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Western Pacific Airlines, or ''WestPac'', started scheduled passenger flights on April 28, 1995, with eight Boeing 737-300s. The low-cost airline was formed in 1994 under the name Commercial Air, changed to Western Pacific. Edward Gaylord of Gaylord Entertainment Company was involved in the formation and management of Western Pacific. Its headquarters were in unincorporated El Paso County, Colorado, near Colorado Springs.〔"World Airline Directory." ''Flight International''. March 19–25, 1997. ( 91 ). "2864 S Circle Drive. Suite 1100. Colorado Springs, Colorado. 80906, USA"〕〔"(Council District Map )." City of Colorado Springs. Retrieved on December 7, 2009.〕 Originally based at Colorado Springs Airport, Western Pacific routes were mainly west of the Mississippi River. Routes were extended to the eastern U.S. and on the west coast as new Boeing 737-300 aircraft were acquired. At one point the airline leased Boeing 727-200 jetliners as well. The airline declared bankruptcy in February 1998 and ceased operations. ==Color in the Sky== The WestPac livery could be encountered in variations on the basic Western Pacific livery, but most aircraft were painted in logojet schemes. They included advertisements for: * Stardust Resort & Casino - Las Vegas, Nevada * Purgatory Ski Resort - Durango, Colorado * Womack's Casino - Cripple Creek, Colorado * Crested Butte Resort - Gunnison, Colorado * The Broadmoor - Colorado Springs, Colorado * Thrifty Car Rental - U.S. car rental chain * ProRodeo Hall of Fame and Museum of the American Cowboy - Colorado Springs, Colorado * ''The Simpsons'' - FOX-TV Network's hit television show - N949WP * Spirit of Durango - City of Durango, Colorado Board of Tourism * Security Service Federal Credit Union - Colorado Credit Union * Colorado Tech University - Denver, Colorado & Colorado Springs, Colorado * Colorado Springs - City of Colorado Springs, Colorado Board of Tourism * ''Sam's Town'' Hotels and Gambling Halls - Boyd Gaming properties in Las Vegas, Nevada, Kansas City, Missouri and Tunica, Mississippi The company also had other schemes with no corporate affiliations or advertising. They were: * Spring Fling Jet * “Beat the System” * Winter Wonder Plane * Super Summer Saver Jet * Future Logo Jet A marketing promotion with Rupert Murdoch’s American Fox network was broadcast nationwide in September 1995. During the episode, “Who Shot Mister Burns?” of ''The Simpsons'', callers who phoned in with the correct answer won free air travel or other prizes. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Western Pacific Airlines」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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