Pacific Express
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Pacific Express BAC One-Eleven in 1982 | |||||||
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| Commenced operations | 1982 | ||||||
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| Ceased operations | 1984 | ||||||
| Fleet size | See Fleet below | ||||||
| Destinations | See Destinations below | ||||||
| Headquarters | Chico, California, United States | ||||||
Pacific Express was an all-jet airline that existed from about 1982 to 1984 and was based in Chico, California.[2] The airline later marketed itself as Pan Am Pacific Express [3] thus reflecting a marketing agreement between Pan American World Airways (Pan Am) and the carrier for connecting passenger traffic feed at the Los Angeles and San Francisco airports.[4] At one point, Pacific Express served 22 destinations in the western United States. It was a subsidiary of WestAir Jet Inc.[5]
Pacific Express initially operated a fleet of seven British Aircraft Corp. BAC One-Eleven twinjets.[5] The airline then began operating Boeing 737-200 aircraft as well. Pacific Express had six new British Aerospace BAe 146-200 jetliners on order from the manufacturer[5] but never took delivery of these aircraft due to financial challenges which resulted in the airline ceasing all operations. Some of these BAe 146 jets were then purchased by Pacific Southwest Airlines (PSA).
The name Pacific Express is now used as the callsign of Jetstar Pacific Airlines, the second largest airline in Vietnam.
Destinations
Destination information is taken from the Pacific Express system timetable dated December 1, 1983. [6]
- Bakersfield, California (BFL)
- Boise, Idaho (BOI)
- Chico, California (CIC) - Headquarters
- Fresno, California (FAT)
- Klamath Falls, Oregon (LMT)
- Las Vegas, Nevada (LAS)
- Los Angeles, California (LAX)
- Medford, Oregon (MFR)
- Modesto, California (MOD)
- Monterey, California (MRY)
- Oakland, California (OAK)
- Palm Springs, California (PSP)
- Portland, Oregon (PDX)
- Redding, California (RDD)
- Redmond/Bend, Oregon (RDM)
- Reno, Nevada (RNO)
- Sacramento, California (SMF)
- San Francisco, California (SFO)
- San Jose, California (SJC)
- Santa Barbara, California (SBA)
- Spokane, Washington (GEG)
- Stockton, California (SCK)
Fleet
Ordered but not delivered or operated by Pacific Express:
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References
- ↑ Official Airline Guide (OAG)
- ↑ "Pacific Express". Airtimes.com. Retrieved 2013-10-17.
- ↑ http://www.departedflights.com, Feb. 1, 1984 Pacific Express timetable, "Pan Am Pacific Express"
- ↑ "Pacific Poster - poster". Airtimes.com. Retrieved 2013-10-17.
- 1 2 3 Endres, Gunter G (1982). World Airline Fleets 1983. Feltham: The Aviation Data Centre. p. 328. ISBN 0946141029.
- ↑ "Pacific Express Timetable Image Gallery". Airtimes.com. 2002-04-26. Retrieved 2013-10-17.
