Western Airlines was a major airline in the United States based in California, operating in the Western United States including Alaska and Hawaii, and western Canada, as well as to New York City, Boston, Washington, D.C., and Miami and to Mexico City, London and Nassau. Western had hubs at Los Angeles International Airport, Salt Lake City International Airport, and the former Stapleton International Airport in Denver. Before it merged with Delta Air Lines in 1987 it was headquartered at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). Throughout the company's history, its slogan was "Western Airlines...The Only Way to Fly!"
A Fokker F-10 aircraft operated by the airline's precursor, Western Air Express, in the late 1920s.
Douglas M-2 Operated by Western Air Express
Covers of a 1940s ticket book
Restored Convair 240 in Western Airlines paint
Los Angeles International Airport
Los Angeles International Airport is the primary international airport serving Los Angeles and its surrounding metropolitan area in California, United States. LAX is located in the Westchester neighborhood of the city of Los Angeles, 18 miles southwest of Downtown Los Angeles, with the commercial and residential areas of Westchester to the north, the city of El Segundo to the south and the city of Inglewood to the east. LAX is the closest airport to the Westside and the South Bay.
An aerial view of LAX in September 2014.
Hangar No. 1 was the first structure at LAX, built in 1929, restored in 1990 and remaining in active use.
Los Angeles Municipal Airport on Army Day, c. 1931
Continental passengers arriving at CAL terminal, July 1962, before jet bridges were constructed
