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West Coast Airlines Douglas DC-3s began service into Idaho Falls in 1951 with Fairchild F-27s. They flew until 1968, when West Coast merged with Bonanza Air Lines and Pacific Air Lines to form Air West which was renamed Hughes Airwest. [22] Air West served Idaho Falls with Fairchild F-27s beginning in 1968, as well as did Hughes Airwest.
Hughes Airwest. Hughes Air Corporation (doing business as Hughes Airwest) was a United States local service carrier, a scheduled airline that operated from 1970 to 1980 in the Western United States. It was backed by Howard Hughes ' Summa Corporation. Its original name in 1968 was Air West and the air carrier was owned by Nick Bez.
Western Air Express. [] A Fokker F-10 aircraft operated by the airline's precursor, Western Air Express, in the late 1920s. In 1925, the United States Postal Service began to give airline contracts to carry airmail throughout the country. Western Airlines first incorporated in 1925 as Western Air Express by Harris Hanshue.
The prospect of a JetBlue-Spirit Airlines merger took a major hit in court on Tuesday when a federal judge sided with the Biden administration and blocked the $3.8 billion deal.
JetBlue Airways announced Thursday morning it plans to buy Spirit Airlines for $3.8 billion, a merger that could have significant impacts on both Palm Beach and Fort Lauderdale international airports.
DALLAS — A federal judge is siding with the Biden administration and blocking JetBlue Airways from buying Spirit Airlines, saying the $3.8 billion deal would reduce competition.
JetBlue Airways Corporation (stylized as jetBlue) is a major airline in the United States headquartered in Long Island City, in Queens, New York City. It also maintains corporate offices in Utah and Florida. [2] [1] JetBlue operates over 1,000 flights daily and serves 100 domestic and international network destinations in the Americas and Europe.
West Coast Airlines and its successors Air West, Hughes Airwest and Republic Airlines (1979–1986) served the airport for many years. In 1954, West Coast was serving Twin Falls with nonstop Douglas DC-3 flights to Boise and Burley/Rupert in Idaho with direct service to Pocatello and Idaho Falls as well as connecting flights to Portland, OR (PDX) and Boeing Field (BFI) in Seattle WA. [4]