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What we compareAlaska AirlinesHawaiian Airlines
Country in archiveUnited StatesUnited States
Founded1932January 30, 1929
FounderLinious McGeeStanley Kennedy Sr.
HeadquartersSeaTac, Washington, United StatesHonolulu, Hawaii, 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 airline began as Inter-Island Airways in 1929 and was renamed Hawaiian Airlines on October 1, 1941. The new name reflected its plan to fly beyond the islands, and it simply names the place it serves.
HighlightsSeattle–Tacoma hub, Convair 880, Boeing 727-200, McDonnell Douglas MD-83Inter-island flights, Pacific routes, Honolulu hub
Earliest archived brand logo19661929
Latest archived logo20162017
Archived logo assets510

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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