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Pacific Alaska Airways was established as ACA Aviation Corporation of the Americas in 1927, renamed to Pacific Alaska Airways in 1932 [1] and the same year acquired Alaskan Airways. The first air mail services were commenced on 3 September 1933. [2] On April 3, 1935, the airline flew the first air route from Juneau, Alaska to Fairbanks, Alaska.
Alaska Airlines is a major ... and Pacific Northern Airlines, an Alaska-based air carrier ... Alaska Airlines has had 11 major aviation accidents in its history, nine ...
Alaska Airlines Flight 261 was an Alaska Airlines flight of a McDonnell Douglas MD-80 series aircraft that crashed into the Pacific Ocean on January 31, 2000, roughly 2.7 miles (4.3 km; 2.3 nmi) north of Anacapa Island, California, following a catastrophic loss of pitch control, killing all 88 on board: 5 crew and 83 passengers.
Alaska Airlines Flight 1866 crashed into a mountain in the Chilkat Range near Juneau, on September 4, 1971, killing all 111 on board. [5] It was the first fatal jet airliner crash for Alaska Airlines, and the worst plane crash in the history of the United States until June 24, 1975. [6]
Pacific Northern Airlines ("The Alaska Flag Line") was founded in January 1945 as Woodley Airlines, renamed Pacific Northern Airways on August 27, 1945 and Pacific Northern Airlines on August 23, 1947; merged into Western Airlines on October 31, 1967. PenAir was based in Anchorage.
Trial air routes of Alaska in 1925. Commercial service in Alaska began with Wien Air Alaska in 1927. It expanded in the 1930s with Pacific Alaska Airways, Barnhill & McGee Airways, McGee Airways and Star Air Service, with the latter two eventually becoming the core of Alaska Airlines in 1944.
This is a timeline of aviation history, and a list of more detailed aviation timelines. The texts in the diagram are clickable links to articles. Timeline ...
Alaska Airlines. 1986 - Acquired Jet America Airlines; 1986 - Acquired Horizon Air, which continues to operate as a separate airline; 2018 - Acquired Virgin America. The merger made Alaska a dominant U.S. carrier in the West Coast. [3] 2024 - Acquired Hawaiian Airlines, both airlines will continue to operate as separate brands [4] America West ...