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Commenced operations | June 1927 | ||||||
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Ceased operations | November 23, 1984 | ||||||
Operating bases | Anchorage Airport | ||||||
Secondary hubs | FAI, Fairbanks, AK | ||||||
Focus cities | SEA, Seattle, WA | ||||||
Frequent-flyer program | Premium Bonus Account | ||||||
Key people | Noel Wien, Ralph Wien, Sigurd "Sig" Wien, Merrill Wien |
Wien Air Alaska (IATA: WC) was a United States airline that was the result of a merger of Northern Consolidated Airlines (NCA) and Wien Alaska Airways (WE). It initially used the name Wien Consolidated Airlines (WC) following the merger in April 1, 1968.[1] In August 1, 1973, Wien Consolidated became Wien Air Alaska. The company was famous for being the first airline in Alaska, and one of the first in the United States. It ceased operations on 23 November 1984, at which point it was operating as Wien Airlines.[2]