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What we compareAlaska AirlinesAir Midwest
Country in archiveUnited StatesUnited States
Founded19321965
FounderLinious McGee—
HeadquartersSeaTac, Washington, United StatesWichita, United States, United States
Name originThe 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.The sources used for this short profile do not explain the origin of the Air Midwest name.
HighlightsSeattle–Tacoma hub, Convair 880, Boeing 727-200, McDonnell Douglas MD-83Kansas City International Airport
Earliest archived brand logo19661967
Latest archived logo20161985
Archived logo assets53

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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