Western Air Lines Annual Report 1944

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Nation's Shortest Coast-to-Coast Airway
APPROXIMATELY MAY 1, 1945, vVestern Air
Lines will inaugurate service between Los Angeles
and Denver over its new, direct "cut-off" route.
Initial operations will be restricted to mail and cargo
flights but deluxe passenger service will be added as
soon as the necessary four-engined airplanes are
available.
Following the short Great Circle route, Western's
Los Angeles-Denver "cut-off" is 2 39 miles shorter
and 2 hours faster than the present circuitous rout-
ing. This saving will benefit millions of travelers who
will use this natural trade and travel artery between
Southern California and the East.
Traversing, as it does, one of the most beautiful
and least known sections of the West, the Los
Angeles-Denver "cut-off" will undoubtedly rank as
one of the most scenic airways on the globe, offering
such outstanding attractions as Zion and Bryce
National Parks, the famous Horseshoe Bend of the
Green River, Holy Cross Mountain, Rocky Moun-
tain National Park and many others.
First conceived and surveyed by Western Air Lines
in 1936, the award of the Lo Angeles-Denver "cut-
off" is another milestone in Western's long list of
pioneering achievements and one that will have an
important influence on the future of your company.
To Tl-f E
MARCH 23, 1945
* There is submitted here-
with Consolidated Profit and Loss Statement
of your Company for the calendar ear 1944,
including the operations of Inland Air Lines,
Inc., a subsidiary, from June 1, 1944, together
with the Consolidated Balance Sheet of the
Company as of December 31, 1944, to which
is appended the report of Messrs. Peat, far-
wick and Mitchell & Co., accountants and au-
ditors.
Operations of the Company for the year
1944, including seven months' operation of
Inland Air Lines, Inc., resulted in a net profit
of $13 5,827-54 after all taxes and charges in-
cluding provision of $321,321.53 for depre-
ciation and $165,876-48 for estimated Federal
income taxes for the year 1944, in comparison
the year of 1943 resulted in a net profit of
$90,194.05 after provision of $203,886.31 for
depreciation and $48,087-24 for Federal in-
come taxes.
The impro, ement in net income is largel)
the result of additional schedules made pos-
sible by the return of airplanes by the Army
Air Forces and the inauguration of service be-
t\, een Los Angeles and San Francisco on May
l, 1944
The following explanatory comments and
the graphs and statistics submitted herev, ith
include operations of Inland Air Lines, Inc.,
for the seven months ended December 31,
1944 whereas prior years' comparisons have
not been adjusted to reflect the operating re~
sults of this newly acquired subsidiary.
REVENUES
* Contini.1ing high load factors re-
sulting from abnormal war traffic, together
with the inauguration of scheduled service be-
tween Los Angeles and San Francisco, effec-
tive May 1, 1944, and the addition of seheclulcs
made possible by the return of airplanes from
the U. S. Army Air Forces, combined to in-
crease the revenues of your Company to an
all-time high. The gross revenues, totalled
$4,257,654.60 as compared with $2,155,-
211.99 for 1943, or an increase of 97.55%
Passenger revenue, which contributed
74-43 % of the total, amounted to $3, 168,-
828.29 as against $1,709,402.01, an increase
of 85.38%. Mail revenue amounted to $836,-
5 56.04, as compared to $260,906.27 in 1943.
Of the 1944 total, $318,297.50 was received
by Inland Air Lines, Inc.
OPERATING EXPENSES
* The expansion in fa-
cilities and services, together with a rising
trend in wages and costs of materials, person-
nel training and turnover, caused a substan-
tial increase in total operating expense which
rose from $2,073,105.24 in 1943 to a total of
$4,022,849.28 in 1944.
FINANCIAL POSITION * The attached Con-
solidated Balance Sheet of your Company as
of December 31, 1944, shows current assets of
$1,827,911.31, including cash of $398,762.81
as against current liabilities of $1,145,823.09.
As of December 31, 1943 current assets
amounted to $1,767,264.24, including cash
of $342,257-47 as against current liabilities of
1,027,887.94.
EQUIPMENT *On December 12, 1944 your
Company entered into a contract with the
Douglas Aircraft Company for the purchase
of five Douglas DC-4 and five DC-6 airplanes.
This contract will involve an expenditure of
$4,650,000.00, of which approximately 2 5 %
must be paid when construction of the air-
planes commences and the remaining 7 5 %
on delivery. The construction and delivery of
these airplanes is dependent upon approval
by the Army Air Forces, governed by the prog-
ress of the war, and it is presently estimated
that no deliveries will be received until 1946.
It is contemplated that the purchase of these
airplanes will be financed through equipment
loans.
During 1944 the Army Air Forces released
five Douglas DC-3, twenty-one passenger air-
planes to your Company, including one for
Inland Air Lines, Inc. As of December 31,
1944 Western operated eight Douglas DC-
3' s, including one undergoing conversion, and
Inland operated two Lockheed Lodestar, 14-
passenger airplanes, one Douglas DC-3 and
one Stinson single motor airplane.
Since January 1, 1945 the Army has released
three additional Douglas DC-3 airplanes to
your Company which are now undergoing
overhaul and conversion.
1941
1942
1943
1944
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943,415 POUNDS
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1941.
821,514 POUNDS
The five airplanes received from the Army
in 1944, were purchased at a cost of $2r-::o,-
3 78.16. An additional amount of $204,897-44
was expended for overhaul and conversion.
The remaining Douglas DC-3' s being received
in 194 5 are to be purchas~cl or leased, depend-
ing on the basis on which they are obtainable,
which information is now being developed by
the Army.
ADDED SERVICE
* The newly acquired Los
Angeles to San Francisco service was inaugu-
rated with three round trips daily on May
1st, which was doubled in November, 1944.
One round trip daily was added to the Los
Angeles-Salt Lake route, making a total of
five round trips operated as of December 31,
1944. The Salt Lake-Lethbridge service was
improved with an additional round trip be-
tween Salt Lake and Butte. The service on the
routes of Inland was augmented with an addi-
tional daily round trip between Denver and
Great Falls, two additional round trips be-
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1942
1943
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tween Cheyenne and Denver, and in Novem-
ber the exclusive mail operation between
Cheyenne and Huron was converted to a pas-
senger-mail-express service.
NEW ROUTES
* On May 2 3, 1944 the Civil
Aeronautics Board approved the application
of your Company to acquire controlling inter-
est in Inland Air Lines, Inc., which operates
between Denver, Colorado and Great Falls,
Montana and between Cheyenne, Wyoming
and Huron, South Dakota. As of December
31, 1944 your Company owned 149,117
shares, or 90.8 % of the outstanding 164,218
shares of Inland. Offers have been made to the
remaining shareholders to purchase their stock
under identical terms and conditions by which
your Company purchased the stock it now
owns at a price of approximately $2. 53 per
share.
On ovember 11, 1944 the Civil Aeronau-
tics Board awarded your Company the 884-
mile route between Los Angeles and Denver
1941
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airline companies, also applicants for the route,
filed petitions for a reconsideration or rehear-
ing but these were denied by the CAB on Janu-
ary 2 3, 1945.
This route is of considerable importance to
your Company as it insures its continued par-
ticipation in the heavy transcontinental traffic,
connects at Denver with the operation of In-
land Air Lines and the profits expected frqm
the Los Angeles-Denver route should help to
support certain other routes now operated in
sparsely populated areas.
It is contemplated that passenger service
over the route will be conducted with four-
engine Douglas Airplanes, but the probable
date for inauguration of this service is uncer-
tain in view of present Army restrictions on
release of this type of equipment to airlines for
commercial use.
ew service authorized in May, 1943 to
include San Bernardino, Palm Springs and El
Centro has been delayed due to shortage of
equipment.
Applications are pending before the Civil
Aeronautics Board for the following additional
routes:
(a) Between Los Angeles, California and
Rio de J aniero, Brazil and Buenos Aires,
Argentina via La Paz and Mexico City,
Mexico; Guatemala City, Guatemala;
San Jose, Costa Rica; Balboa, Canal
Zone; Bogota, Columbia; Iquitos, Peru;
Cobija and Santa Cruz, Bolivia; Asun-
cion, Paraguay; Curitiba, Sao Paulo and
Porto Alegre, Brazil; and Montevideo,
Uruguay.
(b) Between Salt Lake City, Utah and Al-
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(f)
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INSURANCE
buquerque, New Mexico, via Provo and
Price, Utah; Grand Junction, Montrose
and Durango, Colorado.
Between Sheridan, Wyoming and Rapid
City, South Dakota.
Between Cheyenne, Wyoming and Den-
ver, Colorado.
Between Los Angeles, California and
Honolulu, T. H. and between San Fran-
cisco, California and Honolulu, T. I I.
Between San Francisco, California and
Seattle, Washington via Sacramento and
Chico, California; Klamath Falls, Bend,
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The Dalles and Portland, Oregon; As-
toria, Aberdeen-Hoquiam and Olympia,
Washington. Also, between San Fran-
cisco, California and Seattle, Washing-
ton via Oakland, Santa Rosa and Eureka,
California; North Bend, Marshfield, Al-
bany, Corvallis and Portland, Oregon.
(g) Between Seattle, Washington and Great

Falls, Montana via Spokane, Washing-
ton, Coeur D' Alene, Idaho and Kalis-
pell, Montana .
(h) Between San Francisco, California and
Butte, Montana via Oakland and Sac-
ramento, California; Reno, Nevada and
Boise, Idaho.
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Francisco, California.
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(j) Between Los Angeles, California and
San Francisco, California via Ventura,
Santa Barbara, Santa Maria, San Luis
Obispo, Paso Robles, Coalinga, King
City, Monterey, Santa Cruz, San Jose
and Palo Alto, California.
(k) Between Lethbridge, Canada and ome,
Alaska via Calgary, Edmonton and
Grand Prairie, Canada; and Juneau,
Anchorage and McGrath, Alaska, with
supplementary service between Anchor-
age and Fairbanks, Alaska.
(1) Between Seattle, Washington and
Nome, Alaska via Ketchikan, Juneau,
Anchorage and McGrath, Alaska with
supplementary service between Anchor-
age and Fairbanks, Alaska.
(m) Between Denver, Colorado and Minne-
apolis-St. Paul, Minnesota via Ft. Mor-
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gan, and Sterling, Colorado; orth
Platte and Iorfolk, Iebraska; Sioux
City, Iowa and Mankato, 1innesota.
( n) Between Huron, South Dakota and Chi-
cago, Illinois via 1itchell and Yankton,
South Dakota; Sioux City, Ft. Dodge,
\1/ aterloo and Dubuque, Iowa and
Rockford, Illinois.
( o) A number of secondary routes and addi-
tional cities as intermediate stops on ex-
isting routes.
As of the date of this letter, hearings have
been held on all of the above applications. o
prediction can be made as to when the Civil
Aeronautics Board will make decisions or what
such decisions may be.
THE ORGANIZATION
* \Ve wish to express
our appreciation to our employees who have so
loyally and energetically met the challenge of
1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939
increased work and responsibilities created by
war conditions. The number of employees of
your Company totalled 1120 as of December
31, 1944, including 210 employees of Inland
Air Lines.
OUTLOOK FOR THE FUTURE
* Your Com-
pany can anticipate an expansion in its busi-
ness due to acquisition of additional airplanes
1940
5/ 26/ 42. rmy req-
uisitions 7 % of
\Vestern' s 1 lanc
eqwprnen .
1941 1942
mes.
1a eel
p-
Air
11/11/44. warded
Los Angele -Denver
route estab ishin
1943 1944
and the activation of new routes. However, the
near capacity traffic loads which it has experi-
enced during the past several years due to ab-
normal ,~,ar conditions may be expected to
level out as additional airplanes become avail-
able to the airlines or the war terminates.
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' PRESIDENT
ARMY AIR FORCES
HEADQUA .. T&RS. AL.AaKAN WING
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330,13 5 June 1944,
Commendation.
Mr. L. D, Carlson,
Superintendent Militu,' Cargo Dirlllion,
Western Air Linea,
Edmonton, Alberta., C&Jl&da
1. Thia Bee.dquartera desires to commend 7ou e.nd 7our
men for the excellent opere.tion of C-47 aircraft No. 8493.
:2. Figures have been submitted showing an overe.ll
e.vere.ge of 15,9 hours per da7 for the period 30 March 1944 to
l June 1944, The goe.l of this CoD1I1and has been set for a
de.ily avere.ge of 15 hours per day, and 7ou have exceeded that
by ,9 hours.
3, Data on this operation is being forwarded to ATC
Headquarters 1n Washington as a matter of interest and infor-
mation .
4. An operating record such as this is e. source of
pride and se.tisfaction to f.he Ale.skan Wing, and 7our efforts
are greatly appreciated by this Co111118nd,
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tlie 'Chaia"
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For the Commanding Genaralt
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1 SET: L. D. Carlson, (left),
Superintendent of \Vesteru
Air Lines' Military Cargo
Division, gives some point-
ers on Alaskan flying to
Captain Carl Eaker.
ON DECEMBER 7, 1941 Western Air Lines went to war.
.,.
It felt the rude impact of military necessity on that very
first day when its planes were requisitioned to fly clesper- _,
ately needed ammunition to the Pacific Coast. It felt the
impact again a few months later when the Japs invaded the
Aleutians. Ten airlines, \Vestern among them, cancelled
domestic schedules and flew war materials and supplies to
Dutch Ilarbor even while enemy bomb were dropping.
As the nation got its second wind and started to fight
back, the Air Transport Command was organized and
quickly became one of then ost a 1azing developments of
an amazing war. Again, the airlines were called on for as-
sistance and \,Vestern drew a tough a signmcnt-the 2000-
CHAPTER IN THE ALASKAN STORY
mile route from Great Falls to Fairbanks, Ala ka, with
branches to Anchorage and ome.
That first winter was the worst in sixty years. Oil became
as thick as molasses in the engines-rubber fittings snapped
like glass-grease froze solid in the wheel bearing . On the
ground, mechanics worked out in the open in constant
clanger of frostbite. Airports were still just dirt strips and
there were no radio navigation facilities. On some trips,
pilots flew as much as seven hours on instruments with no
guiding radio beam-only their long-developed sense of
dead reckoning to bring them afcly to their destination.
But somehow the boys pulled through and today they
like to sit around and talk about the Winter of '42, com-
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paring conditions then with the wonderful facilities that
have now been installed. Ilugc airdromes have been built,
hangars erected and the fine t of radio range facilities in-
talled. Over this great inland airway pa e a con tant
tream of military traffic-including the hard-working
transports whose operating efficiency has been stepped up
to an amazing peak by their civilian airline per onnel. For
the month of Augu t and Sep tern ber, 1944, one of\Vc tern
Air Lines' military transports broke all operating record of
the Alaskan \Ving, by flying an average of fifteen hours
and fifty-four minutes daily. This means that, out of 1440
hours in the 6o-day period, the plane spent 954 hours, or
approximately two-thirds of its total time, actually in the air.
Current Assets:
Cash in banks and on hand
Accounts receivable:
ASSETS
United States Post Office Department
Interline and agents' traffic balances
Customers' accounts receivable .
Sundry (including $17,237.45 clue from employees)
Billed and unbilled charges to United States Army Air Forces, less
advance payments of $419,154.59 (note 2)
Inventory of parts and supplies, at the lower of cost ( first-in,
first-out) or replacement market
Escrow deposit
Investments:
Sundry securities
Property not used in operations, at cost-less reserve for deprecia-
tion of $1424.27
Properties and Equipment, at cost:
Land.
Buildings and leasehold improvements
Airplanes, propellers, engines and flying equipment
Radio stations, furniture and fixtures shop and other equipment
Less Reserve for depreciation
Routes, Contracts and Lease :
As recorded on books of subsidiary company .
Repre ented by excess of cost of stock of ubsidiary over net assets
thereof
Prepaid insurance, rent, taxes, etc ..
$ 378,146.48
71,576.24
212,236.76
48,881.77
9,962.34
2,246.45
8,671.40
157,459.67
1,539,492.35
427,004.02
2,132,627.44
1,039,294.53
108,557.06
35,465.43
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$ 398,762.81
710,841.25
491,589.21
226,718.04
1,827,911.31
38,028.58
12,208.79
1,093,332.91
ti
144,022.49
84,070.80
3,199,574.88
LIABILITIES
Current Liabilities:
Notes payable to bank
3% equipment notes payable to bank, portion due in 1945
Accounts payable-trade
Interline and agents' traffic balances payable
Accrued salaries, wages, taxes, insurance, etc.
Reserve for contingencies ( note 2) .
Provision for Federal taxes on income
Less United States Treasury Notes, Tax Series C
Unused portion of tickets sold
3% equipment notes payable to bank, due 1946
Reserves for aircraft and engine overhaul .
Minority stockholders' interest in subsidiary company
Capital stock of $1.00 par value per share. Authorized 1,000,000 shares;
issued and outstanding 409,954 shares
Surplus:
Capital surplus
Earned surplus ( note 2)
Contingent Liabilitie :
Damage claims, if any, in excess of insurance coverage which is
carried in substantial amount
OTE TO Fl A CIAL TATE , IE T
$ 200,000.00
40,000.00
456,239.19
17,356.11
278,818.31
110,000.00
$ 178,409.48
135,000.00 43,409.48
648,214.12
762,517.58
1,145,823.09
81,311.53
22,000.00
95,141.15
34,613.41
409,954.00
1,410,731.70
3,199,574.88
1. Effective as of June 1, 1944, the Company acquired approximately 90 % of the outstanding stock of Inland Air Lines, Inc., and the accounts thereof from that date have been included in the consolidated financial statements. .
2. The net profit for the year and the earned surplus are subject to any adjustments that may be made by Army Air Force auditors and through renegotiation of billed and unbllled charges to Army contracts. Discussions with the Army Air Forces have disclosed the possibility of ad-
justments for 1942 and 1943 charges of approximately $50,000.00 and $60,000.00 respectively, and a reserve for contingencies has been provided therefor by charges to earned surplus. No provision ha.s been included In the accounts for possible adjustments of 1944 charges as the
management does not believe any such adjustments will be required.
3. During December, 1944, Western Air Lines, Inc., entered into a contract with Douglas Aircraft Company, Inc., for the purchase of ten airplanes at a cost of $4,650,000.00. In accordance with the terms of this purchase contract, a deposit payment of $50,000.00 was made on January
9, 1945, and further payments are to be made as construction of these airplanes progresses. The time of manufacture of these airplanes Is dependent on approval therefor being obtained from the Army Air Forces and due to prevaU!ng conditions it Is not possible to anticipate
when such approval may be obtained.
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER .'31, 1944
Operating Revenue:
Passenger
Mail . . . .
Commercial express, freight and excess baggage
Equipment rentals and incidental services
Opera ting expenses . . . . . . .
General and administrative expenses
Depreciation . . . . . . . . .
Other Income:
Profit from fixed price and fixed fee United States Army Air Forces
contract . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Net income from restaurant operations :
Opera ting revenue . . . . . . . . . .
Less opera ting expenses . . . . . . . .
Income from property not used in operations-net
Interest and discounts received .
Gain on disposition of property .
Sundry . . . . .
Operating Profit
Other Charges:
Interest paid . . .
Sundry . . . . .
Profit before Taxes on Income
Provision for Federal normal income and surtax
Net Profit ( notes 1 and 2) . . . .
$ 263,674.60
236,688.55
$ 3,285,038.64
416,489.11
321,321.53
33,816.12
26,986.05
191.87
5,015.66
7,776.66
362.30
6,266.80
983.16
STATEMENT OF CONSOLIDATED SURPLUS
Consolidated Capital Surplus:
Amount at December 31, 194 3, and December 31, 1944
Consolidated Earned Surplus:
Amount at December 31, 1943 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bad debt and overhaul reserves of prior years, restored to surplus (net)
Amount at December 31, 194 3, as acljuste::l
Net profit for the year . . . . . . . .
Deduct provision for reserve for contingencies
Amount at December 31, 1944 ( note 2).
$3,168,828.29
836,556.04
154,990.69
97,279.58
4,257,654.60
4,022,849.28
234,805.32
74,148.66
308,953.98
7,249.96
301,704.02
165,876.48
$ 135,827.54
$ 648,214.12
$ 677,959.16
8,730.88
686,690.04
135,827.54
822,517.58
60,000.00
$ 762,517.58
Revenue: 1941
Passenger ....................... $ 1,055,821
Mail ......... . .................. 848,655
Express, Freight and Excess Baggage. 83,702
Other .......................... 31,067
Total ..... . ..... . ... . ......... $ 2,019,245
Revenue Miles Flown ..................
Revenue Passengers ...... . .............
Average No. Passengers Per Revenue Mile
Average Revenue per Passenger Mile ......
Passenger Seat Miles Flown ............
Revenue Passenger Miles ...............
Load Factor ...................... . ....
Mail Pounds Carried ..................
Express Pounds Carried ....... . ...... . . .
Expense:
Depreciation ..... . ... . . . . .. .... .
Other Operating & General Expense.
Operating Expenses per Revenue Mile .. .
Percent of Scheduled Service P~rformed ..
Number of Employees (Average) ...... .
Brackets denote decrease.
3,136,917
69,791
7.30
.0461
48,592,298
22,892,281
47.11
1,289,505
821,514
1941
$ 197,781
1,826,920
$ 2,024,701
.6454
96.85
330
1942 1943
$ 1,242,541 $ 1,709,402
760,573 260,906
191,051 148,473
180,892 42,672
$ 2,375,057 $ 2,161,453
2,318,305 2,057,028
77,801 80,907
10.52 15.84
.0509 .0525
39,348,869 38,498,693
24,393,816 32,589,240
61.99 84.65
1,547,984 1,914,391
1,258,368 957,291
1942 1943
215,707 203,886
1,582,160 1,850,699
$ 1,797,867 $ 2,054,585
.7755 .9988
96.17 94.44
485 807
AII of the above figures, except the number 'of employees, apply to commercial operations only.
Percent of
Increase
1944 1944 over 194 3
$ 3,168,828 85.38%
836,556 220.65%
154,991 4.39%
97,280 127.97%
$ 4,257,655 96.98%
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147,854 82.75%
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63,073,101 99.35%
86.28 1.93%
4,534,732 136.88%
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3,701,527 100.01 %
$ 4,022,849 95.80%
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95.43 1.05%
1120 38.79%
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Inc.
Map showing present and proposed routes
of Western Air Lines - Inland Air Lines
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LEGEND
Existing routes of Western Air Lines
and Inland Air Lines
Proposed routes of Western Air Lines
and Inland Air Lines
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COAST-TO-COAST AIRWAYS ... Showing how Western's "Cut-off"
route joins at Denver to complete the shortest airway between Los
Angeles-Chicago- ew York.
Great Circle (shortest) route- Los Angeles- Chicago-
New York
l Western Air Lines-United Air Lines "cut-off" route
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Other transcontinental airline routes
85,000,000 PEOPLE
will benefit from Western Air Lines' new
Los AngeUs-Denver rrcut-ojf" route
All of the great agricultural tatc of the Central We t,
plus the teeming indu trial center of the East will have
a hortcr and fa ter route to Southern California when
\Vestern inaugurate ervice over it Lo ngele -Denver
"cut-off" route. 11 told, it is e timatcd that 85,000,000
people, or almo t two-thirds of the nation's population,
will benefit from thi horte t coa t-to-coa t airwa .
The growing importance of Southern California as an
industrial region i reflected in it phenomenal popu-
lation growth-11. 3 % between 1940 and 1943. Trade
and travel inevitably follow uch increase and a large
share"' ill unquc tionably flow over\ estern' route.
ttracted b) the fact that a letter or package can leave
ew York and be delivered in Lo ngcle the ame day,
a large volume of cargo can al o be expected.
La t but not lea t, arc the va t number of tourists,
who will want to ec the cenic \ e t in all its plendor.
Through the magic of air tran port, the) will be a blc to
pend their full two-"' eek vacation in California and
adjacent tate with no time lo tin tediou urfacc travel.
BELOW: Long' Peak (1..p55 ft.) tower over Etc Park and Rocky
fountain 1 ational Park .
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Skyway to the
NATION'S PLAYGROUNDS
Because it serves more National Parks and Monu-
ments, more resorts and scenic areas than any other
airline, Western Air Lines is appropriately referred
to as the "Skyway to the Nation's Playgrounds."
Closed now because of the war, all of these beauty
spots will again offer their outstanding attractions
to tourists and vacationists after peace has come.
Western Air Lines will offer a comprehensive sys-
tem of air tours to such world-famous places as
Yellowstone Park, Death Valley, Palm Springs, Lake
Louise, the Black Hills and many others. Dude
ranch visitors, skiers, fishermen and big game hunt-
ers will be able to board a Western Air Lines plane
and, in a few hours, find their favorite outdoor sport.
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West YeDowstone,
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Calgary, Alberta.)
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LEGEND
Route certificates now held by
Western Air Lines and Inland Air
Lines .......... 4,196 miles
Route certificates applied for
by Western Air Lines and .
Inland Air Lines 15,092 miles
WESTERN AIR LINES
Inc.
Map showing proposed route from _Los
Angeles to Mexico, Central Amer.1ca,
and South America and from the United
States to Alaska.
November 15, 1944