Woodley Airways

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Woodley Airways was an air carrier based in Anchorage, Alaska, United States. The airline was founded in 1932 by Arthur G. "Art" Woodley who passed away on May 30, 1990 at the age of 84 following a long and colorful career in aviation.[1]

Woodley Airways initially operated charter services in Alaska including flights between Anchorage and

Alaska Star Airlines and currently operates as Alaska Airlines.[4]

In 1945 Woodley Airways changed its name to Pacific Northern Airlines (PNA).

Portland, OR at this time.[8][9]

By 1965, Pacific Northern was operating

Boeing 727-100 jets from the manufacturer but then had to cancel the contract because he could not raise the financing with this development then prompting Mr. Woodley to consider selling his airline.[12] Thus, in 1967, Pacific Northern was acquired by and merged into Western Airlines, a major air carrier based in Los Angeles.[13] Following the sale of PNA, Mr. Woodley joined the board of directors at Western.[14]

Destinations served by Pacific Northern Airlines in 1965

According to its October 1, 1965 timetable route map, Pacific Northern was serving the following destinations with those cities noted in bold receiving Boeing 720 jet service:[10]

In 1967, Western Airlines was continuing to serve all of the above destinations following its acquisition of Pacific Northern.[13]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Airlines of USA N–Z". Aerofiles.com. Retrieved August 20, 2019.
  2. ^ "The Only Way To Fly: The Story of Western Airlines, America's Senior Air Carrier" by Robert J. Serling, chapter 17, The PNA Merger, pages 372-389 (published in 1976 by Doubleday & Company, Inc.)
  3. ^ "The Only Way To Fly: The Story of Western Airlines, America's Senior Air Carrier" by Robert J. Serling, chapter 17, The PNA Merger, pages 372-373 (published in 1976 by Doubleday & Company, Inc.)
  4. ^ "Character & Characters: The Spirit of Alaska Airlines" by Robert J. Serling, chapter two, page 37 (first edition published in 2008 by Documentary Media LLC)
  5. ^ "Arthur Woodley, 84, An Aviation Executive". New York Times. May 31, 1990. Retrieved August 20, 2019.
  6. ^ Time table[dead link]
  7. ^ "History of Alaska Air Carriers". Ruudleeuw.com. Retrieved August 20, 2019.
  8. ^ Time table
  9. ^ Time table
  10. ^ a b Time table
  11. ^ Time table
  12. ^ "Character & Characters: The Spirit of Alaska Airlines" by Robert J. Serling, chapter four, page 77 (first edition published in 2008 by Documentary Media LLC)
  13. ^ a b "Pacific Northern Airlines". www.timetableimages.com.
  14. ^ "Character & Characters: The Spirit of Alaska Airlines" by Robert J. Serling, chapter four, pages 77-78 (first edition published in 2008 by Documentary Media LLC)
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