Western Air Lines, Inc.

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:airline
gptkbp:callsign gptkb:WESTERN
gptkbp:ceased_operations 1987
gptkbp:founded 1925
gptkbp:headquarters_location gptkb:Los_Angeles,_California,_United_States
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Western Air Lines, Inc.
gptkbp:ICAO_code gptkb:WAL
WA
gptkbp:mainHub gptkb:Los_Angeles_International_Airport
gptkb:Denver_Stapleton_International_Airport
Salt Lake City International Airport
gptkbp:mergedInto gptkb:Delta_Air_Lines
gptkbp:notableAircraft gptkb:Convair_240
gptkb:Convair_340
gptkb:Convair_440
gptkb:Douglas_DC-10
gptkb:Lockheed_L-1049_Super_Constellation
gptkb:aircraft
gptkb:Boeing_737
gptkb:Douglas_DC-6
gptkb:Douglas_DC-7
gptkb:Lockheed_L-188_Electra
gptkb:Boeing_720
gptkbp:notableCompetitor gptkb:Northwest_Airlines
gptkb:American_Airlines
gptkb:Delta_Air_Lines
gptkb:Trans_World_Airlines
gptkb:United_Airlines
gptkb:Continental_Airlines
gptkb:Pan_American_World_Airways
gptkb:Braniff_International_Airways
gptkbp:notableEmployee gptkb:Jack_Frye
gptkb:C.R._Smith
gptkbp:notableEvent first airline to fly to Hawaii from the US mainland
acquired Inland Air Lines
acquired Mid-Continent Airlines
acquired Pacific Northern Airlines
first airline to offer air-to-ground telephone service
first airline to fly to Alaska from the continental US
gptkbp:originalName gptkb:Western_Air_Express
gptkbp:parentCompany gptkb:Western_Airlines,_Inc.
gptkbp:peakPeriod over 100 aircraft
gptkbp:regionServed gptkb:Alaska
gptkb:Canada
gptkb:Hawaii
gptkb:London,_United_Kingdom
gptkb:Mexico
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:renamed gptkb:Western_Air_Lines
gptkbp:slogan gptkb:The_Only_Way_to_Fly
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Western_Airlines_(1987)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6