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Westlake, Seattle, Washington, U.S. Douglas DC-9 West Coast Airlines was a United States local service carrier , a scheduled airline certificated by the federal Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB), linking small cities in the Pacific Northwest with larger cities in Washington , Oregon , Idaho , Utah , Montana , California and north to Alberta in ...
The Port of Seattle accepted a $1 million grant (equivalent to $14.7 million in 2023 dollars) [10] from the Civil Aeronautics Administration in March 1942 to construct a new airport to serve the Seattle area after the U.S. military took control of Boeing Field during World War II.
San Francisco purchased the property and the surrounding area expanding the site to 1,112 acres (450 ha) beginning in August 1930. [10] The airport's name was officially changed to San Francisco Airport in 1931 upon the purchase of the land. "International" was added at the end of World War II as overseas service rapidly expanded. [citation needed]
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Boeing was founded by William E. Boeing in Seattle, Washington, on July 15, 1916. [8] The present corporation is the result of the merger of Boeing with McDonnell Douglas on August 1, 1997. As of 2023, the Boeing Company's corporate headquarters is located in the Crystal City neighborhood of Arlington County, Virginia . [ 9 ]
The "next-gen Jumbo" Boeing 747-8 commercial aircraft made its debut today in a hangar of the Boeing Company in Everett, Wash., with top brass in attendance including the father of the 747, Joseph
On June 28, 1998, United Airlines Flight 863, a Boeing 747-400 flying United's regularly scheduled transpacific service from San Francisco International Airport to Sydney Airport was forced to shut down one of its right-wing engines and nearly collided with San Bruno Mountain while recovering from the engine failure.