Vienna Air Alaska
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| IATA code : | WC |
| ICAO code : | WAA |
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| Founding: | 1927 |
| Operation stopped: | 1984 |
| Seat: |
Anchorage , United States
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| Home airport : | Anchorage Airport |
| Number of employees: | 1476 (1984) |
| Fleet size: | 14th |
| Aims: | national |
| Wien Air Alaska ceased operations in 1984. The information in italics refer to the last status before the end of operation. | |
Wien Air Alaska was formed from Northern Consolidated Airlines and Wien Alaska Airways . The airline was the first in Alaska and one of the first in the United States .
The airline was founded in 1927 by Noel Wien (1899–1977) in Nome (Alaska) . Wien Air Alaska served more airports than any other airline, with the exception of Aeroflot . Their main hubs were in Anchorage and Seattle .
Names
- 1927 - 1930: Vienna Alaska Airways
- 1930: Northern Air Transport
- 1930 - 194 ?: Vienna Alaska Airways
- 194? - 196 ?: Vienna Alaska Airlines
- 196? - April 1968: Vienna Air Alaska
- 1968 - 1974: Vienna Consolidated April
- 1974 - 1984: Vienna Air Alaska
- 1985: Vienna Airlines
fleet
- 1920s
- Fokker F.III (flown by Noel Wien in the Fairbanks Airplane Company)
- Standard J-1
- Stearman C3
- Stinson SB-1 Detroit
- 1930s
- Bellanca
- Ford Trimotor
- Fokker Universal
- Stinson Junior
- 1940s
- Bellanca Skyrocket
- Boeing 247
- Cessna 165 Airmaster
- Curtiss C-46
- Douglas DC-3
- Fairchild Pilgrim
- Noorduyn Norseman
- Republic Seabee
- Stinson SR-9 Gull Wing
- Travelair 6000
- 1950s
- Beech 18
- Cessna 170 , 180, 195
- Curtiss C-46
- Douglas DC-3
- Noorduyn Norseman
- 1960s and 1970s
- Beech 18
- Boeing 737
- Cessna 185
- Curtiss C-46
- de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver
- de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter
- Douglas DC-3
- Douglas DC-4
- Fairchild C-82
- Fokker F-27
- Lockheed L.749 Constellation
- Pilatus PC-6
- Short SC7 Skyvan
- 1980s
- Boeing 727
- Boeing 737
- Douglas DC-8 cargo plane, leased from UPS Airlines
Trivia
Wien Air Alaska was the second oldest airline in the USA and also the first airline to put a Boeing 737-200C (C for convertible) into operation.
See also
Web links
Commons : Vienna Alaska Airlines - Collection of images, videos and audio files
