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What we compareAir MidwestAlaska Airlines
Country in archiveUnited StatesUnited States
Founded19651932
Founder—Linious McGee
HeadquartersWichita, United States, United StatesSeaTac, Washington, United States
Name originThe sources used for this short profile do not explain the origin of the Air Midwest name.The airline is named for the U.S. state of Alaska, where its precursors operated from Anchorage. Wikipedia records that the name Alaska Airlines was adopted on May 2, 1944, after the carrier had operated as McGee Airways, Star Air Service, Star Air Lines and Alaska Star Airlines.
HighlightsKansas City International AirportSeattle–Tacoma hub, Convair 880, Boeing 727-200, McDonnell Douglas MD-83
Earliest archived brand logo19671966
Latest archived logo19852016
Archived logo assets35

Logo dates are archive labels; symbols dated before a brand's founding are excluded from its earliest-logo date. Asset counts include all archived variants, not just redesigns. A dash means a value is unavailable.

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