Vintage Western Airlines Boeing 737 - 347 N3301 AirJet 1/200 Scale Model
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Vintage Western Airlines Boeing 737-347 N3301 AirJet 1/200 Scale Model. Condition is Used.
Western Airlines (1926-1987)
Callsign: Western
Western was a major air carrier based in California, with operations throughout the western United States including Alaska and Hawaii, and western Canada, as well as to New York City, Boston, Washington D.C. and Miami.
Before it merged with Delta Air Lines in 1987 it was headquartered at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). The compa...ny's slogan for many years was "Western Airlines....The Only Way To Fly!"
One of the airline's smallest jet service destinations was West Yellowstone, Montana, located near Yellowstone National Park. Western operated seasonal service into West Yellowstone Airport during the summer months with Boeing 737-200 jetliners, which had replaced Lockheed L-188 Electra turboprop service into this small airfield.
During the 1970s and 1980s, Western served a number of small cities in the western U.S. with Boeing 737-200 jet service including Butte, MT, Casper, WY, Cheyenne, WY, Helena, MT, Idaho Falls, ID, Pierre, SD, Pocatello, ID, Rapid City, SD and Sheridan, WY.
The 737 replaced Electra propjet service to all of these destinations. Western also used its larger jetliners to serve other small communities as well: in 1968, the airline was operating nonstop Boeing 720B service between the Annette Island Airport serving Ketchikan, Alaska and Seattle in addition to operating the 720B between Juneau and Seattle, and in 1973 was flying 720B nonstop service between Kodiak, Alaska and Seattle.
In the late 1970s, Western Airlines (WAL) and Continental Airlines (CAL) agreed to merge. A dispute broke out over what to call the combined airline: Western-Continental or Continental-Western. An infamous coin toss occurred. Bob Six, the colorful founder of CAL, demanded that Continental be "tails" in deference to their marketing slogan "We Really Move Our Tail for You! Continental Airlines: the Proud Bird with the Golden Tail". The coin flip turned up "heads". Six was so disappointed he called the merger off.
In 1981 Western Airlines began international flights from Anchorage and Denver to London Gatwick Airport with a single McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 intercontinental wide body jetliner.
At one point, as an extension of the service to the U.K., Western operated one stop, no change of plane DC-10-30 flights on the polar route between Honolulu and London via a stop in Anchorage.
The London to Denver DC-10-30 flight (inaugurated 24 April 1981) featured continuing no change of plane service to Las Vegas and Los Angeles with the same routing being flown in reverse.
Another international route at this time was one stop, no change of plane service between Los Angeles and Nassau, Bahamas, which was flown with a DC-10 via a stop in Miami. As Western extended its network to destinations on the east coast such as New York City, Washington, D.C. and Boston, as well as to Chicago and St. Louis in the midwest, Albuquerque and El Paso in the west, and Houston, New Orleans, Miami and Fort Lauderdale in the south, the airline became a sponsor of the Bob Barker television show The Price Is Right in order to reach new customers in the eastern U.S.
In 1987, Western was operating four round trip nonstop flights a day with Boeing 737-300 jets between Boston and New York LaGuardia Airport in addition to operating a major hub at the Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) and a secondary hub at the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).
In the early 1980s, Air Florida tried to buy Western Airlines, but they were able to purchase only 16 percent of the airline's stock.
On September 9, 1986, Western Airlines and Delta Air Lines entered into an agreement and plan of merger. The merger agreement was approved by the United States Department of Transportation on December 11, 1986. On December 16, 1986, shareholder approval of the merger was conferred and Western Airlines became a wholly owned subsidiary of Delta.
The Western brand was discontinued and the employee workforces were fully merged on April 1, 1987. All of Western's aircraft were repainted in Delta's livery, including ten McDonnell Douglas DC-10 wide body trijets.
Delta eventually decided to eliminate the DC-10s from the combined fleet as they already operated a considerable number of Lockheed L-1011 TriStar wide body jetliners—a similar type when compared with the DC-10. Western's former Salt Lake City hub became a major Delta hub, and Delta currently uses Los Angeles International Airport as a major gateway and hub as well.
Western Airlines (1926-1987)
Callsign: Western
Western was a major air carrier based in California, with operations throughout the western United States including Alaska and Hawaii, and western Canada, as well as to New York City, Boston, Washington D.C. and Miami.
Before it merged with Delta Air Lines in 1987 it was headquartered at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). The compa...ny's slogan for many years was "Western Airlines....The Only Way To Fly!"
One of the airline's smallest jet service destinations was West Yellowstone, Montana, located near Yellowstone National Park. Western operated seasonal service into West Yellowstone Airport during the summer months with Boeing 737-200 jetliners, which had replaced Lockheed L-188 Electra turboprop service into this small airfield.
During the 1970s and 1980s, Western served a number of small cities in the western U.S. with Boeing 737-200 jet service including Butte, MT, Casper, WY, Cheyenne, WY, Helena, MT, Idaho Falls, ID, Pierre, SD, Pocatello, ID, Rapid City, SD and Sheridan, WY.
The 737 replaced Electra propjet service to all of these destinations. Western also used its larger jetliners to serve other small communities as well: in 1968, the airline was operating nonstop Boeing 720B service between the Annette Island Airport serving Ketchikan, Alaska and Seattle in addition to operating the 720B between Juneau and Seattle, and in 1973 was flying 720B nonstop service between Kodiak, Alaska and Seattle.
In the late 1970s, Western Airlines (WAL) and Continental Airlines (CAL) agreed to merge. A dispute broke out over what to call the combined airline: Western-Continental or Continental-Western. An infamous coin toss occurred. Bob Six, the colorful founder of CAL, demanded that Continental be "tails" in deference to their marketing slogan "We Really Move Our Tail for You! Continental Airlines: the Proud Bird with the Golden Tail". The coin flip turned up "heads". Six was so disappointed he called the merger off.
In 1981 Western Airlines began international flights from Anchorage and Denver to London Gatwick Airport with a single McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 intercontinental wide body jetliner.
At one point, as an extension of the service to the U.K., Western operated one stop, no change of plane DC-10-30 flights on the polar route between Honolulu and London via a stop in Anchorage.
The London to Denver DC-10-30 flight (inaugurated 24 April 1981) featured continuing no change of plane service to Las Vegas and Los Angeles with the same routing being flown in reverse.
Another international route at this time was one stop, no change of plane service between Los Angeles and Nassau, Bahamas, which was flown with a DC-10 via a stop in Miami. As Western extended its network to destinations on the east coast such as New York City, Washington, D.C. and Boston, as well as to Chicago and St. Louis in the midwest, Albuquerque and El Paso in the west, and Houston, New Orleans, Miami and Fort Lauderdale in the south, the airline became a sponsor of the Bob Barker television show The Price Is Right in order to reach new customers in the eastern U.S.
In 1987, Western was operating four round trip nonstop flights a day with Boeing 737-300 jets between Boston and New York LaGuardia Airport in addition to operating a major hub at the Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) and a secondary hub at the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).
In the early 1980s, Air Florida tried to buy Western Airlines, but they were able to purchase only 16 percent of the airline's stock.
On September 9, 1986, Western Airlines and Delta Air Lines entered into an agreement and plan of merger. The merger agreement was approved by the United States Department of Transportation on December 11, 1986. On December 16, 1986, shareholder approval of the merger was conferred and Western Airlines became a wholly owned subsidiary of Delta.
The Western brand was discontinued and the employee workforces were fully merged on April 1, 1987. All of Western's aircraft were repainted in Delta's livery, including ten McDonnell Douglas DC-10 wide body trijets.
Delta eventually decided to eliminate the DC-10s from the combined fleet as they already operated a considerable number of Lockheed L-1011 TriStar wide body jetliners—a similar type when compared with the DC-10. Western's former Salt Lake City hub became a major Delta hub, and Delta currently uses Los Angeles International Airport as a major gateway and hub as well.
