Wings West Airlines

Wings West Airlines

Wings West Airlines, often referred to simply as Wings West was an American regional airline that began service in 1978 in California. In 1986 Wings West began flying under the American Eagle brand name, feeding passengers to American Airlines. In 1989 the airline was purchased and merged into AMR Eagle Holdings Corporation, which is commonly referred to as American Eagle Airlines. The airlines last headquarters was McChesney Field San Luis Obispo, CA.

Wings West IATA code was "RM". Their radio callsign was "Wings West".

History

airline founders: Mark Morro and William Hirsch, Mark Morro President and Ceo,Company became a publicly traded company in 1983,Mark Morro was elected as Chairman of The Regional airline industry in 1985

Former Destinations Served

*Arizona
**Phoenix
**Yuma

* California
** Arcata (Arcata-Eureka Airport)
** Bakersfield (Meadows Field Airport)
** Bishop
** Burbank (Bob Hope Airport)
** Fresnon (Fresno Yosemite International Airport)
** Inyokern (Inyokern Airport)
** Los Angeles (Los Angeles International Airport)
** Long Beach (Long Beach Airport)
** Hawthonre (Hawthorne Municipal Airport)
** Mammoth
** Merced (Merced Municipal Airport)
** Modesto (Modesto City-County Airport)
** Monterey (Monterey Peninsula Airport)
** Oakland (Oakland International Airport)
** Orange County (John Wayne Airport)
** Oxnard (Oxnard Airport)
** Palm Springs (Palm Springs International Airport)
** Redding (Redding Municipal Airport)
** San Diego (San Diego International Airport)
** San Jose (San Jose International Airport)
** San Francisco (San Francisco International Airport)
** Sacramento (Sacramento International Airport)
** Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara Municipal Airport)
** Santa Maria (Santa Maria Public Airport)
** Santa Monica (Santa Monica Airport)
** Santa Rosa (Sonoma County Airport)
** Visalia (Visalia Municipal Airport)

*Colorado
**Aspen

*Nevada
**Las Vegas (McCarran International Airport)
**Lake Tahoe (Lake Tahoe Airport)
**Reno

*Oregon
**Klamath Falls (Klamath Falls Airport)

Former Fleet

* Beech 99
* Jetstream 31
* Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner
* Saab 340

External links

* [http://www.airtimes.com/cgat/usc/misc/w/wingswest/gal/rmgal.htm AirTimes.com index of Wings West flight schedules from the 1980s' with destinations and some route maps]


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