Alaska Airlines
Organization
Dates
- Existence: 1944-
Historical Note
Alaska Airlines traces its start back to several smaller regional airline, beginning with McGee Airways which was established in Anchorage, Alaska in 1932. The airline was sold to Star Air Service in 1934, In 1937 SAS bought Alaska Interior Airlines and changed their name to Star Air Lines.
In 1941 the airline was bought by businessman Raymond Marshall. He also purchased Lavery Air Service, Mirow Air Service, and Pollack Flying Service and rebranded to Alaska Star Airlines. The airline became known as Alaska Airlines (AA) on May 2, 1944. Additional smaller airlines became part of AA over the years, including Collins Air Service, Al Jones Airways, Alaska Coastal Airways, and Cordova Airlines.
Alaska Airlines continues as an active airline.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Tim A. Nelson Aviation Photographs
Collection
Identifier: 2025-12-03
Content Description
The Tim A. Nelson Aviation Photographs is a collection of 350 color photographic transparencies taken by Nelson of various aircraft at air shows, on aircraft carriers, at airports and at aviation museums from 1987-1998. The collection has been divided into four series by subject: Aircraft; Aircraft Carriers and Ships; Airports; and the Museum of Flight. Within each series, the files are organized alphabetically by subject.The first series, Aircraft, makes up the bulk of the...
Dates:
1987-1998
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
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