North Pacific Airlines
{{Not to be confused with|Northern Pacific Airways}}{{Short description|Defunct American commuter airline (1987–1991)}}
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| airline = North Pacific Airlines
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| IATA = NO
| ICAO = NPE
| callsign = SUNDANCE
| founded = {{Start date and age|1987}}{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=v74oAAAAIBAJ&sjid=RAYGAAAAIBAJ&pg=2030,4472589&dq=north-pacific-airlines&hl=en|title=North Pacific Airlines plans Pasco service|date=28 April 1987|work=Tri-City Herald|accessdate=10 October 2010}}
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| ceased = By {{End date and age|1991}}{{cite web|url=http://www.departedflights.com/SEA91intro.html|title=Airlines and Aircraft Serving Seattle/Tacoma Effective October 1, 1991|accessdate=10 October 2010}}
| bases =
| hubs = Seattle–Tacoma International Airport (SEA),
Portland International Airport (PDX)
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| frequent_flyer = United Airlines Mileage Plus
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| fleet_size = 10
| destinations = 4
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| parent = WestAir Holdings{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=xhoaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=OSQEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4974,5455949&dq=north-pacific-airlines&hl=en|title=United Express plans flights to Washington|last=Wooldridge|first=James|work=Times-News|publisher=The New York Times Company|date=21 March 1990|accessdate=10 October 2010}}
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North Pacific Airlines (NPA) was a commuter air carrier formed in 1987 which operated scheduled passenger service on behalf of United Airlines via a code sharing agreement as a United Express carrier initially from the Seattle–Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to three destinations in Washington state and also to Portland, Oregon.
By 1989, the airline had expanded its route network and was serving fifteen destinations located in Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington state (see destination list below).
In 1991, the airline, which was owned by WestAir Holding, Inc., was merged with WestAir Commuter Airlines which operated flights in California and other states as a United Express carrier. WestAir Commuter Airlines was also owned by the WestAir Holding corporation.
Another commuter air carrier which used the North Pacific Airlines name operated in Alaska as NPA from the early to mid-1980s.http://www.timetableimages.com, NPA-North Pacific Airlines timetables
Destinations in 1989
According to the Official Airline Guide (OAG), North Pacific Airlines was operating United Express service with British Aerospace BAe Jetstream 31 and Embraer EMB-120 Brasilia propjets to the following destinations in late 1989:http://www.departedflights.com, Dec. 15, 1989 Official Airline Guide (OAG), Boise, Portland, OR, Seattle/Tacoma and Spokane flight schedules
Fleet
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|+ North Pacific Airlines fleet |
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!Aircraft ! !Total !Passengers !Notes |
British Aerospace BAe Jetstream 31{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=WhA1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=sKULAAAAIBAJ&pg=1976,6925711&dq=north-pacific-airlines&hl=en|title=Boost for Jetstream|date=30 April 1987|work=The Glasgow Herald|publisher=Gannett Company|accessdate=10 October 2010}}
| |10 |19 |Options held for 30 additional aircraft |
Embraer EMB-120 Brasilia
| |5 |30 | |
See also
References
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Category:Airlines disestablished in 1991
Category:Defunct regional airlines of the United States
Category:American companies established in 1987
Category:1987 establishments in Washington (state)
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