlines 4083:Ameristar Jet Charter 3896:Grand Canyon Airlines 3886:Denver Air Connection 3304:Hijacking description 2855:uppiluften.tumblr.com 2570:. After refueling in 2297:(not included were 5 2175: 1837:Scottsbluff, Nebraska 1697:El Centro, California 1562:San Diego, California 1377:Kahului, Maui, Hawaii 1372:Kansas City, Missouri 1215:Boston, Massachusetts 1142: 1105: 1053:, and a major hub at 693: 682: 554: 546: 450: 442: 406:aircraft merged with 321: 243:Western United States 5310:Trans World Airlines 5157:airline subsidiaries 4863:David C. Garrett Jr. 4815:Air marketing brands 4794:Airline subsidiaries 4712:Trans World Airlines 4652:Continental Airlines 4452:AirMed International 4371:Superior Air Charter 4351:Presidential Airways 4321:New Pacific Airlines 3991:Tropic Ocean Airways 3931:Penobscot Island Air 3926:New England Airlines 3755:Sun Country Airlines 3551:. Crown Publishers. 3364:asn.flightsafety.org 3127:"Western Detail Map" 2732:on October 20, 2021. 2532:February 25, 1971 – 2432:L-749 Constellations 2372:improve this section 2340:Earlier piston fleet 2161:The $ 25,000 Pyramid 2147:I Need to Be in Love 2109:Winnebago Industries 2014:improve this article 1832:Rochester, Minnesota 1580:San Jose, California 1538:Salt Lake City, Utah 1319:Great Falls, Montana 1143:Western DC-10. Like 1135:Destinations in 1987 996:Continental Airlines 961:Pierre, South Dakota 534:Dwight D. Eisenhower 117:Commenced operations 5155:Former certificated 4952:Delta Flight Museum 4947:Atlantic Excellence 4848:Delta Board Council 4472:Life Flight Network 4246:Air Charter Bahamas 4148:Kalitta Charters II 3106:www.deltamuseum.org 3043:DepartedFlights.com 3005:Desert Morning News 2882:. October 6, 1969. 2755:TimetableImages.com 2603:Black Panther Party 2587:Vietnam War veteran 2498:December 24, 1946: 2475:Newhall, California 2445:Western Air Express 2190: 1882: 1879: 1827:Prudhoe Bay, Alaska 1746:King Salmon, Alaska 1726:Huron, South Dakota 1668:Baltimore, Maryland 1654:Former destinations 1603:Spokane, Washington 1548:St. Louis, Missouri 1467:Ontario, California 1448:Oakland, California 1411:Mexico City, Mexico 1324:Guadalajara, Mexico 1229:Burbank, California 1110:In the early 1980s 1090:, SkyWest became a 1057:and a small hub at 666:Herbert W. Kalmbach 493:, and northeast to 483:Lethbridge, Alberta 464:Lethbridge, Alberta 431:to Salt Lake City. 336:Western Air Express 314:Western Air Express 241:, operating in the 132:Western Air Express 109:Western Air Express 45: 5199:Northwest Airlines 5194:Northeast Airlines 5184:Delta Private Jets 4883:Collett E. Woolman 4682:Northwest Airlines 4406:Air taxi and tours 4381:Talkeetna Air Taxi 4336:Pentastar Aviation 4178:Northern Air Cargo 4168:Mountain Air Cargo 4063:Alpine Air Express 4038:Air Cargo Carriers 4011:Wright Air Service 3986:Tradewind Aviation 3745:Southwest Airlines 3431:Brendan I. Koerner 3417:The New York Times 3275:The New York Times 3257:The New York Times 3102:"Aircraft By Type" 3088:The New York Times 3039:"Departed Flights" 2976:The New York Times 2914:The New York Times 2880:The New York Times 2702:. 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Index

Western Air Lines
Western (airline)
Western Air

IATA
ICAO
Callsign
Delta Air Lines
Hubs
Denver–Stapleton
Los Angeles
Salt Lake City
Frequent-flyer program
SkyMiles
Los Angeles
California
United States
United States
California
Western United States
Alaska
Hawaii
western Canada
New York City
Boston
Washington, D.C.
Miami
Mexico City
London
Nassau

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