Latest archived mark · 2017
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Latest archived mark · 2016
Alaska Airlines
Explore full logo history →| What we compare | Hawaiian Airlines | Alaska Airlines |
|---|---|---|
| Country in archive | United States | United States |
| Founded | January 30, 1929 | 1932 |
| Founder | Stanley Kennedy Sr. | Linious McGee |
| Headquarters | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | SeaTac, Washington, United States |
| Name origin | 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. | 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. |
| Highlights | Inter-island flights, Pacific routes, Honolulu hub | Seattle–Tacoma hub, Convair 880, Boeing 727-200, McDonnell Douglas MD-83 |
| Earliest archived brand logo | 1929 | 1966 |
| Latest archived logo | 2017 | 2016 |
| Archived logo assets | 10 | 5 |
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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