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Founded | July 1925 (as Western Air Express) | ||||||
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Commenced operations | 17 April 1926 (as Western Air Express) | ||||||
Ceased operations | 1 April 1987 (merged into Delta Air Lines) | ||||||
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Frequent-flyer program | SkyMiles | ||||||
Headquarters | Los Angeles, California, United States | ||||||
Founder | Harris Hanshue |
Western Airlines was a major airline in the United States based in California, operating in the Western United States including Alaska and Hawaii, and western Canada, as well as to New York City, Boston, Washington, D.C., and Miami and to Mexico City, London and Nassau. Western had hubs at Los Angeles International Airport, Salt Lake City International Airport, and the former Stapleton International Airport in Denver. Before it merged with Delta Air Lines in 1987 it was headquartered at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).[1] Throughout the company's history, its slogan was "Western Airlines...The Only Way to Fly!"