The Airchive-Alaska Timetables

		1970 Native Alaskan Indians and Eskimos are pictured on this cover Special Thanks to: Chris Cummings chris@irisreg.com
		October 1971 This era was the height of Alaska's famed Russian-themed "Gold Nugget" service.
		June 1974 Alaska operated 727 though-jet service utilizing Braniff crews to DFW from Seattle beginning in 1974. Alaska’s only pure service in the lower 48 was it’s base in Seattle.
		March 1981 By 1981, Alaska had extended service in the lower 48 to California and Oregon. Alaska primarily operated 727-200s in the early 80s as MD-80s just began entering the fleet.
		December 1981 Alaska inagurated service to the oil rich area of the North Slope of Alaska. Traditionally, Alaska was strongest in the Panhandle while Wien dominated the North. Overtime, this direct assault on Wien's previously strong arenas contributed to Wien's downfall.
		July 1982 By 1982, Alaska had extended service in the lower 48 to California and Oregon. Alaska primarily operated 727-200s in the early 80s as MD-80s just began entering the fleet. Alaska also had fortified interchange flights with Continental and American as a "Pipeline" Express between oil industry cities and Alaska. The Tulsa/Wichita service was through-plane all the way to the oil fields of Prudhoe Bay on the North Slope of Alaska. Special Thanks to: Chris Cummings chris@irisreg.com

		September 5, 2001 1 week before September 11, 2001, Alaska inaugurated it’s first transcon flights to Washington’s Reagan National Airport using 737-NG’s. With the immediate closure of National on 9/11, flights didn’t resume until November 2001. At this point all 727’s had long left the all MD-80 and 737 NG fleet. Mexican services began in the mid-80s. Since this time, Alaska has inagurated transcon service from Seattle to Boston, New York, and Miami. Chicago has come on-line with service to Anchorage.

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