Description: Western Air Express simultaneously added two spur routes from Pueblo: to Albuquerque and to Amarillo. The first flights were scheduled for August 1, 1931. J. Daniel Hissong’s airplane left Pueblo for Amarillo on August 1, but due to impossible flying weather, the pilot returned to Pueblo and the mail was held over and carried to Amarillo on August 2. Pilot Frank Niswander completed his Pueblo to Amarillo flight on August 1. In the opposite direction of the service, trouble was also encountered, with pilot Earl M. Campbell being forced to return to Amarillo after two and a half hours in the air. The same pilot flew the mail to destination the following day, such mail having been held overnight at Amarillo for this purpose. The northbound inaugural flight from Albuquerque was forced down and held over at Las Vegas, New Mexico. The flight continued without incident on August 2. This cover was carried on the inaugural Contract Air Mail Route 12 flight from Santa Fe, new Mexico to Pueblo, Colorado and is listed in the Contract Air Mail Flights (CAM) Section of The American Air Mail Catalogue as 12N6. On September 9, 1986, the directors of Western Airlines and Delta Air Lines approved an $860 million purchase of Western Airlines by Delta Airlines. On October 3, 1986 the Justice Department’s antitrust division announced that it would not oppose the acquisition. On October 23, 1986 the Department of Transportation gave tentative approval to the merger. Final government approval was made on December 12, 1986 whereupon Delta Airlines completed its acquisition of Western Airlines, making Western Airlines a wholly owned subsidiary of the Atlanta-based carrier. The carriers continued operating as separate airlines until April 1, 1987, when Western Airlines’ operations were combined with Delta Airlines’ operations. Western Airlines, which had commenced operations in 1926, ceased to exist as of April 1, 1987.
Price: 4 USD
Location: Cranford, New Jersey
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Type: Transportation
Place of Origin: United States
Quality: First Flight Cover
Event: First Flight
Grade: Ungraded
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Topic: Aviation
Certification: Uncertified
Modified Item: No
